The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-08
The bennington TowD meetIng

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The town meeting this year was q
model even if compared with the theory
of a New England municipality. The
best order prevailed-Eot a call to order
did we hear. This fact speaks volumes
for our town in view of its former re-.
cord In this matter. There was good
attendance, close attention to business
and free and fair discussion of all
questions upon which any voter wished
10 talk. We do not discuss the report of
the town officers, because of local inter
est only, and as printed they were
adopted.
The tax voted was one hundred cents
on the dollar, exclusive of the highway
tax, The two together will aggregate
one hundred and fifteen cents as against
one hundred and thirty land fifteen
! high way) one hundred aud forty five IN
all last year. This was ma le payable
to the town treasurer July lSt
The usual sums were voted the town
officias;$5 per diem for the auditors and
50 for all the others. The usual sum of
$50 was voted to Custer Post, Il, A. R.,
to defray the expenses of Memorial
Day.
The article proposing to txempt mar
ufacturing establishments was dismissed
The voters of Bennington will find that
they cannot compete with their neigh
bors until they offer some such induce
ment to firms to loca'e Wi hIRulllnd
Burlington. st. Adams. Montpelier, ST.
Johnsbury, Bellows Falls. Brattlebol o
and a doz IN smaller towns in Vermont,
not only Offering exemption from taxa.
&c. b., h,,f
iums in addition from $50, 900 to $780,
600 as free gift, we stand poor show
ing OF any growth whatever by this vote.
The capitalists who enter manufacture
ing and build up place have just such
inducements offered West as well as
East and greater railroad facilities.
Why should they locate in Bennington
and pay full taxes from the word gOT
Sure enough, why3 And they will not
do it.
The town did sensible thing when
it voted the matter of procuring safe
for the preservation of the town books
and records in the town clerks office,
into the hands of the selectmen with
power to exercise discretion as to safe
or other means as might seem to them
best.
The results of the ballot are quite in
teresting We give the two main tickets
run. The Peoples ami the 'Prohibi-
ton OF the latter Just 81 straight bal
lots were poIled. although compliment
tary votes raised the ave aga to above go
80 that 81 is the boosted strength of this
turbulent faction. or the orher and
victorious ticket about 800 were straight
and 2S2 splits, showing quite decided
aversion TO union measures in voting.
The scratching of names as shown by
the returns flied with the town clerk at
fored an interesting commentary of the
motives which actuate men in voting.
The old boards administration was en-
dOrsed emphatcally as shown by the
vote and they are continued another
year. The town vo ed TO ee;t three
selectmen, three 8 ers, and three town
grand jurors, With this explanation,
we give the vote as follows:
Moderator: John V. Carney.
Town Clerk: E. A. Booth, sos; Shell
don H. lockwood II.
Selectmen: Emory S. Harris $50, Al
fred Robinson jl2 Ell G. Houghton Sill;
Henry j. Potter Sc, Lyman N. Evans 70
E, Morris Henry s.
Town Treasurer: George F, Graves
5S2.
Overseer of Poor: Richard NJ, Hough-
ton 500; Elmer F. lockwood 66,
Fir.t Constable and Collector: Francis
Guitinan AGO, Merritt F. Rudd l06;
George p, Crawford So A. G, Sweet
IS.
Second Constable: Merritt F. Rudd
$780, II. B. Gum ngham 1903; Henry Ro
Ter 70
Listers: j. V. Carney 522 Edward
Walbridge sos. NJ, V. B. Armstrong SOB;
Randall j. Crawford 6S, Isaac Surdam
6S Charles F Sears 70,
Auditors: E. D. yelling 5l5, E. B.
Daley jlj, l. E, Gibson 511; Walter Il.
Shaw 50, George w, Collins s., Larre-
more Lewis 81.
Trustee of Public Money: Enos Adams
52l; Daniel Hurley 81
Fence viewers: S G. Lyons sos, Elmer
Rudd 500, Warren Nortnup 404; Charles
A. Knapp 60, Hiram DEMO SO, Albert
HARDWOOD 70.
Town Grand Jurors: Jared Howard
1852, L B Newton 500 Michael WEIGH
$50: Jas. b. Meacham H. Isaac Surdam
IS, James p. Sbley 49, J. H, Walbridge
Francis Guiltinan 6.
Inspector of Leather: j. w. Williams
5l5; Cornelius N. HOlnbeck II.
Pc nd keeper: Ed. s. Chandler 493;
Morris Conoly 1903.
Inspector of Lumber and Shingles: NJ
w. Stewart 5l2; Fri Allen 70.
Town Agent; W. b. Sheldon 504; Geo.
Townsend 50.
Superintendent OF Public Schools: II
c, Day SIG +: S. Pratt q.
County Commissioner: Charles Bald
win 1888; H. H, Hurlburt Sc