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

Clyde II. Smith was reelected first
selectman, receiving 95S votes out OF
the 1902 cast There were three
scattering and George Soule who was
last year elected first selectman. re-
ceived 539 votes. 1t took about one
hour to deposit the ballots but the
audience was capably controlled by
Attorney Z. F. Merrill, who was mod
orator of the meeting. 1t looked
like the biggest vote in the history OF
the town but two years ago. the total
number of votes cast for first select
man was 1881. Last year the total
vote for the same official was s39
Ballot clerks were f. c. Butler, D. \.
Porter and Henry CrOwell. For sec
ond selectman there was a total Of
776 votes. L. II. Packard received
679 votes and was elected. George
O. Currie had 81 votes and there
were three scattering. Frank Sterry,
Eldon Boyd and E. f. Greenwood Off
ciated as ballot clerks. There were
two candidates for the Office OF third
selectman and of these Joseph Butler
received 469 votes. r. o. Dickinson
164 with / scattering or a total of
624. Ballot clerks were +. T. Good
rich l. A Homsted and E. l. Saw
age.
There was a lively contest for the
Office of road commissioner and a TO-
tai of 1886 votes were east. Ballot
clerks were Belcnie Foster. f. F.
Tuscan and Ed Sayers. Horace Reed
received PAS votes, f. J. kimball 446
votes and Ephraim Cowette 44S votes.
This neeessitated a second ballot and
town meeting was not adjourned dur
ing the noon hour but the polls We're
kept open until after one o'clock to
aid in the somewhat tedious process
of casting ballots for the second time.
Mr. Reed withdrew from the contest
and Mr.. Kimball received 6lS votes.
with SAG for Mr.. COwett. Mr.. Cow
EFT served last year in this office and
the year previous Mr.. Kimball was
road commissioner
1t was voted that the road COM
missioner have no business other than
that pertaining to the office to which
he was elected, that he was to work
nine hours each working day on the
Job, and that his compensation WAS TO
citizens also voted that the road conf
missioner be authorized to use the fire
department team on the highways or
in performing any other work, when
ever possible. unless in the opinion OF
the fire department and fire commits
sion the same should prove to be de-
trimental to the work of the fire de-
partment The citizens further voted
TO have the road commissioner per
form all work pertaining to digging
up the streets for repairing, replac-
ing or installing sewer or water pipes
and to assess the expense of the same
to the parties authorizing the work
to be done.
W. c. Hobart was reelected town
clerk and tax collector with an in
creased salary of $3.50 on condition
that he be responsible for the whole
commitment except legal abatemenis,
and settle with the town February
Is. 1925. with interest at 6 per cent
on all taxes due on that date. George
A. Moore was reelected town treas
urer, Miss Gertrude S. Weston was
reelected to serve on the school com
mittee and Lyle S. Moore was reject
ed auditor. Mrs. Sarah L. Eaton was
rejected to the park commission, The
sclectmen were elected assessors aud
overseers of the poor.
The citizens voted favorable with
regard to the Australian ballot sys-
tenn for the election of town officers
for the next annual town meeting
and voted to maintain the municipal
fuel ward as now established the Sc
lectmen being authorized to make Il
temporary loan of not over S23,0o1
at any time for this purpose.
The citizens voted tp instruct the
fire commissioners to employ police
matron for the ensuing year after re
marks by Rev George Loring Thur
low. who pointed out the adYisahili-
ty of the same With regard II
street sprinklfng the committee Of
twenty made no recommendation and
the matter was discussed somewhat.
1t was finally voted that the streets
and the parts thereof oiled two Years
ago, and additional streets oiled last
year. be oiled again this season and
the sum Of S3500 was raised for this
purpose, one-half the expense 10 be
assessed on the abutters. Another
article which aroused considerable
discussion was the matter of reseind-
ing the action taken by the town
whereby il voted on March >, 1915 to
abate the taxes on the Savage Paper
Mill property for term of ten years.
Clyde II Smith brought mp the matter
OF the town voting in favor of this
on condition that the mill should be
operated the greater part OF the time
and said that he thought that MIR.
Savage did so operate it. But that
afterwards il WAS sold To New York
parties whom he considered had not
kept faith with the town. Mr.. SAY
age thought that these conditions
were not contained in the vote and
spoke OF The increase in business
when il had operated over what they
expected il would be. Mr. Smith be
ieycd that under Mr.. Savage's man
agement the plant had operated elev-
en- hours day and suggested that
he would favor the rebating of taxes
one year hence, providing the mill
was put into operation. The citizens
voted to rescind their action. relative