Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-12
Town Meeting


pletely act and vote upon the sixty.
six articles contained in the town
warrant. The meeting opened Mon
day morning, March Sth, at o'clock,
with an attendance of around $50
people. At the forenoon session, %
articles were voted and acted upon as
follows:
Article. To choose a moderator to
preside over said meeting. George K.
Bassett was elected. Article 2. To
choose town clerk for the ensuing
year. H. H. Dunbar reelected I'M
animously. Article 3. To choose a
board of selectmen, assessors and
overseers of the poor for the ensuing
year. Same board as last year. Ar
ticle 4. To choose one member of the
school committee for three years. A.
n. Ward reelected Article 5. To
see if the town will instruct selectmen
to appoint one, two or three road
commissioners. 1t was voted Yes.
Article 6. To choose one, two or three
road commissioners. This was left
with selectmen. Article z. To see
what method the town will adopt to
collect the taxes for the ensuing year.
Same as last year. Article 8. To see
if the town will vote to add interest
date. Voted Yes. Article 8. To
choose a treasurer, collector of taxes,
auditor of accounts, two trustees of
the public library for three years and
all other town officers required by
law. E. w. Blackwell, collector of
taxes, town treasurer, town con-
stable: j. l.. Dean, auditor of ac-
counts; library trustees. Mrs. Ina
Hooper and George K. Bassett. Ar
ticle 10. To raise a sum of money for
the support of schools. Raised $780,
900. Article IL. To raise a sum of
money for Free High school instruc-
ton. Raised $500. Article IL. To
raisea sum of money for fuel, janitor
services and supplies for high school.
Raised $4,000. Article 10. To raise
a sum of money for support of poor.
Raised $4,000. Article IA. To raise
sum of money for the purchase of
school books. Raised $4,000. Article
Is. To raise a sum of money to pay
miscellaneous and current expenses.
Raised $4,000. Article 16. To raise
a sum of money for insurance on
schoolhouses and miscellaneous ex-
penses of schools and a school nurse
Raised $500. Article IS. To estab-
lish the price of labor on the highway.
Same as last year, forty cents an
hour for mans labor and forty cents
an hour for teams. Article 10. To
raise sum of money to repair roads
and bridges. Raised $4,000. Article
20. To raise a sum of money to re-
pair Or build sidewalks. Raised
$4,000. Article 81. To raise sum of
money for the support of the fire de-
partment. Raised $500. Article %.
To raise a sum of money for electric
lights. Raised $1,000. Article %. Re-
garding hydrants on the Cushman
road, near residence of Mrs. p. E.
Matheson. Voted to put in five. Ar
ticle "a. To see if the town will vote
to raise a sum of money for use of
hydrants. Voted Yes. Article 25
To raise sum of money to decorate
Soldiers graves on Memorial day and
care for monument lot. Voted to raise
500. Article 26. To see what sum Of
money the town will vote to raise and
for salary of superintend-
ent of schols for the ensuing year.
Voted to raise $780, Article 81. To
gee if town will vote to raise sum of
money for industrial training in
schools. Raised $4,000. Article %.
To see what action will be taken rela-
tive to public library being built on
Vigue lot. Vigue lot was chosen. Ar
ticle 20. To see what sum of money
the town will vote to raise by loan or
otherwise to meet cost of public lib
rary. Voted to raise $4,000 by taxa
ton and borrow $4,000 additional to
be paid off at the rate of $4,000 a year.
Article 30. To see what action town
will take regarding plans and
sketches for library. Left to library
building committee. Article 80. To see
if town will vote to raise a sum of
money to pay interest on towns In
debtedness. Voted Yes. Article 80.
To see If town will vote to raise sum
of money for care of cemeteries.
Raised $500. Article "a. To see If
town will vote to accept provisions
regarding sewers, as shown in sec
tions 5, g., Z, s. 9. 10 and IL Of chapter
% of Statutes of Maine. Voted Yes.
Article 35. To see if town will raise
a sum of money to build or repair
sewers. Raised 5000. Article SO. To
see If town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate sum of money to improve
Cushman road. Raised $1,000. Ar
ticle 81. To see IL town will hire
physical instructor and raise a sum !
of money for same. Raised $1,000. Ar
ticle 3S. Regarding State Aid roads, !
voted Yes. Article 80. Passed over. |
Article 40. To see If town will vote
to raise money for night school.
Passed over, because of sufficient
funds in treasury to support same |
Article Al. To see if town will vote to |
raise a sum of money to convey the !
high schol scholars to high school. |
Raised $500. Article AZ. To see If the !
town will vote to raise and appro- |
pirate a sum of money to be expended !
on the Seigars Brook sewer Raised /,
$4,000. Article 40. To see if town will |
vote to raise sum of money to enlarge |
Baptist school. Raised $4,000. Article |
ID. To see If town will raise money |;
for fighting White Pine blister rust. |
Raised $780, Article As. Relative to |
repairing East Getchell street was
dismissed. Article 46. To see IL town