The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-29
Village Meeting,


The legal voters assembled in the annual
village meeting, at the Town Hall, on
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. The
meeting was called to order by Martin G.
Everts, moderator. George r. Bottum,
clerk of the village, read the following
warning
The legal voters of the Village OF Rutland are
hereby notified that the annual meeting of said
village Will be held at the Town Hall, on Wash
ington street, OH wednesday, April 2sth, 1915,
at 2 O'Clock p. M, to act on the following bust
ness:
I. To elect by ballot Moderator, Clerk Treas
urer, Collector, Judge OF the Municipal
Court and seven Trustees, one from each
T. To hear the Report of the Trustees Water
Commissioners, and Chief Engineer
3. To choose Water Commissioner.
4. To choose q Chief Engineer, First Assistant
Engineer and Second Assistant Engineer
8. To choose an Auditor.
6. 10 see II the village will vote to raise q suf
ficient amount OF money, by tax, by VII
lage Bonds, or in any other manner
thought proper, to pay the Village indebt-
edneSS.
?. To see If the Village will provide suitable
Fire Alarm.
s. TO see If the Village Will vote to reimburse
William Clifford for damages sustained
by the overlooking OF the sewer on school
street.
0. TO see II the village VIII alter or amend any
OF its Bylaws or Ordinances, or make
any new Bylaws.
10. To see If the Village Will vote q tax to pay
the debts and current expenses of The
II. To transact any other business necessary.
Polls will be open from until O'Clock p. m
The moderator had just completed read
ing list of the persons designated to take
charge of the ballot boxes when the alarm
of fire on East street was given. A genera
rush was made from the hall. Amid thu
confusion DR.. Charles Woodhouse moved
that the meeting adjourn until o'clock il
the evening, which was adopted and tn,
meeting adjourned.
Soon after the adjournment, the ques
ton was raised, whether the village officer
could be elected at the evening session, il
accordance with section of an amend
ment to the village charter, which says
"The annual meeting of said villag
shall be holden on the last Wednesday il
April in each year, Cat . O'Clock in tn
afternoon)
which meeting shall not be closed unit
after five o'clock in the afternoon Of sal
day. The box for receiving ballots O
such meeting shall be open at t,co o'clock i
the afternoon and shall remain open Hr,
hours, when it shall be closed"
The general impression of the legal fri
ternity, and the people, is that under TIL
clause no election could be held after fiy
tbot ha cd did M
carry with it the election of officers, as IL
time and manner of that election WI
specifically provided in the charter. Kno
of men in all parts of the village might |
seen, discussing the peculiar condition {
things.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session there was larl
gathering of voters, as the complcatt
condition of affairs had created much G,
element IS well as amusement.
The meeting was called to order by Il
moderator, who said that the meeting WI
interrupted this afternoon by an alarm
fire, which was reported TO be the store
George II. Cheney, in a central portion
Main street. A large portion of the vote
had left, when motion was made to a
journ to this time, without n thought of
effect. The motion was put and carrie
No one had design in making the motto
but it was caused by the excitement OF (
moment. The question has thereto
arisen whether this is legal meeting.
had an impression that the meeting h
authority to adjourn. lie had examn
works upon municipal regulations, a
there was great deal of doubt in his oN
mind, as well as in that Of other gentlem
who had investigated the matter, as to
legality of the meeting. 1t was a questi
that ought to be decided and was now op
for discussion.
Warren II. Smith said that questi
had been made whether we could transt
any business at this meeting; the questi
must be decided by the organic law of {
village which reads "The box for
ceiving ballots at such meetings shall
open at two o'clock in the afternoon, a
shall remain open three hours, when
shall be closed. 1t is evident that un'
this law no officers can be elected at t
meeting, and think that the present o
GERS will hold over until their success
are appointed. ! am not prepared to {
whether or not we can transact any oil
business.