Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-05

years there has been a growing belief that
/ it would be for the financial interest of the
town to dispose of said farm and buy small
/ Ter place for the purpose of keeping the pau
pers. At the request of quite number of tax
payers an article to that effect has been in
serted in the warning and will come before
you for consideration. II is II matter worthy
of careful thought. No hasty steps should be
taken. There are arguments pro and con. 1t
is dcmonstrable that no man can make money
on n farm and hire all his help. Neither can IL
good farmer be induced to take charge of the
farm for II small compensation. 1t is true al
! so that many of the poor are may be in
such a ply ysicul condition rs to help but
little, il at all. If smaller place could be
obtained with good soil fit for n garden, near
er the village, not to contain over five acres
OF land, the expense of help, of II tenn and of
much stock could be dispensed with and the
expenses materially lcsscned. \ portion of
the L. $. Deposit money might then be loaned
and the town saved from the payment of the
interest thereon. In addition it is necessary
to expend shortly dt ought to be done the
coming year, from $500 to $1,000 for repairs
on the farm. The buildings and fences are
much out of repair. The cellar OF the house
is in bad condition. The water flows in and
the same must be filled in and the house
raised. The ,house needs shngling. new
horse barn is needed and the other barns are
badly run down. Whatever the town sees fit
to do your board are satisfied that some meas
ures should be devised to render the expenses
in this department less than they have been
in former years 1t may not be the best time
now to dispose of the farm, if at all, but we
would respectfully call your attention to the
same, as we deem it our duty so to do. If the
farm is not sold we would earnestly recon.
mend that one or more disintercsted persons
! be appointed to take the inventory on the
farm every year. 1t is quite temptation to
swell the products on the farm, both rs to
, amount and price, especially il the expenses
have been large as ii largely depends on the
amount OF the inventory in ascertaining the
amount il has cost per week for maintaining
| the paupers on the farm.
? We do not think that heavy expenditures
? are needed on the highways the present year
: We would recommend fixing and gravelling
T. the swamp road west of james Pipcr's as ii is
= in very poor condition. Also the building o
l two succs of stone near Caleb smiths. The
/ balance of the roads are in excellent condi
. ton and unless heavy storms occur, no large
. amount need be expended i'm that direction
= one thing which prevents many times the
e renting of the town hall to travelling compa
o mated that the income the past year from
o rent of hall could have been increased at leas
i $50 if the hall had been thus supplied. Tn,
= cost would be about $500 to put in prope
e scenery.
!, Thanking all tor the many kindnesscs re
It ceived and help extended in the performanc,
|. of our duties, we herewith submit the forcgo
|, ing.
c On motion of Mr.. Tupper the auditors
It report was accepted and adopted.
" Next came the choice of town officers
:. For town clerk Col. \. :. Tracy nomn
Il ated Judge Knapp: and j. w. Martin
e Milton \. Brooks. The ballot-C. II
u Williamson, Fred Foote. Frank 4. Bono
~ and Clinton Smith being the tellers-re
k suited:
r. Whole number votes ............... 34
v Necessary to Il choice.
d l.. +. Knapp had. l27
t, NJ. \. Brooks had................l77
y Mr.. Slade moved the reelection of TIN
'r old board of selectmen: and 4. j. Mar
y shall. George Hammond, j. W. Martin
~ W. II. Remele and others were also pu
in nomination. The ballot resulted:
Whole number votes.................3ls
IS Necessary to II choice. .l6G
le j. W. Martin had.
IS A. j. Marshall........... ..........47
re W. ii. Allen... n........................61
n. George IIammond....... ........9l
rs W. X. Remele ..... ......... .....l9
ID a. \. Fletcher. .......l3
ls scattering. .........'...........
le Mr.. Allen then withdrew in favor q
IN Mr.. Hammond; and Mr.. Remele witt
=, drew. The second ballot resulted in tn
v. election of Mr.. Hammond, the ballo
ID standing:
ly Whole number votcs... .323
~ Necessary to ii choice. l62
n. George Hammond had...........lS6
fy j. W. Martin. .......... ..G6
W a. j. Marshall. l......................l2
scattering. .............. ..........
m For second selcctman, Mr.. Slade nom
% le mated Josiah f. Dewey, whom he d,
~ scribed as Il good, square, upright an
capable business man. Aaron j. Pipe
TX nominated W. W. Chapman, and som
H. one else Gasca Rich. Messrs. Marsha
80 and Rich both Withdrew before the ba
lot, which stood;
Whole number votes es.................260
al Necessary to choice..,.............l3
X j. +. Dewey had ad..................lli
ms W. W. Chapman. ......I6
s. scattering. '....'...'...........H
in 1t took two more ballots to decid
IT. They resulted:
'' Whole number of votes...............25S
Necessary to IA choice.
" j. f. Dewey had. ad...................l25
- W. W. Chapman. an..................llO
Nv j. w, Martin. n......................lS
l., SchtterlnS....'.. .....''....,'.....
" Whole number votes.
Necessary to choice.......... -. l42
W. W. Chapman had..............l73
:, j. +. Dewcy................ .........lOS
Scattering. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN. Two ballots sufliced to elect the thin
tn selectman. They were as follows:
We Whole number votes.... ......255
ch Necessary to II choice.
vo IL. ID. Maynard had..............l26
to W. L. DunNeW. W......................S