Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-03-10

| pOuHu eventually, ny reason VI It's sup
| ply, to move to the west.
! In closing, knowing and thinking
| these things, let us act together to ac-
! complish such of them as we may be
! able. Let us, as citizens, join with
! one another as the many local bodies
! already do, and work for the good OF
| all, not for our own Individual ends
| only We have the opportunities, we
| have the men. We can. if we will,
! raise the necessary capital. We have
| only to cease political and individual
/ crouching and manage the affairs of
| this city as we would manage any
| business in which each and every one
of us was interested, in order to make
| Ellsworth, already awakened from its
| Rip Van Wrinkle sleep. prosperous,
contented and even an ideal community
"a happy home for ourselves and be-
loved by our posterity because of our
present strivings.
l thank you for your patient atten-
! ton to this long disqusition OBJ
| vfously personal, but equally, / assure
you, uttered in all sincerity
MINOR OFFICERS ELECTED.
1 he DOdIu lHtu IOOh up lllO eIcC-
tion of minor city officers, opposition
appearing over some of the offices.
The officers elected are:
City clerk, J. A. Cunningham, g.;
Llewellyn c. Fortier, 2.
City treasurer, Mrs. LYDIA True
Scott, 8; Miss Evelyn Bellatty, 2.
Tax collector, Frank M. Gaynor, 3 !;
William Alexander, 2.
Chief engineer of fire department,
Royal j. Goodwin, 5.
First assistant, Judson A. Aus
tin, s.
Second assistant, Walter A..
Weaver, 5.
Inspector of buildings, Charles w..
Hodgkins, 8 Joseph Mason, 2.
Inspector of meat and milk, and
health officer. DR.. H. l.. D. Woodruff
Oyerseer of the poor, Clarence w.
Alley.
Member of the school board for
three years Ito succeed hlmsell)
John Whitney, 5.
Assessor for three years ito sue
coed himself), Capt. Charles l..
Smith.
Harbor master, Maynard Murch.
Fire warden, Howard r. Mitchell,
3: H. E. Maddocks, 2.
Drivers at fire station, Harry Alien
and Walter A. Weaver.
Driver of city team, Schuyler u
Higgins.
Auctioneers, John A. Haynes, Har-
ward c. Jordan.
Constable at large-Ward l, Har-
~
Moulton; ward 3, Frank S. Danico;
ward 4, Judson Sargent; ward o,
Gardner E. Milliken.
City weighers, and surveyors OF
lumber, wood and bark, same as last
year
The rules and orders governing
the last board were adopted, and it
was voted to continue to hold the
regular meetings the first Monday of
each month at $50 p. m.
Voted, that all taxes committed
for the year 1926, shall be due and
payable August 1, 1926, and that on
all taxes remaining unpaid after said
August 1, interest shall be paid at
the rate of per cent. per annum,
said interest to be added to and be-
COlHc Il pau Vi ooilNi IctACo, e,iiNt " W
paid over by the collector to the
treasurer with other collections.
MAYORS APPOINTMENTS.
The mayor announced the follow
ing appointments:
City marshal, John A. Stuart.
Night officer, appointed by the city
marshal and approved by the mayor,
Charles H. Leland.
Janitor of Hancock hall, Freeman
S. Wheelden.
Janitor of city library, Fred E.
Cooke.
Librarian, Miss M. A. Hodgkins.
Matron of reading room, Mrs. An
ME Phillips.
Truant officers, city marshal, and
Gardner Milliken
Standing committees were ap-
pointed as follows:
Finance - Higgins, Dunleavy
and Smith.
Highways-Dunleavy, Smith ands
Phillips.
City property, accounts and claims,
licenses, pensions, full board.
Fire department-Smith, Higgins
and Brown.
City pOOr-Smlth, DunleaVy ana
Phillips.
Electric lights-Brown, Dunleavy
and Higgins.
Cemeteries and care of lots Hlg-
gins, Brown and Phillips.
SALARIES.
Salaries were fixed as follows, with
but a few changes from last year:
City clerk, 81 100.
Treasurer and deputy clerk, $500.
Superintendent of schools. $1,239.
Street commissioner, $1,000.
Members of school board, $50 each.
Chief engineer of fire department,
$50.
First and second assistants, $50 each.
Steward of Ticonic hose COM
pany, $35.
Members of Senator Hale hose COM
pany, 500 each.
Members of Ticonic hose COM
o. any, $50 each.
Janitor of Hancock hall, $500.