The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-05

N1owN MEETrNo.-Thc annual town
meeting last Tuesday called out the u.s.
Fual number of voters. l.. ID. Eldredgc
was elected moderator. For town
clerk, L. Il. Knapp and w. s. Good
rich were nominated, and ballotcd for,
with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast 248.
Necessary for choice 1926.
| l.. E. Knapp had 100.
w. 8. Goodrich 81.
Scattering 1.
j. M. Slade, of the board of auditors
made a statement of the finances of he
town, explaining some of the items OF
the town report. Geo. Hammond and
j. Battell made an explanation of the
manner in which the large oxira sum of
50, 400. 60 had been laid out on the high
ways.
| Nominations for first selectman were
called for. Geo. Hammond and ID. e.
Boycc were nominated. The ballot ro-
suited as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 281.
Necessary to choice 141.
Geo. Hammond received 1914.
| ID, e. Boycc ia.
Scattering 8.
Geo. Hammond was declared elected.
Joseph Battcll and W. II. Rcmclc
were nominated and ballotcd for second
sclcctman. Result:
Whole number of votes cnst 251.
Necessary TO choice 126.
Joseph Battcll had 100.
W. II. I.cinele "a.
j. w. Halliday Is.
ID. L. Doycc II.
j. Battell was declared elected.
The ballot for third selcctman result
ed as follows:
Whole number Of votes cast 2iG.
Necessary to choice 124.
T.. X. Severance had al.
j, w. IIalladay 93.
A. II. Matthews ~.
David Il. Boyce was elected first lis
ter by acclamation. For second lister
there was ballot, Henry l.. Sheldon
receiving so votca, being one more than
was necessary to choice.
G.. l.. Branch was elected third lister
by G1 votes, SO being necessary TO a
choice.
The oihlr officers were elected by
reclamation. The full list will be found
in the general list for the county given
in another column.
1t was voted to give the constable
jurisdiction of the state.
Voted that the members of the fire
company be not exempt from taxation.
Voted to lay q tax of 7S cents on the
dollar of ratablc property and taxable
polls TO pay expenses of ensuing year.
A motion that the selcctmen be per-
mittcd in their discretion TO complete
certain extra repairs on the highways
was lost by vote of 101 TO GO, but il
was voted that they be authorized to
complete the repairs of the roads from
Branch's kettle 10 Scllcck hill, and
from Bcnham Prcston's TO the fork OF
the roads
A motion 10 repair the road on the
"Flat" between Geo. Hammond's and
the Wheeler hill was lost.
Voted that the taxpayers have the
privilege of paying their own tax to the
collector and have a deduction of 5 per
cent. thercfrom if paid within 80 days
from time the tax list is pnt into tho
collectors hands and notice given by
publication; and that the collector re-
ceivc per cent. for receiving the same.
A motion that the selectm,n be an-
thorizcd to cxpcnd % per cent. tax
upon the ratablc property and polls of
the town for extra repairs npon the
roads, was lost.
Voted that the bills of Drs. IIalsey,
Sutton, Russell. MclIugh, Porter, and
Ross, for medical services rendered
town charges, he referred 10 the select
men for adjustment and settlement.
Voted that the pay of sclccimcn, lis
tiers and auditors for the ensuing year
be fixed al $3.50 per day for labor per-
formed for the town, including cxpens-
es.
Voted that the pay of laborcrs on the
highways be 1925 per day,
The Ovcrsecr of the poor was voted
the usual salary, $50 per annum.
Everybody was good-natnred, and
there was little excitement over any of
the ballots.