The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-09
TOWN ELECTIONS.
Results of Tuesday, Meetings.
IN MIDDLEBURY.

on quietly. only one ballet being neceS-
sary-that for second selectman. This
board of officers was chosen: Moderator,
l.. ID. Eldredge: clerk, l.. f. Knapp; Sc
lectmen, w. w. Chapman, George Ham
mond, A. j. Marshall; treasurer, c. E..
Pinney; overseers of the poor, the Sc
lectlnen: first constable and collector,
Nj. A. Munroe; second constable, Milo
Day listers, II. b. Wright, l.. Il. Knapp,
E. j. Matthew'S; auditors. James NJ.
Slade, b. S. Beckwith. 4. NJ. Chapman !;
trustee of public money, Calvin Hill {;
fence-viewers, James L Stapleton.
Charles M. Wilds. John C. Stapleton ;
grand jurors. JIM. Slade, George J.. Por-
ter, Arthur Douglass. .Iustus Cobb; liz
spector of leather, John Powers; pound
keeper, f. =. Buttolph; Inspector of
lumber and shingles, Il. W. Fletcher;
highway surveyors (the names are given
in the order of the Districts. j. L.
Douglass, Isaac Seeley, Ii. G. Sessions,
j. p. Kirby, E. X. Severance, Lancy
Forbes, ID. +. Boyce, Andrew Balm. o. Z.
Moore, Joseph Battell, George Ham
mond, E. J. Matthews, F. A. Foote,
Noble Dewey, J. w. Morse, Isaac Rog-
ers, Ed. l.. Stowe; town agent, Charles
NJ. Wilds; superintendent of schools,
Ezra Brainerd The board of civil au-
thority submitted lists of grand and
petit jurors. who were elected. as fol-
lows County grand jurors, Wm.W Chap
man. Robert johnson, q. G. Cady; petit
jurors-C. G. Peck, 5. w. Remele. G. A.
Phillips, E. w. Judd, f. G.. Piper. ). X.
Seeley, p. 5. Severance, Austin Peek
n. w. Boardman, Sidney Mead, James
Severance, j. Z. Crane.
The meeting was called to order by the
clerk, Col. Knapp. After the choice of
clerk and moderator, Mr.. Slade. on be-
half of the auditors, made slight correc-
lions in the report. The profits from the
sales OF liquors by the agent were
S447 so, instead of S76602 and Samuel
Sargent was buried at the expense of
friends, and not by the town, us stated
in the report. The town officers reports
as printed were then accepted and adopt
ed.
Gov. Stewart explained briefly the
purport of the constitutional amend
ments which were to be voted upon.
I'll. ID. Maynard was placed in charge
of the box for ballots on the constitu-
tional amendments, and James +. Staple
ton of that for county commissioner.
The first and only considerable con-
troversy arose over the choice of second
selectman, Mr.. Chapman having been
elected first without opposition. Four
candidates were placed in nomination
John l.. Buttolph, Il. NJ. Chapman. A.
j. Marshall and George Hammond. Mr..
Wilds stated that Mr.. Chapman. who
was i'll and not present, had expressed a
wish not to be voted for for any office.
w. w. Chapman and Albert Chapman
were appointed tellers. The ballot re-
suited as follows: Whole number of
votes, 222 necessary to choice, liz !;
A. j. Marshall had %; j. l.. Buttolph.
y; George Hammond, w; l.. c. Bar
rows. /.
For third selectman there were also
four nominatons--A. j. Marshall G. c..
Peck, Gasca Rich and III. B. Wright.
Messrs. Peck, Wright and Rich declined
to serve aud Mr.. Marshall was chosen
by reclamation.
The remaining officers were elected by
reclamation.
On motion of Albert Chapman the Sc
lectmen were assigned the duty of car
ing for the poor. 1t was subsequently
announced by the board of selectmen
that they had designated Mr.. Marshall
to have the poor in charge.
1t WAS voted that First Constable Mum
roe have Jurisdiction of the State.
The question of The tax coming up.
Mr.. Slade. one of the auditors. said the
auditors were of the opinion that IS 900
would meet the ordinary needs of the
town and nav outstanding orders. After
debate it was voted. on Mr.. SHADES mo-
ton. that this sum be raised. and that
the selectmen be authorized to apportion
the amount among the tax-payers of the
town. II was also voted that the sum
of 81 900 be raised this wear for building
purposes.
Mr.. Wilds presented the petition of
Edward Fuller, who. he said. owned a
farm which had been leased to his son-in-
law with certain rights. These rights
Mr.. Fuller claimed he had not means to
enforce and asked the assistance of the
town. On Mr.. Wilds' motion che matter
was referred TO the selectmep. to inyes-
tigate the case and take what action they
deem best.
Mr.. Wilds stated the alleged grievances
of levi p. Boardman. from whose
pre,nises gravel had been bouoht for
use on the roads. This question. too
xyas referred to the selectmen for inves-