Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-14
Winthrop Local News
Judge Foster Again
Named Moderator
At Annual Town Meeting

At Annual Town Meeting
Winthrop Town hall was well filled
with men and women voters when at
$50 Monday morning the town clerk.
Mrs. NJ. Carrie French, called the
meeting TO order and read the ~ ar
ticles contained in the warrant Mem
bers of the senior class of the Wini-
throp High school were also in at
tendance to receive at first hand in
formation regarding the proper pro-
cedure at town meetings. The war
rant had been posted since March 4th
and although every article had been
discussed pro and con in every barber
shop, store and street corner. wher-
ever the voters have gathered. they
still drew considerable controversy as
they came before the meeting. The
first article called for the election of
a moderator. and Fl. E. Foster was
unanimously elected to that office.
Town-elerk came next and Mrs. NJ. Car
RE French was unanimously reelected.
l.. b. Jones was chosen first and c. K.
Hartman second selcctman without
any opposition. For the office of third
selectman there We're two candida ties
and H. H. Cushman received the neces-
sary number Of votes for election. Mel
vim F.. Wiswel was reelected town
trca surer; J. NJ Towle. tax collector:
Allan q. Eustis was reelected road
commissioner tor the second term: r.
rawford McIlroy was elected on tn"
school committee for three years: =.
f.. York. chief engineer of the. fire o."
par;ment: fire wards elected vera =.
f. York. T.. w. Wentworth. A. A. Wal
ton, Lewis NJ. Cleaves. c. l. Bailey. II.
+. Wadsworth and f.. Il. Jones: fire
inspectors. +. ]. Bishop and Il. Craw
ford Mc1lroy. 1t was voted that the
remaining town officers he appointed
by the Sclectmen. The articles &c Hing
for "a school nurse. under the direction
and control of the experimenting
school committee, the salary of SAM
to he paid from the amount raised for
the support of schools with the under.
standing that she shall respond to
home calls outside tho school as
though she WIRE y public health nurse
and that $1,000 he added to the school
. dFI'ttpi IdtIoIi u CNNfE tilS.
out great deal of discussion. While
the ma iority Of the people seemed IN
favor of public health nurse there
seemed to be some misunderstanding
in regard to the matter. The town r.
/ had nurse for two wears. the work
being supported by town citizen. ar
der the management OF the Red Cross.
for 1S lpnpfhS for tn < CT , &c
the work has been supported by the
home nursing class. The discussion
was opened by Or. r. II. Badger. who
commended the work of the nurse IN
the past especially in the schools. ana
said the need a. such work was grow
i ing especially since the discontinue nee
| of the Rowdon Medical school had in
; creased the scarcity Of doctors. Vie al
| vised having a school nurse under he
! control OF a town department. also
, because Il school nurse is entitled 20
| state aid. Charles s. Towle chaira-
| man OF the budget committee. spoke
for the committee. He said he thought
: that n nurse could he secured in other
! ways without an appropriation from
7 the town and moved that the article
| lie passed over. T.. =. Clifford strong
| ly urged that the article should not be
| passed over as the town had no assur-
ance Of nurse in any other way.
A vote was taken at TITS point and
it was decided not to pass over the
; article. l.. Y. Carleton then moved
that the matter be referred to the
next town meeting and a poll of the
house was asked for. Eut even the
information NouchSaGCd by one of the
proponents OF the article that some
body's horse was loose in the yard"
failed to stampede the opponents and
] the motion was lost through a small
| margin. Other speakers were Dr.
W. Il. SanhOrn. George Foster, and
Rev. u. J. Clifford. BY a final vote
! the article was accepted by vote
of 119 to 81.
Under the appropriations the fol-
lowing amounts were raised: For
the support of poor and other town
charges, $500: common schools.
$1l 900: High school. $4,000: repairs
| of school houses. $500; insura nce
and supplies. $1,000. At this point a
/ motion was SADIE to adjourn until
l.3". Converting again at that hour.
appropriations were made as fol
! lows: For free text books. $500: for a
! salary for school physician it was
J voted to appropriate the sum of
! $500 from the amount raised for
! town charges: for highways. the sum
! OF $1,000 was raised. $500 for sum
1 ptrc
Under Article Is. on the question
! or appropriating and raising money
necessary to entitle the town to
! state aid it was voted ives" I-nde,
/ Article II, for the improvement OF
! the section of State aid road as ont
/ iined IN the report of the State High
way Commission. etc. the sum OF
lS'3l0 was raised. The sum of 500
= was raised for the maintenance al
j state and state aid highways during
! me ensuing year within the limits OF
me town under the provisions of Sec
'lons and Is of Chapter 1870 Of the
phhiic laws of 1913. The sum OF
"-o"o.eo was raised to apply on the
Grade school building loan. $500
was raised for the purchase Of n
stone cruShcr, If the selectmrn
. thought it advisable to purchase one
! $Z"o was raised for the repair of
I sidewalks; $500 for the maintenance
/ Oh cemeteries: voted to extend the
I IRON fence at Glensidc cemetery and
+ me necessary amount for its ex-
tension be taken from the $500 raised
Tor cemeteries; $1,000 was raised for
me purchase of books and the main
tenance Of the Charles NJ BAILEY
?. Public library: 5000 for tho ohserv-