Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-12
Rejoicing Over Promise rom
Of Public Library.
Site Purchased and Carnegie
Promises Sum Of $4,000.
Thanks to Col. Vim. n. AVER and
Miss Alice Benjamin.

The town meeting at. Oakland passed
over very smoothly. A total ,appToprfa-
ton of $2s.4l5 was made, an increase OF
$1766.50 over last year. A great surprise
came to the voters of the town when it
was announced that Miss Alice Benjamin
had bought a lot on Church street from
the Major A. r. Small estate for the
purpose of placing upon it "a library
building, and had made a warranty deed
to the town to that effect. This was
followed by an announcement from Col.
w, NJ Aver that Hon. Andrew carncgie
had agreed to give to the town the sum
of $1,000 to build suitable library build
ing on this lot. The town voted to ac-
cept both gifts with the customary stip-
ulations from Mr.. Carnegie. Suitable
resolutions were drawn up by Geo. w.
Goulding and placed upon the records OF
the town and u copy sent to the donors.
expressing the thanks or the town for
the munificent gifts. Mr.. Aver is also
entitled to the gratitude OF the town for
the manner in which he Afas Conducted
the negotiations whereby these gifts
were made possible S@sf Y ts ire -
The officers elected we're 4as follows:
Moderator. f. NJ. Foster; 1st 'seiectuiau,
III. w. Greeley; I'd selectman. b. J. Lib
by; Sd selectman, T.. A. Richardson. The
seiectmen were also made assessors ana
overseers of the poor and empowered to
appoint all officers necessary that wera
not elected. e. NJ. Foster, superintend.
ing school committee; Geo. W. Field
Town agent; J. f. Harris.. town treasur-
er; A. II. Lord, collector of taxes,. G. NJ
Bachelor, auditor Appropriations weFa
made as follows: lsoF5 repair Of. roads.
bridges and sidewalks, $500; support OF
poor, 5000; breaking snow, 5000; sup
port of common schools, s55o0l school ap-
pliances, supplies and sninstff ai,ee s200:
miscellaneous school espenses.a $e58s sdfs-
port OF Free High school, $3.50: REPAIRS
Of schoelhonses. sS5e; miscellaneous stowis
expenses. $500; fire department. ana iiiy-
arant rentals, 1880; Memorial dayfRx-
penses. SIS street lighting5 $500; cara Of
public cemeteries, sl75: diseharging town
debt and paying interest. $3.50, snpport
and maintenance of public library, $50:
police service. $500; Board of Health. Slss:
for permanent highway, $50: for repair-
ing road near Isaiah Tibbetts' place.
$1,000 for repairing road on Oak street.
500 for sidewalk ON Alpine street, 500:
for purchasing standard weights and
measures, $3.50; for sidewalk Oh Summer
SlFctl, 3SVu- Int lONL dtcO N0tsd NJ III"
duce the grade of the hill opposite Lake.
view cemetery; to carry out the agree.
nent made with Oakland WOODEN Co. 10
Oakland Wooden Mills Co. to put a nom.
inal valuation of 5000 on their property
for the balance of Is years, beginning In
1902 "
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rowe were called
to Cornville, Saturday. on account Of
the sickness of Mrs. Rpwess father
about 80 were present atethe homo OF
Miner Rowe. Friday evening, and eH-
joyed whist Prizes were won by \. IL
liam Blake and Arthell Tracy. Miss
Magde Moore of Augusta and Merle
Bridges of WatervilIe were present FROM
out Of towps Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served.
The Wofnar's Relief Corps will serve
a supper Tuesday evening, at the G. a.
II. rooms.
Anon Lodge, No. IS, I. Q. @. F. will
work the First degree, Tuesday evening.
Thomas Reynolds of Winslow has
bought the large milk farm of Charles
J.. Bacon & Son and has taken possess
sion. 1t is the intention of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bacon and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bacon
and family to take an automobile trip to
California, leaving here about the middle
of May. .4g.