The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-28
Ward six, Aldace E. Walker

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President of tho board-Rev. ]. W.
Eaton.
Secretary-Henry Clark.
Collector-George Willis.
Treasurer-W. G. Landou.
AUDITOR. A. Sheldon.
]. d. Hanrahan moved that the nomina.
ticns BIO acted on singly carried. The
nominees we're all elected.
Article eight, "To see IL the district will
vote tax on the grand list to pay the
debls of the district and pay the expenses
of the school for the year ensuing" was
then taken up.
DR.. Woodhouss allied for the auditors
report, which was re-read. He wanted to
know if the railroad tax, which was in
cluded in the assets. could be collected.
W. Fl. Smith said the tax was beyond
question collectable, the only question being
between the Central Vermont and Rutland
railroads as to which should pay it.
George Willis sustained Mr.. Smiths ex-
PLANTATION, and A. +. Walker said that the
question as 10 which road should pay the
taxes was before the courts and would
probably be settled within year.
w. II. Smith moved tax of forty cents
on dollar. A vote was taken and the
chair decided the result in the affirmative.
]. D. Hanrahan appealed from the deci-
sion and the chair appointed ]. W. Cram
ton, ]. d. Hanrahan, George Willis aud
W. G. Dunton, tellers The tax was car
ried by vote of 93 to 67.
Thomas Ross moved that the clerk be in
structed to call the next meeting at the
town hall carried
A. f. Davis moved that the trustees be
instructed to publish their report In full in
pamphlet form at least three days before
the next annual meeting. mir. Davis said
that form would be cheaper than to pub
lish the report in the papers. A Lively
discussion ensued as to what reports the
newspapers charged for publishing, IN the
course of which 1t was shown that they
published all school reports free of charge,
except detailed financial statements of
great length.
The discussion here became lively and
decidedly mixed. Thomas Ross said
few years ago the trustees were censured
for publishing pamphlet report.
W. Fl. Smith moved, as an amendment
to MIR. Davis motion, that an abstract of
the trustees report be published in the
papers free of charge.
V. q. Meyerhoffer moved the previous
question, of which 10 notice was taken.
George Willis moved tina! the tax be
made payable by the first of June, which
was put to vote and carried.
A motion to adjourn was then defeated.
Mr. Davis motion was carried, after
which Mr.. Smith withdrew his amendment,
saying it was useless now, and that it was
In order before Mr.. Davis motion.
MIR. Smith then moved that the trustees
be instructed to pay j. w. Eaton suita-
BILE sum for bis services as superintendent;
carried.
j. d. Hanrahan moved that &c l-ustees
be instructed TO discharge no teacher on
the ground of religious belief, and charged
that that thing had boon done the past year.
This stirred up another breeze. j. w.
Eaton and A. F. Walker denying that any
teachers had been discharged on account of
their religious belief, and faid that the r J.
man Catholic teachers discharged bad been
for repeated deIinquencles reported by the
committee on teachers. One Of the places
had been supplle1 by Roman Catholic
and the other would have been but quail
fed teacher could not be found.
DR.. Hanrahan said his object had been
to ventilate the thing and this being &C.
complished he withdrew his motion. The
meeting then adjourned.