The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17
OUR VILLAGE FATHERS.

Regu ar trustee meeting November
9th. 1893. The president, attorney, and
trustees Bradford, Holden, Watson and
Wall present.
Voted, That the matter of putting In
gutter OF Elm street be LETT with the
Street Committee with power to act.
Voted, That an order he drawn on the
sewer fund in favor of the village
amounting to 1856 A, SAID amount hav.
ing been paid from the village fund for
sewer purposes.
The following bills were ordered paid
and charged to sewer account:
sewer October es'immr,., 49,. s2.6I II
j II Loring &c Co , team wuiS on sewers, 6l.sO
b & K. Railway Co., freight lis. ........ 80 81
o'ST md eo "pro'" 30. '" s5s 90
W p Newton si, lion sewer ss SiPe, 2 IS
Wal II Brothers, sewer pipe, inspected
an approved by engineer, less Il eight 269 90
in, pec.lon as per October estimate, 466.26
The following bills ordered paid
II. NJ futile highway bill for October. SSl4.03
W. A. Au,tin police duty. ............ 2l.OO
j. +. Lonersan. police duty, u OO
A. j. G iifin. police du'y, ........ ~ %
A. X. Dunn, police duty. ......... 10 %
IL. w. Putnam. rent Putnam Hose rooms, 3'.9O
Voted, That the bill of Eureka Fire
Hose Co., for hose, $500, less S25 and
freight charges S1.04, be paid; amount,
S773. 90.
Voted, That the bill of Eureka Fire
Hose Co., for hose cart, Sl25, be paid.
L. II Buss bill for cartage,.... 80. Sl05o
4 Tiffany & Sons, repairs far fire Dept JUS
H. Field agent, rent Tiffany Hose rooms MO-
Cairns Bros, helmets, lantern, coats, &C, llo.5O
e Daley, services on board OF health wv
e. b Daley, president board OF health,
services on board of health, ....:..:. Zg.OO
Francis Guiltinah, services election clerk, 2.OJ
Z. l.. Bates, services as attorney, Oct. I'd
to NV 9th. 1875 ..........+--.'. Nl'oV
G. A. Pierce, printing bills............'.' lslS
Voted. That 100 additional loads of
gravel be purchased of jerome Benton at
contract price of 80 cents per load.
Fire Department Committee reported
employing man to care for fire alarm,
recommending employment of man at
| Sl25 per annum to care for same.
Voted, That the sum of SIPS be APP
propriated to care for fire alarm.
Voted, That the Street Commissioners
! be instructed to repair the ditch on Sill
yer street near the residence of +. l..
| Bates.
Voted, That the Street Commissioner
| together with the Attorney, meet with
| Col. Colburn tomorrow afternoon at 2.3o
o'clock, to take action relative to
| drainage.
Voted To pay the fire department
| $500, the amount voted for same at last
annual village meeting, same to be d.
vided as usual, being Sl25 to each OF the
four companies.
Voted. To adjourn one week from
date of this meeting at 7.30 o'clock in the
evening.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
Regular adjourned trustee NEE ting
November 18th, 1898. The president
attorney and trustees Holden, Wall
Bradford, Watson and Kimball present
Voted, That the overflow from the
spring near II. S. Bingham's barn on Sill
yer street be connected with the sewer.
Voted, That after the sewers shall
have been duly accepted by the board
Harry B. Hutchins be appointed to take
charge of the same until the annual vii
lage meeting, at a compensation OF Sl.Ol
per day for the first month after the date
of such acceptance, subject TO such rules
as shall hereafter be prescribed, by this
board. go ~.'i-' '-' Ni't "''-
Voted, That rules fer connecting witt
the sewer be left with the president anC
attorneytt 10 aSDcp IDhfh Qualifications as
thought necessary. Same to be approved
by y tSS fq1 fSat5he l. bro
curing a book of blank server permits, b'
! left to the same committee.