Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-11
VOTE $500 FUND
For Capital Park at
School Meeting
Money to Be Used for Development
Of Park into Athletic Grounds, in
Line with Plans for State Park
Nearby-Lively Interest at School
Meeting Monday Evening

In line with the plans which the State
/ Park Commission is considering for the
development of the park in front of the
state House as State park property, cit
liens of Augusta at their annual school
meeting Monday evening at City hall
voted that $500 be raised and appropri-
ated to be expended for the general i'm
provement of the Driving Park, located
near the State Park, and the develop
ment of such athletic and pleasure
grounds thereon as is deemed suitable
The presentation of this matter at the
meeting By Chairman Lewis A. Bur-
leigh, chairman OF the State Park Com
mission, brought forth a lively amount
of enthusiasm and interest and the dis
cussions pro and con were the features
of the meeting. The motion was passed.
by the vote of IS to &c. the motion as
presented by Mr.. Burleigh reading as
follows:
Voted that $500 be raised and appro-
priated at this meeting for school pur-
poses and be expended in the discretion
of the board of education for the gen.
eral improvement of the Driving Park
and the development of such athletic
and pleasure grounds thereon as they
deem suitable. with special attention to
locations and features which will serve
school interests, harmonic with the
site for future school building and so
far as practicable be consistent with
the plans of the State Park Commission
for the development of the State Park"
The sum of $500 thus voted was in
addition to the sum of s106, 63212 voted
at the meeting for school purposes, this
being the amount asked for by the
board of education.
The following motion made by City
Treasurer wiIbert S. Wilson was passed
at the meeting: Voted that by reason
of the impracticahility of constructing
any school building at the present time
in Augusta, we do now rescind the tote
passed at the annual school meeting.
May 1919, authorizing the issue of $50 600
in bonds for schooihouse at Capital
Pa-k and that the bonds issued in ac-
cordance with the vote of that meeting
be cancelled and the city treasurer be
authorized and directed to destroy said
bonds, making a record of the same
upon the books of the city, and it is fur
Their voted that this action in no way
annuls the separate vote passed at the
annual meeting of 1919 authorizing the
construction of the building. but rather
expressing the sense of this meeting
that the erection of any building should
be postponed until a greater need for
it appears" =
The annual school meeting last eve
ming was called to order at 100 by
Df. W. S. Thompson, chairman Of the
board of education. who read the call
for the meeting. There was a fine rep
resentative attendance Of citizens, near
~ 100 being present Upon motion of
W. s. Wilson, Mayor Burleigh Martin
was unanimously elected chairman Of
the meeting and the oath was admins
tered by Attorney Norman l.. Bassett.
Deputy City Clerk Arthur Tinin was
chosen secretary of the meeting. 4v r.
The next business before the session
was the receiving and acting upon the
report OF the board of education. Chair
man Thompson of the board com.
menced reading the report. but upon
motion OF l. A. Burleigh the further
reading Of it was dispensed with. Nor
man L. Bassett moved that the report
be accepted, and 1t was voted to accent
II.
Article Of the call for the meeting
was next in order. this being to raise
by vote for the support of the public
schools Of the city for the year end
ing on the LIST day of April 1921, such
sum, not less than the amount re-