Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-10
Clean Up Committee Meets

Another meeting Of the Clean Up,
Paint Up and Keep 1t Up campaign
was held Friday evening in the mu-
nicipal court room with the chairman,
Clyde II. Smith, in the chair, and Mrs.
Florence Waugh Danforth. the secre-
tary, who has Just returned from a
three weeks trip to Des Moincs, Ia,
acting as secretary. The report of the
previous meeting was read and ap-
proved.
The unfinished business first receiv-
ed the attention of the meeting.
The chairman stated that he thought
the citizens present would be pleased
and interested to learn Of a visitor
who had been in Skowhegan during the
past week, Mr.. Donald from Ohio, who
with q party was driving through
Skowhegan and who was so imp cssed
with the beauty Of the town and it's
cleanliness and excellent condition that
he made call at the post office to tell
the official of his impression. He stat
cd that his "trip up to the time he
, visited Skowhegan had covered 1900
miles and that that far Skowhegan
presented the best appearance. This
report of the recent visitor was gladly
receiI &c and vas of encourag 1nent fer
further effort on the part of the citi-
zens to keep the town looking at its
best.
Chairmen Of several committees
were not present, so the reports were
not herd. II. L. Patten, chairman of
the puhljcitv pommjttao cont bic 20
grets for not being able to be present
Mr.. Smith showed signs which the
town has had made to ! : placed t the
schoolhouses and the hospitals. The
signs are bright yellow with bla elk
lettering. On the school signs are the
words school ahead; sound horn" and
| on the hospital sisns Hospital zone
pass quietly"
The bog on Chestnut street had not
been filled because of the rain 1t had
been impossible to cut the bushes.
They Will be cat and the bog filled the
first Of the wec-. The street conditions
in several places were mentioned by
Miss Gertrude s. Weston. Mr.. Good
rich. chairman Of the public camping
Ground committee, said the COMMITTEE
would like another week before PEE
sentirg its report. Mr. S: nth spoke
of the difference in price Of wooden
signs and metal signs for the streets
and stated that the wood signs would
cost at least rs cents more per sign.
Mr.. Smith further stated that there
are SO signs to be reprinted and re-
paired and 46 ',cw ones to be put UP.
Mr.. Goodrich. at the request of the
chairman, reported case Of typhoid
fever which had come to his attention
as health officer during the past week
where the sanitary conditions were of
the very wo~st.
Conditions at the fire station were
again discussed and the chairman re-
ported Improvements which had al
ready been made there.
Mr.. Smith reported that the town
had been obliged the past week to put
new floor onto the swing bridge and
! otherwise repair it.
Mr.. Goodrich reported the condition
at the town dump as needing looking
into because of decayed fruit being
! dumped there. The cost of keeping
and caring for town dump and taking
the waste to the dumping ground was
discussed.
| The scarcity of good craven was
spoken of and the street repairs were
also discussed at considerable length.
Mr.. Goodrich suggested that a prize
be offered to aay one who could find an
available pit of good gravel obtanable
for town use.
Mr.. Smith said that the coal tar ha d
been ordered and received. to repair
| the sidewalks, which would be done as
soon rs the weather permitted.
| Miss Weston reported that the
| schoolhouses were being repaired and
spoke of the great need of repairs and
| improved condition Of the rural school
| houses.
The chairman suggested that 1t
| would be we'll for the town and of
great assistance to the town officials
II we -ly meeting were held of the
! citizens when town affairs were dis
cussed throughout the year. and MS.
Danforth suggested that 1t be called
the Town Forum. The meeting ad-
Journed to meet on Friday evening,
July II, at the municipal court room.
The Bowlodrome was closed Satur.
day night for the summer. The pro-
prietor S. NJ. Curtis, stated that It
would be opened sometime in Septem-
Der. Mr.. and Mrs Curtis and daugh-
ter Hildred viii leave today for the
Moosehead Lake region, where they
will spend several weeks.