Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-16
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tor to assist he and the town clerk in
sorting and counting ballots.
Judge o. H. Drake was unanimous
ly reelected first selectman.
For second selectman there were
two candidates, Hollis w. Stitham
and Edgar E. Johnson. The total
number of votes cast was ESQ. Wal
ter Wingate had l vote, Charlie Ames
2 votes, H. w. Stitham 81, and E. E..
Johnson 1856, and was elected, 141
votes being necessary for a. choice.
Another contest developed for third
selectman, Charlie Ames and John
Little appearing as candidates. 141
votes were cast, Mr. Ames having Ill
and John H. Little 80, II votes being
necessary for a choice, Mr.. Ames was
elected The seIectmen were also
elected as assessors and overseers of
the poor.
Henry f. Libby, cashier of the
Pittsfield National Bank was unan-
imously reelected treasurer. On
motion of A. II. Burse, William L.
Frost was reelected as water COM
missioner. Another contest devel-
oped for the position of road commits
sioner. Lorenzo III. Willis, last years
road commissioner was candidate
for reelection and c. H. Davis was
also a candidate. The total vote cast
was 254, necessary for choice 1928 c.
H. Davis had 1873 and was elected.
Mr.. Wills had 121 votes.
On motion of Harvey Mahoney,
Mrs. Edith Burns was elected a mem
Der of the school board. Will Bige-
low was the retiring member of the
board.
Miss Ada Coffin was elected
member of the public library trus-
tees for one year, to fill out the term
of w. L. Pushor, resigned, and DR..
Edwin A Porter was reelected a
trustee for three years. George L.
Rogers was elected a member of the
trustees of the Pittsfield cemeteries
| for a term of three years. DR.. Por-
ter was the retiring member of the
board of trustees and did not desire
| reelection.
Probably the most money ever
raised at a Pittsffeld town meeting
was voted, nearly every appropriation
calling for money being acted on ia
vorably by the voters. The follow
ing are the appropriations for the va
rious purposes: For salary of super
intendent of schools, $500; salary of
school board 800; for support of the
| common schools, S13,850; for Free
High school, $4,000; for school text
books, $1,000; for insurance and ap-
} I'll
| for repair of school buildings $500:
for the support of the poor, $4,000;
| for repair of roads and bridges,
| $1,000; for miscellaneous town
charges, $4,000; for public library.
| $4,000 for breaking roads, $4,000: for
repairs Of sewers 5000; this sewer
money to be expended under direc-
ton of the selectmen: for cemete-
| ries $3.50; for moving cemeteries,
| $3.50; for hydrant rental and service
| pipes $500; for abatement and dis
| count on taxes $500; for improvement
of section of State aid road. 1864; for
! interest on towns indebtedness,
| $4,000; for Memorial day. 800.
| Under article 20 the experimenting
school committee were authorized to
| contract with and pay the trustees Of
Maine Central Institute in said town
| for the year beginning July /, 1921.
| for the tuition of scholars of High
school grade within said town in
studies prescribed by law for high
schools under a standard of scholar
| ship to be established by said COM
mittee.
| 1t was voted in the cemetery by
! laws so that hereafter all monuments
and gravestones set in the village
cemetery must have a suitable foun-
dation.
It was voted under article % to
raise $4,000 to purchase bonds for the
investment of money paid the town
/ for care of lots in cemetery.
Under article "a it was voted to
accept $50 given by Helen Durgin by
her will for perpetual care of her loS
in cemetery.
An ordinance was voted prohibiting
the placing of ice cream cans or any
other unsightly objects upon the side
| walks of the main streets of the town.
The penalty for the violation Of the
ordinance was made IS.
Under article &c it was voted to
raise s135 to repair the Soldiers
Tablet, which at present is erected
on the public library grounds. 1t is
understood that owing to the action of
the sun and rain on this tablet 1t will
be placed inside the library build
ing. 1t was voted that committee
from the American Legion have
charge of the repair and changes in
this tablet.
Under article 81 to see il the town