The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-06
Northport Town Meeting.

The annual town meeting of the town
of NorthpOrt was held at EIwel.'s Hall
last Monday with small attendance. in
fact it was the smallest attendance that
has been known in the history of the
town for the past thirty years, with one
exception of postponed meeting. Not
over fifty votes were thrown in any ballot
even IN the only contest Of the election.
The town officers were elected in the
following order: Moderator, Berr R. Nc
1ntyre; town clerk, Harvard w, Elwen:
selectmen, assessors and overseeTs of the
poor, ROBBIE F. Ames, Bert R. MCINTYRE
and {. A. Sheldon; treasurer, collector of
taxes and constables, Henry q. Hills;
road commissioner, Freeman T. Crockett:
school board, Bert F, Mcintyre, Chester
A. Sheldon and F. |. Beach; sexton. FL
mer S. Drinkwater.
1t was voted to pass the article in the
warrant which called for the election of
a Board of Over Seers of the Poor for
three years term, one term to expire each
year 1t was voted that the town should
pay three per cent for the collection of
taxes. Harvard W. Elwell was chosen
as fire warden and his salary fixed at ten
dollars. The article for the creation of
special municipal board of Mothers Aid
was passed without action. The sum of
S14OO was raised for the support of
schools; $4,000 to pay town charges and
S7O0 to pay town debts; 500 was raised
for High school tuition; $50 for repair of
school houses; $40 for text books; $1,000
for repair of highways and bridges; 500
to take care of snow. The selectmen
were authorized to hire money if neces-
Sary
Messrs. Harry Drinkwater, Frank Her.
rick, Frank l. Beach, ROBBIE F. Ames, Joel
P. Wood and Isaac S. Hills were elected
surveyors of wood, bark and lum Der and
Messrs. B. R. Mcintyre, Frank l. Beach,
E. B. Ramsay and Isaac S. Hills were
elected as fence viewers.
The town voted in favor of raising
money to entite them to State Aid and
the sum of SALT was raised for State
Highways and the sum. of $50 for State
Aid Highways iii the coming year The
amount raised Tor the State Aid High
WAYS was 1888 The salary of the Road
Commissioner was placed at three dollars
per DAY. There were three cand dates
for road commissioner: Freeman T.
Crockett, who served in the past year,
Mathew Leadbetter, who was former
commissioner, and M. t. Huff, who had
been but recently made Iesloent OF the
town. The contest was between Mr..
Crockett and Mr.. Leadbetter and the
first ballot stood "a to 26, Mr.. Crockett
being elected on the second ballot "a to
80. The selectmen were authorized to sell
property owned by the town. The fol-
lowing list of jurors were accepted:
Messrs c. A. Sheldon, George Jackson,
C. o. Woodbury., C. P. Griffin, L. E.
Pitcher, F. w. Cramer, Merle Huff, Isaac
S. Hills and Bert j. Bird. The sum of
$50 was raised for the expenditure on the
streets of Birchcrest and Mathew Lead
better was elected to expend it. The
sum of S75 apportioned to Temple Heights
and Charles A. Thompson appointed to
expend it. 1t was voted not to raise $3.50
for the maintenance of electric lights
from Browns Corner to Little River.
The sum of SIS was raised for the erec-
ton of a new fence at the cemetery at
Little River. The matter Of re-establish-
ing the Browns Corner school was left
with the school committee. The article
asking for the purchase of land for play
ground for the school at Saturday Cove
was passed, as there is no land near there
that could be purchased.