Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-15
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The Business at the An
nua| Town Meeting,
The Grange Receives -Four
Membership Applications.
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Personal Mention and Various To-
cal Matters Of Interest.

The annual town meeting was held
i in Union hall Monday with good
attendance of voters. The meeting
was called to order by Clerk 7. E.
| Getchell. J. W. Manson presided as
moderator. The following necessary
officers were elected: Selectmen, over
seers of poor and assessors, 5. II.
Frost, F.. F.. Pennell. Charles F. Seek
ms; treasurer, Henry F. Libby; water
commissioner, w. l.. Frost; town agent.
Harry r. Coolidge; members of school
board, C. S. Coffin to take the place of
J. NJ. Chalmers retiring; road COM
missioner. l.. II. Willis: auditor, o. H.
Drake; trustee public library, F. r.
Smith. Other minor officers are to be
chosen by the selectmen.
The appropriations: Support of
schools, $500; salary school board, $50:
support and maintenance of schools
$4,000; support of poor. $1,000; repairs
of roads and bridges. $500: school text
books. $780, insurance and appliances
for school buildings, $500; repairs on
school buildings, $500; for Free High
school it was voted to expend $500.
the amount of $1100 to be raised by
taxation. Defrayirg other town
charges, 1850, $75 of this amount to
be used for Memorial service: Free
Public library. 5000: repairs of sewers.
5000: amount to be. expended under
the direction of the selectmen break
ing of roads. $500: hydrant rental and
service, $500; interest on Indebtedness,
5000; State roads. $500: abatement
and discount on taxes, $500.
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well the iron bridge which he built and
which crosses the river on Hunnewell
avenue near the Bryant mill property
and to pay him the sum of $4,000, to
be paid in three equal payments of
$1,000 each year beginning with this
year, he to give a deed of the bridge
from the east end Of the bridge to De-
troit avenue.
For the care and Improvement of
the cemetery. $1,000. In connection
with this article committee compris-
ing +. A. Porter, F.. C. Bryant and c.
{. Chandler were chosen to look after
the future interests of the cemetery
and to expend the appropriation raised
The question of charging the burying
ground is to be considered as there are
only five vacant lots at the present
time.
Making of concrete and gravel side
walks. Sl490: repairs on streets, $500;
sewer on Bates street, $500.
Three parcels of land were accepted
for streets.
Voted to repair and maintain the
bridge across the Sebasticook river on
the private way leading from North
Main street past the A. J. Melvin
blacksmith shop to the mills of the
Universal Package Company, and 5000
was appropriated for the repairs on
bridge
1t was left in the hands of a COM
mittee to take action in regard to Sc
curing an overhead bridge across the
, tracks of the Maine Central Railroad
| near the freight depot.
Voted to pay A. T. Randlett $276 which
wan contracted and paid by said Rand
lett on roads and bridges during the last
year and not allowed by the selectmen
| Voted to amend rule Is of the Pittsfield
water works by inserting quarterly in
place of semi-annual payments.
Frank Weeks, the lowest bidder. bid
| ding II mills, was elected collector of
taxes
i Voted that discount of per cent be
allowed on taxes paid before Aug. /. 1910
and discount of per cent. on or he.
fore Nov /.
Interest at per cent. will be charged
on all unpaid taxes on or before Jan. ]
, 1911. The collector is 10 settle in ful