Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-11
PITTSFIELD
Plenty Excitement
at Pittsfield's Annual
Town Meeting


Town Meeting
One of the largest town meetingi
ever held here took place at Pitts
field Monday, the capacity OF the
Union Hall being taxed to handle the
crowd. There were many contests
for the various Offices and the ses-
sion which began at 10 o'clock was
not adjourned until $3.50 in the after
noon. The appropriations called fol
were very literally handled by the
voters anu nearly 100000 was raised
at the meeting.
: The voters were called to order al
10 O'Clock by Town Clerk Thomas
r. Getchel land Judge Thomas A
Anderson was chosen moderator and
very efficiently and handled the Iona
fist OF GA articles with despatch.
Thomas Z. Getchell was reelected
town clerk and II was voted to ac-
cept the reports Of the various town
officers as given in, the annual re-
port
It was voted to elect a road COM
missioner and his wages were fixed
at IS per day and not to exceed $1,000
for the year. William Osborn and r.
n. Butler were nominated by the
chair to assist as teilers and then the
voting for first sciectman was begun
There were two candidates Harry Fl.
Thurlough and Edgar f.. Taylor. The
total vote cast was $50 making 265
necessary for n choice and Mr.. Thur
Tough received 1888 and Mr.. Taylor
142.
There were two candidates for the
position Of second sclectman. Z. E.
johnson and John +. Tricky. The
total vote cast was 4sS and Mr.. John
son had 257. Mr.. Trickey 20S and
threo scattering.
Charles T.. Vickery and Charles r.
Amcs were the candidates for third
position on the board and the total
vote cast was 419. necessary for a
choice 2Io. Mr.. Vickery had PSI and
was elected. Mr.. Ames vote was 1GS.
The selectmcn were elected over
seers Of tho poor and assessors.
The next contest was for member
OF the board of Water Commission
ers, Walter Il. McCausand and
Henry Fornald being the candidates.
The total vote cast was 329. neces-
Causland had PA and was declared
elected. Mr.. Fcrnald had 1856 votes.
For the second member Of the
Water Board there was contest
between VIII l.. Frost and c. c. Mer-
rIli. The total vote cast was 1856.
necessary for choice 179 and Mr..
Frost had 23f and was elected. Mr..
Merrlll's vote was 1872
For third member OF the Water
Board there was another contest be-
tween Hollis Jacobs and James Hal
llday. The total vote was 321. neces-
sary for Il choice 1872. Mr.. Jacobs had
1T and vas declared elected and Mr..
1Ialliday's vote was 144.
Then came the contest for road
commissioner. with Mr.. a. T. Rand
lett and Charles II. Berdeen being
fhe candidates. Tho total vote cast
was 335. necessary for n choice 1868.
Mr.. Randlett had 29i and Mr.. Ber-
deem had Al.
There was no opposition to Earle
N. Vickery being a member OF the
school board and he was elected,
Fred w. Labe was elected as n
member OF the l. tees OF the Pitts
Held Public Library and Mrs. Mary
Spear was elected Il member of the
board to Nh out the term of Miss
Ada Coffin. who resigned on account
OF her being away from town.
George Rogers was elected n
member of the cemetery committee
and Henry j. Libby. who has been
the efficient town treasurer for many
years. was unanimously reelected.
lialVor Prescott WIS elected as
auditor but asked that his name be
withdrawn as the duties of the Of
nee interfcrcd with his other work
Attorney w. L. WaIdron was NOM
mated but declined to serve on ac-
count OF his short residence here.
Then e. j.. Martin was suggested
and declined to serve. as did Sid
ney +. Jones. At this point on mo-
ton of Hon. J. w. Manson 1t was
voted that the selection OF auditor
he left to the selectmen.
1t was voted to raise $3.50 as
the salary OF the town officers under
article six of the warrant.
Tho following appropriations were
made: For public schools. $4,000:
for school textbooks. $1,000: school
supplies. S1lOO: for insurance. rent
and light. $3.50: for repairs OF school
buildings, $500: for Free High
school. $1,000. 1t was voted to con-
tinue manual training in the schools
and $50 was raised for this: 500
for sewing and cooking: and 500
for physical training: for the sup
port of the poor. $500: for the re-
pair OF roads and bridges, $1,000;
for miscellaneous town charges,
$500: for the public library. 5000:
for breaking roads. $500: for n Ju-
nior road smoothing machine, SIS;
to rcsurfaCe Main street. 5000. ii
was voted to pass the part OF arti-
Gle 1S relating to a traffic officer and
marking OF the street for parking
cars.
1t was voted to raise $500 to pay
towards a bookkeeper and stenog-
rapher II arrangements can be made
with the water department to hire
one in conjunction and TO keep the
town Office and water office open six
DAYS n week.
For Improving and grading Union
Hall lot. erecting suitable fire es-
capes and purchasing filing cases
and repairing the Office OF the Sc
lectmen and the lookup the sum of
$1,000 was raised.
Article 16 ITO see II the town
will vote 10 revoke and make void
all bylaws or amendments thereof
that have heretofore been adopted
by the town pertaining to the Pitts
field Water Works and adopt the
following set OF bylaws in connec-
ton with the maintaining and op-
SEallItS W NUP S3lu water WoTkS.
1t was voted yes.
The bylaws adopted were as fol-
lows:
First: Three members shall
be chosen the first year by
written ballot who shall consti-
tute Board OF Water Commits
sioners. one TO serve FOR one year,
one to serve for two years. ard one
for three years. the length OF term OF
Office Of each shall be determined by
themselves. After the first Venr one