The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
Auditor-Elisha Slower. No party lines

Auditor-Elisha Slower. No party lines
drawn.
In addition to the usual appropriations
for schools, support of poor, ETC., the
town voted to rise $500 for repalrs on
schoolhouses, $500 for building a
schoolhouse in District Mob The town
also voted to hire $4,000, which is to
be repaid by installments, the first pay
ment of $500 to be paid in four years.
This is by far the largest sum of money
hired in onesyear since war time. 1t was
voted to collect all the taxes of the pres
ent year, within yeaL from the time
the collectors receive their hooks. The
town reports of the coming year are to
be printed and circulated at least
week before the next March meeting.
The motion for the purchase of poor
farm was as usual, voted down, when
it came to the somewhat important item
of raising the money for it. The tax
rates for the coming year are estimated
to be at least SIG per thousand.
Raymond.
Mod.-Levi Jordan (R),
Clerk-Orrir B. LaneO,)
Observation-Disclosures ri. Witham CD,
John H. Hayden. (R), Frank NJ. Hawkes.
(R),
Treas. Henry ii. Lane (R).
SIS. Com. for three years-Cyrus S.
Whitman IN,
Truant Officer Hiram Nj. Cash (D).
Tt was voted to leave the choice of
other officers with the selectmen. 1t was
voted not to choose a town agent or au-
ditor of accounts. Party lines were not
drawn.
$500 was appropriated for town charges
$500 for support of poor, the amount re-
quired by law for support of schools,
$500 for highways Ito be expended in
labor at 20 cents per hour), $500 for
roads and bridges lin money! $50 to
repair schoolhouses, $50 for school sup
plies. The amounts were nearly the
same as last year. 1t was voted to build
a new schoolhouse at East Raymond.
Paris.
Mod. H 6. Browne,
Clerk-Wm. J. Wheeler,
Selectmep, Assessors and Overseers of
Poor-W.S. Starbird, Franklin Porter,
Il. D. Hammond,
Treas. frank A Shurtleff,
School Com. IF. H. Packard for term
OF three years,
Coll. Chandler Garland,
Constables-C Chandler Garland, A. w.
Walker, Hannibal Curtis.
Cumberland.
Mod.-L. P. Sturdivant CRY, Wi
Clerk-D l.. Blanchard (R),
II. 1IiChcy w, Ds liz
Blanchard (Rl, ST. Hamilton CD,
Treas. Samuel Merrill,
School Com. Edward Ross CD,
Cons. w. S. Blanchard,
Auditor-N. M. Shaw.
Casco.
Mod.-.W Fl. Rolfe (R),
Clerk-G. B. MaYherry CRY,
s.sTSelectmen-I.O 0. Hancock (D), Webster
E. Chute CD, Joshua G. Cook (R),
Teas. james N. Eastman, (R),
School Com.-G. T. Cook (R),
Coll. and Cons.-S. 7. Jordan (D),.
Voted TO raise $500 support of schools;
$500, repairs of highways and bridges
Party lines were not drawn in this town
this year.
Vinalhaven.
Vinalhaver, March AT our annual
town meeting today, L. j. Lyons was
chosen moderator, OH Glidden clerk,
C. E. Bowman, W. L. Gliddeu and All.
Blood selectmen, overseers of the poor
and assessors of taxes, W S. Carver treas
urer, Tyler Coombs F L. Tapley, CIR.
Doak, TIE. Greed and l.. W. Smith school
committee. 1t was voted to buy town
farm for the poor and $500 raised for
the same. 1t was also voted to have "a
Fourth of July celebration, and 5000 was
raised for that purpose. The total
amount of money raised by vote of the
town for all purposes was $12,475.