Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-08-05
CITY MEETING.
,SrrpEsrING DISCUSSIONS BUT
LITTLE NEW BUSINESS.
rrv PROVIDED FOR NECESSARY
srREeT REPAIRs-cLAsH OF DATES
IN HANCOCK HALL.

brs;ness at the regular meeting OF
-. citv government Monday evening.
.,sornen Jones, Stuart, Maddocks and
uoor we're present. In the absence Of the
MAYOR, Alderman Msddocks, as president
o,the board, presided.
Most of the discussions was as to needed
rsnairs on the highways, and was in the
,.,ure of instructions to the street COM
,,;.s,ouer as to what work to do. The
highway fund being already ovsrdrawn, it
w.s necessary to draw upon the contin-
gent fund.
n was voted to take $50 from the con-
,,rgept fund for repairs on State aid
roads. and 800 for general repairs. Main
street. High street, Pine street were some
=, the streets named as In need OF i'm
mediate repairs, and Alderman Stuart
na,led attention to several places in his
ward needing attention. The street COM
missioner was also instructed to have the
bushes cut out along the Stabawl road.
Complaint that q sewer wall being built
!, the rear of the Eddy building on Main
street was being so constructed as not to
o,ve sufficient vent for the sewer was re-
Jared to the committee on streets.
The street commissioner was instructed
IN fush certain sewers OF which complaint
had been made.
The board adopted the following, and
the clerk was instructed to forward copy
to the State highway commission:
Voted, That the city clerk notify the State
highway commissioners that
Whereas. said commission has caused the
Bsyside road, leading from Trenton TO the Els
worth postoffice, to be used a. q detour road
peuding the building OF the State road near
the toll bridge, In said Trenton. and whereas,
BY reason Of said use, as q detour road, traffic
has been increased on said Bayside road by
hundreds Of heavy cars daily, with result
that said road has been badly worn and
rendered, in many instances, IL not unsafe, at
least uncomfortable for people compelled to
make this detour, to such an extent that a
large amount OF repairs will be necessary to
make it safe and convenient for traffic. and
whereas the city OF Ellsworth, in making its
Appropriations at its annual meeting, did
not anticipate the action of the COM
missioners in making this detour road
and did not provide an appropriation for the
extraordinary repairs on same, and cannot
make suitable repairs without either using
money that was presumed to be used else
where when the highway appropriation was
IL Snr. hi oh
excess will be an addition to the Indebtedness
Of the city; that said city OF Ellsworth be-
lieyes it reasonable and proper that said State
highway commission should view the prem
Uses and as permitted under section Z, chap
ter lSO OF the public laws OF 1913, make such
appropriation from the State highway fund
as will be equitable and proper towards max
ing this detour road safe and convenient for
the increased traffic.
BOOKING OF HANCOCK HALL.
Alderman Stuart brought up the matter
OF the booking OF Hancock hall, calling
attention to the vote passed at the first
meeting OF the present board calling for
book to be kept at the city clerks office,
and to vote at the last meeting, when the
fact that the vote previous had not been
complied with by the janitor OF the hall
was brought up, ordering that the city mar
shal and ianitor should comply with the
order within a week, or he would be dis
charged. The book was not delivered to
the city clerks Office until Monday night,
though City Clerk Cunningham reported
that Mr.. Bresnahan had notified him that
he had the book day or two after the last
meeting Of the board.
Alderman Stuart then called attention
to the fact that in Mr.. Bresnahan's book
the hall appeared as booked by the re-
publican county committee for Saturday
evening, Sept. II, while he knew that the
nall had previously been booked and paid
Tor by the democratic county committee
Tor the same date, through the former city
marshal and janitor, Schuyler NJ. Higgins.
The upshot of the matter was that the
board voted to hold up the pay Of the city
marshal and ianitor for the past month.
The matter Of conflicting dates was left to
De threshed out at a meeting to be held
next Monday evening.
BACK TAXES AND TAX DEEDS.
The matter of securing possession OF
tne tax deeds and old tax books in the
hands of Special Collector Bresnahan was
brought up. d. e. Hurley said that he
haa been consulted by Mr.. Bresnahan,
and had advised him that, in his opinion,
'ne city had a right to the tax deeds,
which Mr.. Bresnahan was ready to hand
over.
de had also advised him that in his
opihion he was not obliged to give up the
TAX books-that the city had no more
right to them than to his household furni-
lure The city did have the right to ex-
anime the books, in his opinion, once in
each municipal year.
alderman Maddocks said he had con-
suited other legal authority, whose
opinlon he considered as good as Mr.
nufiey's, and believed the city could COM
POI Mr.. Bresnahan to give up the books.