Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-05
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the poor, $2500; free High school. $3.50;
for books, supplies and repairs, S2750;
janitor service. $500 Tile sum OF $1,000
was raised TO pay the bond that falls
due on July l. The sum of $500 was
raised fer highways and bridges; for
breaking SNOW. $500.
Other appropriations are: To pay in
terest on town debt. 5000; Memorial
day services, $lao; care of Monument
park $170; maintenance of Free Pub
lie library. Sl0Co; Main street ana
Pleasant street sewer, $500; for trans
cribing and indeXing the town records,
Saef, i0r building sewer beginning ON
Osborn street and running easterlY
along said street to land of John Boyd
thence continuing easterly across pri-
waite land, the right of way o. the
Maine Central Railroad Co. ard Main
street, 20 Kennehse river. $500; to buili
concrete sidewalk at Shawmut, $500;
to lower the grade of the so-called
Hart hill near Good VIII farm, $feo; to
put in proper catch basins at corner
Of Main street and Lawrence avenue
and connrct same with river with
proper sewer pipe. sea.
The town voted yes On the article
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ways and the sum of $3.50 to be used
with the sum received from the State
was voted. It was also voted to use
this money to pave or maeadami2e
Main street or any portion thereof be-
tween the Town landing ON the north
aad the summit street crossing on IT,
south. II. c. Emery was chosen
member of the old Cemetery committee
to act for three years.
The article in regard to see What ac-
ton the town would take in regard TO
IN aims hGuse brought out quite dis
eussiJn. \ committee was appointed.
last year to investigate the matter
I'd to confer with the seiectmen.
They reported at this meeting and it
was their opinion that il would be
better 10 sell the old town farm, which
has not any buildings upon it and to
purchase q farm with buildings upon
it. They reported that they could pur-
chase 9 suitable place With the neces-
sarX buildings at a price less than the
Old farm would sell for. Three thou
sand dollars was raised for the inane-
diate Purchase ef an aims house and
the old farm viii be disposed OF later.
The town voted TO sell the Clifford
Corner sehe0lhouse, the Ridge school
house and the old school building at
Shawmut. These buildings have not
been ia use Tor several years. Voted
to accept the read on Bunker island
rs laid ont in Article %. Five hundred
dollars vas raised to establish indus
trial education in the public schools
Voted to concrete the crossings at the
places where Gilbreth street connects
with Newhell street. Voted to place a
nominal valuation of 5000 for 4 period
of SO years on the mill property. in
Guiding raw and finished stock of the
| Hume & Newhan Co.
Voted to accept way beginning at
tie north line Of Osborne street and
running northerly across the land
owned or occupied by James Bither to
| a town way leading from William
! Hhibleys northerly and westerly TO
Maple street Fifty dollars was raised
| t. pay damage awarded to james
| Bither Voted 10 authorize the select
| men to pay from year 10 year for the
| care of a lot in Maplewood cemetery
| purchased by the Grand Army for the
| burial of soldiers Voted 10 reimburse
/ Mckay Brothers Sizes assessed To
| them by mistake. Voted to authorize
| the selectmen to purchase q seal and
accept tie said seal as the Official seal
| of the town Of Fairfield. Voted to in
struct the experimenting school COM
mittee to sell the Ridge school build
| ing to Mrs. Annie Phillips for 81,
| Voted to accept the list of jurors as
| prepared by the municipal officers
Voted to raise $50 to be expended, in
| putting street names at the corner OF
| each street in Fairfield village. voted
to pay 81 per day for use of man ana
| pair Of horses employed on the high
ways. and SITE TO men per day of
hours employed en- highways
There Will be supper, social anu
| entertainment, Friday evening, II
seheoIhouse hal, Benton Station.
Reuben Wentworth has returned
from Smithheld, called by the death
| of his father
The annual banquet of the FAIRFIELD
| Board OF Trade Will be held, Thursday
| evening.
No school at the High school, Mon
day, as the scholars attended town
| meeting.
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