The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-09
TOWN MEETING NEXT
MONDAY
Sixty-Five Articles Are
In Warrant
Many Important Matters to Come u
at Town Meeting Next Monday.


meeting was posted Saturday night.
There are siXty-five articles in it. Sew
eral new things are asked for and
among them are: To see if the town
viii vote to have two night watchmen
in stead of one as heretofore. One ar
ticle for a uniformed day policeman.
s400 is asked for to make improve
ments in the Coburn Park. Another
article is to see if the town will vote
t1 build a new school house in what
Is known as the Dudley Corner dis
t. let to replace the old one. $500 Is
asked for to establish domestic
science in the public schools of the
town. Madison took action on SINH
liar article at its town meeting and
voted not to appropriate the money.
There is an article to have a concrete
son avenue to the home of Frank I.
Estes. The voters will be asked to
vote as to Wheher the main fire alarm
shall be changed from the Novelty
mill of r. l.. Mitchell to the fire de-
oartment building on the Island The
town meeting will be held Monday
March IA.
The Skowhegan town report issued
Saturday shows that the valuation OF
the town is $3,828 .99500; real estate
resident, $2,528, $4,000; real estate
non-l esident 1907 $500. The rate OF
taxation is 20 mills. There are 1,453
polls.
The town report which has just
been issued shows that there have
0een IS fires in Skowhegan in the last
wear The two largest ones were the
cutting of the NJ. b. Heselton block on
May 81 and the l.. l.. Morrison dwell
.ng house on Summer street. The eX-
oenditures of the town have been
S100,79798. Balance on hand, Feb. 20,
516,794.79. Liabilities, $126, 1895. Re-
sources, $1S,9G7.69. Property of town
$138,9 $50. The library report shows
that ,935 are in circulation and that
1928 have been loaned. The milk
inspectors report shows that consid-
!rable work has been done in analysis
1f milk. The inspector has worked a
great deal to have farmers have well
"entilated barns and whitewashed tie
ups.
TIE annual report of the school de-
oartment of SkoWhegan does credit to
5upt. ID. H. Perkins and the com
II ttee and also others who have CON
'ributed in the making of it. The re-
wort shows that during the summer
vacation a number of changes and re-
pairs were made in the different
Sc hool houses. The hall in the fire
de partment was fitted TO accommo-
late the seventh and eighth grades
The town is now staining eight
rural schools; two kindergartens; one
High and sixteen graded schools. Two
evening schools have been sustained
1urilg the present school year. Both
'chnols opened in October, one fol
,he boys and the other for the girls
iood work has been done and there
g no doubt that these two schools arf
filling one of the greatest needs of the
towl. The receipts and expenditures
ii, ally the same as last year. The
school committee is of the opinion
tn It some move should be made to
improve the school conditions in the
"ural districts in the way of new
buildings and repairs.
One of the best things that has been
carried on the last year is the medical
inspection in the schools. All the
school children have been examined
At two different times during the year
ard reports made on their condition
When deemed advisable parents have
heen notified. The appropriation that
VIII be asked at the town meeting to
continue this work cannot but meet
with the hearty approval of all
DR.. j. E. Wadsworth, the school
hysician, has said in his report that
le has made about LOO examinations
)f the pupils in the schools. Each
student has been carefully tested for
defects of the eyes, ears, nose,- throat
te eth and as to the general health
Out of the LOO examinations he has
sent out 1854 notices to parents and
guardians. In testing $50 students 25[
were found to have defective vision
163 were found to have defective
hearing, 6S5 had defective teeth. 25G
we're found to have enlarged tonsils
or adenoids About so children have
been operated on for adenoids and
enlarged tonsils, $50 have had dental
work done. Three students that have
had tuberculosis have been removed
from the schools Theer have been nc
contagious diseases during the year.
Superintendent states that the high
school is not all that it should be, but
the chief trouble Is with the old
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