The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-16

Mr.. Parker WAS declared elected.
On motion OF G. A. Mafston the usual
votes were passed making the three
selectmen ASSESSORS and overseers OF the
poor and directing them to appoint all
other officers required by law to be ar
nually chosen.
Mrs. c. A. Weston was then reelected
park commissioner for the term of three
years, Mr.. Marston making the motion
that the town clerk cast the ballot OF the
meeting to that effect.
The meeting had now chosen every
town officer with the exception Of the
collector of taxes, and yet quite por-
ton of an hour WAS left before dinner,
and article fifth, relating to money Tor
WAS taken up. The recon-
mendation of the seleetmen WAS for
81, 500 to be raised under this article for
making and repairing highways, but up
on the suggestion of Commissioner Geo.
H. Webb, that a new road machine was
required this year the sum Of $3.50 was
added for this purpose making the total
amount 81 $50.
The State road came in for attention
under article sixth, the selectmen having
recommended that $500 be raised on thi+
account. Mr.. c. A. Marston wished to
be told where the State road was and 10
formation WAS furnished by l.. G..
Emery and s. H. Bradbury that the
county commissioners had established
the road from Canaan town line to this
village, and continuing on to the Fair
field town line over the Middle road. as
the State road. This was done under an
enactment of recent years which secures
the cooperation of the State With any
town that will designate one of its high
ways as the State road and make i'm.
provements of permanent nature there.
on each year. The recommendation Of
the selectmen WAS followed and $500
was voted, one-half of which will be
paid back to the town by the state.
The sum OF 1900 as recommended by
the selectmen was raised for bridges and
culverts on motion Of G. A. Ross, there
being no division of sentiment. The two
succeeding articles were treated in the
same manner, SO, 500 being raised for
snow roads and 1000 for support of
poor and town expenses, c. A. MarstOn
making the motion in both instances and
the sums being in accord with recon-
mendations by the selectmen.
On being called on under article tenth
with regard to sewering East Leavitt
street, Geo. II. Webb stated that the
sewer was needed and $50 feet OF 8 inch
pipe should be laid. He estimated the
expense at 1910 and this sum was voted
on motion of c. w. Day. Commissioner
Webb also reported that a sewer was
necessary on Poplar street and that $50
feet should be laid at an estimated ex-
pense OF $3.50. This amount was accord.
iDgly raised on motion OF G. A. Marston
under article eleventh.
Under the following article Mr.. Webb
WAS called on for information with re-
gard to the sewer wanted to drain Mil
burn street, and at his suggestion f. E.
Greenwood took the floor. Mr. Green
wood stated that this street sloped
toward the west and that there was a
valley 10 Its rear that sloped in the
opposite direction and terminated in a
brook which emptied into the Kennebec
river at the Eddy. so far as his investi-
cation had extended be had not been
able to devise better plan than to
sewer both the street and valley, dis
charging into the bed OF the brook lust
mentioned and eventually extending the
sewer 10 the river II it was found necee-
sary. The sewer in the valley would
serve a double purpose for it would
drain a piece OF swsmpY ground and
would cross several streets and serve as
the trunk line for any sewers establisht d
on them. He estimated the cost of a
sewer for the length OF the street and
the valley at So, ZOO and the additional
cost of continuing the sewer To the
kennebec river, if required, at 500
After remarks by +. n. Merrill and
others vote was taken to pass over the
article which the chair declared carried,
but this vote was doubted and {. A
Marston urged that the subject required
more attention. whereupon a committee
was appointed, consisting of GEO. H.
Webb, f. f. Greenwood aud l.. W.
Weston TO investigate the matter and r.
poTt at a subsequent meeting.
The moderator then read article
thirteenth
90 see what action the town viii take
IN regard 10 providing offices and safe
~ vault tor keeping the luWn records,
and also for plaee To- hold public meet
ings Of the town"
{. A. Marston took The floor and stated
that TINS was the most important bust
ness To come before the meeting and that
he was anxious that it receive the most
careful attention. He therefore asked
that j i. Merrill, Nathan Fowler and
l.. w. Weston be appointed committee
to nominate Il committee of three who
should, IL accepted by the meeting, make
a careful investigation as to the needs OF
the town and report at subsequent
meeting. Mr.. Weston urged that this
the nominating committee be in
structed TO report committee of seven
members but Mr.. Marston stated that
his experience had taught him that
large committees were unwieldly and
that more could be accomplished by
threethan by larger number, aud this
opinion prevailed. Later in the day
this nominating committee reported G.
A. MarstOD, A. X Butler and 4. Il.
Viles as the gentlemen to make the in
vestigation required and they were ac-
copied by the meeting.
After brief discussion the sum Of
81 200 was raised for grading and macad,
the street across the Island.
Five hundred dollars was raised for
the repair Of cemeteries. This is 5000
more than the recommendation of the
selectmeu and 5000 10 excess of the