The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-28
FAVOR ERECTION Of
GRADE BUILDING
Rather Than a High
School Structure
Members of SkOw hogan Board of Trade
Discuss Matter and Other Import
ant Subjects

A representative gathering of Show
hegans business men attended the
Board of Trade meeting he33a : ..,....,
evening in Municipal Building. c. p.
Merrill, the president presided over
the deliberations and read several let
tiers, one of them being a delayed COM
munication from William NJ. Wood ex-
pressing thanks for the courteses eN-
tended to him at the time of the ban
quet which he attended in Skowhegaa
as the guest of honor Passing TO
other matters of business Roy l.. Mars
ton, r. T. Patten and A. X. Jewett
were appointed a committee to make
possible arrangements for a speaker
to be heard some time in the near flu
ture.
The matter of street lighting was an
important subject brought up for con-
sideration and E. F. Merrill, chairman
of committee appointed by the town
relative to investigating the matter at
the last town meeting, reported briefly,
favoring the nitrogene lamps, samples
of which have been used in Skowhe-
gan. H. w. Eells, superintendent of
the Central Maine Power Co. was
present and gave an idea of the new
Eells recommended for Skowhegan
streets an exchange of the present arc
lights for the nitrogene filled lamps of
600 normal candle power, claiming that
the lighting capacity will be improv-
ed with the same hours of service for
practically the same rates. He stat
ed that the Company would later sub
nit a written proposition showing
what they could do for the town.
The important subject of housing
the pupils of the Skowhegan High and
Grade Schools was next considered and
the plan of those present, upon which
the opinions of the speakers seemed
to coincide was that it would be wiser
to erect a new building for the accom-
mediation of Grade pupils near the
site of the Universalist Church in close
proximity to the Leavitt Street School
buildings, rather than to enlarge the
present High School structure. If
this should be done the grades, now
crowded into the High School build
ing would be removed and it would be
left for the occupancy of the High
School pupils only. OF course the
building just mentioned would have to
be repaired and remodeled while it
was suggested that the basement at the
rear which was completed in antici-
patton of erecting a good sized addi-
ton thereto could be easily converted
into manual training room. The
discussion ended in the supporting of
ed by the president to give the matter
a careful investigation and then re-
port to the Board of Trade
Street sprinkling was talked over
and the best methods for laying the
dust on the Skowhegan streets for the
coming summer discussed. The ma
jority rather favored the use of oil or
some similar substance and a commit
tee composed of E. E. Greenwood, w.
p Ordway and l.. l.. Walton were
mentioned to look into this matter for
the purpose of giving further report
later. The fire department require
ments were also referred to and it
was advised that the local fire COM
mssioners continue their investiga-
tions.
The plans for the annual horse day
were left to a committee composed of
E. c. Butler, John H. Lancaster, F. E.
Cross, C. w. Day and Harvey Mcclure.
DR. r. kEEDAII,S OUICK RETIPE