Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-08
MlODLEBURY VILLAGE.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CORPORATION
ON WEDNESDAY.

town hall, was attended by compara-
lively few. Only one change was made
in the board of trustees and nothing very
radical was done.
The meeting was called to order by
Clerk II. l.. Sheldon, by whom the warn
ing was read. George Hammond was
chosen moderator and Mr.. Sheldon was
reelected clerk.
The report of the audtor-which had
been printed and observation-disclosures ac-
cepted and adopted. 1t showed that
orders were drawn during the year to the
amount of SI9IlGj. The unpaid orders
figured up S2S99.O7 and the auditors es-
innate for the ensuing year was S2730,
making total of S5G29.07 to be provided
for. The assets of the village consisted
of Sill cash in the treasury and Sl97G.55,
net tax due on the list of 1891, so that
S363l.ll remained to be provided for by
tax.
The next business was the election of
officers.
james NJ. Slade, c. \. Piper and Henry
W. Hammond were nominated for trus-
| tee. The ballot-W. II. Bliss and +. \.
Bond acting as tellers-resulted as fol-
lows: Whole number Of votes, G7
necessary to choice, "a; c. a. Piper
had 81, and was declared elected, and
Judge Slade had the rest of the votes.
80.
For second trustee there were two
nominees-H, w. Hammond and Frank
/ a. Bond. The voting resulted; Whole
number of votes, 9S: necessary to a
choice, 80; II. w. Hammond had 81 and
was declared elected.
| Chas. NJ. Williamson was made third
member of the board by accamation.
Chas. NJ. Wilds. Allan Calhoun, Peter
Champagne and b. b. Hope were nomi-
mated for fourth member of the board.
| Ninety-nine votes were cast, of which 10
were for Mr.. Hope, Il for Mr.. Wilds, 20
for MIR. Calhoun and l3 for Mr. Cham
pagne. There being no choice, a second
ballot was taken, with the result of CIV
ing Mr. Hope SO votes of the 1l2 cast and
! the election.
For fifth member of the board Mr..
Wilds and Mr., Champagne were put in
nomination. The votes cast numbered
los, of which Mr.. Wilds had 81 and the
election, Mr.. Champagne 46 and j. Ii,
Sargent |.
Oliver Severance and Allan Calhoun
were made sixth and seventh trustees by
acclamation, The remaining officers
were chosen by acclamation. as follows ::
collector; DR.. NJ. ID. Smith, health
officer; John II. Sargent, chief engineer
of the fire department.
III. l.. Sheldon was elected his own
successor on the board of water commits
Sioners, the other members of which are
Ghad. Nj. Chapman, whose term expires
IA year hence, and \. j. Marshall, who
has two years to serve.
The matter of Il tax coming up, II. L..
Sheldon said that Il tax of 30 cents on the
dollar of the grand list would suffice.
Mr.. Upper wished to know whether this
amount would cover the cost of tie
grading and filling in on Merchants
Row. Mr.. Beckwith said that the
highway tax not needed on the roads
elsewhere would pay for this grading
Mr.. rupper moved that the whole of the
highway tax, except what is absolutely
necessary for use on the roads, be ap-
piled to the grading, Mr.. Bond thought
the roads would need extensive repairs.
Mr.. Beckwith was of the opinion that
money enough had been expended on the
roads the past year to put them in good
shape. MIR. Tuppers motion prevailed.
The question of putting in more arc
lights on the streets was taken up. H..
l.. Sheldon, who had had charge of the
lighting during the year, submitted his
report, from which it appeared that there
were u lights in use and that they had
cost the village Sl3SG12 for the year.
W. IL. Bliss, Esq, presented the claims
of the advocates of more lights-in sub
stance, that lights were needed and
had been asked for at the rail-
road crossing, at the corner near Hon.
j. w. Stewards, on South Main street
near Mr.. Buttolphs, on the south side of
the high-schoo park, on Sonth street
near Geo. NJ. Fletcher's, and on Seymour
street between the depot and the farther
light. Mr.. Bliss moved that the trustees
be instructed to place light at the rail
road crossing near the new station. The
motion was carried Mr.. Bliss further
moved that another light be placed near
MIR. Buttolph's on South Main street.
Mr.. Beckwith moved an amendment that
the LIGHT near Mrs. Linslev's be brouyht
down to that noint Mr. Rackwith, q
amendment was LOST. The ouestion rel
MT. 90 ,bo on;i,,i - L.; 81