The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-16
TOWN MEETING
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walk on Middle Street from Pleasant
Street to land of Miss Mary +. Law
/ ley, $3.50; to construct a sewer on
Chandler Street from Madison Ave
nue. to North Street, $780, to con-
struct a sewer on Prospect Street
from Madison Avenue to North Street,
/ 1915; fro cemetery repairs, $500 (S100
/ to be allowed for the Catholic GENE
tery) expenses of police department,
$500; hydrant rental, $500; for free
public library on consideration that
5000 of the same be paid to trustees
of Russell Post, G.. A. r., $1050;
Memorial Day expenses, $175; I'M
proyement Cobrun park, $475; street
lighting, $500; support of poor, defray
town expenses including insurance
expense of Municipal building, OFF,
GERS salaries and miscellaneous.
$1,000; CAST year sum Of $500 raised,
additional sum because of interest ac-
crued INTEREST,"; band concerts. 5000,
fire department expenses $500; to
install fire alarm box near junction
of North Ave. and JeWett st. $50; to
install and maintain an incandeScont
electric light on the Malbon's Mills
Road at the corner of }. b. Wiley
store, SlS; for night Waterman $S3o;
(of this sum 500 to be used in en-
ploying a special night watchman) !.
to enforce laws prohibiting fast and
reckless automobile driving. $500.
for damages assessed in laying out
the street which was accepted. to be
known as York st and leading from
Madison Ave 10 Steward Ave. $3.50,
TO build sidewalk on the north side
of East Leavitt St. from North Ave.
to connect with the sidewalk at resi-
+ dence of William Lord. Sl35 TO build
a sidewalk on Hathaway ST from
land of SkoWhegan Novelty Works
easterly to Factory St. SIPS: to en-
ploy stenographcr or book keeper
or both on the town books and for
town affairs, said sum to include the
auditors fees, 5000; to build side
walk ON the easterly side of Factory
ST from East Front ST. to the south
erly end of said street. $75. The sum
/ OF $1,000 was raised for breaking snow
roads against the sum of $500 last
lear. This sum seemed to some of
the voters a rather big jump but in
consideration of the amount includ-
ing attention to water and graVelng
of sidewalks. and also a big overdraft
according TO Street Commissioner T.
l. Ford, it seemed a reasonable one
to appropriate The sum of $3.50
WIS voted to extend the sidewalk on
Poplar St to Railroad St. and alone
Railroad st. to residence of Tom
Dore. This was at first passed over
but toward the last of the session Sc
lectman Smith told of the uses of the
sidewalk by pedestrians to and from
the mills and the article was recon
sidered as heretofore related. Fol
the maintenance Of the National
Guard in Skowhegan, the sum of $500
was appropriated. the same to be eN-
pended under the direction of the
senior military officer of the National
Guard in Skowhegan The commit
tee recommended $15G but after cN-
plantations offered by Capt II. l.
NarstOn of Company + the sum ASK
ed for was granted by the voters
The matter of paying J r Thibodeau
for water damages in his cellar WIS
explained by Mr. Thibodeau The
damages We're incurred it is claimed
from sewerage conditions and tn,
matter VAS lcft with the Sclectmcn to
Investigate and 10 pay said Thibodean
The sum of 5000 if they thought best
The town has been forbidden 10 Us,
the North ST grounds longer fol
dumping purposes, Selectman Smt
a}erred that he had lots in mind
which would cost from two hundred
10 three hundred dollars The Voi=
ers agreed with the Committee oi
Twenty who recommended that thu
Selectmen purchase dumping
ground and obtain money b, loan IL
ply for tho same The Selectmeh
We're also authorized 10 hire such
sums OF money as might b. u'ces-
sary for current expenses Ina auuclpa.
ton OF taxes for the year ensuing
The voters followed the recommcnda
ton of the Committee OF Twenty In
regard Ia the payment of So. ten.
porary loan for money paid night
Waterman for year 1915 as per vote ~
special town meeting on failure a.
provide for the same at regular meet
ing which Mas to pas The sam" and
iakt the money from the baiange ot
land The town also voted 10 favor
If approptiatinF and raising money
necessary 10 euililc The town ia STATE
Ah The article relative "a ~" re-
h1ldiug ot Madison ~, truW l"atit'
st POP rarth side 90 Winter - was
fBfurd down aud also the mae adenjs
IhE ~ North ~ FROM Winter - Ths
ARTICLE relative ta extending elas SET