The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-24
Town Meeting.


met at Engine Hall, last Saturday ate e.
noon, at , O'clock, heard the report
OF their committee as to available lots
Tor town hall, defeated the motion 10
buy the Chase and Moore lots, passed
over all articles presented except Attic :
VII, and under this appointed COM
mittee OF five to investigate the whole
SUI l1ct and report at the next annual
town meeting.
AT O'Clock, the hour TO which the
meeting of Saturday, August 5, had e n
adjourned, the moderator, l.. L. Walton,
called the meeting to order and stated
that the report Of the committee ap-
pointed for the purpose of making GER
tain Investigations as to lots available
for town building, would be received.
g. ii. Webb. as member of this commit
tee, stated that the Chase and Moore lots
together, in siz' 9S by l25 feet, could be
purchased for $4,000; it was their opinion
that the lot adjoining the Moore lot on
the east, owned by Mrs. VIVA Hill,
could be bought for $1,000 The Otdwav
lot, 81 by 100 feet, corner Madison ave
nue. and Russell streets, could be pur-
chased for $1,000. The Fisher, Brown
and Seveno lots, corLer Water and Court
| streets, 62 by Sc feet, were for sale at n
total price of $40, 500, this including the
| right 10 make use of the brick wall az
the western end of the present Brown
! block on Water street as a part of the
proposed town building.
The committee also submitted a prop
osition in writing from E. n. Merrill, as
follows:
|, Edward \. Merrill, in behalf Of Skowhe-
/ gan Hall Association, submit to the COM
mttee appointed by the town the following
propositions:
will provide the town of Skowhegan with
a hall for town meetings and elections, not
including political caucuses, either in form OF
an opera house or with suitable raised seats
upon level floor also provide for the use OF
the town officers four rooms, two of which
shall not be less than 1918 in the clear and
two not less than 7xIo ia the clear, together
with vault for town purposes not less in
floor surface than AXIS, the hall or opera
| 'iSN'N " nav a oNaliiiS Capacity vi HOl 1893
than 1000, also water closet and stool to be
used in common, furnish heat, light and
water for the same, all situate upon the sec.
ond floor Of a contemplated block to be built
on the site of the Skowhegan Hall Associa-
ton block on Water and Russell streets, for
the term Of fifty years from January !, 1905
in consideration that said town shall pay as
rent therefor sum equal to all taxes assessed
| on ai1 -; 1 TO- 1
dition thereto $1,000 per annum, said $1,000
to be paid quarterly on the first days of Jan
uary, April, July and October during said
term, after the same is ready for occupancy
conditioned that no smoking shall be allowed
in said hall at any time.
Skowhegan, Aug. 10, 1905.
L. y. MERRILL,
For Skowhegan Hall Asso.
The report of the committee was &C.
cepted
The motion of r. W. Brown, made at
the session of August 5th, whereby the
selectmen were directed to purchase the
Chase and Moore lots, at price not to
exceed $4,000, was taken from the table
and discussed at length. The motion
was favored by r. w. Brown, Jefferson
Savage, and NJ B. Heselton, and oppos-
ed by c. A. Ross, E. E. Greenwood, c.
Il. Gardner and others. Among the
gentlemen, besides those Just mentioned
who participated in the discussion, were
j. c. Griffin, Calvin Cleveland, F. P.
Pencil, Sllas Leland, G. A. Marston
and G. w. Cover. These gentlemen
d ffered somewhat upon many points
brought up, but in the main all of them
were averse 10 the purchase OF any lot al
this time or of accepting the proposition
made by Mr.. Merrill. DR.. j. N. merrill
spoke with considerable earnestness il
favor of the offer made to the town by
f. N. Merrill and, upon being called Oh
Mr.. K. n. Merrill spoke at length, Civ
ing financial history of the Skowhegar
Hall Association, and demonstrating
from his standpoint, the individuality OF
the town building building on its owr
account. AT just four O'Clock, after
practically Two hours of discussion, Mr.
Browns motion to buy the Chase anC
Moore lots was finally put to vote and
declared defeated, without division.