The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06
ANSON

The annual town meeting was held
Monday, Mar. Bird, in Carrabassctt
Hail. At 10 o'clock the meeting was
called to order and Town Clerk Holley
read the warrant Orlando Walker
was chosen moderator. 1t was voted
to substitute Art. 2 for Art. 81 In the
warrant which was ITO see II the
town would allow bills presented.
1t was then voted that all bills not
presented at that time would be left
with the selectmen to settle later. F.
H. Holley was unanimously reelected
town clerk. The candidates for first
selectman were c. l.. Caswell and Or
w. C. Emery. The total vote cast was
1926, Hilton receiving 212, and was
elected. The candidates for second
selectmen were C. L. Caswell and Or
lando Walker, the total vote cast was
302, Caswell receiving 254 and was
elected. 1t took three ballotings to
elect the third selectman and three
candidates we're In the field. Otis M.
Hilton, F. L. Conner, George Fletch-
er. It resulted in Hilton receiving
ITS votes and he was elected. Voted
that the selectmen should be the as
SCISSORS and overseers of the poor.
Two candidates we're presented for
treasurer, w. F. French of the North
village, and Fred Manter of the South
village, Manter being elected. George
H. Viles was elected member Of the
school committee. Viles was also
elected auditor for the town. w. S.
Jones bid OF the taxes at two cents
on the dollar and was elected as col
lector, no other bids being made. The
town voted that the collector should
settle with the town on or before Feb.
10, 1914. There were two candidates
for road commissioner in the north
end of the town, Fred Pullen and
Charles Getchell Pullen was elected.
Three candidates appeared In the
south part of the town for road COM
missioner, Tim Hilton, Fred Paine
and Isaac LETTERS; Hilton was elected.
The town voted to raise $144.00 to
pay interest on school fund; $3.200.0O
for common schools; $4,000 for
school text books; $4,000 for repairs
on the Garfield school house at Arson;
$4,000 for repairs on the Mark Emery
school building, at North Arson;
$4,000 for repairs on rural school
houses; $4,000 for general supplies
for schools; authorized the school
committee to contract with the trust
ees of Arson Academy and the school
committee of Madison for the pay
ment of high school scholars; raised
81 100000 and appropriated $1,500.O0
to pay tuition of high school scholars at
Arson Academy and Madison high
school; 100000 for repairs Of high
ways and bridges; voted not to raise
any money to keep the sidewalks OF
North Arson village clear Of snow
In the winter OF 1914; passed by the
article to build concrete sidewalks for
Anson and North Arson villages: &C.
cepted the road laid out by the select.
men across land OF j. NJ. Norton In
the lower village; raised 5000 for dam
ages Of land across land Of J. M. Nor.
ton; $4,000 to take up the loan made
| by the sefectmen to repair the Cara
bassett bridge at North Anson; yes
relating to the appropriation of money
necessary to entitle the town State
aid for the highways for the veal
| 1918: raised in addition $4,000 fol
the care Of highways and bridges, be-
ting the maximum which the town II
allowed to raise by law; passed by thu
article for public library building q
North Arson; voted not to build I
double iron cage for the Munfcipa
building at Anson: $750.0O for The sup
! port Of poor; 100000 to pay interes