Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-09
OAKLAND
Officers Elected and a Grist of
Appropriations Are Made at
Long To Be Remembered
Town Meeting
OTHER MATTERS AND
BUSINESS DONE

The town meeting in Oakland this
year will long be remembered not on
ly for the amount of business done
but the quality Of the business trans
acted. The three things which caused
the most feeling and aroused the most
oratory were the articles to receive
State aid for our highways requiring
three polls of the house, the article to
put a lookup in Memorial hall which
was unanimously voted down, and the
article to bond the town for $4,000.
The latter article was amended by
three articles to state the kind or
bonds, the interest upon them and
when they are 10 be paid. all Of the
amendments being prepared by an en-
inent Jurist of Maine. In the morning
the town officers were elected as fol-
lows: Moderator. E. M. Foster; select
men, assessors and overseerS of the
poor, " f, Tigue, John 5. Gleason
and Geo. D. Pullen; town clerk, L. NJ.
Andrews: experimenting school COM
mittee. George Fuller; agent, Geo. W.
Field; auditor Of accounts, G. NJ.
Bachelor; town treasurer, Fred Hal
lett; collector Of taxes, A. H. Lord;
constables, w. H. Hersom, G. Z. Glea-
son, Sargie Warren. A. H. Lord. Clyde
Stevens Lewis Lord. \. p. Beverage,
L. W. Hutchinson, B. o. York and E.
A Watson; fire wardens, NJ. Libby,
A H Lord, y. p. Beverage.
The following appropriations were
made Repairs OF roads, bridges and
sidewalks. $500 support of poor, $500;
breaking snow. 5000; support OF common
schools $500; for school appliances, sup
plies and insurance, 500; for the pur
chase of school text books, $50; riscella
neous school expenses, $3.50; for the sup
port Of free High school. sll1o: repair of
schoolhouses. 500; for miscellaneous town
expenses. $500; for fire department; and
hydrant rentals, $3.50; for Memorial day
expenses, $50; for street lighting, $3.50; for
building and repairing concrete side
walks, s1o00: for the care Of cemeteries,
800; for discharging town debt, $500; in
terest on above $3.50; for the public IL
brary. $3.50; for Board of Health, s4o;
for industrial education. $500; for side
walk on Oak street, 500. for sidewalk on
Alpine street. sl(G. 4 vote was taken TO
place electric lights on Church street
near residence of Mrs. Parker, on Alpine
street near residence OF 3. J. Libby, on
Libby hill near residence Of W. S. Dyer,
two lights on Heath street and one al the
junction of Dunn and Pleasant streets.
Ninety dollars was raised TO repair State
roads. and it was voted to raise SIS 10
be given to selectmen 10 aid the needy
poor suffering with tuberculosis; also 10
extend sewer on Oak street TO residence
If 4.
to equip hose carts with runners, s125;
to pay the schoo, committee so each per
year; TO buy 500 feet of hose for the fire
department at an expense of s275 and to
grade the lots, fencing and laying out
OF lots in Lewis cemetery $500; 500 was
accepted from Cyrus Wheeler and So
from Marcus Bartlett, the interest Of
which should be used IN tn. care Of their
burial lots. A vote was taken also 10
make a revision and new draft of the
town bylaws, the town agent and Sc
lectmen being committee elected Free
use of Memorial hall and Post rooms was
granted 10 the public schools for gradu-
alton exercises exhibitions and other
public entertainments managed by teach
ers or school officials. A fire alarm box
OF Guy Mosher and the selectmen were
instructed 10 secure a temporary loan if
necessary 10 pay current expenses The
meeting adjourned about $50 after =
articles had been considered. The attend
ance was large and many women were
present in the afternoon to listen 10 the
oratory brought forth by the leading a1ti-
clee.