St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-03-07
THE TOWN MEETING.

AboHShed-The Foot Bridge Project
Defeated
The annual town meeting was at
tended by over 400 voters and by at
least 100 more citizens. Most of the
articles were summarily disposed of
except article 8 which was dismissed
after lengthy discussion The first
two hours were consumed in ballot
ing for second and third selectmen
and the meeting adjourned little af-
ter 1 o'clock
The call was read by Daniel Car
penter and w. w. Sprague and Alex
Dunnett nominated for moderators
pro tenn The former was elected
moderat tor pro tenn. and Alex. Dun
nett chosen by acclamation for mod
orator for the ensuing year. E. D.
Blodgett was nominated for town
clerk and elected by acclamation.
Daniel Carpenter was reelected
first selectnan without opposition.
When nominations for second select
man were called for both Charles
Cobb and E. l.. Hovey were nomi-
mated and ballot called. Afternear
ly an hour the ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Whole number of votes cast
4O1; necessary for a choice 2O1
William Higgins had 7, E. L. Hovey
81 and Charles Cobb 337. Mr.
Cobb was declared elected.
For third selectnan E. L. Hovey,
William Higgins and O. P. Bennett
were in the field and after a long
time spent in balloting the vote re-
suited as follows: Whole number of
votes cast 4O5; necessary for
choice 2O3. Sias Randall had 1, L.
d. Hazen 1, William Higgins +, E. L.
Hovey 1853; o. p Bennett 246. Mr.
Bennett was declared elected. The
board last year was Daniel Carpen
ter, Charles Cobb and E. L. Hovev.
These officers were elected by ac-
clamation: E. d. Blodgett, town
treasurer; Sias Randall, overseer of
poor; A. D. Pike, first constable and
collector of taxes, with salary of
$3.50, the same as last year.
On the question to have three,
four or five listers chosen, Judge Ross
advocated choosing five listers as the
work grew more arduous each year
and it was neither economy to over
work our listers or to have poor
appraisal The motion of Judge
Ross was carried and these listers
chosen by acclamation, George Ran
ney. Henry V. Severance, L. B. Harts-
horn, Elisha May, A. P. Taft. The
last years board was Elisha May, A.
J. Willard and H. V. Severance.
These officers were then chosen by
acclamatiOn Auditors, d. M. Ba
con, w. c. Lewis, Dennis E. May;
trustee of public money, E. D. Blod
gett; fence viewers, the selectmen;
grand juror, Harry Blodgett inspec-
tor of leather, Henry F. Griswold;
surveyors of wood and inspectors of
lumber and shingle, James K. Bonett,
Daniel Carpenter, Sias Randall agent
to prosecute and defend the town
suits, w. p. Stafford names to draw
for grand jury, George H. Cross, A.
p Taft, l. G. Smith, c. A. Sylvester;
names to draw for petit jurors,
George Babcock, Jr., D. A Chase,
James H. Holder, F. E. Richardson,
lanes NJ Moore, d. d. Patterson,
w. w. Sprague, Willard Goss, L.
Penniman, Albert Harris, Wesley
Sargent.
On the matter of appointing a
member of the county board of edu-
cation Dr. Bullard asked to have the
new law explained. Judge Ross said
the principal duties of the members
of the county board were to elect a
county supervisor and decide upon
the text books. Prof c. E. Putney
was nominated and elected by accla-
nation.
Article 3 to provide for raising tax
es and meeting all the debts against
the town was next taken up and
quickly disposed of by the passage of
Judge W. p. Smith s resolution "that
when this meeting adjourns it be to
August 3 at 2 p. m, and that article
be taken up at that time"
Article 4, in reference to closing the
liquor agency, was dismissed without
any discussion, the vote for dismis-
sal being greeted with prolonged
cheers and few Kisses.
Article 5, in reference to building a
foot bridge across the Passumpsic
river at the depot, was next taken
up. Judge Smith said he spoke by
request in favor of having this bridge
built. Our people want to accommo-
date all our citizens as far as posi-
BILE and here is a chance. A petition
for this bridge has been largely sign
ed and 5000 pledged by our citizens.
Judge Smith moved that the matter
be left with the selectmen and that
not more than $500 be expended by
the town. Some one else moved that
the article be dismissed. DIR. Billiard
cited the rapid growth of Manches-
ter, Holyoke and Springfield and
thought st. Johnsbury could pattern
after them and pay more attention
to the accommodation of all her citi-
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