St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-03
TOWN MEETING.
A Quiet and Harmonious Gatherir

bury voted at the town meeting
Tuesday, and but little interest was
taken in the affair. AS most of the
officers who served last year were re-
elected, it can be taken for granted
that the majority of our citizens are
satisfied with the way the town af-
fairs are managed.
Alex. Dunnett, moderator, called
the meeting to order and read the in
structions to voters. The voting
then commenced and continued until
early in the afternoon.
The several articles in the warrant
were quickly disposed of with little
or no debate.
The first article taken up was in
relation to raising money to pay
taxes for the coming year. On mo-
tion of Treasurer Blodgett, it was
voted that when this meeting ad-
journ it adjourn to Saturday, Aug.
20, at p. M, and that this article
be considered then.
The sum of $3.50, the same as last
year, was voted for the proper OBJ
servance of Decoration day.
The next article was in relation to
receiving and holding the additional
sum of the United States deposit
money as apportioned by the census
of 1890. Treasurer Blodgett, who is
also trustee of the public money, ex-
planned how this money was invest
ed, and moved that the increased
$500, be borrowed into the treas
ury by the selectmen. This motion
was carried. In response to an in
quiry Mr.. Blodgett said the whole
amount of the fund was between
5000 and $4,000.
The last article was in relation to
transferring George F. Hallett from
school district number 5 to school
district number 9. A taxpayer, evil
IDENTIFY from school district number 5,
objected to such a transfer on the
lllotl luO ulIu diSltiNl M oS
small and the ninth district large,
and that the fifth district needed all
the taxpayers it had. The article
was passed.
The total number of votes cast
was 196, but of these five were
thrown out as defective, leaving 191.
The ticket as nominated at the eau
Gus was elected-as follows:
Moderator-Elisha May.
Town Clerk-Elijah D. Blodgett.
Selectmen-Daniel Carpenter, Charles
Cobb, o. P. Bennett.
Town Treasurer-Elijah D. Blodgett.
Overseer of the Poor-Sias Randall.
Constable and Collector of Taxes
Avery d. Pike.
Listers-Delos M. Bacon, L. B. Harts
horn, B. F. Weeks.
Auditors-C A Calderwood, w. T.
Horton, George w. Cree.
Trustee of Public Money-Elijah D.
Blodgett.
Town Supt of Schools-Mrs. Elisha
May.
Agent-Daniel Carpenter.
Inspectors of Leather-Henry F. Girls
void, 0. S. Abbott.
Fence Viewers-Board of selectmen.
Town Grand Jurors-Cyrus Sargent,
Emerson Hail. VIM. Russell
Surveyors Wood and Lumber-B. F.
Weeks, Chas. L. Carpenter, VIM. Wether-
bee, F. Volney Powers, Daniel Carpenter,
L. D. Stiles, Sias Randall, T. c. Fletcher,
Jovite Pinard.
County Grand Jurors-Charles Cobb,
N. P. Bowman, William Higgins, w. B.
Johnson.
County Petit tJurors-William Nj. How
ey, L. B. Hartshorn, w. P. Chaffee, Cy-
rus Sargent, Leonard Penniman, H. III.
Harris, George P. Moore, Fred E. Potts,
Byron Wright, H. M. Knapp, Vim. L.
Park, Marshall Clifford.
R. w. Laird introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That this meeting appoint
Frederick Fletcher, E. D. Blodgett and
w. B. Johnson a committee to investi-
gate the propriety of selling the town
farm and buying one in a more remote
part of the town, and to investigate and
report the best method disappearing our
town poor; and report at our next ad-
iourned town meeting.