Putnam patriot., 1911-10-20
Town Meeting Held Monday

Town Meeting Held Monday
 The adjourned town meeting was held in Union hall Monday afternoon. There were about 75 present. A gem eral feeling seemed to pervade the meeting that something should be done to curtail the expenses of the town and in every instance where amendments were made reducing the amount of the appropriation in the original motion the amendment was carried. The
 meeting went so far as to vote a ten mill tax when assured by the SC. lectmen that this would fall short by S6 ,000 of raising a sufficient sum to meet running expenses.
 It was voted to authorize the select men to borrow such sums of money as necessary to meet current expenses of the town.
 A motion was made to appropriate the sum of LOGO for the repair of high. ways. An amendment was offered by A. |. Morse that the selectmen be in- structed to hire other teams to work on the roads than their own. In speak Ing on the amendment he said that he thought 1t an injustice to other owners of teams not to be given chance to let their teams for this purpose. Dr. LaRue, member of the board of select men, said that he thought 1t an in- justice to the selectmen not to be al- lowed to use their teams as they were spending their time for the interests of the town and he thought they should have the right to use the teams. It was stated that the using of their own teams by the selectmen could be en joined as it was illegal The motion was carried as amended,
 The next matter taken up was that of an appropriation for the High school, common schools and the teach. ing of music. Attorney Torrey, secre- tary of the school board, said that last year S22, 900 was appropriated, and 1t was found that the appropriation was over run by ST, but that on the other hand out of the 5000 appropriated for the repairs at the smith street school some 500 had been saved. This year the expense would be greater. An eN- perienced janitor was necessary for the new High school at a cost of S750, the coal bill would be $500 to s3oO more, the domestic science teacher would cost S450, and increases in teachers salaries another S200, and supplies Tor the domestic science department an other S200. There would toe in all about Sl ,S50 increase at the High school. At the Israel Putnam school there was one grade less, making one less teacher, and by dropping three $500 teachers, hiring one $500 teacher and having the principal teach made a saving of S92s. High school also need ed piano. He moved that a sum of S24, ,oo0 be appropriated for schools. An amendment making the appropriation S.,3, 900 was offered and the motion was carried as amended.
 SEQ was appFoPnateu TOT the oo' servanee of Memorial day.
 S3O0 was appropriated for A free bed at the Day kimoall hospital and Sl00 for the Woman s Board.
 N. A. Ballard moved the appropria, tion of Sl, POO for the public library. This was amended by a motion to make il Sl ,0O0. Mir, Ballard explained that the actual expense of running the library of S926.2l and an appropriation of sl,o00 would leave nothing for books. The amendment was carried. l
 S45 was voted tor the care of the Old 1 cemetery.
 The clause to authorize the seleetmen to repair bridges with concrete was tabled after considerable discussion