The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-08

boards or central offices. This covers
nearly all that has been done OUTSIDE
of the regular work. We had hoped
TO get a line from the Twelve Cor
ners bv the way of Blackwell into our
Madison switchboard. Your directors
voted TO meet this line at Whorff Cor
ner, 50 called, and we bought ana
had delivered and paid for twenty
five 25 foot inch top poles and they
are still strung along the line and we
had hearing before the selectmen
in Madison to come in over the State
road to the turn of the electric road
down Heald St, but as one share Will
only go less than half as FAR as II
used to- they were unable to get
sufficient number of them to double
ND to complete the line tho great
many of their poles have been strung
and a few of them set and we were to
have the balance of our poles to build
the village end from Mr.. Manter and
they we're cut and we stand ready to
take them any time tho we have not
ordered them delivered.
The Central Maine Power Company
with their new construction and eX-
tensions have come into some OF our
fields which is inclined to make our
lines more or less noisy but they
have been very fair about taking the
opposite side of the road from us
where permits have been granted ana
TO use all the preCaution possible lot
insulation and to help us out Whlch
is the most we could expect of them,
their last hermit Just granted in Ca
naan is under those conditions. Your
subscribers ledger accounts out
standing do not diminish as fast as
we would like to have them or as we
have tried to have them A great
many of those however that appeared
upon the printed record which we
sent YOU. have been settled in full or
enme Navments made upon them. Even
the very largest has been completely
settled and in several instances the
wires have been cut. Some OF them
have settled and come back on ana
some are still off even tho they have
settled their account. Your balance
due is not far from the statement on
your call for the annual meeting. Out
of the amount estimated as liabilities
of s150O.0O upon that call, we have
maid since that time $1376O1. There
is still due for materials and probaply
for some outside help, nearer $25o.oo
than $125.00, the balance of that es-
innate OF $1500.00 but your cash in
the hands of the treasurer OF $544S9
will quite a little more than take care
of 1t.
THE BUSINESS MEETING
The matter of making contracts for
connection with other lines was left
with the directors. The salary of the
business manager was fixed at $1,000
ner wear. At this time dinner was
served by Somerset Grange and re-
cess was taken by the Company until
30 when the meeting was again call
ed to order for business. The sum
of S15 was voted as compensation
to the clerk, and to the auditor Tor
their services. A resolution was
passed to disapprove any offer of the
New England Telephone Company or
it's allies to connect with the Farm
ers lines.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Leslie r.
Jacobs. president; Fred Magoon'
clerk: W. C. Hobart, business mana
ger; S. H. Beal, treasurer; J. H. Ian
caster, auditor; H. T. Choate, Il, H.
Jacobs, f. w Bean, H. B Ellis, w.
C. Hobart, Bart Barron, II. b. Whip-
pie. directors
The article to re-district the terri
tory for directors was passed over
1t was voted to cut the line when
subscribers were indebted to the com
pany for over $40. 1t was also voted
to authorize the directors to increase
assessments to an amount not ex-
ceeding "a more than the present as
sessment.
This was the first meeting of the
Company for two years, as year ago
the annual meeting was called of be-
cause of the influenza epidemic.