Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-16
WINTHROP
Biggest Town Meeting in His
t0ry-Entrance of Women in
Oflices-Much Money Appr0-
priated


priated
Without doubt the townlof Win
throp experienced the biggest town
meeting in its history on Monday, the
Town hall being filed to its utmost
capacity. especially at the morning
session, both men and women being
present in large numbers. All the
articles in the warrant, SIS in number.
were carried through and when the
Smoke of battle had cleared away and
local orators had exhausted their
vocabulary. it was found that more
money had been raised than ever be-
fore. Just what part the new wom-
en- voters would take in the days
proceedings had been a much mooted
question, there being various rumors
af1oat as to the candidacy of various
women for some of TIE important
offices. Fhe. women turned out and
took an active and intelligent inter-
est in the affairs of the day and
safelyguided twp of their. number
into Office. The meeting was called
to order at $50 A. NJ. by the town
clerk, L. Elwood Jones. who read the
town warrant, and Fl. E. Foster was
duly elected moderator. Mr.. Foster,
in a few well chosen words, thanked
the ladies and gentlemen for the
honor, also Stating that it was the
goth consecutive year in which he
had been appointed TO that office,
and he appointed S. L. Woodman.
Miss Mary Hegarty and w. S.
Packard as tellers. Other town Off
Town clerk, Mrs. NJ. Carrie French ::
selectmen, assessors and overseers of
the poor, l.. b. Jones, A. L. Brann
and Carl r. Hartman; town treaSur
err, NJ. w. Wiswell; tax collector,
J.. NJ. Towle; chief engineer. J. A.
Foster; experimenting school COM
mittee, e. It. Clifford, r. Crawford
McIlroy and Mrs. Isabelle Holmes;
trustees of the Charles M. Bailey
public library, H. f. Foster, j. NJ.
McIlroy and H. E. Wadsworth; road
commissioner A G. Sustis; fire
wardens, j. A. Foster, Z. w. Went
worth, c. l. Bailey, E. r. Jones, l..
NJ Cleaves and II. E. Wadsworth;
fire inspectors, j. A. Foster and f. l.
Bishop.
In the election of these officers the
chief contests came in the choosing
of road commissioner or rather in
the decision as to whether the COM
missioner or commissioners should
be elected or be appointed by the
selectmen. 1t was finally decided
Fx,,,
one year In the election of second
selectman a big vote was also cast,
A. L. Brann winning over Miss Ber-
tina Hudson by vote of 272 to 113.
Two candidates were up for school
committee, and Mrs. Isabelle Holmes
won over Mrs. Maud M. Jones, re-
ceiving 246 out of the $50. votes cast.
This completed the business for the
forenoon session and a recess was
taken until ! o'clock, when the APP
preparations for the town came un-
der discussion.
| 1t was voted to raise the sum of
$4,000 for the support of poor and
other town charges: $4,000 for the
support of common schools; $4,000 for
Free High school; $500 for repairs
Of schoolhouses; $500 for insurance,
supplies etc; $500 for free text books
and $1,000 was raised to repair and
equip q room under the Town hall to
be used temporarily as school room
and q committee consisting of the
experimenting school committee, DR..
F. H. Badger, L. B. Jones and Miss
NJ. Tllen Alden We're appointed to see
what could do done in regard to a
new school building and to report at a
special town meeting not later than
July l, 1921. 5000 was raised for a
school physician; $4,000 was raised to
repair highways, $1,000 of this sum to
be used for snow.
Under Article IA ito see if the town
will vote Eyes" or mo" on the ques-
ton of appropriating and raising
money necessary to entitle the town
to State Aid. as provided in Section
10 of, Chapter 25 of the Revised Stat
utes of 1916" tn etown voted yes"
Article Is called for an appropria =
ton of S5310, for the improvement
fthe section of State Aid road as
outlined in the report of the State
Highway, Commission in addition to
the amounts regularly raised for the
care of the way, highways and bridg-
es. the amount being the maximum
whihc the town is allowed to raise
under the provisions of Section II,
Chapter 25 of the Revised Statutes
of 1916" and that amount was raised.
500 was raisea for the maintenance
of the State and State AID highways
under the provisions of Section 9 and
ElS of Chapter 100 Public Laws Of
1918. The town voted to purchase
two 1-ton Ford trucks, with pneu-
matte tires to be used by the, High
way department especially in surfac-
ing the roads with gravel and the
selectmen We're appointed to investi-
gate and report at the next annual
town meeting the location of gravel
banks and what could be done about
purchasing them. S172S was raised
for lighting the streets: 5000 for the
repair of sidewalks; S400 for the care
of cemeteries, other than Glenside,
which has a fund Of its own. Voted
That he selectmen see that water, is
conveyed to Maple cemetery. the
money to be taken from Town
Charges; voted that a building for
the use of the sexton be erected at
/ Glenside cemetery from the cemetery
| fund $500 was raised to erect a
building for the Sections use in
Lakeview cemetery; $1,000 was raised
| to purchase books and for the MAIN