Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-18
special village Meeting.

In pursuance Of the legal warning, the
voters of the Village Of Rutland to thu
number of about one hundred and fifty
assembled at Nickwackett engine house
last evening. The meeting was called t.
order by the moderator, Charles H. Joyce
when the legal notification was read by
the clerk, ia which its object was stated
to be to take action upon the following
Questions
1. To see if the Village will vote tc
build an Engine House for the accomo'
dation of the Hook 81 Lsdder Company
and Engine Companies No. Q and 3.
2. To see if the Village will vote tax
for the purpose of building such Engine
House. @
Previous to proceeding to considera.
ton of these questions, the chairman pre-
sented the report of the Trustees to whom
the subject of erecting the proposed en-
gine.house was referred at the annual
meeting 1t was read by the clerk as fol-
lows
To the Village Of Rutland. ...na..
At the annual meeting of the village Of
Rutland, April Goth, 1871, it was voted
"that the matter of building an engine
house be referred to the Trustees with
with instructions to report at a meeting
to be held at this place two weeks from
this evening, at 7.30 o'clock.
As the annual meeting was dissolved
instead of adjourning, as contemplated, a
new meeting has been called for this pur-
pose, and your Trustees would report !:
They have examined the buildings now
occupied as engine-houses, and find them
unsuitable for the7purpose, and inasmuch
as the house now occupied by Engine No.
2 and must be moved from its present
location, and the annual rent for the
building now occupied by the Hook &
Ladder Company, and hall for the use
of the companies is five hundred dollars
per annum, they would recommend the
Village to vote special tax of fifty cents
on the dollar to provide suitable accom-
modations for the fire department.
JOHN A. SHELDON,
THos. J. LYON,
N. L. DAVIS, Trustees.
J. w. CRAMToN,
]. @. DUNN,
Rutland, May II, 1871.
The first question embraced in the call
being presented, H. G. futile moved that
the Trustees be instructed to purchase
suitable lot and erect an engine house for
the accommodation of the Hook and Lad
der company, and of Engine companies
No. 2 and 3. Brief discussion followed
upon this motion.
Thomas Ross inquired whether the
Trustees had made any Investigations up
on the subject with view to obtaining q
suitable location.
]. W. Crsmton, of the Board of Trus-
tees, stated that no such investigation had
been made, the Trustees deferring all &C.
ton in the matter, to await the decision
of the special meeting.
A vote being taken, the motion was
carried without dissenting voice.
Upon presenting the second question
embraced in the warrant, Loren Atwood
moved that a tax of fifty cents on the dol
lar of the grand list be assessed, which
was unanimously carried.
H @. futile moved that the Trustees
be instructed not to exceed the sum of
$4,000 in the cost of lot and the erect
ing of the proposed building.
Fl. f. Field offered an amendment that
they be limited to the amount authorized
by the assessment.
G. A. futile said in opposition to this
amendment that the sum contemplated
by the assessment, amounting to about
$4,000, would be insufficient for the
entire completion of suitable house, and
that the Trustees should not be limited to
this sam.
majority, when the originnl motion was
carried unanimously.
Fl. f. Field moved that the Trustees be
instructed TO advertise for proposals for
the construction of the engine-house.
f. n. Merriam moved as an amend
ment, that the lot also be included in the
proposals.
After 8, me discussion, it was moved by
G.. A. futile that the motion be dismiss
ed, and the whole subject be left to the
discretion of the Board of Trustees. which
was carried.
Fl. G. futile moved that the tax author
lied by the meeting, be made payable on
or before the 10Th of next June.
L. G. Kingsley offered an amendment
extending the time to July 10th, which
was accepted, and the motion unanimous
ly passed.
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