The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13

was appropriated for this purpose.
The school committee was. authoriz-
@ dto keep Open during the school
year 1924-193b any rural school which
may fail to maintain the necessary
average attendance OF eight during
the present year.. The article au-
thorizing the committees to employ
school physician was passed over as
recommended by the committee of
twenty as the work or this official,
the school board felt was being dupii-
Gated by the school nurse.
phe article relating to re-surfacing
with gravel the sidewalk on Norridge-
wock avenue from the end Of the
present wooden walk to the end of
the gravel walk, distance of about
300 yards was passed over as the sum
required to do this work will proba-
bly, be taken out of the regular ap-
preparation. Among the other ar
ticles passed over were those relating
to the macadamizing OF Lakewood
road, the repairing of Eddy Hill,
building sidewalk on Island ave-
nue., rebuilding sidewalk on High
street, building a sewer on Spring
street, building a sewer on West St,
installing and maintaining an cleo
trio light near George S. Flemming s
house on Bloomfield street. an cleo
trio light near the lower end of
Beech street, and electric light at the
corner of Madison avenue and Bunga-
low street, an electric light on Poplar
street, near Paul Belongia's house, an
electric light at the corner of Dyer
street and Steward avenue, an cleo
trio light on Beech street, between
the residences of Joseph Brooks and
Frank Curtis, an electric light at the
corner of Jewett street and Steward
avenue, an electric light at Chestnut
and School streets, the raising of
sum of money for the care and pre-
servation of the towns shade trees;
draining and travelling Maple street
and matchmaking Leavitt and East
Leavitt streets. Other articles pass
ed over related to the extension of
Smith street to Silver street, across
the town land, the acceptance of st.
Johns street as laid out from North
street to School street and Cleveland
street as laid out from Madison ave-
nue. to Greenwood avenue, because
these streets had not been accepted
or laid out. The town also passed
over the article to lower the sewer
on Dinsmore street. 1t appears that
several houses have been purchased
there by one man and being near the
river bank. it was suggested that the
owner of the property could himself
put in the sewerage system.
Despite the one hundred articles in
the town warrant and the large
amount of time required to cast the
ballots for the different town officials
adjournment was in order before four
o'clock. Attorney Merrill maintained
good order and despatched the differ
ent matters in a business-like man
ner. He refused to take any fee for
conducting the business of the day.
None of the eontesting candidates for
various offices offered explanations or
criticized their opponents in open
meeting. Everything was harmoni-
Gus, although during the balloting for
road commissioner on the second
count, there was much pleasant hilari-
ty between the opposing factors.
The total amount of money raised
at the town meeting as nearly as
could be reckoned yesterday was
SAP, 10000 This does not include
some $4,000 in loans, the temporary
loan, the high school lot loan, North
street sewer loan and macadam road
loan, which approximate the sum last
referred TO- Last year the total
amount of money raised at the annual
meeting was approximately $145, 4O3.-
SO.