Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-10
OAKLAND
Annual Town Meetina

Annual Town Meeting
Annual town meeting opened at 10
A. M; J. H. Morse was chosen
moderator and responded in q pleas
ant manner. Lester M. Andrews
was chosen town clerk and during
his absence William G. Simpson
was chosen town clerk, protein. J.
H. Morse in an able manner obligated
Mr.. Simpson. Unanimously voted
that George H. Vinegar be chair
man of the board of selectmen, Ed
win d. Bessey, second, and John
S. Gleason third; the members of
the board of selectmen were also
elected as assessors Of taxes and
overseers Of the poor. Clyde Blake,
| road commissioner; d. M. Marshall,
auditor; Art was then taken which
was to see If the town will vote to
charge interest on taxes, 1t was
voted to charge per cent per annum
to begin in Sept. Art. 4. Voted that
H. w. Greeley be town treasurer,
A. H. Lord, collector of taxes. Art. 5,
was laid on the table and No. 80 was
taken out of order, voted not to
build a. concrete bridge, to replace
! the Dunn Edge Bridge. so called,
across the Massachusetts stream.
Recess for dinner. Art. 5, Voted to
raise $4,000 for the repairs of roads
and bridges, amended that $4,000 of
the $4,000 be used for roads, that the
selectmen and road commissioner
secure information on the bridge, a
! competent engineer be secured and
expenses paid out of the $4,000. Art
6, Voted to raise $500 for repairs and
building of sidewalks. Art. Z, Voted
60 hn of
Art. 8, Voted $1,000 be raised for
schools. cart. 9, Voted $1,000 for text
books. Art. 10, Voted $500 be raised
for miscellaneous expenses. Art. II,
Voted that $500 be raised for the
support of the free high school. Art.
10, Voted $4,000 for repair of school
houses. Art. IA. The amount Of $500
for industrial education in the public
schools. Art. Is, Voted 5000 for Ply
steal education in the public schools
Art. 16, The amount of $500 for the
support and maintenance of the
Public Library. Art. II, The amount
/ of $4,000 for breaking snow. Art. IS,
Voted $4,000 for miscellaneous expen-
ses. Art. 10, The amount of $500 for
the support Of Fire department and
payment of hydrant rentals. Art. 20,
The amount of SITS for Memorial
I LAY 6ApCIScS. al llC
of 100 for street lighting. Art. %,
Voted $4,000 for discAarging the
, town debt and interest on same.
Voted to pass over art. %. Art. "a,
Voted $400 for the cemeteries and
repairs on the tomb. Art. rs, The
amount of $3.50 for the expenses of
the board of health. Art. 20, Voted
that the town will raise the proper
amount of money necessary to entitle
the town to the State Aid fund. Art.
q, Voted to raise $f98 for the i'm
provement, of the section of the state
/ aid road as outlined in the report of
| the State Highway Commission: in
| addition to the amount regularly
raised for care of ways, highways
and bridges Art. %, The amount of
$500 for the maintenance of state
aid highways. Art. 20, Passed over.
| Art. 80. Voted to convey high school
students from the rural districts and
/ the amount of $500 be raised for
conveyance. Art. 81, The selectmen
instructed if necessary. to make a
temporary loan not to exceed $4,000.
Art. 80, Accepted that a municipal
board for the mother aid.
Art. 33, Voted that Budget COM
mittee of seren be appointed by the
chair. Art. 81, The amount of $500
for expenses of Memorial hall. Art.
80, Voted that the amount of $500 be
raised for the mothers aid. Art. So,
81, 3S, 40, Al, Passed over. Art. AZ,
Voted that the selectmen and road
commissioner be. instructed to i'm
prove the highway beginning at Lib
by Corner and continuing northerly
to the Smithfield town line or any
part thereof. Art. AZ, Voted to in
!
culvert crossing on corner of AL
pine street. Art. Al, The amount of
/ $500 to extend the sewer on Oak
street to the residence of Lewis
! Crowell and half this be assessed
TO Mr.. Crowell. Art 49, Voted to
raise 500 for the publicity of Maine.
Art. 46, Voted to exempt the Portland
Packing Co., from taxes for five
years. Art. AZ, Voted to install two
electric lights on Pleasant street
in front of High school. Art.
AS, Voted to accept 500 from
the estate of Obediah Nc
Kechnie, for the perpetual care of
the McKechnie lot in the cemetery
in Oakland. Art. 40, Voted to accept
the sum of 500 from Florence Wheel
err for perpetual care of the Chandler
D. Wheeler, burial lot. Art. so, Voted
10 accept tue dInOuilIS Oh SGUV lIOlIi
the estate of Hiram Crowell for
perpetual care of the lot in Oakland
cemetery. Art. 81. Voted to accept
the amount of 500 from the estate
of Henry Bowden for the perpetual
care of the lot in the cemetery in
Oakland.
The Budget committee was ap-
pointed by the moderator, ]. H.
Morse as follows: G. H. Vinegar,
j. S. Tapley, William A. Blake, S.
w. Livingstone, D. M. Marshall, H.
w. Greeley and c. H. Martin.
Kennebec Pomona will meet at
Gardiner, Wednesday, and many of
the members from Oakland are plan
ming to attend. The lecturer, Arthur
Gleason of Belgrade avenue, has a
fine program arranged, some of the
numbers being as follows: Original
paper, Viola Oliver; reading, Mrs.
Fred Lewis; original poem, Arthur
Bartlett; vocal solo, Henry Powers;
vocal duet, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. /. Park
er of West Gardiner. The speakers
for the day will be State Lecturer
Merle J. Hartman and Judge Spear
of Augusta.
The Mothers Improvement club
will hold their annual meeting