Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-07

each Offering amendments to raise tue
full amount Of tax recommended by the
board OF town audit, except that MT
Everts amendment did not include the
"a per cent. asked for to complete roads
Both amendments We're lost, and the
Original resolution Of Mr., Cain pre-
vailed.
Mr., w. II. Smith moved that hVe
cents be deducted from the tax Il pa'u
to the Treasurer on or before the oth OF
July, carried,
The fourth article of the warning was
"to make alterations In school districts
and upon motion of Mr.. Chatterton the
selectmen were instructed TO examine
the boundary line of districts Nos ana
g and settle the same and report at next
town meeting.
In the case of school district No, IL,
which has been unable 10 hold a schooi
for a sufficient number Of weeks during
the past year to entitle it to Its regular
share of the public school moneys, COL
Veazey moved that the selectmen be IN
structed to pay the district its just pro-
portion of school moneys, the same as II
school had Qeen held therein TOR the re-
auisite number Of weeks. The motloh
was discussed by Messrs. Proctor, Cain,
Veazey, Leeds Billings, Moses Hayward
and others, when John Cain moved that
| it be dismissed, which was carried.
The sixth article of the warning was
"to see if the town will vote to hold all
town and freemen's meetings in the East
village" and upon its being read, Leeds
Billings, Esq, moved that it be dismiss
ed. This motion brought Judge Dunton
to his feet, who moved that hereafter all
town and freemens meeting be held at
the Town Hall in the East village, and
supported his motion in few we'll
timed remarks. The Judges remarks
drew out Mr.. Cain, who for few min
utes spoke upon the question and re-
peated Mr.. Billings motion that the ar
ticle be dismissed, which motion pre-
vailed.
Under the head Of miscellaneous bus
mess, considerable business was trans
acted, the principal of which was to de-
termine what steps should be taken
toward paying bounties to friends and
relatives of soldiers who enlisted from
the town aud died without receiving
any or but a portion Of their town bOun-
tv. The question involved considerable
, discussion without arriving at any de-
= finite conclusion, when Mr.. Everts offer
ed the following resolution:
), RaoltC9, That in cases where the pa
rents or other relatives Of deceased sol
= diers are needy, the sum Of $500 be paid
% them, the same amount as to the living
I soldiers, and in the same manner.
The resolution was briefly and feel
ingly discussed by Messrs. Dunton
{ Eyerts, Hayward, Cain and Others, and
+ the resolution was unanimously adopt.
> ed. The soldiers particularly referred
to were Lieut.. Geo. c. BabcoCk, Corporal
Fillebrown, Sergeant Hathorn and Pri
yate Niles.
A motion of Mr.. Leeds Billings that
no payment be made for services Of town
officers until acted upon in town meet
ing was adopted, and motion by Col
Joyce to extend the authority Of TIT
First Constable, SO as to empower hin
to serve processes in any portion OF thu
county, was lost.
Resolutions were adopted exempting
from poll tax the firemen OF the engint
and hook and ladder companies Of thu
town paying W. C. Landon $3.50 fol-
services as Town Treasurer during th
past year; paying the Overseer of tn
poor q salary OF $500, and directing tn
selectmen to erect proper fence arounC
the old cemetery at Center Rutland
The Board Of Civil Authority nomj
mated and the meeting confirmed the fol
lowing persons as Highway Surveyor
in their respective districts for the en-
suing year
L.. N. Walker, A. F. Johnson, II. D
futile, f NJ. PennoCk, R. c. Thrall
Min Hilliard, Grove L. Smith
Z. L. GriswoId, Andrew Hawley, Milo
Bowen, E H, Ripley, Orrin Thomas, A
B. Thayer, n. B. CoDgdon, Laban Ca
prom, Benz CaproD, Joel NJ Mead, ]. NJ
Chatterton, SAml. Boardman, Jesse l
Billings, Edgar Davis.
And also the following Grand an
Petit Jurors
Grand Jarors-Horace II. Dyer, Ben
r F. Blanchard, Alpha H. Post, VIM. y
~ Ripley, ]. E. Manley, Moses Hay
70 T. o. Gibson, Miner Hilliard, Charlie
m Sheldon, Joel;M. Mead D. B Humphrey
a. Franklin Billings, Nahum johnson
no George W. Chaplin, william Gilmor
~ Lorenzo Sheldon, Isaac McDaniels, San
n. uel B oardman.
Dot;1 T,,poxp 7 npda pi1lipuO Poll;