Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-28
SQUIRREL ISLAND
Report of Board Of Overseers
Shows Present Form Of Man.
agenent Is Financially Prof
liable - Elections of Over
scers and Officers - Appro-
priaticns for the Year

The annual meeting Of the Squirrel
Island Village Corporation was held
on Saturday evening at the Island
chapel. A large number of the pro-
perty owners attended. Attorney
Robert Treat Whitehouse of Port
land was chosen moderator. .Attor-
ney F. j. c. Little of Augusta was
elected clerk of the corporation for
the ensuing year. Atty. Whitehouse.
gave the report of the board for the
past year This report was concern
ed principally with the continued
negotiations between the overseers.
the Boothbay Harbor Water District
committee and the Maine Public
Utilities Commission on two impor-
tant points regarding the increased
supply of water for tho island
First. to determine which party
should lay the water main between
Spruce Point and the island. the de-
cision being that the Boothbay Har-
Dor Water District should do it.
Second, this being done. the question
OF water rates for the island. Chair
man Whitehonse announced that this
matter was still pending. but gave Il
as his opinion that the Public It'll
tiles Commission woulde probably
favor an increase over last years
rates Of from % to 30 per per cent
II may be recalled here that the wat
er rates Of the previous year, last
years rates being faucet in sink
$500; bath tub 500: closet $500;
hose connection $40 Chairman
Whitehouse's report then took up
the financial results of the conduct
ing Of the business Of the island.
that was formerly carried by the
superintendent. The overseers are
now on the second year Of conduct
ing this business and the results and
estimates of the two years, together,
on a conservative basis, gave an ap-
parent profit from the business of
$1,000 per year after paying the salary
Of the superintendent Tins vas aot
wholly a cash profit Dur was based
in part on work done for the corpor-
alton by the superintendent at a
fair price estimate, and which under
any other arrangement would have
been paid for in cash. The report of
the overseers was accepted and their
action ratified.
The treasurer, Alexander Doyle Of
Dedham, Mass, endorsed the finan-
cial points brought in the report {
the board Of overseers concerning
the conducting Of the island business
and added that the total resources
Of the past years accounts showed
assets 81, f5s.0s and liabilities &C.
counts to be 1l.3o4.S0. Showing a
book suprius of $2s1s.2s. about $40. 90
Of which in cash. The treasurer's re-
port was accepted and ordered placed
on file.
The election Of board Of overseers
for the ensuing year resulted as fol-
lows: Robert T. Whitehouse, Port
land: Josiah s. Afaxcy, Gardiner;
Charles q. White. Wakefield, Mass.
Albion Fl. Brainard. Arlington. n. J.,
and Albert e. Snowman. Philadel-
phia-
Albion Fl. Hrainard made the report
for the landscape COMMITTEES and stated
thar tracts on the east side and south
west part Of the island had been cleared
during the past year and that the wood
procured in the cutting pasd for the
labor. no money being used. The report
was aaceptsd and piacad on nie.
Ains Alice Emerson, secretary Tor TIM
uas1ees of the SQuirrel Island nbrnry.