The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-13

Early, Municipal Building became a
busy place orderly groups gathering
there for this annual event.
The citizens were called to order
at little after o'clock by Town
Clerk Lambert and George w. Cover,
Esq, was unanimously elected mod
orator. The election of the town Of
ficers followed, C. NJ. Lambert being
unanimously elected town clerk.
There was no opposition to R. Francis
Parker as chairman of the Board of
Selectmen and he was unanimously re
elected. Mr.. Parker has given the
town very efficient service since 1890
with the exception of one year when
he was not in office, and his re-elec-
ton was gratifying to the citizens of
the town. There were three contest
ants in the field for the office of sec
ond selectman, namely, A. X. Rowell
Willis A. Bailey and Henry Demo. Mr.
Demo has been third selectman for
the past two years and by the positive
refusal of S. H. Bradbury to again run
for the office of second selectman he
sought election in his place. Consd-
cradle enthusiasm prevailed while the
citizens were balloting for this official
and the cries of Demo" and Bailey
We're shouted by the admirers of the
candidates. The result of the ballot
was whole number of votes cast, 525.
OF these Mr.. Rowell received 20, Mr.
Bailey, 1853 and Mr.. Demo, 1888, and he
was accordingly declared elected.
This official is one of the respected
French citizens of the town and ought
to be we'll fitted for his new duties,
supplemented as they have been by
his term of work as the third member
of the board. There was but one
contestant in the field for election as
third selectman. This was Charles
II. Tuttle, and he was unanimously
elected to the office which he desired.
Mr.. Tuttle is one of the Tuttle Bros,
who are the proprietors of the Skow-
hegan House and of large farm out
side the village. This new official is
the one who resides ON the country
estate of the firm and will doubtless
lie duties that now confront him.
AS is customary the Board of Sc
lectmen will also constitute the Board
of Assessors and Overseers of the
Poor. The retiring member of the
School Board was DR.. W. S. Stinch-
field and he was again reelected un-
duties been performed in the past.
George <. Sampson was again re-elect-
ed treasurer after an efficient term of
Office and other officers reelected un
animously were A. B. Lamb, auditor,
and E. f. Merrill, ESQ.,, town agent. A
motion was made and passed that the
remainder of the officers be appoint
ed by the selectmen with the excep-
ton of tax collector and the road and
Park Commissioners. G. Milton
Lambert was unanimously chosen tax
collector, this being his fifth year of
very excellent service in this branch
of town affairs, and Miss Louise H
Coubrn was reelected Park Commits
sioner E. l.. Ford who has most
successfully managed his duties as
road commissioner in the past was
reelected un-opposed much to the
qualification of his fellow citizens.
The seventy articles of the warrant
had been thoroughly gone over by the
committee of twenty previous to the
town meeting and in most cases the
citizens voted to act upon the articles
according to their recommendations
The following amounts were raised
for the following purposes, the com
parsons being also given by stating
the amounts raised last year: For
making and repairing highways,
$4,000, last year, $S000 for bridges and
eulverts, $500 same as last year;
breaking snow roads, $1,000, last year
$2500; support of poor and town ex-
penses, $4,000, same as last year;
police department, $780, same as last
year; lighting streets, $4,000. last year
$500; fire department, $4,000, last
year $4,000; hydrant rental $2500,
same as last year; Free Public Lii
brary, $1,000, as last year with the
consideration that $3.50 be paid to the
trustees of Russell Post G. A. r.;
necessary repairs on cemeteries $500
same as last year; Memorial Day,
$3.50. same as last year; improve
ment of Coburn Park, $400 same as
last year; High School, $4,000, last
year $3500; repair of school buildings,
$4,000; last year $1,000; school sup
plies, $1,000, same as last year; to
purchase text books, $500, same as
last year; for manual training and
domestic science, 500, same as last
year; evening school, 5000 same as
last year: school physician, 5000, 1t
oeing voted to employ DR.. l.. A. Das-
combe In this capacity; school com
mittee, $3.50; for continuance OF sewer
up Athens Ave, North st. Plains, fif-