Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-07
Montpelier Town Meeting.

In accordance with the warning Of the select
men the legal voters Of the town met In Capital
hall at ten o'clock A. NJ. and organized BY the
choice OF George W. Wing moderator. i. X
Merrill was elected town clerk by reclamation
The reports Of the town officers were duly ac-
cepted and adopted, and George G. Shepard was
elected to succeed himself as commissioner OF
Green Mount Cemetery for the five years nexten-
suing The election OF rst selectman beirg next IN
order J. W. Ellis and Clark Kirg OF the old board
and George W Wing were put In nomination:
Mr.. King declined to allow his name to be used
for this Office A ballot resulted as follows;
whole number Of votes. s2s
ers.sg " wing
w, hllls 10y
and Mr.. Wing was declared elected For second
selectman numerous nominations were made.
ballot showed the following result:
Whole number n o q yoies.'.' IN
~. Walker had; ''''''''''''''
geog,O Statton ad'.'.s..'''''''''''.''''''''
G. Il. IIeaton had...... ....... 50
There was no choice and a recess was taken until
half-past one o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
The second ballot for second selectman resulted
as follows:
Whole number q 2Is
NECESSARY 70 ohoiee '''''';;; loo
We Walker had... ........''.''''....... go l25
and George o. Strattou was declared to be elected
| second selectman.
For third selec'man d P. Clark was the leading
nominee. The ballot was as follows:
Whole number Of 2es
Necessary 70 cholce........... ............. 1884
n Umfk hnd; l2e
* " heAton "
tlark hlnE hhu'. "
Scattering ...s.... .,..,....,...,....,,,,...'. ~
| tt ere being no choice, and the other nominees
| Withdrawing, ID. p. Clark was elected by acca-
nation.
The following officers were chosen by acclama-
| ton: Treasurer, J. G.. Houghton; overseer and
first constable, 4, NJ. Irish; second constable,
c. Lull; listers, c. J Gleason, W. G Ferrn. G. f.
Perrin; auditors. II. N. Tapliu, Jr., A. J. Sibley,
| L. d. Blackwell trustees Of public money the
selectmen; grand JUROR, G. 7. Sabin, NJ. d. Gil
| man. W. G. Ferrin, q. NJ Hale, Joel Foster, Jr.,
D. R Gray; town grand jurors, II. W Kemp, o.
| D. Clark, c. p Pitkin, J. G. Wing, A. A. Owen /;
fence viewers L P. Walton, ], G. Wing C II
Lull; inspector OF leather, A. T Keith; pound
| keeper, j. V. Morrow; town agent, S. c. Shuft-
left; petit jurors Albert Johonnott, John e
| Hale, Geo W Parmenter, Medad Wright, L. p
Gleason, D Dewey, NJ Walton, L. b. Hunting
ton, N c. Tabor W. F. Braman, A. j. Sibley
| T. X. Merrill, c. G. Putnam, Jr., +. Wright;
superintendent Of schools, Rev. Howard Hill.
For the office Of first street commissioner f.. NJ
Irish and II. S Smith were nominated. The bal
| lot resulted as follows:
Whole number Of 927
Necessary 70 choce''''''' lof
insh msl -
sna,,arna "' ''''''''''''''''''''''''' %
and +. NJ. Irish was declared elected first street
| commissioner.
| For second street commissioner H. S. Town. H.
| Smith and l. S. Camp were nominated and the
| ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number OF votes $40
Necessary 10 III
| H. - Town 's....s.sssss
| Shln
| Els Camp had'...,................ ............
Scattering
| There was no choice, and T. s Camps name be-
| ing withdrawn, II. S. Town was chosen on the
| sfcnnd ballot For third street commissioner. j