The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-04
Village Meeting.

The annual village meeting was held
Monday evening. M. f.. Smile was chosen
moderator and j. r. Sabn was reelected
clerk. The report of the baililfs showed
that the aggregate expenditures # the vii
lage for the fiscal year had been SIT ,Sj1 T..
OF this sum S6644 81 was on account of
water-works, and over $1,000 of this eN
pendture was for extensions of the system,
the Pioneer system alone costing Sl,6i9.74.
The sum of 81 100 was also expended for the
purchase of the Bullock land and buildings
near the reservoir. The other large items
of current expenses are: Electric lights,
So, 122 IS; police, 81 ,24S 80; fire department,
81 ,O79 sewers and sidewalks, 3,427 "a ;
hydrants, 81, 0S0 The treasurer's account
showed that he had received from various
sources, including a temporary loan of $780,
coo, S45,7S5,43 His expenditures include
81, 1884 interest on temporary loan and
s., $50 on bonded debt. Balance in his
hands, S31S.42. From the financial state
ment it appears that the bonded debt is
S45, 55601; that the floating debt is $4,000;
due sinking fund, "a, 443.99; ordinary eX-
penses for ensuing year (estimated), 81 900;
aggregate, with items not enumerated, SAL
$3.50 Deducting available resources,
S3,043.12, the sum Of S3S, $50 81 is the present
and prospective debt of the village to be
covered by taxation or temporary loans.
The water commissioners report showed
that the water-works had cost Sl07 ,O5S ,03.
hand year ago-SS9359- are 1922. "a.
OF this sum 81 ,3S2.45 was for water rents
due for six months ended April |, 1889;
| S3,0O0.3S for dues for year ended April,
1890, and 81 ,797 50 for rents on motors. The
receipts have risen from S1,653.95 in 1885 to
50, 522. "a in the past year. The various re-
ports were accepted and adopted
| The following fire wardens were elected
First ward f. ID. Dewey; second, NJ M.
Cutler; third, John l.. Tuttle fourth, p. p.
Pitkin; fifth, o. ID. Clark. For water com
missioner for five years, in place of Joel
Foster, whose term expires this year, DR..
ID. G.. Kemp nominated George W. Leslie,
and j. H. Senter nominated Mr.. Foster for
reelection, and his nomination was warmly
seconded by A. j. Sibley and others. The
ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes
Necessary to choice VI
| George ". Leslie had, ,...., %
Scattering. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The following were chosen baliffs for the
ensuing year: First ward, DR.. C. A.
! Bailey second, G. G. Field; third, NJ T..
Smile; fourth, p. II. Hinkley; fifth, H. G.
| Webster. DR.. Bailey declining TO serve,
| he was excused and George II. Guernsey
chosen in his stead For collector Colonel
j. II. Lucia nominated f. NJ. Irish, who, he
| believed, would have all the taxes collected
| by the time for making the next annual re-
port. ID. p. Clark was nominated for re-
election. The ballot resulted in the choice
| of Captain Clark by a vote of one hundred
eleven to tifty-four for Mir. Irish; scattering,
eleven. Fred L. Eaton was reelected
| treasurer.
At this point George w. Wing, Esq,
moved that article No II, for miscelane-
Gus business, be taken up. Mr.. Wing eN-
planned that the owners of the Golden
Fleece property desired to make the village
a proposition to exchange the Capital Hall
property for the Golden Fleece. He STATED
the advantages that would accrue TO the viii
lage from such exchange, affording offices for
its water board, bailiffs and other officials
! spacious hall for town and village
meetings and for large public gatherings
The rents the village is now paying would
| be saved and a considerable income derived
from the use of the hall. He moved that d
committee of three be appointed to arrange
terms of exchange with the owners of the
| Golden Fleece, and report at a special meet
ing to be called for that purpose. Mr.
| Wings motion was strongly seconded anC
the considerations presented by him en-
forced by other speakers. The motion pre-
vailed, and a committee consisting OF +. T.
Pitkin, George w. Wing and George ii
Guernsey was chosen Under this article
j. IL. Lucia, George W. Wing and A. q
Fay were chosen a committee to audit tht
accounts of the village officers
The question of the amount of money II
be raised by taxation created some discus
fifty cents on the grand list. Mr.. Eaton
the village treasurer, was of the opinion
that tax of thirty-tive cents would NEE
all the requirements of the financial situa
ton for the coming year. George W, Wing
Esq, believed it was desirable that the VII
lage begin to pay its Indebtedness, and sus
tanned the motion for a tifty-cent tax, anC
it finally prevailed The treasurer wa
authorized to borrow not TO exceed 5000
to pay any immediate liability OF the vii
lage The organization of the engine, hool
and ladder and hose companies was referred
to the bailiffs, and the pay Of the tiremel
was made the same as during The last year
81 90 an hour during service for those wit
respond to roll-call. Article ID, licensing
peddlers, etc, was dismissed. The matte
of providing an electric hre-alarm was dis
cussed at considerable length, and motiol
by A. j. Sibley, instructing the bailiifs t
procure and put in an electric fre-alarm
was adopted. The meeting then adjourned
BRoDIR Il PARKER, boot and shoe manu-
facturers, of Burlington, have purchased
for $500, from ex- Mayor j. ID. Hatch the va
cant lot eighty nv ffty-tWO feet, at tn