The Somerset reporter., 1897-02-25
Warrant for Town Meeting.

Following are the Articles in the warrant
issued by the selectmen of skowhegan, to be
acted upon at the annual meeting To he held
Monday next, March Ist.
AXE /. To choose moderator 10 preside
at said meeting.
ART. ?. 10 choose a town elerk, select
men, assessors and everseers Of the poor and
all other officers required by Law La be chosen
atthc annual March meeting
Ai,r s. 10 see if tine town VII vie l.
raise sum Of money for making and repair
ung highways in said town, am Il determine
ho@ it shall be expended; and pass al votes
necessary respecting the same.
ART. A. To see if the town will vote To
raise sum Of money Tor making and repair
ing bridges and culverts in SAID town; and
pass all votes necessary respecting the same.
ART. s. To see what measures the town
will take in relation to breaking snow roads
in town the present winter and pass all
votes necessary respecting the same.
ART Q. 70 see if the town will vote to
RAISE sum Of money for the support OF the
poor and defraying the town expenses for the
ensuing year.
ART :. 10 see if the town will vote to
raise sum Of money not exceeding twenty
! five hundred dollars (S25oo) to be paid to
the legal representatives. oil the late John I.
Ray, who was killed while working on a
sewer for said town, on the ninth 9th day
of September, A. D.. 500
ARr. s. 10 see if the town will vote 10
select not less than one, nor more than five,
road commissioners to serve IN sad town Of
Skowhegan for the coming year; and pass all
votes necessary respecting the same.
AIT. 9. To see if the town will vote TO
raise a sum Of money for the support of
schools in said town the ensuing year.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to
raise a sum Of money to purchase text books
for the schools the ensuing year.
ART. II. To see if the town will vote to
raise sum Of money for a free high school
the ensuing year.
ART. II. To see if the town will vote to
raise a sum Of money to assist the Kindergar-
ten Association to maintain their schools
and pass all votes necessary respecting the
same.
ART 49, To see if the town will vote to
raise a sum Of money to be expended in
teaching drawing in the schools the ensuing
year
ART. ID. TO see if the town will vote to
raise a sum Of money for the repair of school
houses in said town.
Art IT, To see if the town will vote
sum Of money for the necessary repairs of
cemetery lots in town.
ART. 10. 70 see if the town will vote
sum OF money to defray the expense Of Mem
orial day under such directions as may be
deemed proper
ART II. To see if the town will vote to
light the bridges across the river in the vii
lage.
ART. IS. To see if the town will vote to
macadamize East Front street, from Nam
street to near Barnett Whorfs house, and
raise a sum of money Therefore and pass all
votes necessary respecting same,
ART. 49, To see if the town will vote to
extend Madison street sewer from its present
terminus at Prospect street to a point about
one hundred and fifty feet northerly of Rus
sell road and raise the sum Of three hundred
and fifty dollars therefor; and pass all votes
necessary respecting the same.
! ART. 20. To see if the town will vote to
raise sum Of money to relieve the North
street sewer Of the over load OF surface drain
age, which it now carries, causing back water
in the cellars on that street during heavy
rains; and to pass all necessary votes relative
to the same,
ART. FL. TO see if the town will vote to
build sewer along South street. distance
of five hundred and fifty feet, and raise the
sum Of three hundred dollars therefor; and TO
pass all votes necessary respecting the same.
ART ~. TO see if the town will vote to
raise three hundred dollars to be expended
under the direction Of the seectmen in grad
ing and improving the common in front of
the First Baptist church, the diamond lot
next east of A. G.. Blunt's house and the lot
on the river bank in front of the house OF
Mrs. Albert Fuller.
ART. %. To see if the town will vote 10
raise sum Of money for improving Cohurn
Park; and pass all votes necessary respecting
the same.
The selectmen give notice that they will be
in session for the purpose Of revising and cor
recting the list of voters On Saturday,
February 27th, 1897, at two O'Clock in the
afternoon.
Given under our hands al Skowhegan, this
twentieth day of February, A. D., 1897.
l.. c, EMERY, ! Seleetmen
K +. PARKER. of
GEORGE L. NAY, skowhegan