The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-25
[IIIlR[E LOCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL
4 0NG TO Be CONSIDERED BY CITIZENS
|. Addition to be Built to Structure on Island
m.cadam Construction for Madison Avenue

.neeial town meeting held
Al .he ,,nJoy afternoon over which
= Sa usrriil presided as moderator,
? Me' roted TO rescind its action
loS9 The annual March meeting
zen d, an addition to the high school
6 oai,a The matter was discus
lldlhs,, orgth b. different citizens.
ID an divide II. Smith who men
ee." ,bat a large number OF citi-
Pnsq had wished for another oppor,,
ns h1 ~ consider the matter OF
n PHI the addition and then told OF
lan ts.stigations as a laymen re-
LINZ ln,' the present seating capacity
I @n HIGH school building and also
Nv Subsequent investigation did
Nv crowded condition. He
t.. sr 10 Principal Leighton as hav.
,discussed the needs of the school
brsiness like manner. Mr.
a. a1so wished to correct some
,,a which had appdred to
y, which we're in effect that some
a.boIars were unable to get
tho bujlding and that some had
,,snd an day. Mr.. Smith suggest
, ,bat under proper conditions the
,mblv room would be taken over
school purposes and that quar-
for nublie affairs and physical
,ing could be established in the
dqnartment hall across the way
N The high school, the town be-
|, tho owner of the Fire Department
fa1ing Mr.. Smith gave credit to
| faculty and school committee for
lsr fairness in the situation and
f,ad that he considered the location
,be island as unsuitable for school
|rronndines and added that the M. +.
| rcb was already for sale with
|nro.pect that some industry would
Fpg up on that location. W. II.
Immipgs of the School Board stat
that the Board wanted to cooper
! as much as possible and that he
A nothing to say against the res
Sdng of the vote. VIM. Folsom
SrI chairman of the Investigat-
committee and likewise chairman
| the building committee spoke. as
ug against building the addition
the building and brought up the
Itsr Of settling with the architect
\ had already been engaged. Al
making a trip to Bangor to con-
! with the architect Mr.. Merrill
I he'd that arrangements had been
de whereby he would settle for
figure greatly reduced from
Price ordinarily asked. provid-
! the town voted to rescind their
liner vote. Mr.. Merrill made the
Non that the town rescind the vote
Nj was carried Mr.. Cummings
Ened that the school board would
10 have a committee appointed
rstigate for a suitable lot for
esd location of a new Nigh school
Dig The committee after in
ssation to report at a subsequent
b meeting. l.. f. Jacobs called
statement from Supt. w. B.
Olbury on the present needs in
/ direction and this Official very
neOusly responded advising the ci,-
kM what the students most needed
deserved. The result was that
! selectmen are TO appoint a com
ttee to investigate a suitable lot
the high school building.
fsriDus other matters were taken
one of which related to what ac-
the town would take regarding
collection OF last years taxes.
stman Smith stated that because !
|the death Of the state tax collector, |
fm Simpson, the citizens found !
|nseves with $4,000 due on uncol-
ped taxes. At the endoof the year
~ was still uncollected; the
\ tax collector, George Soule has
Feavored to make these collections
without great success. Follow
a discussion by the voter it was
|ed to select an attorney to collect |
(@ taxes,
pne town voted to install electric
pls on MiIburn street near the re-
|ence Of Joseph Dulac and at the
potion of North avenue and the DR..
|nn road. The town also voted to
|cnd its former vote relative to
Eng traffic officer after Mr.. Smith
! explained that the State desired
'&e over the enforcing of traffic
Y IN towns located on the state
|nSays Much discussion was oc-
Oned relative to matchmaking that
Tlon Of Madison avenue extending
~ the bitumincus macadam at
Wp OF Dyer Hill to the Car barn
me Somerset Traction Company
''Fad OF using gravel as. voted at
aa annual meeting. THE gravel
VIC cost $S25 and the ,bituminous
tadam would cost about $4,000. Not
y residents of the section consider
Out many of the townspeople en4N
~ with considerable spirit into the :
~, and ". II. Cummings sug-
''I W. 'nat the abutters be-, assessed
Nv. WI ,hls purpose, the rest of the
,aSe TO be borne by the town. The
'"'f % OF legality entered into this as
u. FOLSOM Merrill stated that the
',' @h on the abutters would not be
y. ,,,' eoliected, and some Of the pro-
y owners it appears were unwil-
! " pay this sum toward having
., street macadamizedahs Various
. s.p's We're made to VOTE on the
'' ~ and finally r. T, qPatten. c.
,. NUT and Thomas DioHne were
y s,aa TO retire and drafs a suitable
,~a, After several attempts to
sale a motion coverinenthe var
poin's IN question thsifollowing