The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-04
ALL IMPORTANT DAY
ALMOST HERE
Voters are You Ready
for the Ballot?
Town Meeting VIII BE Held at the
Municipal Building-FIfty-iVe Ar
ticles in the Warrant

The much heralded day is almost
here. and the citizens are expected To
be out en- masse next Monday the
event Of the annual town meeting
The election of the first and third Sc
lectmen promises a lot Of excitement.
as does the choice of the third mem
Der of the school board. Another
matter that will be of unusual inter
est is what the town will decide to do
relative to school Accommodations. Diff
ferent methods as TO how the present
unpleasant circumstances in school
surroundings could best be dealt with
have been an absorbing topic at Board
ings and other public gatherings. AS
stated in previous issues different
plans have been suggested such as
tearing down the present High School
building and erecting a new one. re-
modelling the structure 10 accommodate
some of the grades. and altering the
present building to be used by High
School students alone. erecting grade
building TO take care of pupils who
were not in the High School depart
ment At a meeting of tie Board of
Trade Thursday evening. f. L. Savage,
told those present Of plans he had him
self submitted which were thought by
some at least to be very feasible.
These plans were so arranged as to
allow for the accommodation of both the
High School and grade students in one
building The various discussions
have led to an article being inserted in
the warrant to see what action the
town will take in relation to improy-
ing and enlarging the old High School
building and raise sum of money
for the same.
Another absorbing topic has been to
some extent the street sprinkling prop
osition This too has been somewhat
discussed and the Board Of Trade took
up the matter at their last meeting
with the result that l. l.. Walton and
w. p. Ordway were appointed to draw
up the proper article for its insertion
in the town warrant also TO present il
to the committee of twenty for their
consideration The town is according
" asked 10 take action with regard to
the matter relative to sprinking with
oil certain streets or portions thereof
in the thickly populated parts of the
town. at the expensne of the abutters
thereon.
The entire warrant is published
elsewhere in this issue and contains
f1fty-fye articles There are many
articles regarding highway conditions.
relative TO school affairs etc. The
matter of purchasing a motor-pro-
PEELED combination hose and chemical
fire-truck will be again taken up this
year. and also according to the war
rant the matter of purchasing from
Skowhegan Cemetery Association Its
property which is bounded on the
south by the South Side Cemetery
The annual report of the superin-
tending school committee indicates
that the number of school children in
Skowhegan April LIST. 1914, was 1855
In addition to the day schools an even
ing school has been conducted which
has had an attendance of about thirty.
The total school receipts for the year
have been $2S.Ne2 - and the total es-
pendtures have been S214l4-4 TINS
leaves uet au,Apead,d balance Of
$I.4794e
Lester knights has entered Slmfr-