Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-29
ANNUAL MEETING


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s7,4se-so Raised Tor Expenses.
The annual meeting of the village school
district was held in the Grammar school
room at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. There
was a very large attendance and much inter-
est was manifested in the proceedings.
Geo. E. Macomber, clerk, read the call for
the meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Winfield S. Choate, a
committee of three was appointed to receive
sort and count votes for moderator The
result was as follows:
Whole number of votes 1OI
Necessary for choice 81
Geo. f Brickett so
Geo. w. Martin AZ
Scattering 8
No choice.
On second ballot:
Whole number of votes I4I
Necessary for choice IL
George E. Brickett 81
George w. Martin SO
George E. Brickett was declared elected
On taking the chair DR.. Brickett said that he
was sorry for one thing, and that was because
DR.. Martin had not been elected, as that
gentleman had not had the honor of presiding
over a village school district meeting, and he
had.
The meeting balloted on the election of
clerk with the following result
Whole number of votes 100
Necessary for a choice 81
George E. Macomber SO
George f. Macomber was declared elected
clerk for the ensuing year.
.hair aa1 hat to- h,r.
in order was to elect directors to fill the va
cancies on the board.
DIR. L. J. Crooker presented the name of
John w. Murphy for director. Probably
one-third of our children are Catholic. At
the north end many are not sent TO school, and
no man can reach them so well as FIR. MUIR
ply. DIR. Crooker cited case where Cath
olic priest had been placed on board of
school directors and had served efficiently.
Mr.. Joseph A. Homan was in favor of re-
ducng the number of directors to three.
On motion of Mr.. w. H. Bigelow, proceed
ed to vote for a director for three years, to
| fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of
Mr.. Robertson's term:
Whole number of votes, l29
| Necessary for q choice, So
John w. Murphy, lis
| Scattering, l3
John w Murphy was declared elected.
Mr. w. r. Smith, move the Sd article in
the warrant be indefinitely postponed. From
my experience am satisfied that three men
on the board of directors can do the business
as well as larger number. For several
months the board has been doing business
with four men. We have not missed him. not
but what he wa, an efficient man. Since the
High school was transferred to the east
side the duties of the directors have largely
diminished. Gardiner, Brunswick and
numerous other cities have but three directors,
who have no difficulty in conducting the
duties devolving upon them. Here the
territory of the directors is confined to q COM
paratively small district. As this is time
for reduction Of expenses. $50 would be
saved By reduction of the number of
directors, and this would pay the interest for
one year on one of the city's $1,000 bonds.
As regards having one of the directors .
business man, the board can employ one of
the business men on the street if they are lot
competent to attend to their duties, them
selves.
Mr.. Choate-I doubt if the number of
directors can be reduced legally.
Mr.. Loring Farr-The election of more
directors could be postponed until an
other meeting could be held, when
the number can be reduced if deemed
advisable.
Mr.. Homan-I believe that vote has been
taken at each meeting to fix the number of
directors. and it is my opinion that this
meeting can vote to fix the number of
directors at three.
Mr.. Smith, think the objection raised by
Mr. Choate can be avoided by laying the
article, now before the meeting, on the table
until the final article in this warrant is
reached.
Mr.. Choate-We cannot elect officers
under article 9th.
Mr.. Homan-We would not elect the
directors under that article, but fix the num-
ber.
The chair ruled that the meeting had
right to fix the number of directors.
Mr.. SMITH move that the number of
directors be fixed at three.
The motion was carried by a large ma
jority.
Voted, that article in the warrant, be
passed over.
On motion of MIR. Bigelow the sum of
81. .49S 80 was raised for the expenses of the
wear 1875, after some remarks by Mayor
Whtehouse.
Voted. that the discount on taxes paid
within specified time De the same as that
allowed bv the city.
Voted, that the taxes be collected by the
city collector.
Voted, to pass over article s in the warrant.
On motion of Mr. Homan, voted, to author
ze the directors TO raise by loan the sum of
$1,000, or Whereabouts, for expenses incurred
in removing old and putting in new water
closets.
Voted, that the directors request the board
of aldermen TO amend chap. XIX of the city
ordinances. so that it shall cover the ground
provided in chap. IL. sec 81 of the revised
statutes. also to appoint officer to enforce
said ordinance, As provided by sec. %, of the
T same chapter.
Adjourned.
City Personals.