The Portland daily press., 1891-03-11

TOWN ELECTIONS.

pi NEW GLOUCESTER Moderator, Geo. w.
hummer; Clerk, j. w. True; Selectmen, >; W;
cam,,t george W. Hatch, A. Collier; Sc1 Tc3
S ectnr v Seth Sweetsir; treasurer anu Sor
iector' b. w. Merrill. All Republicans.
clsrx OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jos. A. HOLDS
ou,n, george N. Brock; selectmen, assessors anu
Smtb y. poor Frank J. ROBBERS, Sg95g N AZ
STShperylsor; Halsea NJ. Littefeld town agent
ia nsouofe bradeen; auditor, Benz. d; noyn; COZ
see 9s, Sonn I. Chadbourne. All hepuplcanS'
BALDWIN Moderator. S. W. Bindford; Clerk,
Frank y. Sawyer; Selectmen, Assessors ana
oversees Of the Poor, Frank g. Sawyer, A. n.
Brown; School Gommt 1sf for three years Irving
2, Cnase; School Committee for one year, Stepnen
n an constable and Collector FRANK Mill
keni road Commissioner, Everett II. Cnau-
bourne. All Republicans except third Select
man and Collector.
BooTHBAY-Selectmen assessors overseers OF
PPGOr, Jonn Z. Kelley, Jas f. beatn, wesley s:y
treasurer and collector John X. McDougali Town
CLERK, RUFUS Holton; auditor, Alpheus Dodge.
Nv, nne loliowlng amounts of money Was raisea iof
the ensuing years For paupers $500; schools,
$1,000; free high schools, $3.50; payment town
ofiicers, 500; contingent expenses, 5000; aDate-
$50; highways, $500; bridges S40J; snow bills,
$500; memorial services, $50; free text BOOKS,
II was voted not to raise any money iof bonds
becoming due January /, 81, as tneIe was suinc-
lent funds In the treasury TO pay them.
PowNAL-Moderator /. 8. Brown; clerk, :. D.
Stetson; treasurer j. A. Snow; selectmen, 3. ID.
StetSon, j. A. Snow; K. o. Tyler; experimenting
school committee, S. II. Vosmns, u. 3. Snow, j.
I. Lawrence; coDstabeS, j. A. Snow, +. N. J0r-
dan, 4. A. Blair, Fred Goddard; tax collector, j..
A. Snow. Compensation of tax collector, per
cent; money raised by vote OF town: for poor,
$500; bridges and culverts, $3.50; roads, $1,000
In labor and $3.50 10 money; schools, $1,000: free
text books, $780, The only important action at
this meeting was the vote Of the town to abolish
the district system In schools; but as to their
future management no definite arrangement has
as yet been made, the selectmen having the mat
ter IN charge for future consideration.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS George B. Randlette
town clerk, James r. Cunningham, selectmen,
overseers OF the poor and assessors, VIM. s. Ha-
gar, Frank Merriman. Frank M. Yeaton: treas
urer, VIM. I'll. Stuart; supervisor OF schools, VIM
L. Hail. Jr. auditor, Frank j. Buker; town agent
VIM. s. Hagar; truant officer, Joseph +. Gail col
lector OF taxes Edwin T0tman. The appropria-
tons aggregate S20.344. against SIS ,030 last
year, the principal appropriations being the fol
lowing: Roads, bridges and lumber, $4,000;
Schools $4,000; poor, including deficiency, $3.50;
payment flown b0uds and interest, $3.50; ny.
drant rental, $1,000; night watch and street
and deficiencies for 1890, S1542, the two last
items being the principal cause of the excess over
last years appropriations. 1t was voted TO pay
men, horses and oxen 15 cents per hour each, fol
work upon the highways. An article favoring the
election OF road commissioner was dismissed
The matter Of selling the present town farm and
purchasing another nearer the village was refer
red 10 the selectmen for investigation with direc
tons to report at subsequent town meeting. II
was also voted to build a hose house at the NORTH
end OF the village, and to tax dogs.