The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-28
VILLAGE OF RUTLAND.
Its OrQanization-Past Officcrs.

Inc nrat movement LOT the lnCoIP'i"''""
of the village of Rutland was made by
!, petition dated July 90, 1886, addressed to
f. w. Hopkins, a justice Of the peace, as
follows;
We the undersigned inhabitants and
legal voters in town meeting of the village
of Rutland, constituted agreeably to an act
passed on the 18th day of November, 1919,
entitled ian act to restrain certain animals
, from running at large within the villages
in this state" hereby make application and
petition that a meeting of the inhabitants
of this village may be called for the pur-
pose of forming fire society and making
bylaws asreeaOly to an act of the legisla-
ture passed November 10, 1889.
This petition was headed by Jacob Ed
gerton, and generally signed by such citi-
zeps as Solomon Foot, j. c. Dexter, Geo.
W. Strong, Geo. ii. Beaman, George I.
! Hodges, John A. Hicks, Luther Daniels
Martin G. Everts, L. L. Ormsbee, Edwin
Edgerton, Newton Kellogg, IL. w. Por-
ter, Robert Pierpoint, James Barrett,
William Page, James B. Porter, Reuben
II. Thrall, Evelyn Pierpont.
The meeting was held at the court house
August 4, 1916, at 6 o'clock p. m, George
T. Hodges chairman, and f. W. Hopkins
clerk.
The number of legal voters in the village
at that time were reported at 1876. On the
motion of Robert Pierpont the meeting
voted to form fire society, and William
Page, Robert Pierpoint and A. l.. Brown
/ tA1 1Ast
code of bylaws at an adjourned meeting.
At the adjourned meeting held August
II, 1916, William Page was appointed
chairman; Martin G. Everts clerk pro
of bylaws which were adopted. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected the
FIRST OFFICERS.
President, Robert Pierpoint; vice pres-
| dent, Charles Burt clerk, +. w. Hopkins;
treasurer, William Pages collector, Henry
w. Porter; fire wardens, Robert Pierpoint,
Luther Daniels, Slas II. Hodges, Ephraim
Butterfield, James Barrett, jr., Jacob Ed
gerton, Moses Perkins.
Z. Butterheld, Moses Curtis and W. w.
Bailey, were appointed acommittee to raise
an engine company.
James Barrett, jr., Charles Burt and
Moses Perkins, were appointed commit
tee to ascertain and report the cost Of
reservoirs.
This was the preliminary organization of
the corporation of the village of Rutland,
or what resulted in its organization. We
| give below, the officers, for the several
years.
President, Robert PIerpolnt; vlce-presdent,
Charles Burt clerk, F. VI Hopkins treasurer,
| wardens, Pierpoint, L Daniels, S II Hodges,
| = Butterleld, James Barrett, Jacob Edgerton,
| Moses Perkins.
President, Plerpont president, Chas.
| Burt clerk, W Hopkins; treasurer, VIM
PHge collector PERKINS re Warden
Jas Barrett, Edgerton, NJ Perkins.
1913.
VILLAGE OFFICERS.
At the annual meeting of the fire society
an act of incorporation for the village hay
ing been granted by the legislature in 1917,
by vote of the society it was merged in the
village corporation, and all its rights and
authority relinquished to the village, and
the 9th day of January, 1913, is the
date of the organization of the village Of
Rutland as corporation.
Moderator, solomon Foot clerk, + w Hop
klns; trustees, George I Hodges, Robert Pier
| point, Luther Daniels Solomon Foot, Charles
| Burt, Reuben II Thrall, Moses Perkins, fire
wardens, James Barrett, Sllas II Hodges, Geo
| W StrUng,f L. Buttef1eld VIM w Bailey, Robert
| Pierpoint, Jacob Edgerton treasurer and col
lect0r, John b. Page.
| 1Sig.
Moderator, Solomon Foot clerk, +. W. Hop
klns trustees, i PIerpolnt, Jacob Edgerton.
Moses Perkins, b Page, lockwood Barrett
L Robbins, w II owen; lire warden, X Pier
point, l. Daniels, Butterneld, II 0 Perkins,
VIM W Bailey, j Edgerton, NJ Curtiss treas
urer, John Page; collector, II W Bennett.
| 1850.
Moderator, Solomon Foot clerk, + W Hop
klns trustees, Perpont, NJ Perkins, o l.
WARREN II s mr!G IRE Waraens pierpo GMei
Butterield,Wm w Bailey, Daniels,Jas Barrett,
Perkins, Edgerton treasurer John Ii
The amount collected slis.15. Paid out, sll1.
| Moderator James Barrett clerk, W Hop
| kins trustees, Ethan Judd, Edgerton, c
Ruggles, orel Cook, IT,, Hiram L Cheney, VIM
| W Bailey, Evelyn Plerpoint; fire wardens, L
ges Edgerton, Geo W strong, IL o Perkins !;
treasurer, W owen collector, James NJ
| Putnam.
| Moderator, James Barrett clerk, + w Hop
I ilns trustees, Ethan Judd, Josiah Pratt G c
| Ruggies, II 0 Perkins, John Cook, Plerpolnt.
rance, W II Smith, Geo W Strong, b Johnson, C
Mann, II l. Cheney; treasurer, W IL Is owen /;
| collector, james NJ Putnam,
1858.
Moderation Jauonc norratt nIarl, II IIo-
kins; trustees, IL o Perkins Josiah Pratt, Ethan
Judd, G Ruggles Moses Curtis, John Cook,
Parsons johnson, L Daniels, o L Robbins, Fred
Chafee Tuttle, NJ Putnam; treasurer,
W II owen collector, } NJ Putnam.
Tax 20 cents on the dollar.
1854.
J Moderator, / Brown clerk, W Hopkins ;
, | treasurer, w III owen collector, j NJ Put
nam trustees, Ethan Judd, II Perkins, L
Charles Williams; ire wardens,' Oi Mann,
Parsons Johnson, l. Daniels, Chaffee, Geo A
futile, j Edgerton, II 7 Dorrance.
1855
Moderator, 4 l Brown; clerk, + W Hopkins
! | treasurer, W owen collector, MelZar Ed
. | son trustees Ethan Judd, Mann, L c
Bliss, Chaffee, Henry X Dyer, l. Williams,
| Harry Adams, futile, IL Il Dorrance, j Ed
gerton. G Staley, Horace Clark.
1856.
Moderator, A Brown clerk + w Hopkins I;
treasurer, G Q Ruggles auditor, George W
t Ethan Judd, G b Mann, Il Chafiee, G l. VII,
lams, Warren Daniels, VIM A Burnett, Josiah
Huntoon lire wardens, l. Daniels, G futile,
4 ii Adams, II T Torrance, Edgerton, S G sta.
= ley, ii Clark.
k | Moderator lockwood Barrett clerk w
>. Hopkins treasurer, G C Ruggles; auditor, NJ
G. Everts; collector, Melzar Edison trustees
no &C. LWI,ams, No 2 Philip Edgertton, No
d | No. b, Newman Weeks, No. G, VIM Burnett,