The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-18

we herewith publish the group "nlSh
should have been used with the story
were named az the committee to sort
and count ballots. Col. Marston re-
ported that the total vote was ISL
with 445 for Mr.. Cummings, Isl for
Fr. Renaud and 155 for Mr.. Halves.
A. Il. Lamb was reelected auditor,
Adam Simpson was reelected town
clerk and tax collector; George A.
Moore was reelected town treasurer
and Miss Gertrude S. Weston, Park
Commissioner to serve for three years.
Because of action previously taken
relative to the election of the road
commissioner, the article bearing
upon that matter was passed over as
was the article in regard to raising
the sum of 50 800 for the purchase OF
a combination auto chemical hose car
and pumping engine for the fire de-
partment This article as explained
,
by member of the committee Of
twenty reports of the recommendations
of the gentlemen comprising the board
| having been prepared by its secre-
| tary Harold J. Phillips) was inserted
in the warrant more to get the yot-
ers to thinking on the matter than to
get action at this particular meeting.
When article II was reached Chair
man Smith of the selectmen stated
the raising OF money was far more
important than the election of officers
and that the raising OF the s1s6,00o
WAS equivalent to tax rate of 50
mills. He estimated the tswn's in
come for the coming year AZ $1%2,s0e
but with the deductions Of necessary
expenses including the state and
county taxes amounting in all to
s38,135, there would be left balance
of Sl04.365 The article under con-
sideration was in regard to the rails
ing of sum of money to defray the
expenses of the fire department the
ensuing year, the fire commissioners
having recommended the sum of $500.
Mr.. Smith made a motion that $4,000
be raised and that the team maintain
ed at the fire department be worked
enough to make up for the deficiency,
M. c. Viles, member of the COM
mission stated that the team had been
offered to the selectmen in the past
and Mr.. Smith retaliated by stating
that he had tried to obtain the team
but that he had found the team could
not be worked all of the time.
MUNICIPAL YARD TO BE CON
TINUED
The citizens voted to maintain the
Municipal fuel yard as now establish
ed and voted "yes' on the question of
appropriating and raising money nee
essary to entitle the town to state aid.
Four articles in the warrant called
for sidewalks. One of these on Elm
street had an estimated cost attached
of $3.50 which was a total of the esti
mated cost of the other four. Mr..
Cummings by whose home the Elm
street sidewalk leads said he would
undertake the repair of this sidewalk
and moved that the article be passed
over as he believed that the sidewalks
Articles relating to two of the others
were passed over those on Prospect
street and on Willow street and $3.50
was voted for the building of a gravel
walk on Cowett street from North
street to West street Quite an ar
gument was put up for a sidewalk on
Chestnut street beginning at the
junction of North street for a dis
lance of about 400 feet Mr.. Smith
thought the people on the street were
entitled to better walk and eventu-
ally the sum of $3.50 was voted for
this purpose. The road commission
er recommended the sum of $4,000 for
1920 for breaking snow roads but this
amount was increased to $4,000 which
was deemed to be sufficient to pay for
present bills already contracted. The
sum of $500 was raised for maintain
ance of state highways during the en-
suing year. The article relating to
the raising of a sum of money to build
a sewer on Silver street from Madi-
son avenue to an imaginary junction
with Smith street or a distance Of
about 800 feet was passed over, also