Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-03-07

sioner under the provisions of Sec
ton 21 of Chapter % in the Revised
Statutes of Maine. Tits piece of road
being the cast side of Main street
from Lawrence avenue to Summit
street. This moved was raised to
have on hand if it was thought ad-
visable to expend this year, if not it
will be available next year to be used
with any more which may be raised
for like purpose.
The establishing of price for men
left to the selectmen.
The article in regard to raising the
sum of 5000 to be USED with the bal
ance from the Athletic Field Account
to finish the field and appoint a COM
mittec to complete and supervise the
same caused some discussion. 1t was
thought by some that this amount
was not sufficient to do necessary
work on the field, as It is almost i'm
possible to drain water off but after
quite a good deal of argument it was
decided to raise this money and use
! it as far as it would go for the i'm
that this money will he used to pur-
chase material for the building of a
fence. the boys volunteering to do the
work themselves. The supervision of
this work will be under the old COM
mittee.
! The article to see if the town will
vote to construct a sewer extending
from Elm street up Preble street a
distance of about 200 it. and raise
was passed over.
! Amount raised for mothers aid.
! $500; for health officer. 800; $3s.e5 to
reimburse Rev. A. Laverdiere for mon
ey paid out in the building of the
crossway from the River road to the
| Catholic cemetery, SO called, in the
year 1920; $3.50 to reimburse Amos
Priest for taxes on a piano which he
| did not own i'll the years 1916, 1917,
1915, 1919, and 1920. this tax having
| been paid by his son-in-law, owner of
the piano.
Fifty dollars was raised to put in a
| catch basin on Main street near the
car line of the Fairfield 6; Shawmut
Railway, nearly opposite the Fairfield
Publishing Co. All expense for same
will be paid for by Fairfield & Shaw
NUT Railroad.
The article in regard to raising the
sum of $500 for the repair of the Back
road. so called, leading from the CO.
veil schoolhouse to the Skowhegan
town line, is the same piece of road
that $500 was raised for in a previous
article.
| The selectmen were authorized to
hire money to pay current expenses
| in anticipation Of taxes.
! The article to see what action the
town will take toward establishing
fixed rental price per night for the use
of the opera house for community.
| school and American Legion purposes
did not prove as interesting as was
supposed. The price which is now
being paid seems large amount, con-
sidering the fact that the building
was bought for town purposes, but ac-
| cordng to statements made by one
of the selectmen the money is no more
than is necessary to pay expenses,
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! One hundred and fifty dollars was
raised to build a new fence around the
small cemetery near the Good Will
girls home. providing the relatives
and friends would raise an equal
amount. 1t was thought at first that
! this should be passed over but con-
sidering the fact that a Revolutionary
soldier and two Civil War men are
buried there it was thought advisable
to raise the money.
There was an article in the war
rant to appropriate $500 to continue
the repairs on Pung hill. eut this mat
ter was taken up under the article
of money raised for highways
Sixty dollars was raised to build a
fence between the North Grammar
school ground and land Of Mrs. Hannah
Barney.
Article 80, to see il the town will
vote to build a sewer, beginning at
the kennebec river, running wester-
ly up Kicker street, across Main
street and westerly across High
street. thence north westerly to
Robinson street and westerly across
Robinson street, then northerly to-
/ wards Burrill street to be built in
accordance with the provisions of
Chapter % of the Revised Statutes,
was taken up by Att. P. A. Smith.
who represented the citizens of that
locality. He did not urge the town
to build this but rather that the ar
ticle be passed over, but the select
men investigate the situation as to
! whether they have a right to con-
meet with pipes under the Maine
Central railroad and acertain other
necessary information relative to the
construction of this sewer, which is
an important matter.
1t was voted that the town accept
the name of Woodman avenue for
the street running from High street
to Drummond avenue.
$500 was raised to pay the SAL
ary of the district nurse whose SER
vice shall extend over the entire
town. especially the schools and that
all money paid for her service be
used for supplies and transportation
as far as necessary. her service to be
under the direction of the select
men and health officer.
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