News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-03-05
TOWN MEETING.

The annual March meeting opened
up promptly at ten O'Clock on Tues
day with Moderator Powers in the
chair, he receiving a unanimous re-
election, conducted the business with
neatness and dispatch" BaIoting
began early in The election of Town
Clerk. A. NJ. Burke, the veteran in
cumbent of that office, land A. A.
Niles being put in nomination. The
ballot resulted in 1866 votes cast
necessary for a choice 81; A. A. Niles
had As and A. NJ. Burke lit. and
was declared elected. A. d. Thomas.
Capt. Frank Kenfeld and several
| Others were nominated for first Select
man. In the first ballot Capt. Ken
field lacked but two of a majority.
The second ballot resulted in 231
votes cast: necessary for a choice
116, of which A. D. Thomas had 10
and Capt. Kenfeld Isl, being de-
clared elected. r. l.. Fairbanks and
Oscar Sherwin We're elected second
and third Selectmen respectively with
out ballot. A. NJ. Burke was given a
reelection as Treasurer and was also
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report that there was a deep laid
plan to GUST Elisha from his long and
hOnOrably sustained office of Over
seer of the Poor, seemed to have no
foundation and he was given a unan-
imous reelection. A. J. Smith and
Sanford Gates were elected First and
Second Constables with State iuris-
dictiOn. Z. H. Stone was compli-
mented with an election as Tax Col
lectOr, but refusing to serve, S. L.
Gates was reelected to that office.
BallOting was resumed when the
nomination OF first Lister was made.
There was no choice on the first bal
lot and w. G. McClintock was elected
by viva vOce vote, as was Geo. Cheney
and second Lister. Ballot for third
Lister elected A. B. Smith. The old
board of Auditors, composed of A. A.
Niles, H. A. Slayton and A. O. Gates,
were reelected. For Fence Viewers,
Frank Drown, II. p Munson and
Ashley Welch were the unanimous
choice. S. Harris and c. H. Slocum
were selected Town Grand Jurors.
E. W. Webster, Inspector of Leather.
Every mans barn and yard is made
a pound and the owner the keeper
Surveyor ofwood, leather and shingle,
c. W. Fitch. Legal Agent for town,
G. NJ. Powers. The office of Town.
Superintendent of Schools being
again in existance, DIN d. Sturges
was given a unanimous election to
that office, in which he has had pre-
viOus experience. George W. Clarke
is again Superintendent of town farm.
1t was voted to allow the highway
tax to be paid in labor if so desired,
the tax being Is cents in money or
20 cents in labor at Is cents an
hour. The property holders can
again congratulate themselves on a
low rate of taxation, it being but 40
cents on the dollar, in addition to the
highway tax as required by lay The
articles in the warning in regard to
new bridge on the old site was expect
ed to create some excitement, but the
resolution presented, calling for the
building of a bridge at a cost of not
over $1,000, was quite unceremOni-
ously set down upon. The exemp-
ton of all further additions to be
made to the pulp company's business
from taxation five years-was
heartily concurred in. The poll tax
es of the fire department will be
abated, and $50 is voted to be used
in the observance of Memorial Day.
After the election of the following of
ficers the meeting was adjourned at
1916, after a very harmonious SEES
sion: Grand Jurors, w. G. McClin-
took, L. S. Small, |. n. LeBaron,
H. d. Bryant, Alden Darling; Petit
Jurors, E. Douglass, j. A. Souther
Charles Minor, Geo. Robinson, Geo
Town, E. C. Tinker, Willard Stone.
Miles Small, Chas. Davis, E. D. Eli
bert, Geo. Bridge, S. B. Town. Dis
trict Highway Surveyors: District
No. 2, A. B. Smith: No. 3, r. L. Fair
banks; No. 4, John Campbell; No
5, Geo. Dyke; No 6, H. o. Spauld
ing; No. Z, Chns. Shaw; No. 8, II
W. Drown; No 8, NJ. H. Boardman
No. 10, Charles Davis; No. 13, Geo
Cheney; No. IA, Fred B. Living
stone: No. 10, J. Sherwood; No. Is
R. r. Jacques; No. 10, J. J. Billings.