Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-09
SPLIT TICKETS
ARE IN ORDER AT
RANDOLPH MEETING

Split tickets featured the ballotting
at the annual Randolph town meeting
held Monday. Both of the two op-
posing parties elected several candi-
dates, the selectmen chosen being one
from each ticket. The vote was a
comparatively light one due no doubt
to the weather, but the majorities
were on the whole small. There was
considerable delay in counting the
ballots, due to the large number of
splits to be taken into consideration.
II. A. Sherman was elected Modera-
tor of the meeting, and presided at
the evening session which was held
in the school house.
The vote was as follows:
For Selectman, Assessors, and
Overseers of the Poor: First, G. N.
Hartman. 1862; Second w. P. Moore,
233, H. c. Storm, 1856; third, Joseph
I.emar 225, Irwin Wilson 1874.
For Town Clerk-F. H. Dunning,
For Town Treasurer. H. Dun
ming, 1872.
For Road Commissioner-W. e.
Fitzgerald, 23S; J. w. Jones, 1856.
For member of experimenting
school committee for three years
Charles Fossett. 1856; F. C. Moore,
219.
For Fire Wardens-Ed Douglas,
209; G. T. Bowling. 1913; second, H.
Third, Herbert Gray, PIT; VIM. A..
Shea, 1853.
For Constables-Frank Cotheran,
207; H. A. Sherman. 211: Second, c..
H. Baker, 251; John A. Manson, 1875.
For Collector-W. j. Groder, 1888;
]. w. Lafayette, 141; B. S. Smith, Sc.
For Auditor-F. A. Carleton Jr.,
21O.
The school house was packed for
the evening session which did not
start until after 8 o'clock.
1t was voted to raise the sum of
$500 for school expenses, and $1,000
for the High School tuition. $500 was
appropriated for the support of poor;
$3.50 for Town officers; $500 for Fire
department.; SIS for Memorial Day;
$500 for the Gardiner Water District:
$3.50 for street lights: $500 for Con-
tingent expenses; $500 for highways
and bridges; 500 for District Nurse:
500 for Gardiner Public Library
Gree use of books).
The meeting voted to appropriate
money for the State Highway con-
struction in 1926. voted to raise in
addition to the regular amount for
highways and bridges 1888. Voted to
raise $500 for support of Gardiner
Randolph bridge; 5000 for removing
snow and sanding sidewalks; Voted
that the taxes should become due
May LIST, and that interest should be
charged after October LIST; Voted to
raise 500 to be expended upon the
Birmingham Road; $25 for advertis-
ing natural resources by State Pub
licity. 1t was voted to leave the mat
ter of the reconstruction of the To-
gus Bridge to the Finance committee
and Selectmen. The petition of Per-
ley Butterfield and others to extend
the sewer to Mr.. Butterfeld's house
was tabled until the next annual
meeting. Voted to accept B street as
a town highway. The petition of Ira
Elkins and nine others to raise the
sum of $500 for the extension of
Undertook street was dismissed. $3.50
appropriated to pay notes on the
Gardiner Randolh bridge. Voted to
pay the fire wardenS as follows: LIST.
S35 a year: End, $50 a year; Bird, $25
a year. The articles pertaining to
new street lights were left to the Sc
lectmen to re-district as Chairman
Hartman recommended that many
fires and new buildings had necessi-
tated the changing of MEDICATION OF
several new street lights. 1t was
voted that the Constables should re-
ceive s25 per year for their services.
Voted: To extend the sidewalk on
F street as far as the street had been
accepted and raise 5000 for the same
The offer of Miss Eleanor B. Stevens
of lot of land for a Town Building
was left with the Selectmen to be
brought up at the next town meeting.
The article about building a Town
hall was dismissed Adjournment was
made at 1O,45 o'clock.