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Ise Town MeetIar and EIeelion.


 sgoa of candidates because thefe was n question Of the success Of the Rspabii can ticket. The effort 70 seepfe iafg sote for liquor license VAS active an' persistent ali day, and carried tie ques ton by large majority, ls4-the lafg est in years.
 Itis.very apparent from the vot east that there were maBy of the yoier tha took no interest In the question e supervision of schools ss less than hal ssf them expressed their wishes npoi <his question. The majority favorin' supervision was 50. Putnam has al ways been proud of It's schools and th' xotefs have willingly voted thet money to maintain them at higf standard. II was the opinion of ths snaloflsy, as demonstrated by the yots oa Monday, that even better results would be obtained by having man especially fitted to have fuli charge sf the schools, devoting his whole time and energies 10 thai end. This in no ~ay reflects upon our school board or acting school visitor who have brought our schools up 10 their present high standard by giving freely of their time with but little or no fefnnnertion.
 Their efforts have received the high est praise from the citizens time and again when gathered in public meet ines of various kinds.
 The new Australian ballot used for fhe first time al this election, caused some difficulty and a little criticism. One hundred votes were rejected. Some had drawn lines through inc parfy ticket they did not wish 10 vote Tor, others had chst the ballot without any mark upon it, q efess in eue c0l- alnn or the other being necessary to Ilaye the soie count. One man andef- cook to east ballot from which he had torn the party candidates for whom he did mol wish to vote. He was of eourse prevented and new ballot furnished him These experiences were common thfoughout the state and were antiet- rated Ii Is estimated that from per cent to 20 per cent. of the votes cast in the state were thrown out on account of the unfamiliarlty of the voters with the new ballot In this city, however, IL made no difference in the result.
 The most important matter in the business meeting was meeting the Long bridge situation and the question was left until the last. The citizens are 10 be commended for their action in the matter. No sooner had the question been reached than there was a motion that the town build new bridge. This WAS carried without fl word ef protest and without q dissent. ing vote. The citizens of town and city have been making generous ap- pfoprlations for schools, sewers, and roads, and have voted 10 maintain their own public water system. These are all important matters tending to advancement and the tax payers have responded nobly shea called upon 10 meet each situation. They have de- cided each question in q broad minded far-sighted way looking to the future welfare of the town and city and not building for the immediate present.
 siood roads and bridges are the most valuable asset any town Of city can possess. | brings to the center those from the outlying districts much more Frequently, thus not only beneilting the center, but its environments as we'll. IL also tends to attract business enterprises for II denotes enterprise In the community. Putnam has ad- vanced many hundred per cent with. sn the last few years. Approaching the city from any point of the compass one now finds either macadam or hard gravel roads 10 the very heart of the city.
 Coming from the west side of the siyer one may cross on either ef three bridges. The Pomtret street and Prov. kdence street bridges. fine iron strae- xufes. The hfidge street bridge, for
 
 wears designated as thes. Long Bridge, ' has for some time pas, been tn a iilap. sdstsd condition, an eyesore, and the cause of s yearly expense for repairs. Et hss also had iis influence upon the surroundings, as the river bank Is in an ansightly condition. What grand improvement this will be to have a tine reinforced concrete bridge al this spoi.
 Il k the main avenue of entrance oI the growing towns to the west as well as . large population on the west side of the river within The city, and with the cooperation 1of the ahhutters nearby the whole neighboring section will become beauiitied as well a, aiiofding greater convenience and safety.
 These burdens voluntarily assumed by the taxpayers necessitated largel tsx and . is i-2 mill tax, an advance of J mills over the previous year, Wa, voted without dissentioa. The invest n.ent can out prove 2 good one as pro porty values will he greatly advanced by the many improvements now goins on, asad being city and Town of al msdexnrmpfovementsland conveninen .ces uiii attract oaisidersshere, The cit, ixeos,and taxpayers who assumed the