The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-06

Artlcle y, TO see If the town will vote
to exempt the polls of the fire company
except from the highway tax" having
been reached, it was voted. on motion OF
MIR upper, to make the exemption
named.
Mr. Wilds called attention to the fact
that there is no map in the town clerk
office showing the lots into which the
town was divided originally; and moved
that the selectmen be instructed to as.
certain how much it would cost to have
Prof Brainerd make such map, and
report at the next meeting. After some
debate the motion was put and lost
Mr. Slade offered this resolution. which
he said had been drawn up by Henry l.
Sheldon. 1t was debated at some length
and. on motion of Thad VI Chapman.
was laid on the table:
Resoiped, That the taxpayers OF the town OF
| hlddlebury, who have so generously built a
town nall Tor public purposes, he entitled to the
lree use Of the same for religious, political and
other public purposes, when no admission fees
are collected, by paying for heating, lghting and
| other necessary expenses.
The next business was the election of
officers. For first selectman there were
several nOminations-W IL Allen. Gasca
Rich, A Marshall, W w Chapman. Geo
Hammond and \ Benedict. Messrs
Rich, Marshall. Hammond and Benedict
Withdrew and Mr. Wilds said he had been
requested to say that Mr. Chapman de-
clined to be candidate. w II Allen was
then chosen by acclamation.
For second selectman. NJ K Day. John
W Halliday, II ID Maynard and \ IL
Matthews were put in nomination. The
first ballot resulted in no choice. 1t
stood: Whole number votes, 1907 nee
essarY to a choice, 81; A II Matthews
had %; III ID Maynard, 40; John W Hal
laday 30; NJ f Day, 27 scattering, II.
MIR. Halliday withdrew in favor Of Mr..
Matthews, who was chosen on the sec
ond ballot. which resulted: Whole num-
Der votes. 1863; necessary to choice.
50 a III Matthews had ll5: II ID Mavn-
ard, 81 VI f Day. II; w Halliday. , ;
scattering. ..
W Halliday was chosen third select
man on the first ballot, which resulted 1:
Whole number votes, ISL necessary to a
choice, 81 Mr.. Halliday htd l0S: j A
Benedict. 10; scattering. 2S.
Chas r Pinney was reelected treasur-
er by reclamation.
a Marshall. j A Benedict and O +
Comstock were put in nomination for
0Verseer of the poor. Mr.. Marshall said
he didn't want the Office. \ motion that
the first seleCtmau be oversecr was lost
The ballot showed; Whole number
votes. POI; necessary to choice. l0l:
o COmstock had l0l j A Benedict. 50 {:
W II Allen. II; J w Martin. 6.
NJ A MunrOe was elected first cOnsta-
bic by reclamation. For second consta-
Bile, NJ f Day aud John NJ Nash were
nominated. Mr.. Day declined to be a
candidate and Mr.. Nash was chosen.
Messrs. Munroe and Nash were given the
jurisdiction of the State.
Philo Severance was nominated for
lister. Mr. Wilds thought it very desir-
able that Col. Knapp be retained upon
the boaru and understood he would ac-
cept If the old board were reelected.
Mr.. Knapp said he could not accept a re-
election. giving as one of his reasons that
he should be absent part of the spring.
Mr.. Severance Edwin Nallettc and Geo.
l. Porter were then elected
The remainder Of the list of officers
was elected without debate as follows
Auditors VI Sladc. + NJ Chapman. Il
, Beckwith: trustee of public money.
Calvin Hill; fence-veWcrS-,J f. staple
ton, DR.. w II Sheldon, c NJ Wilds: town
grand jurors-JustuS Cobb, j VI Slade.
W Chapman; Inspector of leather.
John Powers; pound-keeper. DR.. W ii
Sheldon; surveyor of wood and Inspector
of lumber, Thad VI Chapman; county
grand iurors-B ; Beckwith. G. c Cady.
II q Langworthy: petit iurors-Chas
Remcle. Ii j Phillips, Il 5 Severance, III
} Chapman, j l. Buttolph, Z Cloves.
II b Wright, j + Dewey. f Aim
worth. + Crane. Oliver Severance;
highway surveyors-l. VI ID Parmeler; ,.
{ W Matthews; 3, j p Douglas; /. Z b
Cloyes; >, A A Boardman; 8. Austin
Peck; 7, Allen II Foot; s. y w Board
man; 9. ID Z BOyce; 10, win Moore
II. ii } Phillips; -, Will Fits; l3. II W
Hammond; IA. Z j Matthews; 10. c G.
Cady; l6, j f Dewey; Il, W Morse;
IS, Isaac l. Rogers; agent to defend and
prosecute suts, j VI Slade.
1t was voted that the highway tax be
paid in money, and also that per cent
deduction be made to those who pay their
town tax to the collector before Sept. |.
Mr.. Upper moved that the selectmen
be directed to finish of a room in the
basement of the town hall at a cost not
to exceed $500. He said there was no
place for the trial of suits, especially
criminal cases. at which the public had
right to be present. or for small public
meetings. Mr.. Wilds agreed with Mr..
Topper and gave additional reasons why
the proposed room should be finished.
The motion was carried.
1t was voted to pay + Parker S25 for
the care of young woman, a pauper
till the first of April next.
The case of Edward Fuller. who
claims that his rights in farm are not
recognized, was discussed at some length
by Messrs. Slade, Wilds. Knapp and
Topper. 1t was voted to instruct the
selectmen to look into it and do whatever
they found ought TO be done.
1t was voted, at the request of Mr..
COmstock, that the selectmen have charge
of the town farm in so far as the farm
management goes.
Adjourned.