Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-29

mGHV lTR6O III IhNOE VI OuiiotuS viz 1880
that it would aff,rd employment to me-
chanics and laboring men, that while 1t
would give occupation to forty or fifty, 1t
would lay heavy tax upon ten or twelve
hundred, which would be a strange way
of aiding the poorer classes. So, also, he
claimed that it would be singular
method to revive the business of the town,
now SO seriously depressed, by proceeding
with the building of the hall, and thus
adding to the burden of town indebted
ness. In regard to the matter of town
pride, which had been urged as an argu-
ment for building the proposed hall, the
speaker considered that the town should
take more pride in being free from debt,
than in possessing fine hall.
g. Fl. joyce being loudly called for
addressed the meeting in reply to Mr.
Proctor. He paid compliment to the
| fairness and candor Of the remarks OF the
last speaker, being different from the
manner in which the subject had been
previously discussed. Mr.. Joyce defended
the action of the meeting of June 9th, by
which the vote of the March meeting
was rescinded, claiming that due notice
was given, and that it was fair express
sion of the voice of the town. At the
| March meeting the subject was only OBJ
securely inserted at the end of the war
, rant, and but little attention given to it.
while at the subsequent meeting the mat
ter was thoroughly discussed and fairly
8 acted upon.
Mr. Joyce ably maintained that it was
the most economical course for the town
to pursue to unite with the village OF
Rutland as proposed in building the hall
. The debt is not SO large as to crush the
town, and it would seem that Rutland
occupying the place it does among the
! towns of the State, should have suit
able hall for holding public meetings, and
8 not be obliged to go begging for place
: of shelter. He was in favor of Rutland
having hall of its own, and it should
have pride enough to build one.
He maintained that the interests of the
r working classes should be considered il
:, the matter of building the hall. Bust
o ness was now depress, and worknan were
Q leaving town for lack of employment, but
q occupation would be afforded by the con
I struction of the hall.
J. John B. Page then followed in some
we'll considered remarks in support of the
| resolution to rescind, basing his argument
t mainly on the heavy Indebtedness of the
Q town, and the inexpedienoy OF inoarrine
}. further expenses till this was reduced. H'
@ considered the matter of building the hal
d was properly disposed of at the Marcel
meeting by being postponed for the pres
It ent year. He claimed that the bushes
Q Of the town was depressed. and business
9 men deferred from coming here, by thu
). heavy debt and high rate of taxation.
= Further remarks we're made In op
g position to the resolution by J. L. Billing
and John Gain. and by Redfeld Proctor
: and W. Y. W. Ripley in favor, but osl
@ limits will not admit of even brief re
2 port. Considerable personal recrimina
!. ton was INDUCED in portions of the dis
!, cussion, but in general it was a very full
and candid consideration of the subject.
/ 1t continued about three hours, and al
its close the vote on the resolution was
a taken by tellers. The moderator appoint
d ed as tellers, John B. Page, Redfeid
. Proctor, A. Fl. Tuttle, and G. Fl. Joyce
!. The vote was taken amidst the wildes
+. excitem emit, in spite of the efforts of thu
d chairman to preserve order. 1t resulted
;; as follows: ayes, 4e5; nays, 5s2. Ih'
result was greeted with the most enthu
. siastic applause by the advocates OF thu
!. new ball Many cases of challenging o
n voters who were supposed to have passee
y twice between the tellers occurred. anc
among these Mr.. A. C. Blaisdell, but VI
: are happy to state that he fully estab
/ lished his innocence of the charge.
y AT the close of the vote motion to dis
d solve the meeting was carried by a larg
" majority.