Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-09
Town Meeting.

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were elected for the year ensuing
Moderator-M. G. Eyerts,
Town Clerk-AmbroSe L. Brown.
Selcctmen-James f, Harmon RedAeld
Proctor, Franklin Billings.
Town Treasurer-W. c. Landon.
Overseer Of the Poor-Daniel Wing,
First Constable and Collector of Taxes
Daniel s. Chatterton.
Listers or AssessOrs-JOhn W. Cram
ton, Isaac C. Reynolds, G. L. Smith.
Town Auditors-W, II. B. Owen, Hor-
ace G, Clark, William Gilmore.
Trustee Of Public Money-W. II. B.
Owen.
Fence Viewers. Grafton Griggs,
Samuel Boardman, Robert B. Barney.
Grand Jurors-Henry R. Dyer, John
Cain, Lorenzo Sheldon.
Inspector of Leather-Edwin F. Sad
dler.
Town Agent-Redtield Proctor.
Superintendent of Common Schools
Roger S. Howard.
Under the 4th article Of the Warning
% committee was appointed on petition
of J. S, futile and Chas, G. Boardman
to examine and report upon the propri-
| ETY. OF setting of small piece of land re-
| Gently purchased by the petitioners of
R. C. Thrau, from school district No. 7,
to district No. p in which the petition
ers reside.
Under the 9th article of the Warning,
the polls of members of the engine and
hook and ladder companies Of the town
were exempted from taxation.
Under the eth and 8th articles, the
meeting first voted to rescind the vote
of town meeting held on the 2lst day
of September last, to pay a bounty Of
$500 to each of those men who had re-
enlisted to the credit of the town in the
Seventh Vermont regiment; and it was
then voted to pay the sum of $500 to
each and every veteran soldier who has
reenlisted for and been credited to the
town and has not been paid any town
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the bounty being paid to any assignee
of the re enlisted soldier; giving the
selectmen discretionary power to retain
said bounty or any part thereof to be
applied to the support of the colder or
his family; providing to whom the
bounty shall be paid in case Of the sol
dier's decease; that the bounty shall
not be paid to any soldier who has de-
serted and that it shall be paid in in
stalments of $50 each on the first days
of July and December in each year till
all is paid. 1t was also voted to pay to
the representatives Of Henry N Dor
rance deceased, the bounty of $500; and
also the same amount to the brother
and sister of John W. Grant deceased,
provided the latter enlisted for and was
credited to the town Of Rutland.
Under the 9th article Of the Warning,
tax of los cents on a dollar of the
grand list was voted, provided that 100
cents on a dollar should be accepted in
full satisfaction thereof if paid on or
before the 18th day Of July next.
Under the 10th and last article of the
Warning the selectmen were appointed
a committee to examine the accounts OF
the highway surveyor of the district
consisting Of the Village Of Rutland,
and settle the same on q correct and
legal basis; a committee was appointed
to examine the accounts of the select
men for the past year in relation to pay
ments and expenses for filing town quo
tas, &c; the constable was authorized
to serve process throughout the county
Of Rutland; it was voted to pay school
district No. Is its proportion of the pub
lie money the same as if it had COM
piled with the law last year; to pay
Daniel Wing, Overseer Of the Poor, the
sum Of $500, and to w. c. Landon,
Town Treasurer, the sum of $500, for
services the past year; and it was
voted that for services of town officers,
where no provision is made by law, nc
payment shall be made except upon vote
of the town.
Grand and petit jurors and highway
surveyors were duly appointed. ThOs
McGarry was elected Pound Keeper fol
West Rutland, and George Thrau fol
East Rutland,
The meeting lasted from 10 o'clock in
the forenoon till after 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon; the discussions Of the various
matters under consideration were con-
Quoted in a fair and courteous manDer
and though the meeting was not at al
times so quiet as it might nave been
the disturbances were generally of ;
gOOd-natured character, and the meet
ing was on the whole decided improve
ment on some former ones.
MONTPELIER.-T The total number 0
soldiers volunteered and drafted that
have gone from Montpelier is 800. This
leaves to the credit of the town te
apply on any future call 20 three years
men and IA one years men. The town