Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-10
Use Australian
Ballot System
For Town Meeting

annual town meeting of Skowhegan.
At 7.30 Edward +. Merrill was elected
moderator. Directly thereafter voting
began in the municipal court room
where the booths were arranged as at
the fall elections. The only office for
which there was more than one nomi-
nee was that of road commissioner.
Those aspiring to this office We're the
incumbent of the past year, E. ]. Kim
ball, and Ephriam Cowett, who has
served the town in the capacity for
several years.
The officers elected by Australian
ballot were: Selectmen, assessors and
overseers Of the poor. LIST, Clyde II.
Smith (the 18th year,: End. Lester
H. Packard; 3rd, Joseph Butler: town
clerk, Willis c.. Hobart: treasurer,
George A. Moore: auditor. Lyle S.
Moore; member of the school to serve
for three years. Col. Sherman n.
Shumway: members of the park COM
mission, Miss Louise II. Coburn, to
serve for three years.
At 10 o'clock the town meeting was
called to order by the moderator and
the So articles of the warrant were
acted upon as follows:
End. To elect a tax collected. Elect
ed Willis C. Hobart.
3rd. To see what action the town
will take in reference to salaries to be
paid the municipal officers. Voted to
pay the same as last year with the
exception of the treasurer. whose sal
airy was raisd from $500 to $500.
4. To see if the town will vote to
maintain the municipal fuel yard as
now established. Voted to maintain
and to make temporary loans as need
ed, not to exceed $4,000.
5. To see If the town will vote to
refund to the present owners the 1924
tax assessed to the Skowhegan Paper
Co., amounting to $685.. and to raise
sum of money for the purpose.
Passed.
G. To see II the town will vote to
exempt from taxation the land, build
ings and water power formerly owned
by the Savage Manufacturing Co. for
a term of one year. this period being
the balance OF time as per vote of
March 5, 1916. Accepted.
Z. To see if the town will vote to
accept the property bequeathed to the
town of Skowhegan in accordance
with the will of the late Isabel NJ.
Small. Accepted.
s. To see il the town will vote to
raise a sum of money for officers sal
aries for the ensuing year. Voted to
raise $3.50, which includes fire COM
missioners' salaries, $3.50, and auditor.
500.
9. To see whether the town Will
vote to accept the provision or the
workmen's compensation act OF the
State of Maine and amendments there
to. Tabled.
10. To see what sum. IL any. the
iSt in
purchasing of the First Baptist church
and society their property on Baptist
Hill, a portion of which to be used as
a community building. 10 and l. act
ed upon together. and voted to raise
$500 to be applied on the purchase of
First Baptist church property for q
community house, and that Bloomfield
Common be decided to the town and
that no is not to be called upon Tor
any assistance to maintain.
To see what sum, If any, the town
will vote to raise to erect on town
land east of the Municipal building
a memorial shaft in memory of the
Soldiers and sailors who haveT an
swered their country's call, voted to
raise $4,000.
To see IL the town will vote TO
raise by taxation the sum of $1,000
for the purchase of the Bloomfield
Common on Baptist Hill so called.
said lot to be termed Memorial
Park" in honor of all Skowhegan
Soldiers and Sailors who have come
or may come to the defense of their
country in time of need and to be
under the care and supervision of the
Park Commissioners, same as article
$40.
To see what sum Of money the
town will vote to raise to defray the
expense of the Fire Department for
the ensuing year, voted to raise
$4,000.
TO see II the town will vote to
purchase 1000 feet of fire hose, voted
to raise $1,000.
To see if the town will vote to pay
the Fire Commissioners salary.
voted $3.50.
To see If the town will vote TO
raise a sum of money for hydrant
rental for the ensuing year, voted
$2S00
To see il the town viii vote to in
stall and maintain a hydrant at the
westerly end OF Cowett ST., voted to
install and maintain.
To see If the town will vote to
purchase for the Fire Department a
truck for transporting ladders, hose
an chemicals. passed.
To see if the town will vote to
raise a sum of money for making and
repairing highways in said town,
voted $4,000
To see if the town will vote to
raise a sum Of money for making
and repairing bridges and culverts
in town, voted to raise $1,000.
To see if the town will vote to
raise a sum of money for breaking
snow roads. voted to raise $4,000.
To see if the town will vote to re-
surface East Leavitt street from
North Ave, to School street, passed.
To see If the town will vote to re-
gravel that portion of Factory street,
west of East Front street, to raise
sur of money fr the same, voted to
raise 5000.
To see if the town will vote to re-
surface French street with gravel,
passed.
To see If the town will vote to
macadamiZe North Ave. from Maple
St. to Dyer street voted to raise
$4,000.
To see If the town will vote to
gravel the road from the Madison
town line to Cole Brook, passed.
To see what sum, il any, the town
will vote to raise to repair Upper
Middle st. Hill, passed.
To see if the town will vote "yes"
or mo" on the question of appropri-
ating and raising money to entitle
the town to state aid, as provided in
Section 10. of Chapter 25 of the Re-
vised Statutes of 1916, voted yes.
To see what sum, If any. the
town will vote to raise in accord
ance with the provision of Chapter
1854. Public Laws of 1917. for the
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