Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14

filed the treasury of another city.
In two instances he saved the city
/ amounts totaling $1,000, or, as the
mayor said, almost as much as his
salary"
{ Touching upon the reelection of
! tie non-partisan board, the mayor
said it was largely due to the high
school building project and the com
etion of the Main street repairs
these two things having been upper
most in the peoples minds He ac-
the reins of the city government for
another year, and he expressed his
desire and that of the board to carry
out the unfinished work of last year
and continue to fully cooperate with
the citizens in building a better Ellis
worth.
Mayor Foster was very enthusi-
astic over the prospect of extending
the work of re-surfacing the entire
Main street to the station. The plans
now call for repairs as far as the east
line of Oak and High streets, but as
the road is narrower there than in
lower Main street, the cost of con-
tinuing it and having an entire new
street would not be great.
Il really believe that if we do not
/ go through with the high school pro-
| ject this year, we shall be everlast
ingly condemned" he said when he
spoke of the high school building
plans. This is an issue which has
been enthusiasticall agreed upon by
the board. 1t has been hanging fire
for the past few years, and it is the
wish of the present city government
to carry it to finish this year.
A few figures were given to show
the growth of the idea to the present
time To date there has been raised
in various ways total of about SAL
600 OF this, M. Y. McGown of the
High School Building association,
has on deposit $12,359; Edward F.
Small, $3.50; pledges collectible for
the 1922 food fair will total $7,779;
$4,000 has been paid for the school
lot, and there is about $4,000 COM
ing from the estate of the late Eliza
beth True. This is in addition to the
$4,000 appropriated at various
times by the city government. AS
the city will probably appropriate
another $4,000 this year, it leaves
only about $4,000 to raise, should
the present plans for building cost
ing around $4,000 go through.
"Our ambition, aim and determi-
nation" Mayor Foster said, sis to
build and equip this building and pay
for it before we go into it. Such
building rs the present plans call for,
could be built, with the splendid sup
port of the citizens continuing as 1t
has during the progress of the idea.
Touching lightly on the city debt,
Mayor Foster said little had been
done to reduce it, the efforts of the
board having been largely conferred
upon improving the city. The debt
, in 1919 was Sos, 900; and as there
is about $4,000 available in funds
to-day, the debt stands at practically
$1OS,OOO. In spite of the heavy de-
mands on the treasury during the
past year, the debt has been light
ened by $4,000 (by the payment of
demand notes. which is in itself
quite an item considering the i'm
provements and other work that have
been done. Unlocked for demands
on the treasury, illness and snow
! bills have added $4,000 to the ex-
penses of the city this year.
The tax rate in Ellsworth is
.03S5,l or lower than in many of
Names cities, and below the average
of the State, which is .03973.
Mayors Fosters address was not
ioHS. ne DIISliy OutllHeu the innings
accomplished and projects in view
for this year, He is very optimistic
over the high school building plan,
1 and emphasized the need of building
, it this year, and also the completion
of Main street. In closing, he ex-
pressed the desire of the board for
1928 by saying, Were going to dc
the best we can" He assured them
that the management of the city gov
eminent would be handled as care
fully as any business. If there were
regrets, he hoped they would be few,
Nothing further came before the
board at the morning session, and on
motion of Alderman Small, recess
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