Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-10
SKOWHEGAN NEWS

I bridge. funding bonds, $4,000; South
Channel bridge notes. $4,000: cemetery
deposits, $10,371.16: High school build
ing notes, $4,000; High school building
bonds, 100000 Municipal building
bonds, $4,000 Municipal building
funding bonds, $4,000: Municipal build.
ing funding notes. $3.50; total ndebt.
edness. s156,34116. The assets: Gene.
terry deposits. s1O,7S5.92; due on sewer
assessments ss66.5O: due from sn,s
paupers $3.50: due from Watervls
s145.s5, Scion s5.26, Concord sSE
Lisbon $1165, Carroll $3.50, Oakani
$685., Madison $3.50. Bingham $780,
Cash on hand S9,7S4.43. Total assets
S21 .SO051 Amount Of towns indett.
edness after deducting cash on hand
and bills receivable si34.540.65.
The valuation of property owned BY
. the town is as follows: Municipal
building and lot $4,000; engine house
and lot $4,000: store house and lot
North street, $1,000; Town farm, $4,000,
Austin farm, $500; cemetery lot, Park
man hill, $500: stone quarry, Notch
road, 5000: force pump privilege, SCUM
side, $3.50; north side. $1,000; nre
alarm system, $500: steamer. auto en-
CINE, fire apparatus and supplies SILL
500; crusher, road machines, steam
roller. Gerricks and tools $4,000; trac'
ton engineer $500 sand and clay lot
east of North street. $500; Pine street
lot, $500: school buildings, 100000; TO-
tai $214.150.00.
The following program for the meet
ing of Somerset Pomona Grange VIII
Somerset Grange at Norridgewock mex
Tuesday, has been prepared by Lee
turer Mrs. Kate Il. Ellis as follows
Singing, "America" welcome to 70
. mona, II. S. Jones', master of somef'
set Grange; acknowledgement, hu'
gene Danforth, overseer of Pomona
reading, Katie Ham; piano solo, hislF
Savage; address, State Master W. ),
Thompson: duet, Fannie Russian anu
Elsie Savage: question, Resolved
That Under Conditions of this leaf
1t is Better to Buy Chemicals Than TO
Buy Ready-mixed Fertilizers, affirm
alive, A. II. Ellis, Eugene Danforh'
negative. Fred Jewett, 6. o. Weston
Levi Ham; music, choir: topic, no"
May the Pomona Bcst Help sup
Oranges Lizzie Watson. Lizzie ltof
way, Lila Tobey: short comedy; sons
God Be With You" Mr. Mitchell VIII
be present to speak on Boys CLUBS
also the matter of farm demonstrate
for Somerset county will be taken up
A part of the annual town repore
II Il;
have been made up in a clear. conc!se
way this year. A new departure in TINS
report is a list of changes that nave
been made during the year 1915 anu
also a list that should be made Inc
coming year. The first list inclunes'
Lower tax rate, due in part to raisihs
valuation of property of large estate
and corporations; more equal and UNI
form assessment Of all property; NOR
equal and uniform distribution OF ecc'
trio lights; lower interest rate on mon
ey hired in anticipation of taxes; low
er insurance rate pertaining to pan
Of Municipal building; supplies pnf.
chased for poor more equally clViue'
between the merchants: new scnoV
building completed within the town ap'
preparation; several families selt-sup
porting for first time In years; restric'
tions on displaying goods and leaFins
boxes on sidewalks: operating OF o.
cycles and go-carts on sidewalks re-
stricted; expense OF cemetery las
kept within income from depoSn'
town records indexed since year 1867
closing of stores and better Sabbaln
observance; advertisements remove"
from telephone and electric light posts
less tax attachments. Changes tna'
should be made include: Reduce eS
pense and increase income of Munic''
pal building; decent and respectaoR
automobile driving; remove to one
side. gatehouse at junction of Russei,
and Water streets; better rallroau
crossing at High street; electric lleh'
and telephone poles on main streeS
painted by owners; further reduc'
ton of expense Of poor off farm lo"
er electric light rates for town buii'
tngs: reduction Of street oiling o.
pense by'applying one coat wnsl.
used before; prohibit selling nv
crackers and explosives until night Dc.
fore the Fourth of July; some plan I.
reduce expense of fire department aaS
still retain nrosoo< Af7cioncv ~