Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-07
CITY MEETING.
eusINEss OF ANNUAL MEETING
COMPLETED.
CONTRACT MADE FOB COLLECTION OF
rAxEs--REPeRr or SPECIAL CON-
MrrTEE ON RACK TAxEs--RoI.Ls
OF ACCOUNTS.

The city government held two meetings
:, one Monday evening. The meeting
onsned as Q recess OF the annual meeting,
and when the business Of this meeting
was finished, the annual meeting was ad-
,ourued and the regular monthly
meeting was called to order. Mayor
uagerthy presided; aldermen present,
wescott, Stuart, Treworgy and Moore.
Henry R. Wood appeared in person to
nresent plea for damages for injuries re-
oeiycd by his wife, who was thrown from
carriage on the west side Leonard lake
road some weeks ago. The matter was
referred to the ommittse on streets.
II was voted to charge interest on un-
raid taxes at one half Of one per cent. a
month after August I, a. has been done
for several years paat. Aid. Stuart doubted
the vote, and on the roll-call, Aid. wes-
colt. Treworgy and Moore voted yea and
Aid. Stuart nay.
Aid. stuart then made motion to make
the adding OF interest on all taxes unpaid
August compulsory. The motion was
no, seconded. Tax-Colleetor Bresnahan
explained that 1t had not been his custom
TO make the poor man pay interest, and
that Aid. Stuart's motion, IL carried,
would work hardship on the poor man.
Collector Bresnshan also stated to the
board that the tax commitment this year
would be between 5000 to 1900 more
than last year, and that while he was will
ing to take the contract at the same price
as last year, he would like to be reim-
bursed for postage and printing, which
he estimated 1t less than go. The board
90 voted.
II was voted to make . contract with
MIR. Bresnshan Tor the collection Of taxes.
The contract was read, tie terms being
the same as last year except that the col
lector is required to collect rs per cent.
instead OF so per cent. the frst year, and
the balance the second year. The vote to
accept the contract was doubted by Aid.
Stuart, and carried by the same division
as on the interest vote. The contract was
at once executed, and bond flied.
Aid. Stuart filed In writing his objec-
tions to the contract plan, which briefly
were "becausc the contract only operates
against the collection under the laws OF
the State; that good lawyers had said that
there wac no liability on the part OF the
sureties ON q contract bond; that there
was no way to compel the collection OF
taxes except by distress warrant under
the general law, ana that the only time it
was found necessary to invoke the con-
tract, the collector had refused to let the
finance committee audit his books"
BACK TAXES.
The special committee on back taxes
submitted the following report:
ELLSWORTH, MAINE. Aprii S, 1915.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder
mea, Eiis,eorth, Maine.
The committee appointed by your honor
able body to examine the tax books OF the
city Of Ellsworth for the years 1895, 1895, 1897.
iss 1889. 1850. 1901, 1904, 1908, 1904. and report
to you, have attended to their duty. and beg
leave 10 submit the following report Of our
findings. We have been over the books Of the
years above stated very carefully, aud we be-
lieye tine figures reached by as are correct.
Following are the amounts standing on the
books for the years named, that are marked
paid" or paid in full.