Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-05
Clinton

Clinton Annual Town Meeting was
held at the Clinton Town Hall. Mon
day. A large number of voters being
present both men and women. The
meeting was called to order by the
town clerk, Ira A. Witham and the
town warrept of 50 articles read by
him. DR.. A. A. Shaw was chosen
moderator; Ballots We're thrown and
the following officers were elected:
1st seiectmen, Carol w. Robinson;
End selectman. Irving +. Written;
Bird selectman. James Clement;
Town Clerk. Ira A. Witham: tax COL
lector and Treasurer. w. NJ. Keene;
overseers of the poor. G. w. Robin
son. Irving =. Whittier and j.
Clements; school board, w. NJ.
keene, Harry Chamberlain and Mrs
Albert Billings; fire warden, Frank
G. True; road commissioner, Leon
Gibson. Several ballots were taken
before the noon recess which were
not settled upon, so the meeting ad-
Journed for dinner which was served
in the banquet hall by the Ladies
Aid OF the Brown Memorial Method
list Church. The moderator. DIR. A.
n. Shaw called the afternoon session
TO order and the following articles
were acted upon with the following
ieouitS, All. y, NotGu To raise sum OF
$1,000 for the support of Common
Schools: Art. 6. voted to raise sum of
$4,000 for support of Free High
School; Art. Z, voted to raise $3.50 for
text books; Art. s, voted to raise
sum of 1928 for repair of school
property; Art. ., voted to raise sum
of 5000 for supplies, apparatus, etc;
Art 10, voted to raise sum of $50
for Superintendent of schools; Art.
IL, voted to raise sum of $30.1S for
the insurance on school property;
Art. II, voted to raise sum of $500
for school physician; Art. 10. voted
to put street light on Upper Main
St, near ID. w. Fishers residence;
Art IA. voted to raise the sum of
S51S,53 for Street light: Art. Is. vot-
ed to raise the sum of $500 for sup
port of poor and all other ordinary
town charges, Art. &c, voted to raise
the sum OF $500 for labor and ma
terlalS on highways: Art. II. voted
TO raise the sum of $3.50 for cement
sidewalk in Clinton Village: Art. IS,
voted to raise sum of $500 for patrol
work on highway; Art. 10. voted to
pass over: Art. 30. voted to raise
sum of $500 for snow bills; Art. 81,
voted to raise the sum of $500 to
reimburse Robert Brace for fixing
io'iu iedulIS To his place, ART. -,
voted to discontinue cross road lead
ing from Bremmers Mills to Frank
Willets; Art. %. voted TO pass over;
Art. "a, voted to raise sum of $50
to pay interest on the Amasa Pratt
Cemetery fund: Art. 25. voted to
raise sum of $500 for support of the
Brown Memorial Library; Art. 26,
voted yes on the question to entitle
the town to State Aid; Art. q, vot-
ed to raise the sum of $3.50 for the
State Aid Reads. The above being
the maximum amount which the
town is allowed to raise under the
provision of Section 10. Chapter 100
of the Public Laws of 1918. Art IS,
voted to raise the sum of 500 to be
expended in gravel to put on the
Mutton Land road, providing the
citizens of said road will spend like
amount; Art. %, voted to raise the
sum of $3.50 for maintaining the
third class state aid road with
gravel: Art. 80. voted to pass over;
Art. 81. voted yes to allow a 8 per-
cent discount on all money paved
the Tax Collector before May 10, for
the current year; Art. 80, voted to
raise the sum of $1,000 to nav inter-