Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
TOWN MEETING TODAY.
Some Interesting Figures Compiled
from the 23d Annual Report.

| Today is Sr1owhegan's annual March
| meeting and it will be one of the most
| important held for number of years
| Their. has been much talk during the
| past 10 days of changes in the board
| Of Sclectmen and other officers and
| several candidates have been nominal
"a by the labor unions. All the old
| officers will be candidates again today
| and it would not be surprising if the
| entire Old board was reelected.
| From the SD annual report which will
| be submitted to the voters today 1t Wi!
be found that the total valuation of rea
and personal estate. both resident anu
nonresident. is $3,5Si,f95. This is an in.
crease over the valuation of one year ag.
of $3.50. The rate of taxation was 81
| On s1OG0 ard there are 1922 polls in town.
The receipts for the year from al
sources amounted to S105 42017 and the
total expenditures were So, 225S &c, Leaving
cash balance on hand on February e
of Sl0.1ee.Ol. This is larger than the bal
ance of one year ago by s16S3.41.
Among the larger expenditures are tn
following: Bridges and culverts S2i56.0
electric lights. s?11115: fire department,
si5l622; Highways S11Oi5.G7; hydrant rem.
tai. $3.50; interest. 'o5i1.5S; miscellaneous,
s3e9353; schools, s1S,2G531; sewers. $s465 81:
snow roads. $AS91i; town farm, s2l2717;
town officers bills, s515O4s; town lot, 80
O00; bridge loans, $500; engine hall loan,
$1,000: poor. s2o7oiS; State tax, ss7s7. 81 :
county tax, si74276
The liabilities of the town have in
creased the past year by $1,000. This
merged with the town. the latter assum-
ing the engine house loan of $4,000 and
the loan of $4,000 for the purchase of
the HeseltoH House lot where sometime
in the dim and distant future the town
will erect municipal building. The net
liabilities today are s561o7.40
During the year the property owned by
the town has jumped from valuation
OF $4,000 10 $500. This increase is OF
course due to the property which was
H7r1'er'y Il part of the village corpora
ton being turned over to the town.
The snlc"tmen make the following estI-
notes for the ensuing year: Highways.
$1,000; bridges and culverts. s&5O: sn W
roads, $500; support of poor and town
expenses, 5000: fire department. 5000; n 7.
drant rental. 5000; lighting streets. 3, OF.
The Coburn Park Commission exp.ndad
the appropriation made by the town and
what other money was received a total
of Sl20.f7 Much work was performed *
the park and much more IS needed Tho
Womans Aid Society expended during
the year for the help Of poor people who
receive no aid from the town sS73 &c. The
receipts came from the fund left by the
lat ex-governor Coburn and amounted to
$1,000 The society has balance en- hand
of s30ie1
The report of the librarian of the Co.
burn library is one that a town the sizA
of Skowhcsan should be ashamed Of. No
help was given it last year and as a re-
suit not new book has been purchased
since September. 1905. There were 11n2
less books loaned than the year before
and S10S less than two years before There
is too much work to be performed by ono
librarian and an assistant is needed. but
there is no money with which to hire
ono. The receipts for the year were
S2OO0.70 and the expenses s172 90 less than
that sum. The present value or the funds
of the Coburn Charity Bequest is s21-
Gil