Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-16

and II 80, how much, to be placed IN
the hands of and expended by the
Pittsfield chapter of the American
Red Cross. for the purpose of main
tanning under said Chapters direct
supervision, a district nurse In the
town of Pittsfield for the year be-
ginning Feb. 81, 1921, and ending Feb
ruary 20, 1892, $1,000 was raised. DR..
Lynne H. Blanchard made a very
clear presentation>o the good work
being done by Pittsfeld's Health
Nurse, and made a report in detail
of her work.
The sum Of 5000 was raised to pay
for a series of ~ band concerts to be
given by the Pittsfield band during
the summer.
The sum of $3.50 was raised for
Mothers Aid.
The sum of $500 was raised for the
maintenance and repair of the Union
hall building.
Eight articles all calling for repairs
or building of new pieces Of side
walks and highways in various parts
of the town were grouped together
| and $4,000 was raised under these
articles to be expended as deemed
advisable by the road commissioner
under direction of the selectinen.
It was voted to raise 500 for in
! struction in manual training in the
common schools and 5000 for instruc-
ton in physical training in the COM
mon schools. 1t was also voted to
raise SITS towards the maintenance
of school orchestra.
1t was voted that the town give J.
D. Wentworth a deed of the lot in the
village cemetery formerly occupied
by the old receiving tomb and that
the deed be executed by Thomas A.
Anderson for the town.
The selectmen were instructed to
appoint a budget committee to make
recommendations in regard to appro-
priations for the year 1922.
The article to see if the town
would employ an expert accountant
or auditor for the purpose of intro
ducing modern system of munich
pal accounting, was passed, as also
was article 46 to see If the town
would vote to instruct the school
board to furnish conveyance to
school for the children of Laforest J.
Humphrey and others living on the
road between his residence and
Mosher's corner. This matter was
left to the discretion of the school
board.
The Selectmen were authorized to
hire such sums of money as are nee
| essary to pay the accumulated or &C
cumulating Indebtedness of the town,
and were authorized to make tenn
porary loans in anticipation of taxes.
The collection of taxes was sold to
Frank Weeks, who was the lowest
bidder, and who will do the job this
year for Is mills. Halvor E. Prescott
was elected town auditor. The ap-
pointment of the minor town officers
was left to the selectmen as is the
usual custom.
The meeting was a very orderly
gathering, the ladies actively particle
pating in the voting and proceedings
Thomas A. Anderson, the moderator.
handled the large amount of business
very eXpeditiously, all the business
being transacted and the meeting ad-
journed at 4 o'clock
At noon the ladies of the Womans
Relief Corps served one of their IA
nous baked bean dinners at Grand
Army hall which was literally pat
roniZed.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Lancey, who
have been passing few weeks in
Florida, were in town Saturday for q
brief visit, leaving later for their
home in Hartland.
o. E. Libby was a business caller in
Plymouth Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Whitman of Wat
erville passed the weekend in town,
guests of Mr.. Whitman's mother Mrs.
Ethel White.
Mrs. Sidney F. Jones left Sunday
afternoon for few days visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Gid
den, in Brewer.
The funeral services of the infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Knowles
aged nine months and 20 days, were
held at their home at the Waverley
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
S. J. Willis. pastor of the Universalist
church officiated. The interment was
in the village cemetery.