The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05
Montpelier Village Meeting.

Mr.. Hiram Atkins Of the Argus and Patriot,
assisted by few faithful lieutenants, held the
annual village meeting, Monday evening, be-
fore an audience Of between two and three
hundred voters. After the reading OF the
warning by the clerk, James T. Sabin, George
w. Wing, E-q, was chosen moderator, James
T. Ssbn clerk, and five wardens we're elected,
as follows: z. p. Pitkin, George A. Peck, l..
Bart Cross, Joel Foster and John L. Tuttle.
Hiram Atkins then moved to accept the report
OF the bailiffs, and interrogated these officers
Of the corporation in respect to the expenditure
Of money. He was ably assisted In the dis
charge Of this important duty by W. G. Ferrin,
E.q., and these two gentlemen INTERCEPTED
baiiffs D. d. Clark and IL. G. Lull, and inter-
rogated each other until the moderator was
obliged to inquire, in substance, whether 1t
was private confab or public meeting. Mr..
Clark thought Mr.. Lull knew all about the
matters and Mr.. Lull thought MI Jangraw
was just the man to give the desired informa-
tion, and between the three the voters found
out next to nothing However, after consider
able good advice from Hiram Atkins on the
proper way to spend the public money, and
sandry admonitions from other gentlemen who
always appear on such occasions, the report
was adopted. On motion OF I. X. Gordon, the
election Of bailiffs was postponed and on mo-
tion OF Hiram Atkins the election OF collector,
treasurer, and the consideration of claims
| against the village, we're also postponed until
| the water question should be disposed Of. At
| ter some preliminary diminishing OF paria-
| mentary nature, W. G. Ferrin took the floor
and made long speech, presumably in favor
of Mr.. Brooks proposition to bring the Berlin
water to this village, arguing against the ad-
visibility Of bonding the town for any large
amount in addition to the already heavy debt.
| The audience evidently agreed with Mr.. Fer
| rim, for, after listening some time, they ap-
| plauded 80 vigorously that he was unable to
| proceed, and sat down. He was followed by
Hiram Atkins, Joel Foster, Hiram Atkins, Gen.
p. p Pitkin, Hiram Atkins, W. G. Ferrin, Hi.
ram Atkins, III. A. Huse, HiIam Atkins, Fred
Blanchard, Charles T. Sabin, c. II. Heath, Hiram
Atkins, George w. Wing s M. Walton, and
others. 1t WAS finally voted, by majority o
| about two hundred, to appoint a committee Of
five, with instructions to secure the services o.
an expert engineer, and have reliable estimates
made and report at an adjourned meeting to b'
held Monday evening, December IT, Thi
committee is c. II. Heath, Joel Foster, Fred E
Smith, A. o Cummins and A. j. Sibley. Th
necessity for such action Is seen from the fac
that the estimates given at this meeting varied
from S45, 900 to 800. 600. The other articles il
the warrant we're then postponed for two week
and, on motion of Hiram Atkins, the meeting
adj lurned, after having been in session thre
hours 1t is evident that the citizens OF tn
village are awake to the necessities Of the case
and we are confident that at the next meetin
the matter will be decided according to the die
tates of good Judgment, while the precise forr
, will depend upon the estimates then presente
by the committee. The episode of the eveniD
was verbal passage-at-arms between G II
: Heath and Hiram Atkins, in which the latte
| displayed his temper to great advantage, Will
the former kept good-natured and 80 had tn
crowd on his side. We were forcibly reminde
Of those good old lines,
Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
1t tS their to-"