Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-07-08
rREAsuRER's REPORT,

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| OTHER BUSINESS.
| alderman Maddocks reported as to the
removal OF trees and bushes from along
the highway in front OF the Black place
on the Surry road, he having been an
pointed committee of one to superin-
tend the work. He reported that about
naii the trees and brush between the wall
ano travelled road had been cut away. He
also reported that the Bar Harbor g. Union
RIVER Power Co., which had agreed to re-
| move the brush, had not done so.
Inc board voted to notify the COMPANY
10 remove the brush at once, and il the
work was not done within reasonable
time, that the city would do the work and
charge the cost to the company.
Statutory bond Of Tax Collector Brown
was accepted and ordered filed. Harvard
Z. Jordan and Austin NJ. Foster are the
sureties.
Alderman Maddocks suggested that the
city should have good clock or regulator
in the aldermen's room. Aid. Stuart was
appointed committee of one to purchase
the clock.
The chairman OF the committee on CITY
property was instructed to look after the
town clock, and II repairs were necessary
to keep it running, to have the same made.
The desirability of having the city mar
shal and day police wear a regulation
police uniform as a mark OF Identification,
especially to visiting automobile drivers,
was discussed, and the board voted to in
| struct the city marshal to procure and
wear such uniform.
OLD TAX BOOKS.
Alderman Maddocks reported that he
had procured legal advice, as instructed by
the board, as to the right OF the city to
the old tax books in the hands OF Special
Collector j. II. Bresnahan. He had been
advised that the books were the property
OF the city, "as much SO as pillow or cart
owned by the city," and the aldermen
could demand them at any time. Aid.
Maddocks thought there were few hun
dred dollars on those books that might be
collected. He inquired OF the aldermen
what they thought should be done to get
possession OF the books.
Alderman Stuart said he understood the
special collector had said he was willing
to give up the books if his bondsmen were
raIaa
books should be examined before the
bondsmen were released.
The finance committee was instructed
to wait upon the special collector and
procure the tax books and tax deeds.
HANCOCK HALL.
At the last meeting OF the board the
janitor of Hancock hall was ordered to
present report at this meeting. A state
ment of account was read by the clerk,
showing receipts OF 81 for rentals and an
expenditure OF s2.40 for tuning the piano,
check for the balance, $3.50, accom-
panying the report
This started anew a discussion as to the
proper booking OF Hancock hall. AT the
March meeting an order was passed that a
book for rentals of the hall should be kept
at the city clerks office, and all bookings
entered therein. This order has not been
complied with.
The board voted that the city marshal
and ianitor be instructed to comply with
this order within a week, or he would be
discharged as city marshal and ianitor.
PETITIONS.
petition for the extension OF the side
walk on the Old Bangor road was referred
to the committee on streets.
petition for a sewer at Ellsworth
Falls, from near the store of Whitcomb,
Haynes & Co., along the Bangor road
for about 800 feet to a culvert leading
to the river was referred to the COM
mittee ON streets, with power to act.
At an informal discussion OF the matter
after the meeting, the committee, being
familiar with the situation, authorized
Alderman Treworgy to go ahead and have
the sewer laid.
Petition of residents of West Ellsworth
for the gravelling OF the highway from
the Henry Higgins place to II. B. Carter's
east line, was referred to the committee
on streets. The petition was signed by
thirteen men OF West Ellsworth, with
nine teams, pledging one days work free
providing the city will pay for two days.
work. James Carter agrees to furnish the
gravel free. The committee on streets has
instructed Alderman Stuart to investi-
gate.
A communication from the State high
way department was read, notifying the
city that SO had been apportioned the
city for repairs on State roads OF previous
years.
Bond of Alpheus W. Mason as con-
sta at large was accepted and filed.
Alderman Stuart brought up the matter
of request for the rental of Hancock
or