The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-04
Town Meeting.


was called to order at 10 O'clock Monday
morning in I oburn hall, by Town Clerk,
George 5. " ebb, who read the town
warrant.
Mr.. Webb then announced that bal
loting for moderator was in order and
f. y. Merrill was elected
George S. Webb was unanimously
elected town clerk. Sixty-three votes
were thrown, Mr.. Webb receiving them
all
For first seectman 203 votes were
thrown. L. {. Emery received 200 and
Fr. Lacroix 3. MIR. Emery was declar
ed elected For second selectman. K.
f. Parker received POI votes to / for l..
b. Talbot, and will serve the town an
other year. For third on the board
there was more Of a contest than on the
other two The whole number of votes
cast was Us, necessary for a choice,
2G5. George l.. Nay had Id, Augustus
Giblair had ll3 and Frank Steward l.
Mr. Nay was declared elected The
board was also made assessors and
oyerseers of the poor.
For town treasurer IS votes were cast.
Geo. +. Sampson received 46 to 10 for
f. A. Nolin, and was declared elected.
E. n. Merrill was elected town agent
The total vote was "a. Mr.. Merrill re
ceiyed "A and f. F. Danforth 20. Nh
Merrill was also elected town auditor
On motion Of r. b. Shepherd it was
decided to lay on the table the choice
of tax collector until the appropriate
lions had been made
l.. l.. Walton moved to postpone vot-
ing for school committee and the ac-
cepting of the school report until article
ID was reached.
1t was moved to leave the election of
the balance of officers under Art ., to
the selectmen. The following appro-
priations were voted
For making and repairing highways,
$4,000; for making and repairing bridges
and culverts, 81 900; for breaking snow
roads, - 600; for the support of poor
ana lor town expenses, So,ooo'
Upon motion of Gen. Il. b. Shepherd.
it was voted to pass over that part of
articles ;, and >, in regard to how
money shouia De expended uhtii the
article referring to the election of road
commissioners was reached.
o,i+o - aisa,,ssio,, a.osa 80. ,..i,1a
- III reSdra 10 raising 9@'9oo 10 DC pald
to the widow of the late john f, Ray,
who was killed Sept. 9. last. while
,o,l,ir,, an tho Fin, straa soo.on y
WAS IindiiS Fo0ea 10 r"lSe oy assessment
the sum of $1,000, One-third To so to
Mrs. Raw and two-thirds to the minor
heir. providing that the suit against the
town for ~, GOO damages now pending
was dropped.
trono the n,ooti,q ,.,s adi,,,rnaa
uh'll e'osh.
Tue afternoon session OF the town
meeting WAS called to order at about
RI n',l.rl
~ ''9''' 10 ''''O'' = 'i'iiiuS /" 'le
selection oil road commissioners. it WIS
voted 10 pass this oyer.
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- AM" ''is 9''i'e ''i''u 10 nav o'i'' Se u
eNp"ndihg the money raised under aru-
eli, 3. the same a has always been Gus
tomary also 10 cXprnd the money tor
snow roads, and the making and repair
lug of bridges and culverts
Article . asking for sum Of money
for the support of schools, was the most
holly contested of any in the warrant.
| rh, question was discussed by ). W.
Gould, DR.. j. y Merrill, f. W. Allen
and others. 1t was voted finally to raise
$6.7S9.25 for the support of the common
schools and To make good the deficit
of 81, 1S925 The sum OF $500 was voted
for free text books, and $1,000 for free
| high school, notwithstanding "a strong
effort was made to reduce this to S 900.
1t WAS voted to pass over article l.
! referring to raising a sum of money tn
/ assist the kindergarten. The article To
raise sum of money to he expended in
! teaching drawing II the schools was
also passed over.
1t was voted to raise $1,000 for the
repair of school houses. The report OF
the school committee was accepted aud
that committee WAS Instructed to in
vestigate the courses Of study and adopt
the best one. Herbert Wentworth was
elected to I'LL the vacancy on the school
board, receiving - OF the l6 votes cast.