The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-03-11
SKOWHEGAN'S ANNUAL MEETING
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Attendance Results Appropriations Exceed by
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The first town meeting to assemble
in Skowhegan's New Municipal
Building came to order at ten O'Clock
on Monday forenoon last, town clerk,
G. Milton Lambert reading the open
ing paragraph of the warrant under
which the voters were notified to as
semble. On call for votes for moder-
ator, The meeting instructed the clerk
to cast ballot for L. L. Walton and
this gentleman, thus elected without
opposition, came forward and quail
fed by taking the prescribed oath.
The first motion offered was made
by Roy l.. Marston to the effect that
Article SO be taken up at once. AS
Article SO was to see if the town would
vote to combine the office of town
clerk and tax collector it was obvi-
ously proper that that point should
be settled before these offices were
filled. There was no objection by
anyone to early action on Article SO
but as to what to do hereunder there
was much discussion. 1t finally set
tied down to a disposition to combine
the two officers and offers were re-
ceived by Messrs E. f. Fairbrother,
G. Milton Lambert and Frank p. Pen
m nrfn Inf f,ff
for $3.50 per year, keeping Office hours
of from nine to twelve a. m. and from
two to five p. M. every week day
from November to January, and four
days in q week the balance of the
year. The offer included the provis-
ion that all fees and other compensa-
tion connected with the two offices,
other than the fixed sum of $3.50,
should be turned into the town treas
ury. The offers being received it was
result as follows:
Whole number of votes, 472
Necessary for choice, 237
E. F. Fairbrother, 81
F. p. Pennell, 70
G. Milton Lambert, 500
1t was subsequently voted that the
moderator cast the vote of the town
! for e. M. Lambert as tax collector,
he to collect the taxes, and give bond
etc, under conditions substantially
the same as prevailed last year, his
completing the union of the two Off
GERS as contemplated by Article SO.
While the ballots for town clerk
were being counted it was moved to
proceed to the election of selectmen.
As there was no candidate in oppos-
ition to the reelection of Il. Francis
Parker, the clerk was instructed to
cast the ballot of the meeting for him,
and he was declared elected. The
same procedure was made use of in
the choice of A. II. Wyman for second
selectman, but when it came to the
third place on the board it appeared
that there were two candidates, G
Wallace Nash, for reelection, and r.
III. Townsend who had announced his
candidacy for this position some
weeks previously. Mr.. Nash was re-
elected, receiving 243 votes to 143
cast for Mr.. Townsend.
George e. Sampson was reelected
treasurer without opposition.
The question of Town Agent Oh
legal adviser was then taken up the
names of George w. Cover and Clar
ence 3. Hight being placed in nomin
alton. The result was the election o
Mr.. Cover by vote of 1876 to 124 cas-
for Mr. Hight.
The usual vote was passed withou
opposition making the three select
men, chosen as above noted, also as
SCISSORS and overseers of the poor
There was no division of sentimen,
on the Office of Town Auditor anC
Frank A. Nolin was reelected. The
choice of q member of the schoo
board was disposed of in the same
manner, the clerk casting the ballo
of the meeting for the reelection O
Thomas B. Lord for the term of three
years.
1t was then voted to proceed to the
election of road commissioner I'M
der article three and a very lively
contest was at once precipitated be
tween George I'll. Webb, who has filled
the Office for several years past, anc
Michael st. Ledger, who has severa
times been a candidate in opposition
to Mr.. Webb.
Mr.. Webb proved to be the choice
of the meeting, getting 260 votes tC
ITO cast for Mr.. ST. Ledger.
Mrs. Sarah l.. Eaton was reelected
member of the Park, Commission
for three years and vote was passed
that all officers, not alre ady elected
should be appointed by the selectmen
this closing all business relative to
the election of town officials.
George w. Cover took the floor at
this time to ask that article 2S, rela-
tive to supplying the town with water
be taken up. The speaker explained
that, III his opinion, the charter al
ready pending before the legislature,
which had been introduced with the
hope of aiding in the solution of
Skowhegan's water problem, would
be of very little use in its present
form, but that it could be amended if
action could be taken at once. He
then submitted a motion in writing
providing that this charter should be
amended 80 that Skowhegan Water
District can proceed to supply itself
with water for both domestic and fire
purposes. The motion however pro-
vides that this charter shall not be
made use OF if the Skowhegan Water
Co., having placed itself in condition
to supply the needs of the commun-
| ity, makes a contract with them for
! the service. A committee consisting
of the selectmen with L. l.. Walton,
Frank R. Steward, @. j. Abbey, w.
II. Wildes, w. p. Ordway, j. P. Mer-
rill, R. T. Patten, John K. Mcclellan,
Frank P. Pennell, Daniel Lewis, DR.,
w. s. Stinch field, A. E. Bison, II. l..