Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-03
The village Meeting.


creo table manner, Ii was a most pleas
ant co gtrast to the town meeting held
in the ga, Qe hall last March, in the man
ner Of conc uctiBg business.
The following officers were eNecte2 ny
rivG voce vote
Moderator--M, G, EveFts.
Clerks. W, Bowel
Treasurer-W. Lsndon'
For Collector, Geo. wis and N, e.
Dye were nominated. Tellers were Or
dered, and the count resulted as follows
For Geo. Willis 1875 votes for n. G. Dye
80; and Geo Willis was declared
elected.
For Trustee in the lst Ward, J. NJ.
Hall and Isaac McDaniels were nomina'
ted. Mcpaniels received 10 votes, and
Hall received ll5 and was declared
elected For Trustee in ID Ward, n. s,
Stearns received IS votes, and W, c.
Duntou received 1913 and was elected.
For Trustee for the Sd Ward, +, Foster
Cooke received Is votes, James Putnam
3, and Dr. D. E. Page 104, and the latter
was declared elected. G. P. Hannum
was elected Trustee for the 4th Ward by
rsga oocc vote. For the 9TH Ward Daniel
/ Verder was unanimously elected Trustee.
For the 9th Ward, B, F. Tilley received
| so votes, and A. c. Bates 1865, and the
latter was declared elected. For Trustee
for the 7th Ward, Ephraim Whitcomb
received l15 votes and D. E. Grandey
140, and Mr. Grandey was declared
elected.
For Fire Wardens the following per
sons were elected by rira aoce vote; LIST
Ward, N. L. Davis % Ward, N. F, Page !;
Sd Ward, J. K. Mclean; 4th Ward, c..
F. Richardson; 9Th Ward J. F. Stinson !;
9th Ward, J. c. Dunn; 7th Ward, E, A.
Bailey.
s. G. Staley was unanimously elected
Water Commissioners and E a. Morse
Auditor.
The following reports Were read, &C
copied and ordered to be placed upon the
records of the Village the CHIEF Engi-
neers, by Ben X. Chase; the Auditors,
by VIM. A. Burnett; the Trustees by
Newman Weeks; the Water Commits.
sioner's, by James Barrett These re-
ports we shall publish tomorrow.
A tax Of 80 cents on the grand list
was voted, on motion Of John 3. Page
On motion OF Newman Weeks, deduc
ton of oue-siXth was voted to all who
pay their tax to the Treasurer on or be.
fore the 18th day Of July next.
The report Of the Committee on Oy
laws, appointed at a previous meeting
was read by W. c, Dunton ard W. G
Veazey. After some slight amendments
the report was accepted, and the by law
= therein contained adopted. These ncy
= bylaws will soon be published.
The Trustees were instructed, on mo
: ton of Mr.. Page, to set out five hundre
| shade trees yearly for the embellishmen
, Of the streets, and to erect and maintain
f lamp posts in the principal streets a
2 their discretion.
| On motion Of Mr.. Weeks, the Trustee
were instructed to build four reservoir
this season, to be located where the
4 may judge advisable
r Thanks were voted to the Rutland an
Burlington Railroad for furnshin
water at the late great fire in this vi
- lage, and also for the work they are dc
1 ing in filing the grounds in front Of tn
: depot
y The sum of 1926 was voted to Newman
e Weeks for his services as clerk of tn
}, Board Of Trustees.
The officers elected are good ones, an
t under the amended charter and new by
= laws, and the Instructions given tn
e Trustees at last evenings meeting, W
t predict a great change Tor the better i
the management and appearance Of ON
village.
4 BIG TREEs.-W. F. Scott is rcspousi
IN UIc IOE Jub SLdLcultNl Judb IntIE are I
t. the town Of Wolcott two birch trees
v one Of which measures ten feet tv
}. inches in diameter and the other twelv
v feet and three inches.
= LUDLow.-O. G. Howe of Ludlow, ad
vertises in tO-day's HERALD milliner
- and dress goods of which he has ric
>, and extensive assortment. Our friend
" in his vicinity will please give him
= call
Y RAILROAD ACCtDRKT.-An accident oc
y Cured on the Rensselaer, and Saratog
$ railroad. on Saturday, near Mechanics
J, vile, which resulted in the partial demo
d lition of eight freight cars, and consid
/. cradle injury to freight, The dow
n passenger train came as far as the wreck
and passengers changed cars the u
train returning to Troy, ana the dow