The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-16
PROMPTLY

Equitable Life Assurance Society.
PORTLAND. MAINE.
town accept the gift as stated and 1t was
unanimously carried. No further action
WAS taken at this time under This article
but later in the day Levi W. Weston
made the very appropriate motion that d
vote of thanks be passed TO the donors
named In the article for their noble and
generous gift aad 1t wae passed With evi.
dent enthusiasm.
The votes to raise $500 to be expended
in the improvement OF Coburn park, un-
der direction Of the park commissioners
and the vote Of $500 for the Free Public
Library. to be expended under the drec.
| ton of the trustees of Bloomfield Ac4de-
nv, were readily passed.
The following sums were raised for
schools with very little discussion and
with no opposition.
Schools, salaries, fuel. etc, 5000
School supplies, 600
! School books, 900
lilBh school, 2,SDo
Repairs and furnishings, I,sso
These were IN exact accord with recon-
mendations of the school committee and
| precisely the same as were raised for
these items last year, with the single ex.
ception OF the sum Of 81 800 for repairs
and furnishings, this being an Increase Of
$500 over the preceding year. B. A
Sawyer explained for the committee that
the Increase was recommended to pro-
vide for changing the water closets Of
the High school building to the basement
an Improvement that could not longer be
delayed.
Il was voted that the compensation to
be paid the superintendent OF schools be-
| left with the school committee and as 10
vote to the contrary WAS passed the com
mttee will also be charged with the duty
OF appointing the superintendent OF
schools as we'll as fixing his salary.
II was voted to pay each member of
the school committee $50 for the ensuing
year.
The question Of additional compepsa-
ton 10 be paid John l.. Smith then came
before the meeting in much the same
form as 1t did at the town meeting Of
1904 and, after motion had been made
to pass over the article, Mr. Smith asked
for recognition and addressed the meet.
! ing until it WAS adj Durned for the noon
hour. Mr.. Smith is exceedingly pctur.
esque IN his appearance and possesses
some ability Ms speaker. He was lis
tened to with the repect due to man of
his years and it WAS the evident intention
OF the moderator and the wish of the
/ voters that he should have full opportun-
ity to be heard, but il seems that he fail
81 TO convince his hearers that additional
compensation WAS due him for, upon re-
assembling after dinner, it WAS voted to
pass over the article.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Cover presented the claim Of
Morris G. Proyencher for the loss OF his
horse, sleigh and harness, resulting as
alleged from a defect in the highway on
North avenue. George H. Webb was
cal ed upon and said that Mr.. Cover had
stated the case very much as 1t was but
that, nevertheless, he would not consider
that there WAS much OF a defect at the
| point in the street under discussion. AL
bert Holt was called upon and stated
that he thought the street was in proper
condition. He said that he knew OF the
drift mentioned but that there was ample
room to pass it il the proper course was
followed, On motion of b. F. Baker IL
was finally voted to instruct the select
men to make an honorable settlement
with Mr.. Provencher, il they could agree
| upon the amount, otherwise it was to be
referred to three referees to be agreed
upon by the selectmen and Mr.. Proven
cher.
| Under the article for widening and re.
pairing the bridge over Written brook
on Elm street there WAS quite a little
discussion. Commissioner Webb report
ed that S2500 10 $500 would be required
TO build suitable granite wall and cor
crete walk. The meeting seemed unwill.
ing to vote this sum and Mr., Webb stat
ed that plank walk could be construct
ed and supported on iron brackets for
from $500 to $500 and the larger Of these
two sums WAS raised under motion of c.
A. Ross and seconded by b. F. Baker.
II WAS voted TO appropriate 500 for
! matchmaking High street, this amount
having already been raised for the pur-
pose under vote passed in 1904 Il wa9
not expended the past season because
the construction of the South Channel
Bridge made it impraeticahle to haul the
crushed stone from the crusher on the
! South side.
/ WAS voted to pass over the article
with regard to the unsettled labor bills
ON account of the Wessertnsett bridge,
| built in 1903 . The question was asked
if there were any bills in connection
with the construction of Wesserunsett
/ Bridge for which the town was legally
| liable and the statement was made from
/ the floor that there were not and this was
/ not questioned.
A. X. Butler presented the facts with
regard to the sidewalk asked for from
Factory street along the River Road to
the Nutter place, stating that there were
! ten children from families living along
the proposed location that passed over
! this street on their way 10 school every
day. Geo. II. Webb stated that the dis
lance as asked for was 100 feet and that
a plank walk for that distance would
cost 1915. He recommended plank
walk from Factory street to the resi-
deace OF Henry Vlgue portion of the
distance only, and the meeting voted the
5000 which was his estimate of the cost.
| 10 view OF the fact that the town Md
! so located its highway on poplar street
as not to require the portion OF the street
which lies west Of line drawn one foot
/ from the west line OF the concrete of the
sidewalk as now located, ii was voted t.
discontinue this portion Of the street IN.
der article thirty.third. The location of
the street and walk and abuiipg proper.
ty were carefully explained by A. X.
Butler and K. +. Greenwood aud the
reason for this request made evident
and satisfactory to the meeting.
I 1t was voted
ITO accept from the devises OF Nhner
tuhurn and the heirs Of philander Co