Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-03-08

The annual town meeting was quiet
affair. With the thermometerat 10 to Is
degrees below zero throughout the town
and no exciting contests, very few voters
were disposed to brave one of the coolest
and hardest days of the winter, and it
was notable that many of cur older citi-
zens were absent who are usually present
at such meetings. On the election of
Clerk the aggregate poll was but 81
votes, and the highest vote of the day
reached only las. Probably 175 voters
were present during the day, out of $50
in town. The vote for town clerk was IA
for Frank A. Bodies to 10 scattering.
Messrs. S. S. Coolidge and j. A. Farms
worth were elected first and second Sc
lectmen by reclamation. Mr.. Farms
worth however declined, and H. G. Wi
ley was elected by ballot, having 81
votes to SO for Col. f. G. ButteIfeld,
and 10 for l.. G. Hubbard. For third
selectman Haskell l. Wiley was elected
by vote Of So to AZ for @. M. Doran.
One lister only was chosen by ballot,
George Slate ~ Elias Olcott 50. The
vote for collector was G. l.. Hubbard 50,
J. B. Divoll So and scattering. For
county commissioner, the enormous
number of eleven votes were cast, and,
these only after earnest exertion by one
or two of the officers having the ballot
boxes in charge, who wanted few for
forms sake if nothing more.
The amount of tax voted was fifty
cents ON the dollar, which is twenty i've
cents less than last year. 1t was voted
that the collector should collect the tax
at the aggregate allowance of Al per
cent, which includes attachments, for his
own fees, same as last year, out of which
he is to pay to the town S175. In the
matter of the note against the town in
favor of the estate of Jabez Hills,
which the town was not obliged TO pay
if they chose to take advantage of the
statute of limitations, the meeting
promptly and unanimously voted to pay
the whole amount as it stood at the time
of the tender in 1866. No reputation
of just debt by this town. Dr. Pet
tingill of Saxtons River, Superintendent
of schools, made a report which was re-
ceived with much favor and will here
after be published. A vote was also
passed authorizing the selectmen, in
THEFT discretion, to purchase lot for a
cemetry at this village and to fence the
same The matter of a new safe was
| referred to the selectmen, to build a
vault or buy safe in their discretion.
Mr.. Coolidge, Chairman of the board Of
| selectmen made verbal report in rela-
ton to the accounts of James A. Will
lard, and after some sharp sparring be-
tween K. p. Barry and Mr.. Willard, the
subject was dismissed. The town also
voted to fund their debt, adopting the
following resolution offered by Col. Asa
j Wentworth
RESOLVED, That the treasurer, with the
approval of the selectmen, is hereby au-
thorlzed and directed to procure and sell,
at not less than par, at rate not ex-
| pppdiuu sly pnr rant infarast h0pds
not exceeding thirty-five thousand dol
lars, with ten years to run with coupons
attached, for the purpose of funding the
Indebtedness of the town, and for no
other purpose.
The plan Of funding town debts has
been found to work well in other
places, and it will doubtless be SO here.
With the debt funded the town will here
after only have the ordinary and annual
expenses to look after. 1t was also voted
to exempt from poll tax the members Of
Abenaqui Fire Engine Co., of this vii.
lage-a favor which they have long
siuce earned, and which we believe is
granted to every other Company in the
state.
The meeting was opened at about 10!
o'clock, and closed at q in the after
noon. A list of the officers, jurors, &c.
will be found in another place.
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