Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-03-06
Following is tho result of the elections in
many towns of the State:
MlDpLEBuRY.

many towns OF the state:
MlODLEBURY.
Middebury'5 meeting was a lively one.
c. NJ. Wilds was chosen moderator and NJ.
a. Brooks town clerk by reclamation. 1t
vas decided that onc-half of the State and
county tax be raise on the grand list of
1891 and one-halt on the grand list 1892.
f. j. Landon moved that the high
way tax lac raised in labor. f.
A. Bond moved to substitute the word
'money' for labor in the motion. Quite n
number favored the good Old way of
holiday service on the highways but the
majority thought otherwise and it was
voted to raise the tax in money. 1t was
also voted to exempt the iiremen except for
highway tax. Everything went along nice
ly up to the time OF the dsposing of the
town farm when matters assumed Il more
interesting form. Judge j. VI. Slade intro
duced resolutions authorizing the selectmen
to sell part or the whole of the farm and
the personal property, if they thought
best, and to provide for the maintenance
of the poor from the timo of said sale to the
end of the year. in case a sale should be
made. Mr. Shade proceeded to show that
the farm was a Lurdon to the tax poyers;
that since 1854 il mad cost the town s.. GG
per week TO board its poor; that during the
last year it hud cost tho town 50 90 per
week. He said chat the money invested in
the farm was that which accrud to the town
under the act Of Congress in 1886 dividing
M the surulu.. lint because the nopulation
of the town had decreased over 200 in the
last ~ years, it would be necessary un der
that act to pay into the State treasury over
$500 of that money and that this amount
would have to be raised by direct tax unless
some of the surplus propertv at the town
farm was dispo,ed of. He said that under
the present management two horses and
nine cows had consumed or wasted in the
LAST two wears. y tons of hay: that with
nine cows the town had to buy butter for
the Door TO eat during tho winter Ue con-
elm led that company farming was an OK
pensive luxury. !. =. Turner Thought it
was an unwise thin, to ATTEMPT
to sell the farm at the present low price of
real estate and that the fault Law in the
way the farm was managed and not in the
farm. He was for renting the farm and
LirIu.- the moor boarded. O. f. Comstoc,;
wa, OF the same opinion and sad h. coull
remember when tho farm paid and the poor
were boarded for 81 per week. After
further DISCUSSION MIR. SHADES resolutions
were aloutpd Fifty dollnrs vera voted
for Decoration day here and S25 for Eust
NliddIebury. 1t was voted to raise IS. 500
to meet the expenses for the ensuing venr
f. j. Mathews was elected on the first bal
lot for first selectnan and Charles II. Boin
for second iy reclamation. Four caudi.
dates came up for third place.
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MONTPELIER.
Nontnelier town meeting onened at 10 u
M Tuesday and evervtbing sae,no, RI ms
off harrnonIousIv fine Australian ballot svs
fem being Il decided success. # ,yns vofe
10 abate the poll taxes of Co. II of the stat,
militin. II hi.thyynv tax of II cents on tn,
dollar in ,oon.v navabl. .June /. to rail-.
81 cents ON the dollar of the grand List my,
nblo June / TO nav debts exnenses int4res
on bonds etc: that taxes be mid TO tn
treasurer. that $50 be appropriated fo
Memorial da, observonces. tnat the traos
urer be authorized to borrow a sum not (
eycegI $40 OlG 10 nav any immediate lin
blity. tbnt. t.,. s.lecimen he authorized il
their dissertation to refund pert or ali o
the town bonds due or to become din
during the ensuing year. TINT the mapufac
turing establishment of Perry * Dsmerit
10 EXEMPT from taxation for 10 wears. tina