Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-15
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Large Total Appropriations at
Annual Town Meeting-Per.
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One of the largest attended town
meetings in the history of the town
was held Monday at the Winslow
Grange hall. The meeting was called
10 order at 8 o'clock. The warrant
Of 81 articles was read by Harry ii.
Dunbar. B. D. Patterson was chosen
moderator, and business Of the day
was taken up. Harry H. Dunbar was
reelected clerk, and Mrs. Samuel
Clark, Mrs. F. A. Pooler, Charles
Drummond and Percy Cram were ap
pointed to sort and count votes. 1t
was voted that the clerk cast bal
lot for the first selectman and George
A. Chamberlain was reelected. To-
tai number of votes cast for second
selectman. 294: necessary for choice
14s. ]. A. Hodges received 173 and
was elected. There were three men
up for this Office. Two men We're in
the field for third selectman. Total
number Of votes cast 345; necessary
for choice, 17S. H. L. Simpson re-
ceived 230 and was elected.
1t was voted that the selectmen
serve as assessors and overseers of
the poor. P. NJ. Cram,> the retiring
member Of the school committee, was
reelected. The selectmen were in
structed to appoint a road commits
sionor. The same method as last
year was adopted to collect the taxes.
Article eight: To see il the town
will vote to add interest to taxes not
paid before certain date, was dis
missed. Lester A. Simpson was
chosen treasurer and collector Of
taxes. Charles Drummond and B. D.
Patterson, the retiring trustees of the
public library, were reelected. L. A.
Simpson was elected town constable
Voted that the selectmen appoint all
other officers required by law.
Over 100000 was raised for the fol-
lowing departments for the ensuing
year: For the support Of the poor.
$1,000; support of schools, $19,50O; free
High school, $1,000: fuel, janitor SER
vice and supplies for the High school,
$1,000; for school books, $4,000; to re-
pair schoolhosse, $1,000; insurance on
schoolhouse, miscellaneous expenses
OF schools, and school nurse, $500;
miscellaneous and current expenses,
$1,000; to repair roads and bridges,
$4,000; to repair or build sidewalks,
$1,000; for the fire department, $500;
electric lights. $500; for hydrants,
1880; to decorate soldiers graves on
Memorial Day and care for monu-
ment lot. 800; salary Of superintend-
ent OF schools. 5000: for industrial
training. $3.50: for public library, $500;
Tor money for interest on towns in
debtedness. $1,000; care of cemeteries,
$1,000; for State Aid road, 1888; for
repairing Clifton avenue, $1,000; for
concrete sidewalks on the west side
Of East Birch street near the Sand
Hill primary school extending to
East Getchell, $1,000; to support a
night school. $500: to blast ledge on
the Pond road. $500: for a concrete
culvert near Otis Abbotts. $500; over
draft on the Boston avenue school
building. 5000; ovcrdraft on the Mile
Brook and Fish Bridges, $500: for
physical instructor. $500; for towns
indebtedness. 3Io.5oo; for Cushman
road. $1,000.
The price Of labor for men and
teams on the highway was agreed as
the same as last year, 40c an hour.
The article: To see If the town Will
accept the provisions of an act auth
orizing towns to elect certain NUM-.
cipal officers by secret ballot, was
lost. Articles 81. ~. 43, A, A, 49, 90
SO were dismissed. Article "a: To
see IL the town will vote Eyes" or
no" on the question of appropriate
Ing and raising money necessary 70
entitle State Aid as provided in Sec
ton q. Chapter 25. was voted yes"
The town voted to accept a part of
the Rancourt and Poulin street and
to place a hydrant east OF the gram
mar schoo, building. The selectmen
were authorized to hire $35, ZOO to nav
current expenses in anticipation OF
taxes. The selectmen were instruct
ed TO secure counsel and be present
at the hearing of the Kennebec Wa
ter District before the Public Utility
committee. The meeting adjourned
At $50 o'clock.
The ladies of the Congregational |
church served town meeting dinner
at noon with a large attendance.
Mrs. Burleigh Simpson Is the guest |
or her brothers. A. and J. U. Guptill,
Tor few days in East Winslow.
Mr. and Mrs. Merton Hodgey and