The Press., 1911-04-12

and there were several surprises in the
 election. Rufus Murray was defeated
 for tax collector, and when Wm. Un-
 derwood heard the news he did not
 have 8 dry eye in his head from
 laughing. Sherm showed considerable
 strength for an invalid and came dow D
 the stretch like a rocket. The meet
 ing opened with Carlos M hol1ing
 the indicator. Mir Becker and Mir.
 OIosson were on the job, ani they
 certainly did play horse. MT. Olosson
 Is of the opinion that about 25 men
 an estimate. and as they run it faiIly
 well it is satisfactory on the whole.
 Still, when the rest of us want little
 thing ke thousand dollars to raise
 the salaries of the school teachers,
 the Reg ister questions the wisdom of
 being quite so strenuous in opposition.
 There could be an organization of
 Young Turks perfected locally that
 would be very unseemly at town
 ettipg time. It is a matter to be
 deplored (to use one of the stock sighs of the Springfield Republican, that
 Monson pays less to teachers than any
 town in the state, with one or two exceptions. This is dead wrong, and it is a good bet that it is going to be
 different. If it is not changed there
 will be few other changes made.
 The school committee showed good
 sense in raising the salary of Super
 intendent Wheeler, but bad poker in
 raising it blind without first looking the hand over. MT. Wheeler has the goods, emulates the bee in one of his most pleasing characteristics, and it
 is oinoh that if Monosn does not
 pay him his price some other town will when they learn how good he is. Still in the words of that good old
 bul lWalk of economy and fair play,
 D. Cushman. "the voters have right to know" Dr. Fuller said that the town needed sewers, and needed them blank qui6 k. The doctor
 has had troubles of his own. and there have been times when he has had to anchor his wood pile in order to hold it Only fDr his extremely happy faculty of buying them when they are low and selling them when they are up, he would be a broken reed, financially, ewing to the change he has pass2d ont to keep his furnace above high tide The selt ctmen were authorized to petition the legis- lature relative to the construction of a sewer system The proposition to buy a fire truck was presented by Chief Needham and brought out con- siderable discussion. The vote was 94 to 50 for floral wreath.
 One hundred dollars was voted for an investigation relative to the advis- ability of establishing 8 municipal lighting plant in town The commit tee who will report relative to the municipal lighting plant are A. D
 Noroross, Frark L Bliss and D W. Ellis The only eth committee ap- pointed by the moderator wss ore on article 27, relative to the disposal of the No. schoolhouee property. This committee consists of O. M. Gage, R H Cushman and A E. Shaw.
 The total amount of money appro- priated as the meeting was $32, 634, the entire amount raised and appr O. priated being $26, 124 was raised and appropriated for school purposes. $2000 | for highways, $9O0 for gravel walks and the balance for the usual running | expenses of the town.
 The great amount of discussion caused by the increase of the salary of the school superintendent in the morn ing brought out motion for an ad- ditional 5000 appropriation to in- crease the school teachers salaries. It received favorable action, 59 to 5S. Just before the close of the meet. ing the article was again brought up for reconsideration and 1t was lost
 The town officers elected wer Town clerk. O L. Peck; town treas uEoIN 4HduuGuS h. O0bHAnnAy OnA OOA- lector, Charles E Smith, selectmen and overseers of the poor, J. P. Herli- hy, Frank R. Satellite and M Stebbins; assessor, Freelon Q Ball; school committee, O. E. BradwRy and Abram Oonklin; water commissioner, Freelon Q Ball; cemetery commits sioner, O. L. Peck; constables, Her bert A Aldrich, Walter J. Mcdonald, John Royce, Charles H Stacy and EuRena S. Hewlett; fence viewers, Edgar Squier, Hubsrt D. Vaile and John O. Maguire; auditors, Allen J Burlington and Myron E Wright; tree warden, Charles Johnson. The entire vote as cast is as follows:-
 Town clerk, Carlos l.. Peck, rep. and dem, 6l6; town treasurer, Thaddeus l. Cushman, rep. and dem, 578; tax collector, Rufus O. Murray, rep 277. Charles E. Smith, dem. 406; selectmen and overseers of the poor, Justin c. Carew, rep, PAS, H. Cavanaugh, dem 222, John P. He1lihy, dem., 382, Charles L. Ricketts, rep. 276, Perley V. Spofford, dem 93, Sherman M Steb- bins. nom. paper. 288, Frank R. Sut- cliffe, rep, BAG; assessor for three ( years, Freelon Q Ball, rep., $40, ( John J. Lynch, dem, 335; school for three years, Omer E Bradway, rep 3S4, Abraham Conk- lin, rep, 338, Richard Hughes. lem., 2O6, John J. Pendergast, dem 314; water commissioner, Freelon O. Ball, rep 479; cemet tery commis- ioner. Carlos L Peck, rep and dem. tO8, oonstables, Herbsrt A. Aldrish, .ep 499, Edmond Heneault, dem