Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-15

one year. Henry F. Libby who has
served the town cry efficiently for
many years was again elected treas
urer and Halvor e. Prescott was
elected Auditor.
The following appropriations were
voted: Superintendent OF schools.
$3.50. deficit on last years salary $50
and salary of school board 500; COM
mon schools $12,s50: support of poor
$4,000: repair of roads and bridges
$4,000: school text books $1,000: sup
plies and equipment. $3.50; insurance
$780, repairs of school buildings ST.
500; free High school $1,000: manual
training $500; physical training 800:
sewing and cooking 500; miscellan-
eous charges $4,000; Free Public Ii
brary $4,000 and insurance on Public
library 5000; breaking roads $1,000:
building and repairing sewers $500.
the money to be left in the hands Of
the selectmen to expend; care and
improvement Of cemeteries and now
ing $3.50: hydrant rental and service
pipe $500; attachments and discounts
$500.
On article Is: To see if the town
will vote yes" or mo" on the ques-
ton of appropriating and raising
money necessary to entitle the town
to State aid as provided in Cection
20. Chapter 100. of the Public laws of
1913. the vote was yes
For the improvement of a section
Of State aid road the sum of 1854
was raised. To pay interest on the
towns indebtedness $500 was rails
ed and it was voted to raise the sum
Of $4,000 to pay on the towns in
debtedness; for Memorial day pur-
poses 500 was raised.
Article 20: To see If the town will
authorize or instruct its superinten-
ding school committee to contract
with and pay the trustees Of Maine
Central institute in said town, for the
year beginning July l, 1922, or for a
period of years for the tuition of
scholars of High school grade within
said town, in studies prescribed by
law for High schools, under a stand
ard of scholarship to be established
by said committee, and if so, how
much tuition for eac!, pupil and for
each term had been expected to fur
nish some fireworks as the school
committee and the trustees of Maine
Central Institute had not been able to
agree on the amount the Institute
should receive for the tuition of the
towns High school scholars. But
when the position was stated to the
meeting by the president of the board
of trustees, Hon. J. w. Manson, the
school committee Immediately accept
ed the institutes proposition as there
had apparently been misunderstan =
ing between the two boards as to
what the terms were. So the matter
was amicably and satisfactorily adj
justed.
The school committee were author
lied to reopen the Carr school, if, in
their judgment it becomes necessary,
but they failed to get an appropria-
ton for $500 which they stated would
be necessary to reopen the school. It
was suggested that perhaps enou;h
would be LEFT over from other school
departments to care for this school
should it become necessary to re-
open.
1t was voted to accept the sum Of
500 from the estate of the late Charles
f. Seekins for the perpetual care of
his lot in the cemetery.
On motion of Mrs. Villa Tarbell the
town voted to raise $500 to be ex-
pended by the Pittsfield Chapter of
the American Red Cross for the pur-
pose Of maintaining a district nurse
in the town of Pittsiield for the wear
beginning Feb. 81, 1922 and ending
Feb. 20, 1928.
On motion Of Clyde E. Martin the
sum or $500 was raised for the DUR
pose OF having the band give a series
OF concerts this summer.
1t was voted to raise $3.50 for
Mothers aid. For the purpose of i'm
proving and repairing sidewalks the
sum Of $500 was raised.
An article calling for a sum of
money to gravel the road beginning
at the Palmyra town line and extend
ing southwark on the Hartland road
drew forth an appropriation of 81, 900.
1hose VINO seemed to be most inter-
ested In the article tried for a counle
,o1 thousand for this purpose but
this was deemed a little too much for
this year.
An article calling for the straight
ening OF two acute angles in country
ROADS and an article calling for the
improvement of the surroundings
around Union hall were passed. On
motion OF Harry Coolidge the sum of
1000 was raised for the maintenance
OF Union hall building.
Trustees for Pittsfeld's Public pa r.,
were elected as follows: CLYDE r.
Martin for period of 3 years; Harry
L. Cornforth for a period of two
years; Mrs. Villa F.. Tarbell for one
year The town voted $500 to be ex-
pended this year on the public park
by the trustees.
Inc town authorized the trustees to
raise money by subscription, enter
talnments, ETC., for use on the park
1t was voted to abate the tar NJ
Dan Flannery for 1921.
The sum Of $3.50 was voted to re-
pair the road leading from State Aid
Ioao oown by the residence Of Hiram
,nman to the road leading to Hart
land.
IL was voted to raise the sum Of
You 10 repair the road leading from
barnes Corner, so-called, to Osborn's
corner.
For the purpose of building a con-
crete sidewalk from the residence of
Ainert t. Spaulding to Nichols street,
the sum Of $3.50.