Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-05
MADISON.
The 1Ownmseting ,Monday,
Has Much Business.
North Arson Also Holds lis
TOWnmseii0g, Monday.
Votes $500 for sew library..Local
And Personal Notes About Tewa.

Much to the surprise of all the So
articles of the Madison town warrant
were disposed in almost record break
ing time, and the annual town meet
ing was brought to a close, at $50 p.
M, Monday. when it was thought that
the meeting would have TO be contin-
ued until Tuesday to dispose of the
business. Many Of the articles were
of unusual Importance yet ali reeeiv
cd careful consideration. This result
was brought largely through the ex
cellent generalShip of the moderator
Judge G. O. Small. Immediately fol-
lowing the election of officers all 9th
er articles were laid on the table for
the consideration of the purchase of
a steam road roller and rock crush
er. Chairman T. e. Weston of the
committee appointed a year ago. read
a report and advocated the purchase
of ten-ton roller. and a portable steel
rock crusher and stated that in his
opinion they could be purchased for 4
sum of money not exceeding $4,000.
After a short discussion it was voted
to raise $4,000 for the purpose.
At the beginning of the afternoon
session, upon motion of George Nor
rison of East Madison, it was voted
TO take up the question of raising mon
ey for the proposed Skowhegan TO
Athens electric road motion made
to pass over the article was lost. Mr..
Morrison then took the floor in the in
terests Of the road and among other
things stated it would benefit IS farms.
70 houses, four saWmillS, and several
water powers in the east section of the
town. and would also bring a consid-
cradle increase in the taxable proper
ty. Bernard Gibbs represented the OPP
position. taking the stand that as the
citizens in the east section of the
town had not taken sufficient interest
to raise $4,000 the town should not be
called on to aid the road to the ex-
tent of $4,000. The check list was used
and the house was polled. The vote
was 221, of which 172 were Yes. thus
giving more than the necessary two
thirds required by law.
After being voted down at several
special and annual town meetings il
was voted To raise $1,000 for the pur-
pose of finishing and furnishing the
new schoolhouse - the Nymphus
Blackwell corner. Considerable inter-
est was taken i'll the proposition for
municipal wood and coal yard and
after a short discussion. A. NJ. Holdena
X {. Gray and W f.. Clough we're
appointed committee to investigate
and report at the next annual meet
ing. The question of conveyance for
scholars came up for vigorous dis
CnSSinn hI1f GDa l,.rl -, 1,
hands of the experimenting school
committee. Judge c. O. Small was
elected library trustee for five years.
and Prof. d. w. Rollins for one year
Monies were raised as follows For
making and repairing highways, $4,000:
snow roads, $4,000; support of poor
Sl500; expenses and liabilities, $4,000,
common schools and conveyance Of
common school pupils, $4,000. free
high schools, $500; school text books
$500; school appliances and supplies.
$1,000; conveyance of High school pu-
pills, $3.50 repair of school houses,
$500 superintendent of schools, $3.50.
\. a. Weston Post, G. A. f., SIPS: do
nestle science and manual training in
schools, $500: Madison Public libra
~, $500, experimenting school COM
mittee. 500; State highway $500:
building sewers, $1,000 destroying
brownt tail moths. 500; painting An
son and Madison bridge, $3.50. The
total amount of money raised was
S30,470 or S3257 more than last year
The bylaw prohibiting the obstruction
of the streets or travelled road, or
scattering hand bills on the street was
adopted. During the afternoon a num-
Der of women were seated on the stage
and were interested spectators of the
proceedings. A Townmeeting dinner
was served by the women of the w. c.
I. L. in the banquet hall, and the net
proceeds amounted to 81.
Leo Savage, who has been attending
an electrical school in Boston, for the
past few months. returned Tuesday
forenoon, TO Madison.
Agents were in town from down
river, Tuesday. endeavoring To hire
men for work on the ice fields in Car
diner and vicinity.
Waughs barber shop has been closed
for the past few days, owing to the ILL
ness of both Mr.. Waugh and his as
sistant, Joe Harville.
arthur HaldlnS, VINO mas been con-
fined to his home, for the past two
weeks with q threatened attack OF
pneumonia. is now convalescent anG
was able to be out, Tuesday.
Manager Howard Smiley of the Pas
time Moving picture theater went
sday morning, to Boston TO attend
a meeting of the managers Of moving
picture theaters of New England. al
which an exhibition of the new talking
pictures will be given.