The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-01

SEC. |. No member OF the Board OF
Trustees of said village, nor any relative
within the fourth degree of affinity or con-
sanglnily of any trustee, nor any business
partner nor any employer or cmployc of
said board. shall hereafter he appointed n
superintendent of streets and sidewalks, or
act as such.
SEC. .. All moneys expended in viola
ton of this ordinance shall he treated and
regarded as unlawlully expended, and the
trustee or trustees asserting to such viola
ton thereof shall be personally liable to
said village for all moneys SO expended.
Motion made by Charles Sheldon. and
seconded by II. l.. Cheney that the
amendment he adopted. Motion prevailed.
A motion introduced by DR.. Wood
house to cXpcnd thrcc-fourlhs of each
wards tax within that ward. was laid ON
the table
On motion of Mr. Evcrts. the trustees
were authorized to pay to Pat Fagn, Jr.,
forty dollars, ON account of injuries re-
ceivcl last January, by the caving in of Il
bank. while working for the village.
The meeting then discussed the question
of taxes. Jas. Barrett moved tax of one
| hundred cents on a dollar.
Gen. W. Y. W. Ripley said we could
not shirl> our responsibilities that he was
not afraid of debt
Motion TO raise one hundred and fifty
cents on a dollar was offered. N. p. ST
mons opposed the motion. saying that Il
tax of 100 or 100 cents ON dollar would
bear severely ON many that could i'll afford
to pay it. These motions were lost
4 motion was made that tax of seven
| ty-tivc cents ON a dollar he raised, fifty
cents on dollar TO apply ON the debt, and
twenty-five cents for current expenses
Motion lost.
On motion Of Chester Kingsley, a tax of
fifty cents ON "A dollar was voted.
The following resolution was presented by
NJ. c. Evcrts, and adopted
Rcsolced, That all money raised hv taxa
ton he paid into the treasury and applied
to the cNtnguishucnt of the debt of the
village, and the trustees are hereby in
structcd to lay out no more money ON
streets and walks than shall he realized
from the highway tax.
On motion of Miner billiard. il was
voted to appoint a committee to examine
the accounts of the trustees and if they
should find that any monies had been cX-
pended in violation of an ordinance rclat-
| ing to the expenditures of village money.
| that they may commence suits for the re
covcry of the same.
The chair declining TO appoint the com
mttec, Miner billiard Hiram l.. Cheney.
and N. i. Simons were appointed the com
mittcc, by the meeting.
Voted that the polls of frcmcn he en-
cmpt from taxation.
The following is the result Of the clcc-
ton of
VILLAGE OFFICERS.
Moderator Chas. H. Joyce
Clerk Geo. II. Bottum
Treasurer w. G. Iandon
Collector Geo. Willis.
TRUSTEES.
Ward IS. Tcrrll, 10 j. W. Haven.
%; VI. billiard, 1.
Ward Two -rhos. G. Robbins, 40 j. C.
| Thornton. 80
Ward Three Albert H. futile, SO; T.
| w. lIorncr, 16.
Ward Four-N f. Paige, 40; O. Woes
ter. /.
Ward Fivc-J. W. Cramton. 10 T..
Picrpoint, 10; II. o. Edison, 4 Henry
Edison, l. John Wardwcll 1.
Ward Six. G. Dunn. &c: Isaac Glib
son, 3d.
Ward Seycn-Jamcs Lcvins. "A; l.. l..
| Whitcomb, 81 w. w. Mccall. 20.
WATER COMMISSIONER.
JAS. Barrett, 230 ]. @. Ryan, 215 b.
! W. Marshall, %; Th0s. Ross, / Joel G.
Baker, /.
JUDGE OF MUNICIPAL COURT.
Martin G.. Evcrts, 213; w. II. smith.
l6; joel c. Baker, 3; c. X. Williams, ..
The vote in Ward ? being tie, John NJ.
Otis, the present trustee, holds over.