Putnam patriot., 1918-10-11

| l elected:
 Assessor
 l Arthur Tourtellotte 267 l *Alphonse D. Beausoieil PAS Board of Relief
 Joseph Plessis 282 Frederick Dumas 240 Seieetmen
 Clarence E. Pierce 268 Luther M Keith 283 Joseph Lapalme 26O Asen. of Town Depo,i. Fund David Flagg 2s4 Leon T. Wilson 269 ] Harry Mann PAS Collector of Taxes
 Ernest c. Morse 271 *Ulric Beausoleil 25O Constables
 Peter A. Gardner 256 Ernest L. Chandler 257 Nelson Clair 256 Cahill Meehan 262 Origene Touchette 250 Eugene Gagne 257 Theodore Boulay 255 John E Harrington 239
 Registrar of Voters
 William P. Warren 260 George Potvin 258
 Town School Committee
 Henry J Thayer 280 Elyira A. Barber 292 Eric H. Johnson PAT
 Library Directors George Grinsell 303 Ernest c. Morse 295 | John c Johnson 296 |
 Business Meeting
 The business meeting was called to l order by the moderator, L. H. Fuller, | at o'clock, and business was trans | acted as follows:
 Appropriated for the repairs of S3.750 This is an increase of $750 over last year. When the matter was taken up Selectman | Pierce stated that there was not 1 enough money last year to complete | all repairs He said the work was l continued until the money was used | up and then stopped. He said the l board recommended s4,000. On mo tion of Archie Macdonald S3,750 was 
 For the repairs of bridges the se lectment asked for an appropriation of 5000, an increase of $500. This was voted after it had been stated that $500 has already been spent since September 1st.
 For the expenses of schools, includ- ing instruction in music and the pur- chase of supplies, $37.50o0 was ap- propriated. This is the same amount as last year.
 The Memorial Day appropriation was increased from $125 to $50. For free bed at the Day Kimball hospital $500 was appropriated. This is an increase of Si00 made necessary by advanced costs The Woman's Board receives the same as last year, 5000.
 The library appropriation was the same as last year, s1200 E.. H. John son stated that the largest number of books had been taken from the li- brary the past year of any year since it was removed across the river.
 A new appropriation was s200 made for the Putnam State Guard Company.
 It was voted to accept the report of the committee appointed to have charge of the building of the Putnam State Trade School, and that the committee be discharged with thanks for their services The committee as appointed at a meeting in September, 1915, was made up of the late Ches- ter E. Child, Archie Macdonald, A. W. Marcy, L. NJ. Keith, J. J. McGar- ". Alexander Gilman and E B. Kent.
 On motion of w S. Johnson it was voted to authorize the selectmen to have printed in the next annual town report the names of all those who have not paid their personal or prop erty taxes due the town according to law.
 In making the motion Mir. Johnson said he had seen such list in re port from another town, and from what he knew of this town he thought it would be a good idea to have the same thing in Putnam reports. He thought it would assist the tax col lector in getting in money owed the city.
 It was voted that when the meeting adjourned it be to March 10th. 1919. for the purpose of laying tax to de- fray the expenses of the town.
 The selectmen were authorized to borrow such sums as might be neces-