The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-07
TOWN MEETING LAST
SATURDAY
And Another One A
Week Hence
Last Saturday ii was Voted to Author
ize the Selectmen to Build the Sewer
in Question

Probably about forty citizens gath
cred in Municipal Building Saturday
afternoon to act upon the articles in
/ the warrant for the special town meet
/ ing Judge Fred f. Lawrence was
i elected moderator. after which the
principal article of the warrant was
taken up for consideration. This
] Was to determine whether or not the
i citizens would vote to construct a
sewer from a point on Factory St,
/ opposite the end of the plant former
/ ly occupied by the Commonwealth
/ Shoe Co.. but which is now owned
/ by the American Wooden Co, and OK
tend it northerly along said Factory
St at a point nearly opposite Mil
burn st This sewerage it is under
stood would benefit mainly the
American Woolen Co.
Selcctman r. f. Parker. explained
the distance, which is about 200 feet
and the cost of the building of the
system which he estimated as be
ing $1,000. f. F. Merrill, Esq,
voiced an opinion that inasmuch as
no houses were to be accommodated by
the proposed system. the American
Wooden Co., should provide means of
caring for their own waste water
a. r. Jones, agent of the before
mentioned company mentioned drain
age conditions and non-sanitary re-
suits, further stating that the Amer
lean Woolen Co. would be willing
TO pay an abutters tax. NJ c. Niles
of the Board of Health told of un
healthful conditions in the vicinity of
the mills because of the drainage sys-
tenn in the past After some argu-
ment which upon the whole was rath-
or brief. it was voted that the select
men be authorized 10 hire a sum of
money not exceeding $1,000 for the
purpose of building the sewer.
Capt. X. l.. Marston, chairman of
the committee appointed at the an
nual town meeting 10 investigate mat
ters concerning the erection of new
High School Building or the enlarg
ing of the present structure. report
cd progress concerning the compile
lon of the duties assigned, and sug-
gested the calling of another town
meeting for which definite report
would be in readiness. Consequent
~ after adjournment il was decided
that another session be called for
next Saturday afternoon at > p. IN. in
the Opera House auditorium. At this
time the following matters will be
acted upon:
Article To choose a moderator to
preside over said meeting.
Article 2-To see if the town will
vote to remodel and build an addi-
ton to the High School Building, and
raise or provide sum of money for
the purpose and pass all votes nee
essary respecting the same.
Article To see if the town will
vote to accept the report of the com
mttee appointed at the annual town
meeting to investigate an increase
of equipment OF the fire department
and raise or provide a sum of money
necessary for the same and pass all
votes respecting the same.
II will be recalled that previous
to the March meeting the committee
of 2o. recommended that the town
purchase for the Skowhegan Fire De
partment two horses, harness and
such equipment as might be neccs-
sary; that the necessary changes be
made in the fire department building
for the accommodation of horses and
that the sum OF S22oo be raised. The
town however voted to appoint COM
mittee to investigate the situation
somewhat. and the following gentle
men were named To serve in this ca
paeity: Capt K L. Marston, Geo.
" Cover Daniel Lewis. + T.. Pen
nell and l.. l.. Walton II is from
these gentlemen that a report is eX-
pected next Saturday.
There will be several propositions
put up to the town regarding the
proposed changes ON the High School
building One is Il plan which in
wolves the removing of the rear wall
OF the old building aud making there
by large new study room. That
plan will cost about $2l.0O0. The
other plan involves leaving the rear
wall and using the present study
room just as it is adding new class
rooms instead That Ltan will pro
badly cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000 These are the two funda-
mental propositions. In addition to
these there is also a proposition to
remove the mansard roof on the old
building and substitute tar and
gravel fiat roof, which will modernize
the whole structure and will cost
about $4,000. The advantage will be
that the remodelled building will then
become a thoroughly modern school
house. The mansard roof ii is un-
derstood gives very poor light and is