Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-13

Two treasures Of great importance
. the City Of Anguish were passed
unanimously a. the annua4 @-nu y
meeting held II onday evening g.
City nail Win q large attendance 81
cICZens. fIrsL. - was VnlaC 10
build a new scaooihoEse OF the up
tai Park property which was pur-
chased by the city last year AaC
mat bonds De issued a1G salG there
for SecunGly. Tie budget as SUBJ
nittec ny the Board Of EGuca-lan
was increased by more Laan s6ebu- ID
be applied 70 increasing the teach
ers' salaries. The citizens were a.
greatly -ncareSLec n the measures
before the meeting as was sV.-
denceG by The discussions and every
article ii the warrant was accepted
unanimously. and me citizens
snocld be congratulated upon Their
public spirit as shown IN their sup
port Of the e6uca-i movement
The motion for the bond issue 1nr
The new scnool building. presen raC
by Lewis A. EUrlslgA and passen
unanimously was As Tolluwx
Voted Tor the purpose Of raising
funds for The construction Of new
scnooIbuiidlng On L:le sG-called Cap
ira! Park grounds, me Treasurer a1e
Mayor be ana they hereby are al
-hor.zed and dlrecrad 70 prepare,
anc al sucn time rs they deem eI-
peCier- % issue and sell coupon
bonds 20 the amount Of not exceed
ING SCI, ahe, GATED Sept. :. 1913, pay
aoie n Ten equal annual InSla4-
nlenLs. beginning Sept. !. 1920. and
- fix the rate Of interest WINCH
snail not exceed . per cant per an
NUN and which snail BE- payable
seraI-aunuaLr OF March ! and Sept
! Of aaC1 year commencing = l92d.
until maturity.
The new srnuol building 10 De
erected VIII % D-iCk structure II
eigr, rooms. four On Inc first doOr
and four on The second floor DuI not
al of ne rooms viii De completed a.
THIS r,Tne. Sucn Y'ooms as are not IN
.sheC of wnen The building Is erect
&c VIII De finished off al a future
Tine a. me need arises.
The matter Of increasing LAe sal
A-'les If the raacf1ers was g--ar U1ucn
discussion a: me session aoC i was
pointed OIL mat rne salaries winch
nave been PAID the teachers We're
utterly inadequate for the present
Gay needs anC iar her WORK and r
sponslnii:Lr Il was unanlrnpUslv vot-
sc tha! me sum Of $50. ~ De ap-
proprla-ed by the city for scnooi pUr-
poses, # winch S-0-ehn IS ~ pe de-
voted % .eacae.i's' salaries. The
tsdge1 as submitted TX ne Board II
EGuca1iun called for s14.-lu. ~ % NJ
appropriated by me CITY. and u -h4s
sum s6;;, ,6o was for The salaries u
teachers This in9eaSe II he
amount appropriated over me bud
EEaI called Ger, VII place Augusta
along SIDE Of me other Dig a--.es =
Maine IN -espec. 70 tsaaners sala-
res. The amount VOTED al rne NEE
ing VIII raise me AK rate about
Two anG 4 lalt mills.
The school meeting was called a
order by Wilber-- : Wilson. cha i~na77
Of me Board Of Education VINO raaa
me articles IN the wa-~an- Mavor
Burleign Martin was uHanrnoust1
erected moderator and Hiram =
PlSi1on. sec"erar~
The rnarTer Of Receiving and 9c--
ing upon me r'epor: Of The Board u
Education Tas then n order C'har-
MN u tlsun pointed our ma. the IN
crease in The budget asked for vs.
CHE for The mos par't 10 TWO tens
me lrr'"aSe IN ne sali3l ;..s rf -ar
teachers and me increase N the c,ni-
bill. Dr. n II Srann mover. t1a- r.,
repor- ne accepted. The motion va
Carried unanimously ana the '---
porr was accepted
me mex article h.farr the NEE
inE was that of raising money enr
Inc support Of the schools. winch u-ae
disposed nf Is before sta4a6 !,
communication Was Rad from Eor,
n r Dunnack Advocating the IL
CreaslnE of eacilers' sajarlee anr
many others spoke in favor Of -aa
move. which was considered an an
soluIe necesaty. Supt. OF Schools =
z stuart answered a number NJ
questions Regarding the cornnersa-jrr
winch the teachers ara now cnr-.nE.
Norman I. Basset1 made the motion
that me sum Of sSG IA. 20 he ap1~a-
printed ~ rne city FOR school 1u~-
poses Of which s7n 400 pc devoted a
teachers salaries, and the motion was
passed without a dissenting vote.
The last ar--icia for consideration
was the -racsac+,Dr 0F a--y- rr5,a-, f,r,e