Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-14
CAPITAL PARK TO
Be PURCHASED FOR
SCHOOL PURPOSES
By Vote Passed IMAM
imously at S c h 30 |
Meeting Monday at
City Hall = Commit
tee Appointed t 0
Look Into Matter of
Purchasing l. a n d
N ex t to Williams
School

There was an attendance of near
~ 100 citizens of Augusta at the an
nual school meeting held at 1.30
Monday evening at City hall and
Lively interest in things pertaining
TO the city schools was made mani
fest. The meeting was called to or
der by Wilbert S. Wilson, chairman
of the Beard of Education. Mayor
Willis r. Swift was elected modera
tor ard City Clerk Burleigh Martin
was elected secretary and both We're
sworn in by Hon. Lewis A. Burleigh.
The principal matter which came
up for the consideration of tho meet
ing under the article of the war
rant. TO see If the city would author
izc the purchase of land for school
purposes, was the question Of the
purchase of the so-called Capital
Park property for school purposes.
Hon. Lewis a. Burleigh spoke briefly
In favor of the purchase of the prop
erty. pointinc out the city's need of
property ard the advantages Of this
particular property. and moved the
adoption of the following:
Voted. That the mayor and the
city treasurer are hereby authorized
and directed to purchase for the city
for a schoolhouse lot the real estate
owned by W. i. Perry, known as
tho Capital Driving, Park. with all
buildings. lumber and other appurte-
nances thereon. for the sum of S7742,
s142 to he raid in cash and the re-
naming $1,000 in seven notes of $1,000
each. payable in one. two, three. four,
five, six and seven years from date,
respectively. with interest at the
rate of six per cent. per annum. pay
able annually, and with the option
on the part of the city of paying
the whole of any part of said notes,
or any of them, before maturity;
and that the mayor and city treasurer
be authorized to execute said notes
on behalf of the city.
And further
Voted. That the cash payment of
s742 to be made in 1918 be added 70
and incorporated in the appropria
ton for school purposes voted al
this meeting
Others spoke in favor Of the purchase
OF the property in question. and the mo-
ton made by Mr.. Burleign was carriet
unanimously.
In connection with this matter 1t may
be added that at the close of the meet
ing a number expressed the opinion that
Mr.. Perry had made the city a very
generous offer and that the city had OBJ
tained this valuable property at low
figure
The report of the board of education
was presented Ivy its chairman. Mr.. Will
soa. who mentioned among other things
that the increase in the budget this year
over the preceding year was due TO
teachers salaries, the cost of fuel and
freeze-ups in the winter that could not
he avoided by reason OF the fact that
under the old system of piping in some
81 the buildings II is impossible to eff.
fec. a complete drainage. The motor
OF Mr.. Burleigh that the report be &C
cepted was carried.
II was voted to appropriate for tho
support Of the public schools of the cit,
for the year ending on the first day o.
April. 1919. the sum OF s5l, ,So.39, the
amount recomme nded by the board O
education.
There was good deal OF discussion
>at the meeting OF the matter Of the hir
'ng h the city Of the land next to tn,
Williams school lot a playground fol
the pupils Of that school and of the mat
ter OF fair rental price for the land
AT the close OF the discussion the mo
tion by F +. Tracy WAS carried. that :
COMMITTEES Of three. including q membe
OF the board Of education. TO be appoln,
ed by the chair. ascertain how muci
land is reasonably required to supple
ment the williams school lot. and fo
what sum II can b purchased. and re
port 10 this meeting on the date L
which It shall be adjourned.
Mayor Swift appointed as members o
that committee. Fran; E. Tracy, vii
bert S. Wilson and Walter NJ. Sanborn
The motion of Samuel Titcomb wa
carried that the meeting be adjourned
10 80 p. NJ. Tuesday. May IS.
The war has created a great boom