Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-03-07
RICHMOND
Richmond Town Meeting

Richmond held its annual town
meeting at the Richmond Opera
House, Monday, nearly 500 voters be-
ing present.
Moderator, j. W. Randlette; town
clerk, L. r. Gaubert; selectmen. B. r.
Curtis, first; H. L. Tarr, second; c.
T. Utter. third; town agent, B. r.
| Curtis; treasurer Harold \. Libby;
road commissioner, Henry c. Smith
auditor, H. c. Reed; fire wards, Char
les Morang, j. A. Hinckley, Carl
Dunlap: Members of the school
board, W. W. Gardiner for three-year
term; F. 8. Peabody for one-year
term; tax collector. C. E. Hewitt.
Town will pay per cent. for col
lecting taxes. 1t was voted to build
an addition to the Emerson school
building in accordance with the plans
and specifications submitted by the
special committee.
The town voted to instruct the Sc
/ Iectmen to issue bonds to pay for
said building.
This schoolhouse, it is thought, will
! cost about $4,000.
1t was voted to raise for the sol-
! lowing departments for the ensuing
year:
| Repairs for highways and bridges,
$4,000; sidewalks. $500; purchase of
| lumber. $1,000; Sd Mill Brook Bridge
! $780, interest, $1,000; hydrant rental,
| s2050 electric lights, $500; night
,, watch, 5000; fire department, 500:
| support of poor. $780, salary of town
| officers. $1,000: snow, $500; contingent
| fund, $500; expense of Memorial Day,
| SIS; Farmers and Mechanics club.
! 800. (taken from contingent fund.-;
{ cutting bushes in highway, $400;
/ common schools. $500; free high
| school, $500: text books and supplies.
F.. $1,000; repairs of schoolhouscs and
| supplies, $1,000; sewers, $500
| Article &C. n. Morans, fire ward
and fire inspector.
| Articles o3, "a. 25-To see if town
would vote sums for highway work.
were dismissed.
Article a6-$1 900 was raised, $500 to
be expended on Bcedle road, $500 on
| repairing River road.
F, Articles 81, %, 29-$3300 raised to
/ build crushed rock road on Front
/ street TO North street and on kimball
! street from Front street to NJ. c. r.
! r. tracks.
Articles 80, 81. 32-Petitions for
, electric lights. were dismissed
The sum of $500 was raised to take
care of articles SO to 43. for sewers to
be built on south side of Nam street
| from Cross street to School street; ;
| from Mrs. Fodick's home on North
street to railroad; from North street
TO the William Harlow place on
! Front street; on Springer street, be-
/ ginning at residence of William H.
White to a point below Sampson
| street.
One hundred dollars was raised for
| purpose of buying and placing seven
! fire eNtinguishers in our school build
| ings Cart. So and 36.)
Article 44-To change the name of
North Front street to Emerson street
was discussed.
I. Articles A.. 46, Att was voted to
! allow > per cent. on all taxes paid
! on or before July 10th. 1922, taxes 70
be due July /. 1922. Interest to be
! charged at the rate of six per cent. on
taxes remaining unpaid Dec. !, 1892
Article 4S-The selectmen were au-
/ thorized to make temporary loans to
| be paid on or before Feb. /, 1928.
Article 49-To purchase a snow roll
! Ter, was dismissed.
Article so and 53-s25o per day per
man or $500 for double team and man
was voted to be paid for work on
highways and bridges; $3.50 per day
! for road commissioner.
One hundred twenty-five dollars
was voted for installing a fire alarm
system and whistle. CWork under
| selectmen).
The list of jurors was accepted as
| read.
CORNER-B. i. Humphrey is on
! the sick list.