N. P. Meldrum moved the report of 
the water commissioners be laid upon 
the table till Tuesday evening, to be 
considered at that time with articles 
43 and 45. 
The reports of the school and fire 
departments, gypsy and _ brown-tail 
moth superintendent, tree warden, 
town clerk, sand agent, quartermaster 
Allen post, harbor master, forest fire 
wards, trustees of cemeteries, superin- 
tendent of streets, chief of police, July 
4th committee, selectmen, board of 
health, memorial library trustees, 
trustee of public library building were 
accepted and the recommendations 
contained therein for the most part 
adopted. The park commissioners 
asked to have their report assigned to 
the evening session. 
The moderator asked the treasurer 
why such little amounts of uncollected 
taxes as $2 or $3 were carried over 
for eight or nine years. 
Mr. Stanley said he would be pre- 
pared to answer any questions that 
were coming his way at the evening 
session, as he understood there were 
to be some. 
The treasurer’s report was accepted 
and the financial statement of the 
selectmen was laid on the table to be 
corrected and presented later. 
Article 3, having to do with the 
election of officers, was assigned to 
11.30, the polls to be kept open from 
12 to 5.30. 
Article 4, list of jurors as printed 
in the report, accepted, after the name 
of *‘Geo. W. Matherson”’ was changed 
to “George M. Matheson.” 
Article 5, ‘‘to see if the town will 
appoint an appropriation committee.”’ 
N. P. Meldrum said the appropria- 
tion committee was a good thing for 
the town, but in all fairness, as long 
as five departments having money to 
spend were represented, the other two 
departments should have a representa- 
tionalso. Questions arose and there 
was no one to represent them. He 
moved two be added to the board, one 
from the water commissioners and one 
from the fire engineers. As this was 
not seconded, the motion did not pre- 
vail. 
D. L. Bingham moved the town 
appoint an appropriation committee. 
The moderator said he was_ sur- 
prised there was no more interest 
manifest. ‘Here is a town with a 
vaJuation of almost $12,000,000,” he 
said, ‘‘spending $300,000 or $400,000 
a year, and supposed to be up-to-date 
in every way, and yet no interest. 
About 20 voters here; no one to 
second the motions. I will not enter- 
tain a motion unless there is interest 
enough to second it. You are sleepy. 
I’d rather get out on the floor and 
fight than stand here.”’ 
Mr. Meldrum amended Mr. Bing- 
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ham’s motion by adding, ‘‘There shall 
be two additional members, making a 
committee of 11 instead of 9.” 
O.T. Roberts believed men could 
be selected who had nothing to do 
with spending the town’smoney. He 
thought it was the intention of the 
town in having this committee to se- 
lect men who had nothing to do with 
the expenditure of money. 
Mr. Bingham made an amendment 
to the amendment that only three be 
appointed as usual. 
Mr. Meldrum said if it was the in- 
tention of the town to select accord- 
ing to Mr. Roberts’ remarks he would 
withdraw his motion. 
The Moderator said these men 
should be selected for what they are 
worth. ‘It is difficult to get nine 
men in this town for such a committee 
who had no interest in the expendi- 
ture of the money. We need not 
question a man’s integrity. I have 
heard nothing that reflects on these 
men. I believe in a square deal.” 
O. T. Roberts did not want to be 
misunderstood. He had criticised the 
spirit that would add two more to the 
committee so that this or that board 
could be represented. I do prompt 
the spirit to put on one, two or five 
more to represent any board. 
C.C. Dodge: ‘On good business 
principles it is better to have a com- 
mittee made up of those who do not 
represent boards who handle much of 
the town money. Best to have men 
who have no axe to grind, pet scheme 
or hobby. If Mr. Meldrum’s scheme 
was carried out we would have a happy 
family, a sort of menagerie.”’ 
D. L. Bingham said he didn't like 
the suggestion of rascality. He be- 
lieved men are honest and their integ- 
rity are not to be questioned. 
It was then voted that the town 
appoint three on the appropriation 
committee to fill the vacancies caused 
by those whose term expires. 
The moderator re-appointed D. T. 
Beaton, John Baker and Frank P. 
Knight. 
Article 26. Onmotion of G. S. 
Sinnicks $4,300 was appropriated for 
the maintenance of the fire depart- 
ment. 
Article 27. On motion of E. P. 
Stanley $700 was appropriated for 
new fire hose. 
Article 25. F. K. Swett moved 
$100 and credits be appropriated for 
the care and maintenance of the am- 
bulance. 
The moderator said he objected to 
the principle of credits; it was a bad 
system. Give the amount needed and 
turn the credits into the treasury. 
E. S. Knight said his connection 
with the board of selectmen the past 
year taught him the system of retain- 
ing the credits was wrong. A sum 
should be appropriated sufficient to 
cover the amount needed and the 
credits returned to the town. 
F.K. Swett withdrew the part of 
his motion regarding credits, and $100 
was appropriated. 
Article 57. $1,000 was appropriated 
for the care of the cemeteries and the 
chapel. 
Article 58. $200 was appropriated 
for the purpose of painting the iron 
fences at Rosedale cemetery. 
At 11380 the hour had arrived for 
consideration of Article 3—election of 
officers—and from then till noon prep- 
aration was made for voting, which 
continued till 5.30. The result of the 
election will be found elsewhere. 
Monday Evening 
The Monday evening session was 
called to order at 7.10 the moderator 
reading the result of the election. 
W. C. Rust who usually champions 
the crusade against liquor, said he saw 
by the auditor’s report the whole of 
the $300 appropriated for an enforce- 
ment of the law had been returned to 
the treasurer. There was no article 
in the warrant this year, but he 
thought there ought to be some appro- 
priation, as there might be some occa- 
sion to use it if things get too warm. 
It was voted, on motion by him, and 
amended by Mr. Cunninghan, that 
$300 be appropriated for enforcement 
of the liquor law for the ensuing year, 
and that the subject matter be re- 
ferred to the appropriation committee. 
Town Clerk A. S. Jewett and Se- 
lectmen Swett and Kitfield were sworn 
in by the moderator. 
The report of the Park Commission- 
ers, assigned to this hour, was next 
taken up. 
T. D. Beaton stated that in accord- 
ance with vote of last year the com- 
missioners presented plans for the 
consideration of the voters, and while 
they did not ask for funds for the 
whole plan they did ask for part. A 
retaining wall, running from the pier 
to Beach street, as shown in the plan, 
was one of the things most needed. 
‘‘We also have an estimate,” he 
said, “for planting shrubs, etc., on the 
little up-land. It has been said, the 
town has no right to appropriate funds 
to dredge from the channel to the pier, 
but we have not found out definitely 
yet, though the harbor and land com- 
missioners have given us permission 
to dredge and improve this land ac- 
cording to plans. The land adjoining, 
known as the O’Brien lot, has recently 
been sold, it is said for the purpose of 
conducting a coal business. Now that 
this is to be used for objectionable 
purposes, so near park property, per- 
haps, it would be well enough to look 
into the matter.” 
This suggestion brought out much 
