The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-09


Breaking snow roads $1,000
Support of Poor and town charges $1,000
Schools, $500
Free High school, 500
Text Books, 800
Memorial Day, 800
Care of Cemeteries. 400
Repairs of school houses, $1,000
For Sewers, per year for 10 years, 5000
On motion of Gen. Isaac Dyer the re-
port of the committee on the Coburn
Park property, as published in the RE-
PORTER February ,, was accepted and
the selectmeu were instructed to petition
the Court for partition of the property
held in common by the town and the
heirs of the Coburn estates.
\ motion was made TO pass over Arti-
Gle relating to raising money for sew
ers. whereupon the question was discuss
ed by f. y. Merrill, Esq, Hon. :. j.
Walton. Dir. J. y. Merrill and Col. \. w.
Wides. The motion 10 pass over the arti-
Gle was voted down by Il very large ma
jority on a hand vote.
Gu motion of +. y Merrill il was vot-
ed to authorize the sci ctmen Ia raise by
loan. Il sum of money not to exceed go
900 to be paid in annual iustallments of
81 900 with interest not To exceed per
cent, borrowed as it may be needed and
expended under the direction of the Sc
lectmen in building sewers, and on mo-
ton of Judge James i. Dascomb il MAS
further voted that not less than two
iifths of this sum shall be expended ON
the south side of the river. These votes
were passed by good. large majority of
the voters present.
Voted 10 light the bridge across south
channel
Voted to accept the road, theeXtcnsion
of Middle Street, near the Corn Factory.
thence northerly to Russell road, North
side. This street i to he three rods
wide and To be known rs Middle Street.
After brief discussion by Messrs. T..
Walker, the town voted by ballot. 25l To
3 to instruct the County Commissioners
of Some sci To erect Il Jail at the Shire
town and to obtain a loan for his pur-
pose of $4,000.
The report of the special committee on
school buildings As published in the
Selectmen's report was accepted.
/. l.. Walton. Esq, made Il statement
rs To the situation and made Il motion,
that a committee of three be appointed
by the chair to investigate the matter of
needed room in the high school building
and rs to the expense and ACCESSIBILITY of
enlarging the same and also of the cree
ton of II new school house and report To
the town AT IA future meeting. notice of
which and the recommendation of such
committee shall be published in the SON.
ERsET REPORTER and Somerset Argus ut
least three weeks before such meeting.
The Chair appointed Is that committee
Messrs L. y. Merrill, Z. \. Marston and
j. L. Merrill.
1t was also voted that the sclectmen
and school committee be directed "a Il
Joint board to investigate the matter rs
town and particularly those in the build
ing occupied by the Bloomfield Academy
and High School, free of tuition as by
the terms of the Coburn bequest and con
suit with the trustees of said academy
relative to their attendance and take
such actions in the name of the town as
they deem advisable, and for the best in
tcrests of the town concerning the same.
Under Article 10Th it was voted that
the sclcctmen be directed to use such "A
part of the amount raised under Article
Sth as shall be necessary to construct Il
sewer from Park school building the
coming summer in such direction as they
deem most feasible, paying due regard
to the general system of sewerage to he
hereafter constructed in that vicinity.
Also voted that the sclcctmen he di-
rected to procure by loan or otherwise.
such Il sum of money not to exceed 81.
600 n may be needed for the following
DENY building suitable heating apparat Us
for the two rooms in said building and
construct water closets therein and II
sewer thcrefrom. Second to pay over to
the school committee such sums of mon
cy as they require to otherwise properly
tit up the Old academy. West Front
Street, Park and High School buildings.
Also voted that the sclectmen be au-
thori/cd and directed from the fund
raised Ia repair highways. to construct
macadamized awalk either across the
High school lot or in such a manner a.
to direct travel therefrom. and also to
construct such walk as entrances to the
building.
Voted that the ,electmen be authorized
to keep school buildings insured to at
least ouc-half of their actual value,
The sclectmcn we're authorized to
deed land to Whittemore Bros. as provid-
ed in Article % of the warrant.
The school committee were authorized
to make the changes in school books
specified in Article u It.
Voted that Il committee of three be ap-
pointed by the chair to investigate the
affairs of the Austin farm and family