Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-06
MlDDLEBuRY VILLAGE.

PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the village,
held at the town hall on Wednesday af-
ternoon, was well attended. Officers were
chosen as follows: Moderator, j. L. But
tOlph clerk, Henry l.. Sheldon; treas
urer, c. f. Pinney; collector, M. A.
MunrOe; trustees, Allan Calhoun, A. j..
Marshall, p. Champagne, w. w. Chap
man, Ii. E. Smith, l.. F. Farnsworth and
NJ. A. Brooks. The trustees were in
structed to give special attention to sew
ers, to procure fire-alarm attachments
for the bell in the town hall and to pur-
chase 1000 feet of hose. a tax of 20 per
cent was laid. A detailed report of the
proceedings follows
The meeting was called to order by the
clerk, Henry l.. Sheldon, who read the
warning. John L. Buttolph was chosen
moderator and sworn, and Mr.. Sheldon
was reelected clerk.
The report of the trustees, by A. j..
Marshall, chairman, was read by the
clerk. The trustees say:
TRUSTEES REPORT.
The expenditures the past year in all de-
partinents have been S3l4l.66, being S3l 50
less than the previous wear. We have made
special effort to have all bills against the
village presented and paid and know of no
unpaid claim outstanding at the present
time. one year ago the Indebtedness of the
villas according to the auditors report, was
Sll3.4l. Adding to this the bills o. Farnswort'
\ Co., S24.9O, and w NJ. Cushman 80, which,
should have been included in last years bus.
mess, and the DEBT would have been S33.9o
more, or Sl4,.3l. We have paid this debt and
all other bills and have surplus OF $780,.
HIGHWAYS.
1t was not intended, early in the season, to
eXpend as much on the highways rs in pre-
viOus years BIT account OF the unusually
heavy and frequent rains our streets were 50
badly washed that il was found necessary to
make quite extensive repairs in many places.
we graveled several pieces at the extreme
part OF the village, ncce>sitating the hauling
OF material quite Il distance, which OF course
increased the cost. Commencing at the vii.
lage line west OF the Porter place, the road
was thoroughly repaired and grlveled us tar
rs the residence OF e. e. Chapman. The road
north OF the college past Mr.. Twitchell's and
the north end OF seymour street were also
graveled thoroughly and many other places
were repaired as needed. Two new culverts
have been built and several others laid over,
making them much larger and as good as
new.
SIDEWALKS.
We hoped to lay more or less of the concrete
walk the past season, but tor various reasons
nothing has been accomplished in that direc-
ton. We have, however, built more gravel
walks than have ever before been laid in any
one season. We hope the trustees elected to.
day will be instructed to purchase tools and
employ IA competent man to teach some one
here to lay concrete, SO we can build our own
walks at any time thought best Wethink the
work can be done in this way ut one. malt the
cost OF those we already have. The expense
tor tools and man would probably be from
Sl5O to 500. That concrete tor walks and
crossings is durab e and makes the best and
cheapest we can have we think has been fully
proved and is conceded even by those at irst
most skeptical,
Your attention has been repeatedly called
| to the question OF sewage, an important one
and one growing more and more troublesome
| every year-One that sooner or later must be
met with some decisive action. We have
! been able to do but little compared with what
| should be done. There is hardly II street
where you cannot find some nui sance, and we
feel that it is all wrong that our beautiful
village should be disfigured rs it is by drains
and bitches emptymg into the cutters, breed.
! ing disease OF the worst type as it necessarily
must: and we hope some action will be taken
in the matter
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
For reasons we are unable to explain there
| have been some dissensiOns in the fire tleDart.
ment, but not enough to impair its efficiency
or usefulness, and we are assured il will be
som what recognized and kept to its past
high standing. That the department can do
good service was amply proved .at the late
good repair and aIWaSs kent really tor Is sr IN
s yice at a moments notice: We have about
worn; and we think there should be 500 Zee
OF new hose purchased Heretofore there has
Deen wide pread feeling that our fre-alarm
was dehcient-the bell ON the engine house
ton with the town, purchased new bell for
t wh,c Town u hhli win frealarm attachment
ton. For further details you are referred to
- 's STnpr T% rn,, 49, "'''''''''
This department has been under the SINNER
intendenee OF Mr.. Farnsw0rth, who has at