Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-13
MADISON
Town Meeting. Twice De
ferred, Held THURSDAY
Record Approp ria tions
Made.

Altar being rwice postponed On
account q weather cociisiols tie
a-nua- Madison town meeting was
he'd Thursday II Union hail with
good attendance Of representative
voters from nearly AL parts OF the
,own Never before N tie history
Of TIE town has 50 large amount Q,
money been raised for various pcr-
poses. One q tie big questions OF
the meeting was making provision
so- Q 3i:o.eea school building. II
was expected TIA. there would be
,ocE and heated discussion On ih0
question bU, the voters after the ex-
plantations by the different school
oEcta,s adopted the recomnendA-
ticrs Of tie committee without any
opposition being manifested The
meeting was called TO order at 1e
A. " By Moderator Judge Charles
o. Sinai. FIrs: came the accept
acce ot the printed reports Of the
various officials. For the ONCE OF
ars- se.ecman there was bu, one
candidate. y. 4. johnson Of The old
board, who was elected y accla1.a-
toe. For second se,ec.man there
were three candidates, J. :. "ithee.
Harry Eagcpiac and w E Clough-
There was 10 choice OF the first bal
lo-. On the second ballo. Mr.. Ciough
received l3e Of the 1ea votes cast
The candidates for third selec-man
were Henry Hoyt and ". H. Bian-
chard OF the old board. NJ. Blan-
votes cast. The selec-mel we're also
elected assessors and ovcCseers OF
the poor. Other officers elected were
treasurer, X. C. Gray. auditor. George
II. EileS; tax collector. J. 7. Withee.
rate Ct collection. one cent: member
OF school committee for three years.
Z. E. Eurd; library trustee. X C.
Cray. After d short discussion Il
vas voted 20 elecc two road commits
s+ocers. ore fo- the eastern part OF
he town and one for the western
part TIE Candidates Tor the west
ern par, OF The town we're E. s.
A5ains and w " Johnson Mr..
ADAMS received l29 Of the $50 votes
cast For the east section the candi-
dates were Lionel Adams and Periey
Foss. Mr. Foss was elected ny a
!arge majority. AT this time came
adjournment fo- dinner after vot-
ing 10 lay all other articles On the
table ard take UP the ore relating
10 the new schoolhouse. when the
meeting was again called 10 order.
After dinner first came the reading
Of the report OF the building COM
mi-tee ny Chairman f. e. Weston.
3. X. Edwards. chairman OF the
experimenting school committee
told briefly OF the need Of the new
building. This was followed by a
brief speech by Superintendent L.
W. Gerrish: Principal! ". +. Holman
told Of the crowded condition OF the
High school and the time lost in 60
ing TO classes. ard also read parts Of
q letter IN regard 10 the local situa-
ton b. State Superintendent
Thomas. c. S. Humphreys explained
briefly the building plan as proposed
By the architect. On motion Of w.
p. Brown il was voted to adopt thu
recomm endations Of the committee.
which were to increase the amour:
voted last June from $4,000 70 s12o,-
900, and to raise $4,000 by taxation
this year and $4,000 eacn year IN
Il! the building was paid for. The
necessary motion for the issuing of
the bonds were made by K. c. Pray.
During the discussion a greater part
Of the pupils OF the High school were
present and as each point was made
Il was vigorously applauded. Regu-
lar appropriations were as follows:
Highways, $4,000: snow roads.
5000; support OF poor, $1,000; ex
penses and liabilities. 5000: common
schools. $4,000; free high school.
5000. school text books. $500:
school appliances and apparatus.
$500: conveyance Of high school
pupils. $500; repair Of schooihouses.
$1,000; superintendent OF schools,
$3.50: H. =. Weston Post, G. A. p,
s125; Madison public library, 1890:
experimenting school committee,
$3.50: State road, s10s2; East Madi-
son street lights, s15s; for gravel pit,
$500; for insurance premiums on
school buildings, $500; for school
physicians. $500; for road patrol,
$1,000: grading schoolhouse lot at
the Atkinson Corner, 5000; for
Singing the Weston avenue and
High school buildings. $500. Other
important votes taken were to in
struct the ,selectmen to hire a man
to keep the village streets clean
during the summer; TO charge in
terest on all taxes unpaid after No
vernber LIST: to gravel Hcald street
from Weston avenue to North street:
to instruct the school committee to
hire additional rooms. for school
purposes il necessary and equip the
same; and to instruct the selectmen
to hire a dumping ground. The total
amount Of money raised was $7O,5ss.
This together with the State and
county tax will make the commit
ment about 100000.
Harold Moore, who has been TAX
ing a course in the Ford factories in
Detroit, Mich, for the past few
weeks has returned to his home In
Madison.
Mrs. Fl. n. Lessore underwent a
surgical operation for appendicitis
and other complications at the Gen.
trail Maine General hospital wednes-
day. The operation was successful
and Mrs Lessore is reported to be
resting as comfortable as possible
under the circumstances.
Rev. E. G. Teuey of Mapleton VIM
preach at the Madison Free Baptist
church next Sunday morning and
evening.