The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-28
Warrant for Town Meeting.

ne lOllOWlnS are the articles IN the
warrant for the annual town meeting;
Art. lst,-To choose Moderator to preside at
said meeting.
Art ITO choose all necessary officers for
the year ensuing, and to see if the Town will
vote to choose Supervisor of Schools and de-
termine his compensation.
Art. $40 see il the Town will vote to
raise sum Of money for making and repairing
Highways in said Town, and to determine low
it shall be expended, and pass all votes neces-
sary respecting the same.
Art. 4, To see if the Town will vote to raise
a sum Of money for making and repairing
Bridges and Culverts i'll said Town. and pass
all votes necessary respecting the same.
Art. D, To see what measures the Town will
take in relation to breaking the Snow Roads in
said Town the present winter, and pass all
votes necessary respecting the same.
Art. 6, To see if the Town will vote to raise
sum of money for the support of the Poor and
to defray Town Expenses the ensuing year.
Art. ITO see il the Town will vote to fur
ther extend the system of semers. and TO pass
all votes necessary respecting the same.
Art. s, To see il the Town will vote to raise
a sum of money for the support of Schools in
said town the year ensuing.
Art. 9, To see il the Town will vote to raise
a sum of money to purchase text books for the
schools the ensuing year.
Art. 10, To see if the Town will vote
sum Of money to pay the indebtedness
incurred by the erection and repairing of Schooi
Houses the past year.
Art. IL, To see what measures the Town
will take, II any, to procure in the Library
Building to be erected the present year, BY the
Trustees Of Bloomfield Academy, Memorial
room in memory of the Soldiers and Sailors OF
the War Of the Rebellion, and raise or hire a
sum Of money therefor, to be paid by install
ments or otherwise as the Town may elect.
Art. II, To see il the Town will vote to
light the South Bridge with the Electric Light
the ensuing year.
Art. l3, 10 see if the Town will vote to tax
all persons in said Town who own dogs or have
them in their possession on the first day Of
April next.
Art. IA, To see what action the Town will
take in relation to damage done to the Streets
in Skowhegan by the Skowhegan Water Com
pany, and the repair Of the same.
Art. 10, To see if the Town will vote to pay
Lewis Beal damages claimed by him, caused by
the building Of the road leading from Levi Var
ney's to Pishon's Ferry Road to Skowhcgan.
Art. l6,-To see what action the Town will
take in relation to procuring City Charter or
in, estgating the feasibility of the same.
Art. II, To see il the Town will vote to ac-
cept Cowett ST., 30 called, on the plains and de-
termine its width, whether it shall be two rods
or more.
Art. lS,-To see if the Town will vote to ac.
cept a road as laid out by the Seectmen for the
use Of the town, beginning at the centre OF
Summer street, opposite an Elm tree near the
south west corner of the house Of Mrs. I. A..
Bush, thence by compass north 80 degrees,
west "a rods and l6 links to point II links
west of spotted cedar. Thence north 10 de-
grees, west IA rods and links to point Is
links east of spotted cedar Thence north
degrees, west IS rods ard links to a spotted
fence post OH the south side Of the Russell road
so called
Art l9.-To see il the Town will vote n ac-
cept a street as laid out by the Seectmen, com
mencing at the north side Of East Front street.
near the junction OF East Front street and
French street, a rod and half westerly from
the southwest corner OF En0s Azores land.
Thence north 10 degrees, 40 minutes, east 7
rods and links to south line Of J. II. w ston't
land. Thence north 8 degrees, east 8 rods to
the south side Of proposed street south of
Railroad.
Ar. W,--To see If the Town will vote to nc-
cept a street as laid out by the selectmen, COM
mencing at the north side OF Fast Front street.
Thence by compass north q IA degrees, east
% rods. Thence north one degree, west Is rods
to the north aide Of proposed street south Of
railroad. Thence north from the north side Of
Railroad limits, 0 degrees west to south side
Of Milburn street, so called.
Art. 81, To see II the Town will vote to &C.
cept lot Of land Of Benz. Snow, about fifty rods
south OF the lot now used for a school house
lot, in said Shows district, and il so, to raise
six hundred dollars 5000 to build a school
house thereon, and appoint an agent to expend
said money.
The selectmen give notice that they will be
in session for the purpose Of revising and cor
receing tile list of voters, at O'Clock A. NJ. at
their office on the day Of said meeting.