Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-04

day, this being the largest amount
ever appropriated to be raised by
taxation in one year. The town to-
day provided for the continuance OF
its extensive highway program work
to be done Including the concreting of
the square at the junction OF Maine,
Pleasant and School SITS. the per-
manent Improvement of Jordan av-
enue. Middle St. Casco Road. Princes
Point Road and Hardings Road, and
the continuance of the policy of rails
ing $4,000 for concrete sidewalks.
provided the AUDITORS contribute like
amount ON the streets improved.
Tie town voted to replace the worn
out clock in the tower Of the town
building with n modern time piece,
which will be Illuminated at night, 1t
was also voted to accept the offer OF
Donald Z. Lauderburn and Prof.
Austi Cary to continue the work
started some twenty years ago OF es-
tablishing n town forest on the town
common and 500 was appropriated
for necessary markers. etc. The sum
Of $705.5S was appropriated to reim-
burSe the Patten cemetery fund for
the amount due on principal and in
terest to date and to turn that sum
over TO Pine Grove Cemetery Asso-
citation, committees 10 serve the town
during the coming year were ap-
pointed as follows: Committee of
twelve. DR.. Charles II. Cumston,
! Wilbur f. Senter, Thomas II. Riley,
William Worsnop, Prof. Roscoe Ham.
perley n. Watson. Ludger Stonge.
Peter l.. Cushing. Edwin \. Rogers,
Harry w. Narcy. Mrs. Eugene II. =.
| Whittier. Miss Alice V. Lincoln.
Committee on new street lights. Hon.
Joseph il. Rousseau. Prof. VIM. A.
Moody. Ellery c. Day. Committee
on new concrete sidewalks. Joseph
| Carlin, DIR. AlaIic w. Haskell. Nor
| man q. Smith. Committee TO invcs-
, tigate needs of courtroom. Hon. Bar
rett Potter. Hon. Harry l.. Thompson.
Hon. Joseph II. Rousseau.
The appropriations made were rs
| follows: Salaries and expenses Of
/ town officers. printing and elections.
$500; maintenance of town building
! including installation Of: New clock.
$500: police dept. $i,150: fire dept,
$4,000: salaries and expenses of
health officer. milk inspector and for
/ reporting vital statistics. $1,000: re-
! pair of highways. $4,000; State Aid
road. $1.33S; concrete surface on
Maine St. $4,000: GravelIinE and
draining Jordan Ave-, $1,000: gravel
| ling Princes Point Road. $1,000:
gravelling Harding's Road extension.
$500; concrete sidewalks, $4,000: i'm
| provement of CaSco road, $1,000:
street lights $3.50: water bill for
| munit opal purposes S.75O: support
of poor, $4,000: aid of needy soldiers
and their families. $500: Ludger Lib
| by for reimbursement for permanent
J injuries received while in the en-
ploye of the town. $3.50; Supt. OF
/ schools and committee, $4,000: COM
mon schools. $4,000: high school.
$1,000; manual training in public
schools, 5000: domestic science in
public schools, 5000: repairs and In
surance of schoolhouses. $4,000: FREQ
text books and supplies, $500: in
/ tercst of town bonds, temporary
loans. etc, $3.50: payment of town
debt, $4,000: public library. 1880:
discount for early payment OF taxes.
$500; band concerts. $225: Memorial
Day. $500: abatement of taxes, $500:
village improvements Assn. $500:
Improvement of Middle St. $1,000:
and reservoirs for fire protection In
! rural disticts, $500: skating Kinks
and slides $500; maintenance OF ar
mory $500: repairs and improve
mcnts at armory. $500; fire hydrant
| on Summer St, $40
brunswick. Me- March s-There
were two sharp contests at the nm
| nual town meeting today one 'bein:
for the position of road commissions
or, while the other was for select
men. John A. Como was elected
moderator and Captain Walter A.
Mnllctt, town clerk. The ballot for
selectmen resulted as follows: Hiram
Totman. 1903: Edwin w. Mallett 2IS:
Walter NJ. Williams 21S; T.. II. phin-
new 1874: II. u. Willis 151: for road
commissioner Ralph Pattcn Reed,
40 votes and Clarence Moore 90.
Other officers elected were as fol-
lows: Collector of taxes and trens-
urer, Ralph NJ. Mallett. member of
school committee, Mrs. Abbie Crom-
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