The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-08

discussion in which Mr.. Hcokbert, Mr.
McCann and others took part and 1t took
a poll of the house to determine the ques-
ton. Thiry-nine voted IA the affirmative
ana go n The negative on the proposition
to appropriate $500 for this purpose.
| DR.. Brown moved that $4,000 be raised
for Improvements of the East dlgh
street school. building.
| Mr.. Small thought they were raising
too much money and if it kept on they
should be obliged to stop raising child
| rem. He urged them to call halt on
issuing more notes, even if they went
with one shirt
Mr.. Pickett thought school facilities
necessary but that they might rent a
place.
| DR.. Browns motion was rejected.
1t was voted that $500 be raised for fur
nishing the second story room in District
No. 8.
Mr.. Haskell vigorously opposed the arti.
Gle calling for the discontinuance Of the
school in District No. 10 so.called. CAP.
plause)
| DIR. Brown said the average attendance
of pupils was only 10 of which the town
Of Scarboro had four and refused to pay
it's amount of expense. The average cost
was s43 pupil.
Mr.. Chase agreed with Mr.. Haskell.
The article was postponed.
| 1t was voted that $500 for compensation
for the town treasurer; and s125 to deco
rate the graves of soldiers and sailors be
appropriated.
It was voted to dismiss the article to
raise the deficiency of $l7.07 in the Ne.
mortal Day account; to dismiss the article
to elect truant officers. $1,000 for support
of almshouse was appropriated.
The question of putting hydrant on
"Skunks'' hill provoked discussion and
the residents there thought that paying
f OF water they ought to have it.
MIR. Bnrstow, resident of the town OF
Gray, attempted to speak and his right to
do SO was questioned. He was ruled out
of order, although protesting more love
for the Cape than Gray.
The cost of hydrant was talked over
and the motion was made that the town
raise 500 to provide the hydrant and il
carried.
The proposition to pay B. B. Woodbury.
4 $3.50 for land taken on Summit street.
was dismissed. The article to extend the
water main on Evans street, was dis.
missed, also the article to lease offices in
the new Masonic building.
i The question of removing the trees Mt
tKnightvilIe was unanimously dismissed.
The motion was then made. seconded and
adopted: "That the seleotInen are here by
authorized and instructed to con fer
with the management of the Portland
and Cape Elizabeth Electric Railway end
endeayor to mutually effect the removal
of one track on Bridge street from the
county line to Cottage and Hannaford
roads and report at next meeting
| Articles 38, 80 and 40 were dismissed
| but the proposition to prevent an iDvas-
| ion of the shores by the clam diggers Of
| Scarboro was adopted.
| 1t was voted to appropriate $500 to build
Smith street in Willard.
The article to raise the sum of 81 1893. 1
! for deficiency in common schools account
| brought Mr.. Heckbert to his feet and he
wanted to know why the committee kept
piling up deficiencies: "Say to this COM
mites that when their appropriations
are exhausted no more bills should
1 be contracted
| MIR. Boyd thought that the school COM
mittse were sstoo foxy"
| Mr. Chase thought that before they put
music in the school they had better get in
some mathematics.
| Mr.. Tilton--I don't see why this excess
of appropriation should appear in the
warrant
It was voted to take this amount out of
the school appropriation for the present
year.
| Articles a and 45 were dismissed and
! these deficiencies are to be taken OUT of
this years appropriations
! Mr.. Tilton moved that all deficiencies
in article 46 except that pertaining to the
| out poor accounts be taken out of this
years. appropriations-$1. 375.07, the de-
| fioiency in poor accounts, to be appro
/ priated. The motion was carried. :
MIR. Haskell referred to the four fire
4 companies in the different districts and
spoke of the efforts of the mem bers assist
| ed by the ladies to get apparatus. He re-
ferred to the action of these brave men
and the way south Portland had looked
on without rendering town assistance.
Bills came from Portland for assistance
4 in case of fire, and the fire boys''o of this
town should be helped along.
> Mr.. Small, e member of the Knight
! vile hose company, wanted the voters to
rememb Der that the appropriation was not
solicited ('sMr. Small has been memb Der
only three MONTHS came from specta-
tor
Mr.. Bradford agreed with Mr.. Small
and thought the members of the fire COM
panies did not want any help.
Mr. Spear, member Of the Ferryfire
company, said it was q great tag on the
members of the fire company to supply
apparatus, ETC., and hoped the motion
would carry.
Mr.. TiIton-"I think that the men who
SO bravely defend lis from fire should be
in come way rewarded"
| Il was voted to compensate members of
these companies SO cents an hour when
actually employed in fighting fires
| The matter of limiting the time that
taxes shall be abated on permanently
located manufactures was then taken up
and dismissed.
| 1t was voted to instruct the selectmen
to employ physician for the almshouse
and out poor and that overseers of the
poor be Instructed to invite proposals
from resident physicians, giving the
choice to lowest bidder with of course,
the right to reject any bid.
| Article so was dismissed
Article 81, to extend the water main on
Middle street. was discussed and it was
decided that the seiectmen report on the
matter ut a later IN citing.
| The reports OF tine selectmen on the petit
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