The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-03-11

fully as might be desired and con-
ference was called at Hotel Coburn
on Friday evening to discuss the town
business thus proposed. About forty
citizens assembled for the purpose
but 1t was soon apparent to everyone
that Information was not at hand to
form basis for clear discussion of
many Of the articles. As the time to
| intervene before townmeeting was SO
brief, it was decided to ask the citi-
zens, on Monday morning, to adjourn
the meeting for one week, first APP
pointing a committee to study the
town warrant, and charging them
with the duty of submitting their
recommendations at the meeting Of
the following Monday. This plan
was opposed by quite large element,
seemingly including the members of
the Fire Department, almost without
exception, and by proportion from
the farming section of the town. The
consent of the meeting could not be
obtained for one weeks adjournment
and 1t was finally decided to adjourn
Tor the noon hour, to assemble again
at one thirty p. m. On coming to-
gether at that time the question ad
Journlng to the following Monday, for
the purposes of having the warrant
studied by committee of investiga-
ton. was again taken up and finally
disposed of in the negative
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
After declaring its rmination to
continue the session, there yet re-
manned SO articles to be acted upon
the work of the forenoon having dis :
posed of but four of the So in the war
rant Everyone seemed to realize
the amount of work to be done and
business proceeded very rapidly. In
general the appropriations were made
on the recommendation of the town
officers and such articles as did not
come before the town with recon
mendations from them were decided
one way or the other without lengthy
discussion.
1t was voted to supply the Park,
Grammar, Lincoln, Garfield and High
schools with spring or aqueduct water
and $50 was raised for the purpose
This contemplates the plan at present
employed of having the water taken
to these buildings in five gallon bot
ties, from day to day as needed. The
article calling for fire extinguishers
for the High, Lincoln, Garfield and
Park schoolhouses was disposed by
instructing the school committee to
do as they deem best.
1t was voted to build sidewalks, sc
called for under various articles, on
Bloomfield street, Madison avenue to
and above Russell Road, Turner
avenue, and on Center street, The
article calling for sidewalk on tine
Waterville Road (Nutter HID, was
passed over.
AS to new streets or street extern
sions, the meeting voted to builG
from the present terminus of Turner
avenue to intersect with Alder street
a short piece of thoroughfare at ar
estimated cost of $50. In relation tC
this extension it was provided, how
ever, that no claim for land damage
was to be presented. Articles in re-
lation to matchmaking High street
! from North avenue to Water street
and for the acceptance OF Dartmouth
street in Edgewood park, were passed
over. The proposition to have the
street records of the town assem- bleC
in book to be kept for the purpose
also met with similar fate. The
meeting did not seem to pass this by
because the idea was not a good one
but the impression prevailed that il
/ was one of the things that could bt
deferred and that it was wise to ALLOW
1t to wait i'll view of the fact that the
appropriations of this year were sure
10 exceed previous years i'll ANY
event.
The meeting voted $3.50 to complete
sewer in the vicinity of MilburI
street, and 5000 to build a sewer from
North avenue, through a court just
south of the residence of Cyrus For
tier, to a suitable point for its dis
charge. The proposition for sewer
on West Front street, westerly from
Pine street, was passed over.
1t was voted to establish an arc
light at the junction of East Front anC
Factory streets, and to establish in.
candescent lights on Summer anG
Dinsmore streets, and Oh Madison
avenue near Cold Brook hill. The
articles calling for new street lights
on West Front street and French
street were passed over.
1t was voted to complete the new
barn at the town farm and $1,000 was
appropriated for the purpose.
In relation to compensation fol
fireman Harry Jackson, injured while
on duty at the Hotel Oxford fire, the
meeting made an appropriation OF
$500. E. n. Merrill presented a
claim for compensation for his house
which was blown up by dynamite
during the Hotel Oxford Fire, and the
town finally voted that the amount to
be paid should be left to committee
of three carpenters, c. \. Plummer
Fred l.. Pooler and III. B. Goodwin
The selectmen are authorized to hire
the amount necessary to pay the sun
thus awarded.
There were several articles pertain
ing to fire protection, placed in the
warrant by the committee appointed
by the town to investigate this sub
ject, at the annual meeting of 1905, ct
which f. Z. Greenwood was chair
man. On these propositions the town
voted to authorize the selectmen TO
appoint a fire commission to appoint
all officers in the Fire Department
and to have supervision of all matte RS
pertaining to fire protection, also TO
accept a new code of by laws foE the
conduct of the Fire Department. The
recommendation of the investigating
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