The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-07

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Bright skies and fair sleighing brought
out our citizens in large numbers and a
good naturcd crowd assembled in Coburn
Hall at AT early hour. The meeting was
called to order by Geo. S. Webb, Town
Clerk, at 10 O'Clock A, NJ sharp, who
read the warrant and called for ballot for
Moderator. The ballot stood, L, n.
Merrill 60, scattering I. T. n Merrill
was declared elected and was sworn by
the Clerk.
The ballot for Town Clerk resulted in
the choice of George s. Webb, he recev-
ing 9G of the 100 votes cast MIR. Webb
was sworn by the Moderator.
There were no contests for Moderator
and Clerk, but when it came to the
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
there was lively three cornered contest.
The result of the first ballot was
Whole number OF votes, Bot
Isaac Dyer, l62.
William b. Snow, l2O.
O. X, Bachelor, 60.
The second ballot resulted in the cleo
ton of Col Dyer by vote of 2l9, with
ls6 for VIM. B. Snow, 3 for o. h. Bach
ellcr and scattering.
For second on the Board of Selectmen,
the first ballot resulted in
Whole number of votes, 3G9.
Horace Eaton, $50.
J, w. Packard, l43
o A. Priest. Il.
Scattering, ,.
Mr.. Packard withdrew his name and on
the second ballot Mr.. Eaton was elected,
receiving 230 votes of the pa thrown
For the third man ON the Board tnc
first ballot stood
J. w Packard, l3s.
O. A. Priest, a.
T.. o. Head, 81.
y. Fowler, /.
Alexander Crawford Jr., ..
ID. &. Delano, |.
No choice.
On the second ballot Mr. Packard was
elected receiving POI votes of the 256
votes cast.
A, &. Emery was elected Treasurer,
and S. A. Bick ford, member Of the Board
of School Committee, without opposition.
1t was voted that for breaking snow
roads the pay for men and oxen be 20 cts.
per hour and - cents per hour for horses.
Voted that the Sup. School Committee
be instructed to make full and detailed
report of amount expended for schools
and school books for the ensuing year
Voted that Il committee of three he
raised to confer with the Trustees of
Bloomfield Academy to have memorial
room in the library buildi,g. S. j. Wal
ton, l.. l. Morrison and O. X. Bachelor
were designated as that committee.
Voted to light south bridge by electric
light.
Voted to authorize the sclectmen to
make a temporary loan not to exceed the
sum of 5000, to meet the current eX
penses of the town, to be used if neces-
sary.
Voted to raise the sum of $500 to
b uild Il school building of two rooms on
the south side of the river. aud $500 to
build like building on the north side.
Voted to raise $3.50 to pay Dist. No
for putting water closets in High School.
Voted to tax dogs.
Voted to raise the sum of $500 and
authorize the selectmen to use it to pur-
chase stone crushcr if they find it adj
visable to do so, and that they be author
lied to obtain power to operate it.
The article relating to the digging up
of streets by the Water Company WAS
passed over.
Voted to pay $500 toward the building
of foot bridge across South Channel
and it was left with sclcctmen to eXpend,
Voted to leave the proposition to allow
a tramway to be built from the railroad
station to the Burril property to the
selectmen,
Voted TO leave the question of damage
claimed by Lewis Bcal with the selectmen
for adjustment.
Voted to accept the street from High
Street to Cross Street; also the street
known as Cowctt street, upon the condi-
tion that it be 3 rods wide and without
land damage.
Voted to accept the list Of jurors sub
mtted by the selectmen,
On motion Of William Philbrifk it was
informally voted that the selectmen be
instructed to puf a stop to the practice of
some of our citizens of throwing into the
streets and over the banks of the river
and other places, rubbish from stores,
shops, houses, stables and gardens, and
of obstrncting the streets and sidewalks
with wood lumber, store boxes and other
| things. Also that no person be allowed
to occupy any part of streets or side
walks for piling material for building or
repairing without permission of the Sc.
lectmen, and they to fix the boundaries to
be so occupied.
X. b. Shepherd, c. A. Marston and j.
b. Field were elected committee on
sewers.
Two propositions were received for the
collection of taxes, John Weston bidding
| cent on the dollar and s. A. Bickford 9
mills. Mr.. Bickford was elected col
| lcCtor.
The Womans' Aid Society reported the
expenditure of SljO2l of the 5000
received of the Coburn fund from the
executors. This report was accepted and
it was voted that hereafter the report OF
this society be printed in the annual re-
port of the town.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Money was voted as follows
Highways, $1,000
Bridges and CulNcrtS, l5n
Snow Roads, 2ooO
Poor. 5oot
Sewers, 5000
Schools, 42O(
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