Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-03-04
TOWN MEETING.

The gathering at the annual Town Meet
ing Tuesday was the largest which we have
seen on like OCCASION. good spirit pre-
Vailed generally and the people seemed will
ling to attend to the business brought before
them by the proper officers. There was an
evident unpreparedness in the public mind
in regard to a few of the Offices to be filled;
and several ballots were called for, which
took up considerable time. Tho meeting,
an hours recess for dinner excepted. lasted
till near night, the great body Of the voters
rem,ning till most of the business was dis
posed of. We attribute this patience in
good measure to the great improvement
made in the Hall y few months ago, whereby
it is now possible to hear very fairly
what is said when business. matters are un-
der discussion. which was more than could
be sid before, Not only was the expense Of
Tho Improvement, as the sclcctmcn showed,
paid out of the Office rents received from the
bull ling, but handsome surplus was left
for the benefit Of the Town treasury
IN important item of business brought to
tn" attention Of the meeting was the ncccssi-
~ 'er n new Poor House. On that subject
t''re seemed to be but ono mind, after
the statements of the Seectmcn and Ovcrscer
d he Poor were heard and n vote was pass
cd giving authority to the Scectmcn and
Oversecr of tho Poor and DR.. W. C. IIickok
as \ Committee, to make such repairs or re.
constructions as should be found necessary
mo whole expense not to overgo $4,000. An
abstract of the report of the Oversccr of the
Poor was ordered to be published in tho news
papers OF the Town. Our readers will find
1T in another column.
1t was voted to raise tax Of forty cents on
the dollar on the GRIND List for the expenses
of the year ensuing. Also, that the Town
Treasurer be authorized, under order of the
Sol1ct-men. to borrow for the use of the Town
sum not exceeding $4,000.
The following resolutions were introduced
and severally adopted by the mccting
p,soluci, That the Town Clerk cause the report
"f the Town Superntendent of Common Schools,
to be published in tho newspapers of Burlington.
9eso'r.9, That hereafter the Town Supcrindent
b" requested to furnish his Annnal Report to tho
ectmen Mt least ton days before the day of March
Meeting, and TINT the Sclcctncn be directed to
print the same in connection with the other annual
r"ports ioHn business, for distribution to the
voters in Town Meeting.
Pe'olved, That the Town tender to the Vermont
Stftc Teachers Association the uso Of the Town
II Ill gratuit,uslv, for their Annual Meeting to
n emblo in Rurlin .ton in tha of
next.
Rsso'usd That tho Oversccr Of the Poor be di.
lH,ted to m Ike in his Annual Report, "A statement
- detail Of all cases where aid furnished to the
or of this Town at the. Town expense, and of the
iount Of expense 50 incurred also, that tho Sc
l",tmen, in their report, give n statemcn in detail
%! the several orders drawn hy them on tho Town
I'ea.urer; and that the statements aforesaid be
published
The list of officers elected, is as follows:
!Seleetmcn.-C. Noyes S. Pattco; E. j.
Fay.
To,en Clerk.-Abncr B. Lowry.
Treasurer.-C. F. Ward.
First Constable and Dresser OF The Poor
Samuel Huntington.
Second ConAoJh.-H. S. White.
L''1e''.-C. NalnrlSht; l.. Johonnott;
S. X. Isham.
Aud'tors,-P. Doolittlc; 5. NJ Pope W.
Shaw.
Fence Vic,ccrs.-B. Lane: J. II. Bostwick;
II. B. Stacy.
Io,Cn Grand Juror. VIM. Weston.
Se1ler af Wcights and Measures, Gilbert
B. Dow.
Leather Saaler, A. W. Allen.
Pound Keeper, Edward Plrady.
To~n Agent, G. F. Elmunds
Sertons, Saml. Nichols, n. Shattuck,
John Doxie, John Miller.
Com. Of Y. $, DIP, Fund, CArolng Noyes.
Road Commissioners II. f. Wales; Car
los Wainwright l.. p Fuller
Supt. Of Common Schools, Rev. j. Young.