The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-29
NEW GLOUCESTER.
The Women Are Asserting Themselves-An
Interesting Town Meeting Call.


town of New Gloucester, in the County
of Cumberland, State OF Maine, Greet
ing:
In the name of the State of Maine, you
are hereby required to notify and warn
the women of said town of New Glouces-
ter, qualified by law to vote in town
affairs, to assemble at the Town House
IN said town, on the tenth day of June,
"A ID. 1897, at 73O o'clock in the evening
to act on the following articles, VIZ:
Article list.
To choose moderator to preside at said
meeting.
Article End.
10 choose clerk for the ensuing year.
Article 3rd.
10 receive and allow accounts.
Article 4th.
10 hear and act on reports
Article 9Th.
To choose all necessary town officers for
the ensuing year.
Article 9th
To see what sum of money the town
Will vote to raise for contingent expenses.
Article 7th
To see what sum of money the town
will vote to raise for the support of
schools.
ArU1clG Sth.
To see what sum of money the town
will vote to raise for the repair of roads
and bridges.
Article 9th
To see if the town will vote to pur-
chase pair of Fairbanks scales for the
use of the selectwomen, that in future
horses may be weighed when purchased
for the town team and what sum of
money you will raise for the same.
Article 10th.
To see if the town will vote to continue
to employ the present road commissioner.
Article 18th.
To see if the town will vote to build
and equip belt line of electric railroad
from Barker Hollis depot to the Shakers
by way of the Lower and Upper Corners,
thence to return by the head of the pond,
thence by the new and Foxcroft roads
and Gloucester Lower Corner to starting
point; also a branch road from Frank
Nevens house to connect with belt line
at Upper Gloucester; also branch road
leaving the belt line at Gloucester Lower
Corner and running thence to town farm
to accommodate tramps; and how much
money you will raise for the above pur-
poses, and in what manner said money
shall be raised.
Article 18th.
To see if the town will vote to build
hen house at the town farm and how
much money you will raise for the same
Article 18th.
To see if the town will vote to provide
free delivery of mails at Cobb's Bridge.
Article 14th.
To see if the town will vote to tax cats
for the benefit of the public library, and
how much per head.
Article Is.
To see if the town will vote to provide
spittoons for the stairway in Centennial
Hall.
Article 10th.
To see if the town will vote to effectual-
ly erase the inscriptions on the guide
boards in town, and what methods shall
be employed.
Article 18th.
To see if the town will vote to accept
as gift piano for use in town hall and
to keep the same in order.
Article 18TH
To see if the town will vote to furnish
and equip another grocery store at the
Lower Corner, and what sum of money
you will raise for the anne.
Article 18th.
To see if the town will vote to pension
old maids and raise the money for the
same by tax on bachelors and dudes
with high collars.
Article goth.
To see if the town will vote to grant
municipal suffrage to men, and in case it
is granted to engage all the sawdust made
at the two mills at Upper Gloucester for
use at town meetings.
Article 21st.
To see what sum of money the town
will vote to raise to provide some amuse-
ment to call out larger delegation of
men and boys at the band stand at Upper
Gloucester and in front of the grocery
stores at the Lower Corner.
Article 22rd.
To see if the town will vote to send an
able woman to the Third House of the
Legislature next assembling in Augusta
to urge the appropriation of 5000 for
the erection of club house at Gloucester
Lower Corner.
Article 23rd.
| To see if the town will vote to have all
rubbish dumped on the sides of the road
near the Lower Corner.
Article oath
To see if the town will vote to furnish
| boats on Sabba' D'y.Pond and fish enough
| to go around May 1st, 1898.
Article 25th.
To see if the town will vote to send
High School pupils to schools out of
town, and what arrangements you will
make.
| Article Goth.
To see how the town paupers and those
likely to become town paupers during
the coming year shall be supported.
The selectwomen give notice that they
will be in session at Town House for the
purpose of revising and correcting the list
of voters at 7sso'clock in the evening on the
day of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty
third day of May, A. D. eighteen hun
bred and ninety seven.
CHARLOTTE W. REED,
HARRIET FRANCES THAYER,
ROSE G. MORGAN,
Selectwomen of New Gloucester.
A Prominent western newspaper re-
I n 4,a