The Portland daily press., 1898-03-15
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Farmers Spent Yesterday Discussing
Town Affairs.
Citizens Ticket was Elected and Much
business Transacted.

Citizens Ticket was Elected and Much
business Transacted.
The annual meeting of the voters Oh
the town of Cape Elizabeth was neiu
yesterday at Grange hall, and the hrs'
article acted on was the choice OF mooe-
rator which resulted in the election oi
Elgin G. Verrill, who received 46 votes,
and Chas. S. Jordan, 10 votes. Edward
F. Hill wal. made secretary and then FOL
lowed the election of town officers for the
ensuing year. G. e. Staples and Charles
Jordan acted as checkers and the voting
began at 10 o'clock a. M, and was con-
tinued to O'Clock p. m. ,iwhen the polls
were declared closed.
The following was the vote and the
successful candidates, most of whom are
Republicans, but were on the citizens
| ticket
Town Clerk-Edward f. Hill, 1873; Ma
thaniel Dyer, 2S.
Seleotmen, Assessors and Overseers OF
the Poor-Harry S. Jordan, 1856; Pomeroy
W. Jordan, 40; Alvah E. Poland. %;
Clement II. Staples, "A.
Collector OF Inxes-Hiram Staples. 157.
Town Treasurer-Edward Il. Hill, 1873;
Nathaniel Dyer, %.
experimenting School Committee
enjamin f. knight. 1877 Pomeroy W.
Jordan, 157; Edward F. Hill, l29.
| Road Commissioners-Albe rt f. Han
naford, 112; Elisha N. Jordan, A.
Town Agent-Elgin c. verrill, 1923;
Charles E. Jordan, 90.
AUDITOR Michael j. Peabbles, 1873; Il.
N. Jordan, %.
Truant Officers-Geo. E. Cushman, B.
| +. Knight.
Constables-Geo. E. Cushman, f. r.
| Files. Hiram Staples, W. J. Maxwell, ".
N. Adams, Thomas Dyer, N. l. Sawyer.
Following the election of town officers
came the consideration OF the other 90
articles embraced In the warrant and 1t
was voted that the printed report of the
own::officers be.aocepted.
Mr.. Nathaniel Dyer then called atten-
ton to deficiencies aggregating nearly
5000 shown in the summary of town farm
accounts, and wanted an explanation.
Mr.. Staples-''I have got. a good many
bullet holes in me now and stand ready
to receive more" And then he went on
to say that Mr.. Dyer was present when
| the figures were prepared and 1t there
| was anything wrong he was responsible
with others on the committee.
| Charles Jordan thought it was high
time to call halt on heavy expendi-
lures. Salaries of selectmen were on the
increase.
Mr.. Staples--The price is getting larger
because we are getting better men.
| Article was laid on the table.
The meeting then got down to the mat
ter of appropriations and the following
were authorized: $500 for support OF
schools; 500 for the support Of the poor;
$500 for making and repairing public
roads and bridges; $500 for winter and
spring bills.
Mr.. Peabbles next moved that the over
lays and supplements for lS95-96 and '97
BE appropriated for miscellaneous charges.
Mr. Staples thought this fund could
| best be used in liquidation OF the town
debt. The motion was lost
1t was then voted to raise 500 for mis-.
cellaneous town charges and $500 for
payment of interest.
Article was laid on the table.
1t was voted to pay the collector 2 per
cent for his services during the ensuing
year; also to raise s175 for collectors ser
vices fer the same period.
An abatement of per cent was au-
| thorized on all taxes paid within four
m onths after commitment of tax bills to
collector.
Voted to raise $50 for abatement on
taxes early paid; to pay the road commits
sioner 50 day Go hours day.; to raise
5000 for free high school instruction.
The selectmen were author. zed to issue
town notes for term not exceeding
two wears and to an amount not exceed
ing $1,000, to BIO used In payment of cnr-
rent expenses of the town, provided the
same becomes necessary during the en-
suing year.
Voted, to pay the same amount per
hour to men and teams for labor on the
public roads as last year; to pay tho
town treasurer $50 for services, and the
town clerk $35; to raise $25 for the decora-
ton of the graves Of sailors and sold
iers.
nation touching the $500. AZ town farm
deficiency for lS95-96-97, and asked where
certain sum came from which Mr..
John Dearborn paid out.
Mr. Staples-"Don't worry, Mr.. Jor-
dan, for there is no money left where
Dearborn got that specific sum-
The matter was finally disposed of by
anpropriating $500 for these deficiencies
and $500 additional were re-appropriated
from the town poor account to the ac-
count of deficiencies.
Voted, to raise $500 for repairs on school
house and $l00 for free text books.
The list of jurors was then accepted
and was as follows: J. W. Armstrong,
E. 1. Woodbury., ID. e. Dyer, A. ]. Hill,
C. II. A. Peabbles, W. j. Maxwell, @. @.
Jordan, j. G. Knight, E. N. Jordan G.
H. Brown, r. R. Prout, K. L. Jordan,
H. E. Jordan, L. A. Davis. Mr.. Staples
then read the report of the committee