Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-10-07

building, and yet are of great public value
and should be made easily,accessible;
Voted, That the library trustees be
authorized to arrange with the county COM
missioners for placing such documents in the
| court-house in such manner that they may be
readily accessible to the public, such docu-
i ments to be for the free use Of all the people
| OF the county and others, under such regula-
tions asithe comus issioners and trustees may
jointly establish.
| Voted, Further, that .he above vote cover
| all such documents hereafter received as the
| library may deem best for the good Of the
| library and people; provided. however, the
| above votes do not include statutes or Judicial
reports.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Alderman Maddocks moved that bill of
John h. Bresnahan, $73, for services as
! city marshal, be stricken from the roll
OF accounts. The vote was doubted by
Aid. Moor, the roll call resulting as fol-
lows: Aid. Jones, Stuart and .Maddocks,
yes; Aid. Treworgy and Moor, no.
| lively little discussion of the street
commissioners bills followed. Aid. Mad
docks protested because the accounts had
been overdrawn. Aid. Moor asked AID
Maddocks If he didn't expect the ac-
| counts to be overdrawn when the board
appropriated only 5000 for keeping in re-
pair nearly 200 miles OF road.
The discussion resulted in the following
vote:
Voted, That the street commissioner be
notified by the city clerk in writing that he is
to expend no more money on highways and
sidewalks except in dangerous places.
A bill for s1A 80 for work on the West
Ellsworth road, as petitioned for some
weeks ago, the petitioners contributing
part OF the work, was allowed.
Bill of William e. Richardson, s115, for
work on the wooden mill road, was pre-
sented, but no action was taken on it,
question arising as to who authorized the
work.
F. L. Mason appeared before the board
to get the sense of the.Ialdermen as to
granting a license for a moving picture
show in Odd Fellows hall. The Odd Fell
lows, he said, had an opportunity to lease
the hall for such purpose for year, and
would be glad to have the revenue. OF
course all the requirements of law as to
fire. proof booth, ETC., would be complied
with, but before going to the expense, the
Odd Fellows wished to know the sense of
the aldermen as to granting license.
Aid. Stuart expressed himself as against
the project, because another applicant who
had desired to rent Hancock hall for
moving pictures had been turned down.
Aid. Moor was of much the same mind.
Aid. Maddocks said his vote against the
former applicant was not against the man
but against the use of Hancock hall for
moving pictures.
The roll Of the aldermen was called to
get their views as to the granting of the
license. Aid. Stuart and Moor voted no;
Aid. Maddocks yes, and Aid. Jones and
Treworgy, "disinterested."
Petition for street light at the juno
ton of Pond and Fifth streets was re-
ferred to the committee on electric lights.
Petition of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph Co. for permission to erect
poles and wires on Union street, entire
length, was granted, no remonstrants APP
pearing.
A recess was then taken to next Monday
evening at 7.30 o'clock, when the poor con-
tract will be taken up.