Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-15
Important Business al
Annual Town Meeting.
Fa'hsr Jouvin Suffers a Shock
---Qeath Of David ". Withee.
0rle Brasier Pleads nolo Con.
tendere TO Forgery Charge.

The voters of SkOWhegan decided by
their vote at the annual town meeting
Monday that they did not want a city
form Of government. Judging from the
sentiment of the voters preesnt it VIII
apparently be a long time before the
town adopts city form of government.
They did, however, vote to adopt Ger
tain. recommendations. which would
change the present form of town gov
eminent.
a committee was appointed at the
annual meeting Of 1903. composed OF
the following citizens: e. N. Merrill
Lewis Anderson, j. w. Packard, l.. l..
Walton, F. w. Bucknam, r. r. Warn
and e. f.. NcNeele This committee
was instructed to investigate the adj
visibility of adopting city form OF
government and report at the next an
nual meeting. Today a report was CIV
On az directed by the committee. the
report stated that the committee had
fonnd that in nearly every case where
q town Of this size had adopted city
form Of government return fiad ai'''
wards been made to the town form OF
government. r. n. Merrill. tn1 chalf-
man Of the committee stated that he
had found that under city FORM OF
government the municipal. expenses
were 50 per cent. more than uhder
town form of government.
\ unanimous vote was passed 10
adont the recommendations made in
the committees report, which was IN
substance as follows: That 20 repre-
sentative citizens should be appointed
nv the selectmen not later than 10 days
after the annual town meeting, "nlch
committee should discuss and make
recommendations upon any ana an
questions coming before the town. Ihat
this committee should hold meetings
from time to time to discuss questions
relating 10 the town business and two
weeks before the annual meeting take
IN the town warrant and make recon-
rneDdations at the town meeting rela-
tive to all the articles. 1t was also
recommended that the town warrant
should be posted two weeks before the
annual meeting and that citizens
should have an opportunity to come be-
fore the committee of 20 and discuss
any matters relative to town business.
The end of the fiscal year was recon-
mended as Jan. 81 instead of its pres
cnt ending.
The meeting was exciting and the
Opera house was crowded nearly all
day. The contest commenced with the
selection of moderator. l.. l.. walton
has mad the undsputed and unanimous
vote for nearly 20 years for this once.
The people seemed to be determined
to have some change in nearly every
tn;ng this year and Hon. f. n. Merrill
was elected moderator by large ma
iority. The town clerk. c. NJ Lambert,
was reelected without any opposition.
The real fight came in the election OF
LIST selectman. There were two candl-
dates up for the Office, Francis Park
err, who has held the office of select
man for 10 years. and S. H. Bradbury,
who has been in Office The result of
the first ballot was in favor of X. r.
Parker, he having 351 votes to Brad
bury, $780, w. H. Wildes was elected
% selectman over A. II. Wyman. The
vote was SOB to 1862. The Office of Sd
selectman went to II. N. Pratt by a
vote of ST. to pol The other officers
chosen were: Town agent, George w.
Cover; treasurer George Sampson;
auditor, r. A. Nolin. DR.. w. S. Stinch-
field was reelected a member of the
school board for three years; park
commissioner, Miss Louise Coburn
Miss Gertrude Weston was chosen to
serve as park commissioner for the
unexpired term caused by the death of
Mrs. Clementine Weston.
1t required two ballots to elect
road commissioner. On the first ballot
there were three candidates, George
II. Webb. Edgar l.. Ford and Michael
ST. Ledger. Webb had about go votes
Ford had about 27O and St. Ledger had
about 200. St. Ledger withdrew and on
the second ballot Edgar l.. Ford was
elected by about 100 majority.
The following amounts were raised by
opprnnriafiop.