Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-04-05
CITY MEETING.
CLOSING SESSION OF THE AN
NUAL MEETING.
Salaries of City Officers Fixed
Regular April Meeting Held
Rolls of Accounts.

The city government held the
closing session of the annual meet
ing Monday evening, followed by the
regular meeting for April. The full
board was present, Mayor Foster
presiding.
A delegation of women from the
woman's club and the literature club
appeared before the board in behalf
of the public library, urging that it
be kept open every afternoon and
Saturday evening. Mrs. Harry E.
Rowe was spokesman for the
women.
They were informed that the
board, in it's annual appropriations,
had already made provision for
keeping the library open longer, and
also for needed repairs on the build
ing. Later in the evening the board
afternoon and Saturday evening, be-
ginning May 1 until further notice
| w. e. Whiting appeared before
the board in behalf of Walter Nc
Gown, who claims a breach of con-
tract on the part of the city on a
contract for conveying school pupils
Aid. Phillips, Stratton and Small
were appointed committee to take
the matter up with the school board
Charles w. Hurley submitted a
proposition to furnish the city with
crushed rock at 81 ton, the city to
furnish machinery and equipment.
No action was taken, but it seems to
be the sentiment of the aldermen
that the city can save money by
operating the crusher itself. Street
Commissioner Marden was in
structed to ascertain the cost of put
ting the rock-crusher in condition
for operation.
Walter ]. Clark, jr., entered a
complaint regarding the old build
ing on Water street adjoining his
property, owned by H. B. Phillips
or A. S. Hodgkins, claiming it to be
a fire menace and a nuisance. The
matter was referred to- the mayor.
SALARIES.
The board then took up the mat
ter of salaries.
The salary of the librarian was
fixed at $40 a week during the time
library was open six afternoons a
week, and that of matron was fixed
at Sc week during the same time
City clerk, 81 900.
City treasurer, $500.
Chief engineer of fire department,
$40
First assistant engineer, $50.
Second assistant, $50.
Building inspector, $40.
Meat and milk inspector, SIS.
Chairman of overseers of poor,
$35.
Steward of Ticonic hose company,
$35.
Members of Senator Hale hose
company, $50 each.
Members of Ticonic hose COM
pany, $50 each.
Janitor of Hancock hall, So per
night when hall is in use.
| Assessors, "a per day each, S per
day additional for member writing
the tax books.
| Drivers of fire teams, SO per day.
| Street commissioner, $1,000, with
use of truck as above.
| Superintendent of schools, 81 900.
City marshal, SO per day.
Night officer, SO per day.
Harbor master, IS.
Health officer, $65.
Fire warden, $25, and extra for
fighting fires.
Tax collector, Y per cent. on col
lections.
1t was voted to make the salary
of members of the school board $50
year each Heretofore the men,
bers have served without pay.
Bond of Evelyn d. Wescott in the
sum of $4,000, as city treasurer, was
approved and filed. Mrs. Wescott
has qualified and entered upon her
duties. She has also qualified as
deputy clerk.
The matter of employing assistant
assessors to take inventories and
polls was left to the board of as
SCISSORS, the aldermen expressing the
opinion that it should be done.
APRIL MEETING.
The annual meeting was then adj
journed, and the regular April meet
ing was called to order.
1t was voted, at the suggestion of
the street commissioner, to have the
old fire horse, which has outlived
its usefulness and is unfit even for
light work, humanely killed.
There was a long discussion as to
the desirability of some building or
dinance for the business section of
the city, but no action was taken
The roll of accounts, including the,
mid-month payroll, was as follows:
Teachers, high school $S27.76
Teachers, common schools $4,000
Common schools 341.54
Supt. of schools $500
High school 456.61
Fire department 571.2O
Police 1850
General administration COILS
Mothers aid $3.50
Contingent 1902
City water 1,O95.OO
Electric lights 253.76
City moor 22916