Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-03-19
CITY MEETING.
aIARfEs VOTED AND STANDING
" COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR CITY
FARM - CITY TO PURCHASE a PAIR
OF WORK HORSES.


OF WORK HORSES.
A recess meeting OF the annual meet
;rv of the mayor and aldermen was held
Monday evening, With the full board
present. -.-.
The mayor announced the appointment
=, the following standing committees
for the year:
Finance-Moore, Wescott and Brown.
CITY property-Full board. .
Accounts and claims-Full board.
highways. sidewalks and bridges
-Wescott, Brown and Moore.
Jieenses-Full board.
psnsious-Full board.
Fire department-Brown, Phillips and
Fuller.
Flectric lights - Moore, Brown and
Phillips.
City Poor Fuller and Wescott.
fibrsry-Brown and Fuller.
MAYORS APPOINTMENTS.
The mayor announced the following APP
pointments;
Ianitor of Hancock hall, Fred Il. Cooke.
m.tron OF reading room, Mrs. Annie II.
Phillips.
Librarian, Miss NJ. A. Hodgkins.
SALARIES.
The board then took up the matter OF
salaries. with the following results
CITY clerk, $50 and fees; last year 500.
CITY treasurer, $500; last year s225.
Chief engineer fire department, SIS;
same as last year
First and second engineers, $50; same as
last year.
Building inspector, $40; same as last
year.
Meat and milk inspector, SIS; same as
last year.
Chairman overseers of poor s35; same
as last year.
Steward Ticonic hose company, s35;
same as last year.
Members Senator Hale hose company, $50
each: same as at present, having been
raised from $40 during the past year.
Members Ticonic hose company, $50
each; same as last year.
JAulkUf flahCbtn hhii, POI
when hall is in use; same as last year.
Assessors, 50 per day of eight hours for
actual time employed; 81 additional per
dag for member acting as clerk.
Drivers OF fire teams, $3.50 day; in
creased to this from $50 month during
the past year.
Members board OF health, $40 per year,
secretary IS extra; same as last year.
Street commissioner, 81 so per day, he to
furnish his own conveyance; last year,
800
superintendent OF schools, $500; last
year, $3.50.
City marshal and night policeman, S2,50
per day each; same as last year.
Harbor master, s.; same as last year.
Fire warden, s25 and extra compensa-
ton for service fighting forest fires; last
year, rs without provision for extra SER
vices.
Collector OF taxes-Contract, 1850.
CITY FARM CONTRACT.
The board voted unanimously to make
a contract with Myron X. Carlisle for the
care OF the CITY pooI, tue tefins VI Wi
tract and the compensation, s2,750, being
the same as the present contract. 1t is
for term OF five years. The contract of
Superintendent Arthur B. Mitchell does
not expire until January l next, but the
board thought it advisable to make the
contract now to give the new superin-
tendent time to raise his vegetables for
the next year and make the necessary
Preparations for taking over the city
farm.
The bond of Gardiner E. Milliken as
constable at large was approved and
filed.
The board discussed the advisab ility of
buying team OF work horses for use on
the street sprinkler, and for general
work on the streets and sidewalks, and
as emergency fire horses. 1t was
the sense OF the board that it would
be money saving investment. Aid.
Moore and Brown were appointed a
committee to investigate and report to
the board.
recess was taken until o'clock
Monday evening, March 81.
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SULLIVAN HARBoR.