The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-19
The Adjourned village Meeting.

Capital hall was filled with an interested and
expectapt company OF voters Monday evening
TO hear the report Of the committee on water
supply and TO transact the other business left
over from the regular meeting. Printed copies
Of the report were furnished to all present, and
the chairman OF the committee, G. IL Heath,
Esq., supplemented this with some explana-
tons. Inquiries were made and answered In a
bu -iness.like and satisfactory manner II was
evident from the temper vt the meeting that no
long. winded speeches were wanted, and after
few brief remarks the report was, on motion of
M. ID Gilman, accepted and ordered TO be re-
corded. T. r Gordon then moved to adopt
article ninth Of the warrant, authorizing the
hailiffs to Issue bonds for sum not exceeding
$4,000 and to construct the water works
Very little opposition was made, and after
some little discussion ballot waa taken and
the motion carried by vote OF $50 to 26, AL
most ten to one. The announcement OF the
vote was greeted with vigorous applause. A
committee OF ten, consisting Of G. II. Heath,
] 'el Foster, Fred T. Smith, A. o. Cummins,
A. J., Sibley George W: Ripley, c. w. Porter,
s N. Walton, ]. G. Houghton, and J. W.
Brock was appointed TO nominate board of
bailiffs. While they were attending to their
duties q. T. SabiD, In response to q request
from the moderator, said a few words, express
ing confidence In the reliability Of the estimates
presented to the meeting. ID p. Clark was
elected collector and J. c. Houghton treasurer.
The other articles In the warrant pertaining TO
water supply were then dismissed. and articles
relating 10 throwing rubbish into the rivers
and the nae of public sewers were adopted
d L. Fuller raised point on the wording Of
one OF these articles, which was answered by
the moderator TO the great satisfaction of the
meeting. The organization OF the engine and
hook and ladder companies was apr, we'd, and
tax Of 12a cents on the dollar OF the grand
list was voted to meet the expenses Of the COM
ing year. This was ordered to be collected by
the first OF March, and the treasurer was ar-
ihorized to make the usual temporary loan.
The committee on nominating board OF bail
ifs then reported, expressing regrets that
Fred + Smith and J. W. Brock could not be
induced to aerve on that board and presented
the following names: Morton Marvin, Joel
Foster A. j. Sibley, A. o. Cummins, s. NJ.
Walton and these gentlemen were duly
elected. After considerable discussion "a to
the manner Of issuing the bonds, the following
resolution WAS adopted
Resoved, That the vllsgs Of Montpelier issue bond,
to an amount not exceeding $500 0, for the purpoee
carrying ont The provisional ~ the vote OF said village
for obtaining water from Berlin pond s Quiet. under
the provisions OF an act OF the gsatute, approved
November %. A ID. 1872. said bonds all IL be regis
tered coupon, and of auch denominations the ball
INA and treasurer sh Ill judge to he for the beet Interest
ct the village, and shall be made payable ut the treas
issue or vt any time alter Ave wears from said date OF
Issue at the option OF said village Of Montpelier hear
Ing Interest payable SENT annually rt rate not exceed
Ing fonr and one-ha per cent per annu and shsl bt
signed by said hsi s and countersigned by the treas
nrrr. Said Ill s AID treasurer dire cted to adver
for thltv days before the date xed for OPENING
proposals. and no proposals shall be accepted Tor lea
than par value.
The meeting then adjourned, after having
been in session about four hours Much salts
faction il expressed at the result. and there /,
settled conviction that wise move has beer
made