The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-10
CAPE ELIZABETH MEETING.

CAPE ELIZABETH MEETING.
Townspeople Choose Officers for En-
suing l1sar.
Appropriations Made All d Other Business
Transaoted-New d own House Dis
cussed and a Purchsa Sc of a Lot Pro-
posed.
The town meeting in Cape Elizabeth
was held yesterday. Charles Peables
was elected moderator and Edward r..
Hill clerk. The following is the result
Of the election Of the town officers:
Town Glerk-Edwalsd 3. Hill, Cit, So;
Charles @. Jordan, Rep. So.
the Poor-olement II. staplls. cis., 81 Z:
Jordan, Git, So; Charles PeaIoles, Rep.'
1874 barry S. Jordan, R,sp., 10; Nathaniel
Dyer, Rep, 53. Whole mum Der of votes
caas was 14o, necessary for q choice, II,
henoe Messrs, staples aud 4. W. Jordan
For Collector of Taxest-Alyah q. Po-
land was elected. being a, candidate on
both tiUksta.
For Town Treasurer-Ehward F. Hill,
Cit. bad 80, and Charles G. Jordan,
Rep, had 80.
-Pomeroy W. Jordan was elected.
bor Town Agent-Elgjn g. Verrill, Git,
had n, and Elisha N. Jordan, Rep, had
so.
For Town Auditor-Soott D. Jordan,
Rep, was elected, he being the only cam
For Truant off1cer-Albert Jordan,
Cit.
For Contable-George E. Cushman.
Winthrop S. Jones, e. r. File John Con-
ley.
At 245 pm, the meeting was called to
order for the transaction of the year. s
business.
The report of the several town officers
rs printed were accepted.
The following appropriations were
made: Support of school, $500; support of
the poor, $500; road and bridge repair
$1,000; winter and spring high way bills,
$500; town charge $1,000.
1t was voted to pay 1-2 per cent as
compensation to collector for his services
during the ensuing year.
three per cent on iaxes paid in money
within four months after commitment.
1t was voted to appropriate the sum
of $50 for the same.
For free higa school Instruction during
the past and ensuing year $3.50 was ap-
propriated.
1t was voted to instruct the selectmen
years and to an amount not exceeding
$4,000. the avails to be used in paying
current expenses of the town. provided
the same becomes necessary during the
ensuing year,
II was voted as q compensation for
labor on the roads for the ensuing year
to pay the same as dufingsthe past year.
1t was voted to pay the town treasurer
$50 for his services.
1t was voted to pay the town clerk $25
for his services.
1t was voted to appropriate $25 for the
decoration of the graves of soldiers.
1t was voted to leave the management
of the town farm for the ensuing year
with the overseers of the poor.
pairs on school houses.
1t was voted to appropriate $3.50 for
free text books for public schools dur
ing the past and ensuing year.
Article IS, according to this article the
meeting authorized the selectnep to
change the limits of the highway dis
tricts du ring the ensuing year if they
deem it necessary.
Article 10. 'tto see if the town will vote
to choose highway surveyors for the en-
suing year. was taken up and it was
voted that the selectmen be authorized
to appoint surveyors.
Article 90, "to see If the town will
vote to choose one or more road commits
sioners for the ensuing year." was dis
missed.
It was voted that the next annual
meeting be held Oh the second Monday
of March.
Article 90, ''to see if the town will
vote to buy road machine during the
ensuing year and raise and appropriate
money for the same.," was brought W
and thoroughly discussed. The article
was dismissed.
It was voted that the following list Of
if jurors as made and submitted be &C
copied: Charles II. Waterhouse, Nathan
/ sawyer. Charles Il. Jordan, Lewis
9. Hannaford, E. Malcolm Robinson,
Albert F. hannaford, Harry S. Jordan
George f. Cushman, Henry F. Dyer,
Benjamin F. Knight, frank II. Peables
Article "24 to see what action the town
Wall take In relation to purchasing a lot