Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-10
INAUGURATION.
orv GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED
FOR THE YEAR.

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FOR THE YEAR.
..yoR HAGERrHY TAKES SEAT Fob
arvrNrH TERM - MINOR OFFICERS
ELECTED AND SALARIES FIXED.
The municipal government OF Ellsworth
mixed for the year Monday. T. F.
..boney, the alderman-elect from ward
AID not take his seat, the question hav-
8, arisen AZ to whether he could bold
~. Office as well as the once Of clerk Of
! ..,,ts Pending the decision on this
...,;ou. he did not wish to run the risk
Consolidating any Of the acts Of the city
.ovsrpment by taking part in tho meet
10 The other four aldermen were pres
mt and organized by the election Of
Horace r. wescott Is president.
n was voted to accept the returns Of the
..r.ra, ward clerks a. evidence Of eiection,
.ra the roll was called ~ follows.
Ward Horace r. Wescott.
2-John A. Stuart.
s-owen II. Treworgy.
4-Eugene H. Moore.
5-Absent.
Aid. stuart and Treworgy were chosen
committee to escort the mayor to the
chsir. PRAYER was offered by Rev. p. A. A.
gillian. The oath Of ONCE was then ad-
r,,nistered 10 the mayor and aldermen by
Deputy City Clerk Hale.
MR.. MAHoNKY's LETTER.
The clerk then read the following letter
from Mr.. Mahoney:
ELLSWORTH, ME-, March Q, 1915.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen elect Of the CITY Of Eiis~orth:
GESTLEMES:- Since the election tech
nicai legal question has arisen A. to my
right to act as clerk Of courts and alder
man a, the same time. Ny personal feel
ine is that I cannot sacrifice the former
for the latter. As much - l regret it,
feel forced, until further Investigation, to
refrain from joining With you this morn
ing.
up SC that may accept, will gladly do
20 later. II, on the other hand, 1t becomes
necessary for yos TO order : special cleo
ton, am willing to reimburse the city
for the necessary expenses
i0' +. 4. MAHosEY.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
The clerk then read the following mes
sage from the mayor.
Gentlemen Of thu Board Of Aldermen:
By the will OF the majority of the voters.
we are assembled here this morning to
take upon ourselves the burden OF manag-
ing our municipal affairs during the COM
ing year. hope peace and harmony will
prevail during all our deliberations, and
that our every effort VIII be given to the
best interests Of the taxpayers.
Highways-Last year an appropriation
| find by the city report 800 was added by
transfer, and that the fund was finally
overdrawn 81 .2D. 81, making total ex-
peuditure OF q. g33.57. / believe IL a like
amount had been originally appropriated,
the street commissioner could have better
planned his work, and the city would
have received more benefit. / speak Of
this matter now, in order to call your at
tention TO the necessity OF using care in
making appropriations for every depart
meut.
point to an unusually busy summer along
the Maine coast. Ellsworth, so splen-
didly situated, should not let the oppor-
tunity 90 TO waste, but should use every
effort to secure share OF the business.
suggest that sn appropriation be made TO
advertise Ellsworth and all its advantages
as a pleasure resort. l believe in Ellis
worth and its future, and will do my
part.
suggest that before the appropriations
are finally settled upon, each stand
ing committee investigate the department
under them so a. to be in position TO re-
port to the full board what may be
needed
A. c. HAoERTHY, Mayor.
Mayor Hagerthy announced the APP
pointment OF John n. Silvy as city
marshal. The appointment was confirmed
by the board, and Mr.. Siivy was sworn in.
The appointment OF George n. Campbell
a. night oficer was later announced, and
he has been sworn In.
ELECTION OF oFEIcKRs.
The board then proceeded to the cleo
ton Of officers, with the following results:
City clerk:
i Z Hale........ ..................A
City treasurer:
Nv ...................'S
Collector:
John II Bresnahan ...............3
Charles brown.
Assessor for three years, in place Of