Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
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A special town meeting has been
called for o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, March 20, to consider the
following articles:
FIRST: To choose a moderator to
preside at the meeting.
Second: To see if the town will
vote to issue it's bonds to the
amount of 100000. with interest
coupons attached, dated April /. 1925,
payable In gold coin of the United
States of America. of, or equal to
the present state of f1neness, payable
as follows: $1,000 payable April j,
1926. $4,000 payable April! l. 1927, and
thereafter $1,000 payable on April l
of each even year and $4,000 pay
able on April l of each odd year I'M
til the whole issue of $4,000 has
been paid with interest at the rate
OF 40 per annum, payable semi
annually on October !, and April 1,
} beginning with October l. 1925 as
evidenced by coupons attached to
said bonds, for the purpose OF paying
all of the Indebtedness of said town
now out standing, except such part
thereof as is now evidenced by
bonds; authorize the selectmen to
prepare such bonds and coupons in
cooperating therein anything which
they may judge proper in addition to
what Is already set forth herein
execute the same and sell said bonds
at sum not less than $3.50 of the
par value thereof plus the accrued
interest.
Third: To see If the town will
vote to accept the offer of A. NJ.
Iercival In relation to one tax only
on such logs and manufactured lum-
Der as he may have shipped by rail
tn his mill
Fourth: To see If the Town will
vote to make the following town
ordinance or by law viz-Every
building hereafter erected or placed
fronting on either side of Main
Street between the railroad crossing
and the Mill Stream Bridge shall be
constructed of brick, stone or con-
crete, or of wood covered on the
outside with fire resisting metal and
have outside ground measurements
of 2Ox3O feet or more and be at least
enc story in height above the street
level. No wooden building of
smaller dimensions than above set
forth shall be erected on or moved to
either side Of said street within
said limits.
Fifth: To see II the Town will
vote to increase the compensation
or the Road Commissioner for the
present year and pass all necessary
votes respecting the same.
Sixth: To see if the Town will
elect Road Commissioner in case
said town declines to increase the
lay and present Road Commissioner
resigns.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and
Mrs. Cony Russell on account of the
death nf Mr. PI,ccal1e
JUDITH Russell in Skowhegan on
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Russell had
been in rather poor health recently,
put her sudden death came as q dis
unct shock to friends in town. She
was w years of age. The funeral
services were held Tuesday after
noon from the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Elmer Greenwood in Skowhe-
gan.
DR. Hutchins of the State Board
or Health of Augusta was in town
the latter part of the week to see
about removing the quarantine from
the nome of Charles Stevens on the
North side of the river. Rex Stevens,
who has been i'll for several weeks
with scarlet fever, is Commissioning.
out Or. Hutchins did not find the
conditions such that quarantine
could be removed at this time.
Mrs. Ida Lizzie crasin
word has been received by friends
IN town of the tragic death of Mrs.
Ida Lizzie Cragin in Spokane. Wash
on March Is. Mrs. Cragin died of n
selfinfiicted bullet wound following
dependency because of il-henlth'
She was born in Norridgewocx IS
years ago, and lived in the house
now owned by Mrs. Jeanette johnson
on Upper Main Street. She was a
graduate of the famous Eaton
School. She was the wife of George
T.. Cragin. They lived for a time in
Minnesota but went to Spokane to
make their home in 1887,
The postponed meeting of the VII
lage Improvement Society will be