Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-05

ROAD commissioner ana iA HIS Sdi-
airy. He may be chosen at the meet
ing or the matter left to the select
men. The motion was put before
the house to pass over the article.
in that way leaving the selection OF
the commissioner to the selectmen.
but this was doubted. The mod
orator then attempted to determine
the result by those in favor of pass
ing over the article saying yes" and
those opposed mo-" but this was not
a satisfactory method. A vote by
hands was then taken. this being of
no more avail than the previous
method. The next attempt was to
divide the hall and tellers appointed
to count votes. but they were unable
to come TO any definite decision ow-
ing to the congestion which pre-
vailed.
The moderator then called for a
vote by ballot for road commits
sioner. in this way trying to- bring
the matter TO close. AS result
of this ballot. William Harrington
was the winner over George Dulac,
but this ballot was declared illegal
as the motion as il was put before
the house had not been decided
upon.
The moderator then instructed the
voters to prepare and present their
ballots in the form of yes" and
no" the ives" carrying the vote to
pass over the article, leaving the
matter in the hands of the select
men.
The follbwing sums were raised in
accordance with amounts recon-
mended by appropriation committee:
$1,000 for incidental expenses; S3JOO
for support of poor and town farm;
common school, S15.50O. (recom-
mended $4,000; free high school,
$500: books, supplies and repairs,
$4,000: fuel, common schools. S1SO0;
fuel, high school. $1,000: high school
janitor $1,000: physical education
$500: industrial education $500;
ono recommendationo insurance
$1,000; South Grammar heating
Plant $4,000; repairing old town hall
at Fairfield Center for school pur-
poses $1,000: $4,000 for Highways;
s20Oe for bridges: $1,000 for salary of
selectmen for ensuing year: $500 for
Free Public library; 500 for Memo
rial day; $500 for town indebted
ness: S1100 for highway patrol: SIZES
for the improvement of the section of
the State aid road as outlined in the
report of the State highway commits
sioner: $1,000 for mothers aid; 800
for health officer; $1,000 to pay the
Opera house note which falls due
! July 1st. 1924; $500 to paint the
| Opera house; S420 for the use of
/ street lights at Shawmut and Hinck
| ley: $1,000 to complete the Kicker
street sewer as per plan; $500 to be
expended TO aid and for the benefit
of the Fairfield Boys band: $40 to
build n catch basin opposite the home
| nF NTaiJ toll, CT So000
| to take care of the coupon bonds.
! One fell due July 1st. 1923 and one
! will be due July 1. 1924; 5000 to build
q gravel sidewalk from the corner
| of High and Burrill streets to West
street; $50 to install two electric
! lights at Fairfield Centre; $500 to re-
pair the fountain on Monument park
and care of park.
| The seleCtmen were authorized to
raise money by loan to pay the cur
rent bills. They We're also author
| lied to hire money TO pay current eX
! pCnSes in anticipation of taxes; to
/ hire money by loan for the health
! department.
! The establishing a price for the
mon and teams on the highway was
! left to the selectmen.
! The article relative to raising $500
| to pay the salary for the district
J nurse met with some opposition from
! those perhaps who do not realize the
! great benefit she is to the town, es-
| pCcial.E among the class who have
i not the means to hire other help
| DIR. Walters who has had much oc-
caSion to call for her assistance for
cases in the back part of the town
and other outside places as well as in
town, spoke very favorably of her as
did other towns people and 1t was
voted to raise the necessary amount
for her salary.
1t was voted to accept the sum of
S1157 rendered in lump sum by
contribution from various citizens to
be known as the Covell cemetery
fund and hold said fund together
with any and all additions that NAV
from time to time he made to il. in
trust for the following purpose to
wit: The income TO ,e used for the
perpetual care and conservation of
COvoll cemetery so-called in the town
of Fairfield.
1t was also voted to discontinue the
road leading from Main street to Is
land Avenue from a point just north
Of the Fairfield Publishing Co. So
called or in other words the old
wooden bridge across the canal
NillCn IaS DrOuCIlt discussion be-
fore the horse for several years and
at last has boon DISPOSED of.
This was the largest attended
meeting on record and continued to
EH 80 throughout the day. practically
rs many returning after tho noon
hour which seldom occurs This
came perhaps from tho fact III f ow-
:rG to the large number of ballots
requiring an extra amount of time in
counting the election Of several I'm
rortant offices Gid not take place I'M
til the afternoon session The meeting
opened at 10 o'clock and did not ad-
Journ until five with the exception OF
an hour and half at noon when the
Noman's Relief Corps served one of
their famous town meeting dinners.
The Ladies Farm Bureau will
hold an all day meeting at Victor
Grange hall "Wednesday to make
foundation waist patterns.
The Democratic Town Committee
will meet Saturday evening. March -
at tho Office of the committee secre-
tary. II. ". Brazzel.
Rev. G.. w Hinckley. superintendent
Of tho Good VIII school. was caller
TUESDAY afternoon in The city. on his
return from n trip out # the state.