Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-03-20
CITY MEETING.
e,1ARIEs VOTED AND APPRo-
PRIATIoNs MADE.
rrw ADVANCES IN sALARrEs-AP
pRePRIATIoSs CONSIDERABLY LESS
THAN LAST YEAR.

,scess meeting of the annual meet
..rof the city government was held Mon
-, evening, when the board completed
aIection OF minor officers, fixed SAL
- Cor the year and made appropria-
ions. The full board was present.
4, the opening of the meeting, Superin-
..ndent OF Schools Patten addressed the
gard in regard to school appropriations.
Ne urged larger appropriations on ac-
INT Of the overdraw in several ac-
.,unts. but the board considered that
,be same appropriations as last year
should be sufficient.
A matter that presents real problem
seas brought up by the superintendent
in the question OF what provision shall
- made for the accommodation OF adj
dtional pupils in the high school. MIR.
p.,,en said there would be some 175 or
$50 pupils at the opening OF the fall term,
an Increase OF something like fifty over
the present attendance, which taxed
the present accommodations. He adj
rritted that it was a problem he could
mt solve. He suggested that it might
Ia possibie to fit up a recitation room
an The second floor Of the annex to the
hiyh school, but this would necessitate
the employment OF an additional teacher,
al considerable expense. The board took
no sctiou.
Another matter brought up was the
ouestion OF opening school No. Q, Branch
pond. The number OF pupils in this
dis,ric, has fallen TO three, so that the
school is automatically discontinued
BY State law, unless the school authori-
ties and city government agree
10 continue it. The parents OF the
district wish the school continued; they
do not wish their children transported
10 the No. s school, about four miles
sway. Sir. Patten thought the children
could be transported or boarded more
ebeauly than the school could be run.
Later in the evening the board voted to
recommend the opening OF the school.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The board then proceeded to tue election
OF officers not elected at the Inauguration
meeting I.st week.
Dr. n. C. King was reelected a member
was wrongly announced last week that C.
E. Alexander was elected for three years
In place of DR.. King. Mr.. Aiexsnderis
election was for two years to iii the unex-
pred term OF DIR. Arthur II. Parehsr.
Other officers elected, all unanimously,
we're:
Member OF the school board for three
years, W. E. Whiting.
Hsrbor master, Maynard II. March.
Fire warden, Webster NJ. Higgins.
FIRST driver OF fire team, J. Harry
Brown second driver, George w. Hamil-
ton.
Constables-at-iarge, John H. Silvy,
Walter P, Pho, Judson Sargent, Gardner e.
MIlliken, d. l.. Fields.
AuCtioneers, George B. Stuart, D. E.
LiBnshsn.
City weighers and surveyors of lumber,
wood and bark were reelected, same as
last year.
The printed rules and orders governing
previous boards were adopted, and 1t was
voted 10 hold regular meetings the first
Monday evening of each month at 73o
O'Clock.
II was voted to charge interest on taxes
altar August at the rate OF one half OF
one per cent, same to be added to and be-
come part of the tax.
SALARIES VOTED.
The board then took up the matter of
salaries, with the following results:
City clerk, 500 and fees; last year $3.50.
City treasurer, s225; same as last year.
Chief engineer fire department, SIS;
same as last year.
First and second engineers, $50; same as
last year.
Building inspector, go; same as last
year
Meat and milk inspector, SIS; same as
last year
Chairman overseers of poor, $50; same as
last year.
Steward Ticonic hose company, $50;
same as last year.
Members Senator Hale hose company.
sso each; same as last year.
Members ';iconic hose company, $50
eaeh; same as last year.
Janitor Hancock hall, q per night when
nail is IN use; same as last year.
assessors, s3 per day OF eight hours for
actual time employed; 81 additional per