Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-09
Annual Reports
Complied and Printed

The annual reports of the munich
pal officers Of the town of Skowhegan
and of the school department of
SkoWhegan have been compiled and
printed and are at the. office Of the
selectmcn at the municipal building
for distribution among the voters.
The town officers for the year 1922
1923 who complete duties, which they
in the most part have performed in
credltable manner, and with eff
cheney. with the election ON Monday
are: Clerk and tax collector, George
Soule; selectmen. assessors and ov-
erseers of the poor, CLYDE II. Smith,
S. II. Bradbury and Joseph Butler;
road commissioner. Edward o. Kim
Dol: treasurer, George A. Moore;
auditor Roy f. Symons: school
board, Willard H. Cummings, Cert
rude S. Weston. Leslie F.. Jacobs.
Town officers appointed by the select
men: Town physician, l.. p. Gcof-
frion. NJ. D.: fire and police COM
mission. Herbert Hilton. j. T. Thibo-
deau. William d. Sargent; health Of
ficer Everett r. Goodrich.
The report shows the valuation.
April, 1922, TO be as follows: Real
estate, resident. s2,626, $4,000: real
estate. non resident. Sl.30l $500;
total real estate S3,933.99o.0O; person
al estate, resident. $SS9,555.00: per-
sonal estate, nonresident, 1882, 800;
or a total personal estate of $1.251,-
$4,000 and a grand total of $685.
$500. The tax rate was S3I per
$1,000, making taxes on real estate
and personal estate $191. S75.53, and
there were 1899 polls at s3 each,
S5O97. 90, making total Of Sol,
505.20.
The receipts for the year which is
closed on February 20 were S34S,203.9l
and the expenditures for the year also
closing on February 20 were $34S,-
20391.
The town report contains many re-
ports of special interest, among which
are the reports of the Womans Ala
society, making its 35th annual re-
port by its secretary, Mrs. Mary w.
Emery, in which the following
statements are made:N Number OF
meetings Of executive board heid, 20
number of money orders voted by
board, 1888; number of families alded
during the year, 80; number Of tam
lilies aided with money, IS; number or
families aided with shoes and rub
beers (23 pairs), Q; number or lan-
lilies aided with groceries. {; win
fuel, 5: with dry goods and clothihs'
16: with rent, /. The society mas
paid board or part board for SIX dur
ing the year and furnished bedding IN
sickness for four families. Mrs. Eu-
gene r. Merriam is the official who
with the other officers and members
Of the society have been untiring in
their efforts to relieve distress when
ever it has been brought to their at
tention and are most wise and judi
cious in the rendering of the same.
The report of the librarian, Miss
Lizzie 7. Hussey, of the Skowhegan
Public Library is also of special in
terest. The work at the library is
carried on in most successful man
ner and an increase in registration
and circulation is shown. Eighty
five papers and magazines are on
file in the reading room and are in
constant use. The use of the refer
ence room is more fully taxed each
year. A travelling library from the
State library was at the library for
five months and proved very popular
with the reading public. A two days
school of instruction was held at the
library in May under the auspices of
the State Bureau Of Library Extern
sion. The following general statis-
tics are Of interest: Total number Of