Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
RICHMOND


Annual Town Meeting
Richmond's annual town meeting
was held at the Richmond Opera
House Monday. A large number of
voters being present both men and
women. The meeting was calld to
order by tWon clerk. William a. Bib
Der and the town warrant of A. ar
ticles read by him. Rev. J. Clifford
of the Methodist church offered pray
Ell. The stores were closed part of
the forenoon to enable all voters to
be present. The only contests for the
day were for 2nd and Bird selectmen,
town clerk and road commissioner
There We're four candidates for this
position and it proved to be a lively
contested Office. Several ballots were
taken. Two ballots were taken be-
fore the noon recess, which did not
settle it and the question had to be
taken up again after dinner. Din
ner was served by the ladies of the
Buelah Rebekah lodge at their hall
above the opera house.
j. w. Houdlette was chosen mod
orator to preside at the meeting.
| The report of the selectmen, highway
commissioner. treasurer auditor and
! superintendent of schools was ac-
! cepted as printed. The following
! tellers We're appointed to sort and
count ballots: George Shaw, Charles
| Alexander. Mrs. Harry Reed.
| The officers for the ensuing year
chosen We're: town clerk, William A.
/ Bibbcr; LIST selectman, Morrill, Nc
! kenncy; 2nd selectman. Robert p.
! Stuart: 3rd selectman, L. G.. Patten:
! the Sclcetmen We're chosen assessor
! and oVerScerS of the poor; town
/ treasurer. Harry Iloudlette; town
4 Morrill, Mckinney: auditor, Henry
! Reed; fire wardens. Calros Dunlap.
j. :; Hinckley, Harry Douglass; Car
/ los Dunlap was appointed as fire in
! Spector to he paid 40c peg working
/ hour; W. w. Gardiner was chosen
as member of the school board for
| period of three years; fence viewers
! chosen We're the selectmen, survey
Ors of lumber, Harry Tarr, +. r.
| Duren. Charles Fl. Whitney, Percy
! Chetley. Byron Ludwig. S. Reed Al
| len. Hollis ii. Easier, j. f.. Hatfield.
| c. IT. Dunlap: measurerS of wood and
| bark, w. a. Patten, James Meserve,
| Ernest Stewart and the surveyors of
| lumber. constables, Charles MesSen-
ger, Carl Dixon, C. II. Dunlap. James
| HAYNES, G. G.. Gardiner, Hartley
Ranger, John Dunn, James Roberts,
! Nathaniel Gilpatrick: public weigh
ers. Henry Tar. S. Reed Allen, Err
nest Stewart. Charles Whitney, Mrs.
| Myrtle Stewart: budget committee,
/ NJ. Mckinney. w. w. Gardiner, DR..
/ +. j., Peabody, George Wilson, Ed
ward Stewart: road commissioner,
4 Harry Houdlette; tax collector. Ray
mond Libby. The town voted that
= the collector of taxes should settle in
full for all taxes legally assessed and
/ committed to him for collection on or
before Feb. !. 1926, or forfeit all his
/ commission. The collector was elect
ed upon those conditions the town
to pay him 112cc. taxes to become
+, due and payable on Dec. I, 1925.
Tho town voted to raise for the
! following. departments and to pay
notes ana bonds that come due for
the ensuing year:
$1,000. third Emerson school house
bond, due 1925; $500. sixth Mill
Brook bridge town order ISL due
1925: $500, fourth stone crusher note
due 1875: $1,000. second Abba gadasset
bridge note due 1925; $1,000. second
! Emerson school building note due
1925; $500. old school debt note due
! 1928; $500. repairs of highways and
/ bridges; $500 Sidewalks; 5000, pur-
chase Of lumber; $1,000. interest ac-
| count; S2o50, hydrant rental; $500.
street lights; $500 night watch: $3.50.
! fire department.; $500, support of
| poor: $500. snow account; $4,000,
( salary of town officers; $500, contin-
gent fund: expenses OF Memorial
i Day, 500 out of the contingent fund:
$lG0. Farmers &, Mechanics club;
/ 5000 cutting bushes in highways;
/ $500. repair Of sewers: $500, discount
! on taxes, 5000 state patrol highways: