The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-07

John b. Page said that the selectmen In
their report referred to some ten lots of
land owned by the town, which are leased
for what is now a merely nominal rental,
the income forming part of the school
fund. The location or bounds of some
of these lots are almost unknown, and
the selectmcn men recommend that imme-
date steps be taken to ascertain the loca-
ton, have them re-surveyed and described
by their modern boundaries, recorded In a
book kept for that purpose, He offered a
resolution that the selectmen be instructed
to have the lands re-surveyed and described
by their modern boundaries and recorded
in book kept for that purpose, and that
the selectmen be instructed to collect the
rent in arrears, some $500, and arrange for
the future rental.
John Cain said that previous years list
ers had been added to the list when but
few persons were in the meeting. This year
he didn't propose to have any such arrange
ment, and he moved that only three listers
| be elected.
j. G. Griggs and j. L. Billings support
| ed the motion.
John b. Page offered an amendment
that four listers be elected, for the purpose
of having it voted down.
Mr.. Cain accepted the amendment and ii
wGa UNANIMOUSLY voted down.
G. E. Lawrence said that during the year
the overseer of the poor had given j. & 7.
Caden an order for $l15 passage money
which they had payed fora woman with
six children to Ireland, and that the town
treasurer had refused to pay it. The FAM
lily would have been a charge to the town
had they remained, and the order ought to
be paid.
II. II. Dyer explained the matter further
and stated that it was a common practice
for the town TO pay the passage of paupers
out of town, though in q different way,
and that Mr.. Caden ought to be paid.
w. II. Smith said that the woman's hus-
band worked for good pay and had made
some money and then left for Ireland,
leav ing his wife to follow. The wife
owned house which she, after getting her
passage from the oversecr, sold for 5000
and took the money with her.
After quite discussion it was voted to
pay the order.
w. Y w. Ripley moved that the poll
tax of all members of the regularly or
ganized fire departments and of seven fire
wardens be abated also tina. each regu-
larly organized fire company be given the
use of tn town hall one night in the year;
carried.
j. l.. Billings moved tina the selectmen
be paid $50 each for their services the past
year.
w. II. Smith moved, as an amendment,
that they be paid $3.50 each.
John B. Page said that coed men had
accepted the office for nothing, and he
thought that better be done till the town
was out of debt. He moved that the mat
ter be dismissed.
John Cain moved, as an amendment, that
they be paid $50 each for the current year.
A vote being taken on the motion TO dis
miss it was carried.
j. L. Billings moved to recor slider the
vote, which was defeated.
]. d. Hanrahan moved that the select
men be requested to ran train to bring
voters from West Rutland on election days
In March and September and return them
after election; carried.
j. Ii. Mead asked to be excused from
serving as lister not excused.
The vote for town officers was then an
nounced as follows: