Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-03-05
MONTPELIER Town Meeting.

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linked sweetness in that it was long
drawn out otherwise the resemblance was
not striking. An election of third select.
man was not reached TIL well after two
o'clock and the meeting did not get
through its work till after six. There
we're thirteen ballots found necessary in
course of the meeting and as the voter
present at times numbered over three hun.
'lred the ballotings used up a good many
hours ofthe day.
Hiram A. Huse was chosen moderator
md 7. r. Merrill town clerk. j. A. Page
was re elected Il commissioner of Green
Mount Cemetery. George w. Wing was
elected first selectman without opposition
For second seectman Sumner Kimball
who was elected received LOG votes and
J. w. Ellis As For third sci eclman
Charles H. Heaton and George l.. Lane
were at first the leading candidates, Mr.
lleaton. coming within one vote of an cleo
lion on the Il. st ballot. 1t took five bal
lots to decide the matter, two being taken
After dinner. George A. Peck had been
gaining steadily from vote of Is on the
first ballot and on the fifth ballot Mr.
tIea,on Withdrew in favor Of MIR. Peck
who WAS elected.
James G. lloushton was chosen treasur'
rr. A ballot on overseer gave E, NJ
Irish about 20 majority over G. Howard
Carter. Dayton P. Clark was chosen first
constable (,nd so is collector of taxes)
and Il. G. Lull, second constable. Juris-
LECTION of the State WIS vot ID them.
Charles f. Perrin was chosen first lister
md for second lister ballot resulted in
fvor oil Curtis G. Elton. Many were pu
in nomination for third lister; some de.
clined and after two ballots Charles De F.
Bancroft was elected The selecmen
were made trustees of the public money
II. N. Tapin, A. j. Sibley and Thomas
Cave were chosen auditors; and the
remaining town officers chosen were the
following: Fence viewers. j. Cayhue,
and Frank Butterfly; II. ". Kemp. j. o.
Livingston, Geo. Parmenter, j. G. Wing
md O. ID. Clark were elected town grand
Jurors; Frank lloyt was elected surveyor
of lumber and wood. and inspector Of
lumber and shingles; Frank i. Pitkin,
pound keeper for first pound and William
Miller, pound keeper for second pound
s c. Shur,lef, agent to prosecute and
defend suits; the following men were
'Irawn as petit jurors: John +. Hale
George w. Parmenter, Med ID Wright, l.
z. Gleason. l.. B. Huntington; N. C
Tabor, w. F. Braman, G. q. Putnam, Jr.
f N. Wright, Il. R. Biker. Horace Mills
II. S Town, Sorrs Noyes; grand jurors
q. T. Sabin. +. Y. Kmbal. w. G. Ferrin
C Nj. Hale, Joel Foster, Jr.. David II
Gray; Howard +. Hill, superintendent o
schools; street commissioners, John L.
'ruule, E M. Irish and Henry Town
text book committee, w. w. Prescott anu
Hiram Carleton.
| 4ucIc WIS INcIJ COulcSl CFcE StIHe
commissioners bal!o,ing for which began
about five o'clock, Of3ll votes cast John
l. futile had 20S, Hiram S Smith % and
scattering five for first commissioner Fol
second commissioner e NJ Irish had 143
Horace Mills 10 and Hiram Smi,h IS and
,fier that ballot the balloing "sort gin
OUT and II 5, Town was elected third
commissioner without oppos ion. The
Old board thus having been chosen
thl oughout. The firemen and miitiamen
nad poll taxes abated Taxes voted werc
fifteen cents highway tax to be paid in
MI ney; and fifty cents town tax; botl
payable on or before June Is into the
Town treasury The treasurer was author
lied TO borrow up to $4,000 10 meet any
temporary wants. Iron bridges were
recommended as "lhc thing" hereafter
but subject 10 the discretion Of the select.
men.