Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-09
MARCH MEETINGS.
RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS
TUESDAY,
Elected, Taxes Voted and Various
Items of Business Transacted-other
Election Matters of Interest.

RUTLAND, March THE first city elec.
ion was hold here to-day. John a. Mead
was elected mayor by a majority of 1866
put Of total of 2095 votes cast. John w.
5tearns, the defeated candidate, received 513.
,harles Clark was elected treasurer, NJ. q.
McCormack city constable, aud L. b. Moore
park commissioners. The Board Of Alder
men elected were as follows Warda1 John
A. Sheldon, republican; ward 2, T. Z.
Robbins, republican,; ward 3, J. r. Hoad-
ey, democrat; ward a, n. S. Steerns, demo-
rat; ward 8, Z. V. Ross, republican; ward
Albert Brousseau, democrat, ward Z,
f. II. Brown, democrat; ward s, John
3risln, democrat; ward 8, l.. G. Bagley,
republican; ward 10, John McGuirk, re-
ublican; ward II, s. i. Braley, demo-
rat.
ST. ALBANS.
A heavy vote was polled at town meeting
o-Iay. The entire union ticket agreed upon
BY both parties was elected with but one ex-
reption, that of overseer OF this poor, the
present incumbent James Scott, being
lected by about 95 votes over his COM
bettor, NJ. n. O'Heare. The vote polled
vas 500. The officers are as follows Mod
rator Alfred A Hall; town clerk, B d
Hopkins; selectmen, Henry w Hatch, Ste
fens Lawrence, Arthur l.. Weeks; town
reasurer, Hopkins; overseer of poor,
lanes Scott; first constable Bennett C Hall;
econd constable, Peter Little; collector OF
axes. Bennett c Hall listers s c Collins,
" II Greene f + Young, John w Dulng;
rustee of public money, Houghton;
ence viewers, John R Corliss, Patrick
Ward, James Mooney; town grand jurors,
II George, II Montefiore. Z A Ashland,
Finn: auditors, w B Fonda, P
wigg, John Branch; inspector OF leather,
Richard r Sweeney; pound keepers, B
kugg, George Younger, A G Woodruff;
Ilrveyors of wood and inspectors of lumber,
frank W Fonda, | S Bostwick; town agent,
w Hyde; road commissioner, George
-oun.er; school directors Nelson Good
peed, Guy L Miegs, Dan Danforth.
SOUTH BURLINGTON.
Election day in this town was more OK
Eting than for some years, there being but
few offices filled by acclamation. The of
ces OF road commissioner and constable
nd collector were hotly contested for by
everal aspiraut,. The list OF officers elect
b follows Moderator, George B. Wheeler;
Jerk and treasurer, II. H. Wheeler; first
plectman, George X. Taft; second select
IAN, John Enright; third seectman, George
hedon; listers, l.. b. Baldwin, Frank Har-
|ngton, F. n. Drury; ovsrseer Of poor, L.
Baldwin constable and collector. Frank
Prior; road commissioner, John l.. Bar
ow; agent, George B. Wheeler; school
irectors in district Nos. l and ,, Thomas
'Connor, Daniel O'Brien; district Nos. 3
nd 4, Charles ball, Fred Isham; dis
rict Nos. 5 and g. Patrick Coonsy, Hiram
Iprr yotad 90 Cbnts
WlNooskI.
Colchester town meeting was called to
rder in Con cert hall, Winooski, a
10 a. N, by H. n Deavitt 1t was voted
raise tax of 80 per cent on the grand
st, 40 per cent to be used for town pur-
oses aud 20 per cont to pay town debts
he box was closei at 2 p. m., and the result
as announced at 1l5 as follows: Moder-
for, II n Deavitt; town clerk, H V Hor-
5n; selectmen, Grafton Brand, George L
cBride and Frank Jubell; treasurer,
haries Shipman; oversecr OF poor, Josiah
upaw; first constable and collector of
axes, L H Horton; listers, f Allard,
l. l. Wolcott and II L Thompson;
uditors, Deavitt C W Lavigns and
+ Sullivan; trustee of United States fund,
herles Shpman fence viewers, Paul Ls-
lair, Patrick Burns, Thomas Mongeon
3wn grand juror, d E O'Sulivan; in
Pector of leather Antoine Chausse; in
bector of lumber, wood and shingles, Jo-
ph Bombard; road commissioner, + f
okey; pound keepers, John Nixon
ld Peter Fountain; town agent
defend suita, H n Desvitt;
hool directors for one year, E o Johnson
n Wright; for two years, b II Porter,
Brand; for three years, j E Wolcott,
rank Jubell; grand jurors f l. Parsons,
B Crea, ii \ Deuvitt, NJ " Newton, II
Clement P Disotell, NJ F Kelley; petit
Irors, A Nay, NJ Wolcott Z H Hor-
N, c Thayer, b Gale, jr, NJ + Doug
3. Frank Blakeley, Fred Vimaire, Charles
ryant, + C Brigham, j F Sullivan, j T
rown, S II Waters, Henry Mcintyre.
MlDOLEBURY.
rocks; members Of county board OF edu.
alton, Thomas Boyce; grand jurors, z S
pverance G Benedict F Bond; petit
rors, S X Seeley, J w Mead, Harri.
hillips, William Beiknap and f Chap
an; town grand jurors, James
slade, w II Button, w w Currier
ectmeu, l. Matthews, E G Piper, l. B
oardman; treasurer, G L Pnney; over
|sr of the poor, o Il Comstock; first con
able, NJ A Monroe; second, w l. Tisdle;
Fters, Oliver Severance, Allen r Foot, {
Matthews; auditors, ] N Sade,
Gorge Harmond, b l. Beck with
ustae of public money, Charles L
inney; fence viewers, Frank Stone,
Phn Higgans, c Cloyes; inspector
leather, 7 Kidder; pound keeper, G +
ayden; inspector of wood and lumber,
bhn Spenser; town agent, G NJ Wilds. j
Stewart was elected u member OF the
bard of bridge directors, to fill place va
tied by the death of Mr.. Dewey.
RICHMOND.
C w Jacobs moderator; Salmon Green,
Iwn clerk; Il Al Conant, Andrew C Berry
hd A L Crandall, selectmen; + @ Nichols
easurer; Albert Town, overseer of poor,
Norton, first constable, Ira Town
cond; A E Ellis, A 7 Stevens and G {
romley, listers; Il Gillstt, G B Judsor
ad Z l. Freeman, auditors; Henry Gillett,
ustee United States fund; Joseph Stone
dgar Barber and Michael McGarghan
nee viewers; WI Hall, agent to defend
it's; l. A johnson, road commissioner;