Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-11
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OAKLAND TOWN
MEETING HELD
The annual town meeting was held
Monday morning in Memorial. hall.
The meeting was called to order at
10 o'clock by town clerk Lester NJ.
Andrew and Henry L. Hunton was
chosen moderator. 1t was moved and
seconded that Roy Brier cast a vote
for George H. Vinegar as first sell
ectman; second selectman, Charles
H.. Wheeler: third selectman. Ed
ward D.. Bessey. The three select
men. George H. Vinegar. Charles II.
Wheeler and Edwin Bessey were
elected assessors of taxes for the en-
suing year and also to act as over
seers of the poor.
It was voted to lay the remainder
of article 9 on table and take up ar
ticle 81, To see If the town will vote
not to elect a road commissioner and
to instruct the selectmen to appoint
one to act under their supervision.
1853 were in favor of article and 133
opposed therefore it was voted to
accept article.
! Under article 2. Albion W. Blake
was elected superintendent. school
committee; Wallace JudkinS was
elected auditor of accounts.
Article 3. To see If the town will
vote to charge interest on taxes; to
fix rate of interest and date al
which; the same shall commence; to
determine the compensation of the
collector Of taxes, or take any other
action under this article. Under this
article 1t was moved and seconded
that the town charge per cent in
terest per annum, beginning Sept. l.,
and to pay tax collector l IA per
cent OF amount collected and that
taxes be collected by Feb. both, and
il not collected by Feb. goth, tax
collector receive / per cent.
Article 4. Horace w. Greeley was
chosen town treasurer; Albert II.
Lord collector of taxes, and voted
that other necessary town officers be
appointed by selectmen.
Under Article 5. To determine
what sum of money the town will
grant and raise for the repairs OF
roads and bridges. Voted to raise So
600.
Article 6. To determine what sum
of money the town will grant and
raise for the repairs and building OF
sidewalks. Voted to raise $500.
Article Z. To determine what sum
of money the town will grant and
raise for support of poor. $1,000.
Article 8. To determine what sum
of money the town will grant and
raise for the support of common
schools. Voted raise $11 900.
Article 8. TO determine what
sum of money the town will raise
for purchase of school textbooks
Voted to raise 5000. -.
Article 10. To determine what
sum of money the town will grant
and raise for miscellaneous school
expenses. Voted to raise $500.
Article II. To determine what
sum Of money the town will gram
and raise for school appliances. sup
plies and insurance. Voted to raise
$500. ...
Under article Il voted to raise
$1,000 for SUPPORT Of free high
school. -
Article 13. To determine what
sum of money the town will grant
and raise for the repairs OF school
houses. Voted 10 raise $1,000.
Under article Il. voted to raise
$3.50 for Industrial education in the
public schools.
Under article IL voted to raise
5000 for the support of physical
education in the public schools.
Under. article 1G voted 10 raise
$500 for support and maintenance
Of public library.
Under article II voted to raise
$25O0 for breaking snow.
Under article is voted to raise
$1,000 for miscellaneous town ex-
penses.
Under article 10 voted to raise
$500 for the support of fire depart
ment and payment of hydrant rent
ais.
Under article 20 voted to raise
S175 for Memorial day expenses.
Under article q voted to raise
$500 for street and other munich
pal lighting.
Under article %. to determine
what sum of money the town will
grant and raise for discharging the
town debt and interest on same or
take any other action under this
article, voted to raise $1O0OO and
that the selectmen be instructed to
apportion such part OF this money
al necessary to balance school &C
counts.
Under article 23. to determine
what sum of money the town will
raise for police service, voted to
pass over article.
Under article "a. to determine
what sum of money will grant and
raise for the care of cemeteries,
voted to raise $500 and that $1T
be used for grading in Lewis GENE
terry.
Under article %, voted to raise
$500 for support OF board of health
Under article 2G, to see if the
town will vote yes" or mo" on the
question of appropriating money
necessary to entitle the town to state
aid as provided in section 10 OF
chapter % OF the revised statutes OF
1916. voted yes.
Article 81: To see il the town will
appropriate and raise the sum Of
$3.50 for the Improvement of the sec
ton of the State aid road as out
lined in the report of the State High
way Commission in addition to the
amounts regularly raised for the care
of ways. highways and bridges: the
above amount being the maximum
which the town Is allowed TO raise
under the provisions OF Section is
of Chapter % of the Revised Statutes
of 1916. Voted to raise S7S9.
Article %. To see if the town will
vote to raise money for the main
tenance of state and state aid high
way during the coming year and TO
grant and raise sum of money Ia
pay for the sme. Voted TO raise 5000
Article 90. To see If the town will
vote to issue bonds to pay for the
construction of tine proposed new
High Schnl building 70 6ntarrnnina the