Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-11

town clerk and has flied bond rum
ming to the town in an amount OF not
less tina $1,000 and which shall be ap-
proved by the seIectmen.
Third: The commissioners shall
serve without pay except for actual
expenses. 81.
Fourth: It shall be the duty Of the
superintendent to make out and col
1ect all water bills. to pay over the
same to the treasurer at the end OF
each month; to. keep all the books OF
the Office or cause the same to be
kept: to do the pumping or cause
the same to be done; have charge Of
putting in the service pipes. purchase
all material and equipment: have the
care and oversight OF all the proper
ty belonging to the Water Works.
! Fifth: No bills contracted by the
superintendent or In his behalf. shall
be paid by the treasurer or any order
drawn on the treasurer unless the
same are duly approved by the ma
jority of the Board Of Water Com
missioners. p
Sixth: It shall be the duty Of the
! Water Commissioners, II the town so
votes, to lay out and build in the
! streets of the town. any extension to
! the water mains or the building Of
| new water mains unless the same Is
! delegater by the Commissioners to
/ the Superintendent.
| Seventh: The Board of Water
| Commissioners and the Superintend-
emit Of Water Works shall hold
| monthly meetings, the same to be
| held on the last Monday of each
month. In case OF necessity the
board and superintendent shall hold
| special meetings on the call of the
| chairman.
Eighth: The person elected to act
| as town treasurer shall serve as
treasurer Of the Pittsfeld Water
| Works.
Ninth; The Office of the superin-
| tendent Of the Water Works and all
records and books and all other pro-
! perty of the Water Works shall be
/ located in Union Hall Building.
| Ray Badger was elected superin-
| tendent of the Water Works for the
| coming year.
| 1t was voted to raise the sum Of
$3.50 for the improvement OF the
section Of state aid road as outlined
in the report OF the state highway
commission in addition to the mount
, regularly raised for the care of ways,
! highways and bridges. the above
! mount being the maximum which
the town Is allowed to raise under
J the provision of the Sec. 81, chapter
rs OF r. s. 1916.
The amount Of 800 was raised to
! purchase land IL necessary at the
Bickford corner so-called and See
kins Corner, so-called. for tho pur-
| pose of Strengthening the raod at
said corners.
| 1t was voted to raise the sum Of
| 500 for the purpose Of completing
! the third class or Hartland road. the
same to he expended by the select
men.
1t was voted to raise the amount
OF $4,000 for macadam street from
! the railroad crossing, running south
to where the ST. &c road ends, at or
near the top of Mccarthy hill, and
from the end OF the concrete running
north, to the corner of Main and
Grove street. This Is the main
street Of the town and as it has been
q very bad street for several years
1t Is a source of much satisfaction
to the people Of the town to know
that 1t is to BIT fixed permanently.
This mnoey will be expended by the
road commissioner.
For the building and repairing Of
sewers $500 was raised.
For the care and improvement Of
cemeteries and moving lots, $1050.
For hydrant rental and putting
in service pipes. $500; for abate-
ments and discounts on taxes, $1,000;
for interest on towns Indebtedness,
$500; to pay on Indebtedness of
town, $4,000: for Memorial day pur-
poses. $500.
1t was voted to raise the sum of
$4,000 to purchase n triple combina-
ton fire truck and a committee COM
POSED of the chairman of the board
Of selectmen. Chief Ray Badger Of
the fire department and Winslow
Sridgham were chosen as COM
puG IollGu eul eleSnssAuI o. eolllIu
purchase truck.
1t was voted to authorize the super
intending school committee to contract
with and pay the trustees Of Maine
Central Institute in said town for the
year beginning July l. 1924. or for
period of years for the tuition Of schol-
ars of high school grade within the
said town. in studies prescribed by law
Tor high schools under a standard Of
scholarship to be established by said
committee. and II so, how much tut
ton for each pupil and for each term
1t was voted to raise the sum of
$4,000 to purchase a bond or bonds for
the Investment OF money paid town
for care of lots in cemeteries. the
bonds to be such as recognized by the
statutes covering such cemetery mon
ey. and the matter was left with the
selectmen and town trea surer for at
tcntton and they were also Instructed
to change some bonds now on hand for
others as required by the statutes.
Pittsfield will have band concerts
again this summer. for the amount of
$500 was raised to pay for the same.
For mothers aid the sum of $500
was raised. For the maintenance of
Union hall building $500 was raised.
The matter, OF letting Union hall to
grammar school students and Maine
Central Institute students for athlet-
les was left TO the selectmen; also
the matter Of conditions and rates.
IL was voted to elect a member Of
the park committee and A. B. John
son was elected to the position.
The sum of $3.50 was raised for the
public park.
1t was voted 70 pass Article 80, call
Ing for an appropriation for gravel
sidewalk on the north side OF Lew
o!lyn street.
1t was voted that the town reimburse
the building fund for amounts drawn
from that fund to purchase books and
supplies to replace those destroyed by
the fire and for emergency expenses
in connection with the fire at the
grammar school building.
The amount Of $3.50 from the build
ing fund was voted to replace the piano
and the reference library destroyed by
the fire, which was originally pur-
chased and paid for by the pupils. The
town also voted an appropriation OF
$3.50 from the building fund to rest ore