The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-05
Skowhegan Annual Meeting.


Geo. S. Webb, Town Clerk; Levi c.
Emery, X. F. Parker, George l.. Nay,
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of
the poor; f. A. Nolin, Treasurer; E. +.
Danforth, Town Agent; L. /. Walton,
Auditor; f. I. Fairbrother, collector.
Gen r. b. Shepherd, spoke,i favor of
exercising care in electing school com
mittee, advocated appointing committee
of three to recommend two members of
the school board, one of whom shall be
woman. TIE moderator read resolu-
tions adopted by the Woman's. Club and
endorsed by Sorosis. The motion pre-
vailed and the moderator appointed +.
B. Shepherd, E. p. Coffin and c. A.
Marston that committee. The COM
mittee subsequently reported, recon-
mending the election of Frank w. Allen
and Mrs. Lizzie M. Page as members of
that committee for the term of 3 years
each, and they were elected.
The sum of $4,000 was raised for
highways; 81, 900 for repairing culyerts
and bridges; $500 for breaking snow
roads the present winter; 1000 for
support of poor and defraying town ex-
penses.
Article relating to the repair and
Improvement of Leayitt street and Park
school houses was discussed somewhat
and laid upon the table until Article 18th
was reached in order to consider them
together. At this stage of proceedings
the meeting adjourned until l O'Clock 2.
NJ.
In the afternoon $500 WAS raised for
schools, $500 for text books, $500 for
free high school, $500 to be expended in
teaching drawing in the schools, $500
to renovate and put in proper sanitary
condition Leavtt street, High, Park. and
Old Academy school buildings, $1,000
for general repairs on school buildings in
town, 500 to defray expenses of Memo
rial day, 1000 to connect Middle and
Summer street sewers with the river,
$50 to fence Union Cemetery, $1,000 to
macadamize Water street from the rail
road crossing To North street, $500 to
build a sewer along French street, South
side, aud Sls7 was voted to repair GENIE
terry lots.
The articles relating to raising money
to insure school buildings, to see what
the town will do with the school houses
near George Gould's place, near the
Benjamin Bigelow place, and on Pleasant
street, to see if the town will vote a sum
of money to put the names of streets on
the corners thereof, and to see what the
town will do in relation to building Il
bridge across the river at the foot of
kennebee street We're passed over.
The selectmen were authorized to light
the bridges in the village as usual.
The seectmen were advised to pay out
of any monies in the treasury $50 90 to
each of the gentlemen who served on the
committee in the building of Lincoln
school house.
they were also directed to pay an
order held by IA citizen of the town that
had been misplaced and the payment of
which may have become barred by the
statute OF Imitation
The school board was authorized by
vote of the town to make changes in the
biographies, grammars, writing books
aud physologies now in use in the
schools.
Quite extended discussion was had on
the proposition to improve the heating,
yentilating, and the sanitary conditions
of the Leavitt street, High, Park and
Old Academy school buildings, which
was participated in by Gen, X. B.
Shepherd Hon. C. A. Marston, Hon. S.
j. Walton, f. n. Merrill, Esq, Z. z.
Coffin, Esq, Dir. J. n. Merrill, j. II.
Mitchell l.. {. Talbot, +. w. Allen, aud
". II. Paiue. The result was the APP
preparation OF $500 10 be expended
under the direction of committee to be
appointed by the seleetmen and their
names announced in the SOMERSET RE
PORTER within 10 days, said committee
not to exceed the appropriations. If it is
found that the work cannot be thorough
" done with the amount raised the com
mittee are to ask the selectmen To call Il
special meeting of the town to vote upon
the matter.
The article looking 10 the widening of
II a a hufmpnt of tho sbuth end of south