The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21

/ SHdTp SATURDAY dIltTHODH DS lHt
moderator, L l.. Walton, who va
elected Monday Of last week The
warrant contained IS articles, and the
meeting was the shortest on record
while at the same time, il IS peculiar
fact that more money was raised al
this meeting than ever before. S72 75s
was raised at this meeting, which
with the State and County taxes and
other fixed charges will amount to
about $4,000
There being no one to run against
them the officers of the past year We're
reelected as follows: Town clerk
Adam Simpson; 1st selectman, Clyde
| II. Smith; I'd selectman. " II Demo;
3rd selectman. J. ", Packard. These
three gentlemen were also elected as
assessors and oyerseers of the poor
George E. Sampson was elected town
treasurer and Adam Simpson a. col
lector OF taxes, with the compeasa-
ton the same as last year A Z
Lamb was elected auditor and Willis
A. Bailey, experimenting school COM
mittee The other officers TO be ap-
pointed by the selectmen
It was recommended By the com
mittee of twenty to make the salaries
of the selectmen as follows First
selectman 500; second -electman.
i $3.50 and third selectman $3.50 A
motion was made to this effect and
it was carried
In regard 10 article i Mrs. Sarah
l.. Eaton Was elected Park Commits
sioner, to serve for term of three
years
On the recommendation OF the COM
mittee of twenty Article c. was pass
ed over as were articles, IS, 81, 53
and So.
Article was next brought under
consideration Mr. Smith made a
few remarks at this time regarding
the past management of the fuel yard
and the plans for the future. The
reason that the town bought wood
lots, instead Of buying the wood di-
rect from the farmers, was that il
was impossible to get an agreement
for a uniform price from the farmers
1t was proposed at this time to ap-
point a committee of three farmers
to confer with the selectmen in re-
gard TO price for another winter. Al
ter the regular business of the meet
ing was transacted, this committee
was appointed by the chair. They
we're S. H. Bradbury, Joseph Beauller
received 90 to so orders for wood or
coal a day during the past winter.
and of course it was impossible to fill
them all at a moments notice Over
100 tons of coal were purchased. Il
is planned now to have 1000 cords of
wood on hand next fall, and a large
quantity of coal. 1t was voted 10
maintain the fuel yard.
$500 was voted to defray the eX-
penses of the fire department for the
coming year; $4,000 was raised for
making repairs to the highways, and
$500 was raised for repairing bridges
and culverts
As to article H. to see if the town
would vote yes" or mo" on the ques-
ton. of appropriating and raising
money necessary to entitle the town
to state Aid, as provided in section
10. of chapter 25 of the Revised Stat
utes of 1916. the town voted yes
1888 was raised for the improve
ment of the section of State Aid road,
$500 for the maintenance of State
highways; $3500 for breaking snow
roads for the present winter; and $3.50
for installing an electric motor to op-
crate the stone crusher This mo
tor is to replace the worn out engine.
$3.50 was raised to repair the old
tractor.
I Funds for the local schools was ap-
propriated as follows: For the sup
port of the common schools, $1,000;
for the support of high school, $1,000,
for repairs on school buildings $1,000;
for school supplies, $1,000; for the
purchase of text books. s700 for
Manual Training and Domestic Sci
ence, $1,000 for the support of an
evening school. $lOO; and for the EN-
ployment of a school physician, 5000
$1,000 was appropriated to be paid
to the Trustees OF the Free Public
Library; s175 to defray the expenses
of Memorial Day; and $3.50 for by
, drant rental
Instead of raising the amount Of
money asked for in article 2S, it was
decided to combine this article with
article 80, and $1,000 was raised to
defray the expenses OF the police de-
partment, and the expense oS en-
forcing the traffic laws. 1t was sug
gested that one man be appointed to
serve as a traffic officer. and also as
Chief of Police
$4,000 was raised to light the streets