Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
PITTSElELD
Annual Meeting Of Pittsfield Village
CORPORATION

Annual Meeting Of PittsfieId Village
Corporation
The annual meeting of the Pitts
field Village Corporation was held at
Union hall, Saturday afternoon. the
meeting being called to order shortly
after 1 o'cock by Clerk Earl M. Wick
cry. The meeting had a very small
attendance and but little interest was
manifested in the proceedings.
o. H. Drake was unanimously chos-
en- moderator. The election of OFF,
Gers was then taken up and practi-
cally the entire list of officers who
served the corporation last year were
reelected. The officers elected were:
First assessor, Judge o. H. Drake;
second assessor, Charlie e. Vickery,
third assessor. Alonzo H. Burse; clerk
and treasurer, Earle N. Vickery; au-
ditor, Thomas A. Anderson.
1t was voted to raise the sum of
$1,000 for night Waterman for the
coming year. and 81. 200 for the fire de-
partment. While $1,000 will not be
enough to pay the bills of the depart
ment, it was deemed best to raise
this amount and take enough from
the sum already in the treasury to
make up what is needed in this de-
partment. 1t was stated that $1,000 is
the amount required to run the de-
partment in ordinary years and of
course more is needed if there are
many fires during year.
The sum Of $500 was raised to pay
necessary corporation charges and
$500 was raised to buy new hose for
the fire department.
The sum of s., 200 was raised to pay
for street lighting for the ensuing
year.
The article in the warrant to see
what action the corporation would
take in regard to procuring a siren
whistle, or other apparatus of a sim
liar nature for use in connection with
the fire alarm system, was passed,
owing to the expense which such IN
apparatus would be to the corpora
ton, it being stated by those who
had looked into the matter that 1t
would cost at least $500 to install Il
proper outfit.
1t was left, however, with the as
SCISSORS to look into the ACCESSIBILITY of
raising the whistle at the Sebasticook
mill If it was thought best and $50 was
voted to cover the cost if it was
thought best to do it. 1t was also
left with them to consider the advisa-
bility of placing the whistle which
the corporation owns at the Sebasti-
cook mill in some other location where
it could be more plainly heard.
1t was voted to place fire alarm box
at the corner of Washington and Grove
streets and $3.50 was raised to defray
the expense of same.
1t was voted to place an additional
street light on Hunnewell avenue near
Hunnewell bridge. which at present
ia thought to be inadequately lighted.
The collection of the taxes for the
ensuing year was sold to the lowest
bidder, who was Sumner McCausland,
and he will do the work for four mills
on the dollar. The conditions and
terms Of discount on taxes were made
the same as they were last year, which
was that 8 per cent. would be allowed
per cent. for paymentor on before No
vember 1. and that the collector be re-
quired to settle in full by March Is.
Ivan Whitman has sold his house
located on Bates street to George w.
Names and has purchased of Mr.. Ron
CO his house located on the corner of
Peltoma avenue and Chalmers street.
Miss Vivian Whitman has resigned
her position at Percy Wrightss store
and accepted a position at the White
Star Laundry.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Pushor of
Corinna were in town Saturday after
noon calling on friends and attending
to matters of business