The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-13

Voted, That the Corporation Attorney
forthwith notify the owners of the Ben
nington & Glastonbury Railway COM
pany TO place culverts at grade on the
east and west sides of Depot street be-
meath its road bed where the same cross
es said Depot street. The same to be of
sufficient capacity to carry off all water
accommodating at said points.
Voted, That John II. Kelso be paid
the sum of $50 in addition to his quarter
ly salary for extra services rendered as
clerk of the board of trustees.
Report of Street Committee on Hawks
building on North street received and
accepted.
Voted, That G. II. Darling have the
privilege of the floor as attorney for w.
E. Hawks.
Voted, That Russell & March be per-.
mitted to occupy the side walk on the
west side of Stafford street in front of
the new hose and hook and ladder
houses while engaged in constructing
the same.
Voted, That the thanks of the Village
of Bennington are hereby extended by
its board of Trustees to the men who
have gratuitOusly rendered such efficient
service as a night patrol upon the streets
of the village.
Voted, To instruct Mr.. T. L. Allen to
| construct a sewer on Main street as far
east as the Allen bridge at cost of not
to exceed twenty-eght cents per foot,
and to make connections for flushing the
same at the Allen bridge.
Voted That the Street Commissioner
be instructed to close the contract with
Jerome Benton for one hundred addi
tional loads of gravel of the same quail
| ty, and to be paid for at the rate pre-
scribed by the first contract with said
| Benton.
Voted, That the Street Commissioner
be instructed to clean ont all cutters on
| Depot street.
Voted, That Engineers McClintock &
Woodfall be, and they hereby are in
structed to change sizes of sewer pipe on
upper Main, Bradford and Gage streets,
to make the necessary change for a man
hole at the corner of Stafford and Gage
streets, to conform to the alterations
made necessary by going under the river
at the Benton bridge.
Voted, To adjourn unit October 8,
1898, at 7.30 o'clock p. m.
REGULAR ADJOURNED TRUSTEE MEETING
OCTOBER 8, 1898.
Present-the President, Attorney and
Holden, Watson, Wall and Kimball,
| Trustees.
Voted, TIL 1t the matter referring to
the Hawks building OH North street, be
deferred to the next regular meeting.
The following bills were ordered paid.
1. E. Gibson, clerk of g. s. D, stove for fire
department. ............... ....... so OJ'
E. Tiffany & Son, material and labor ny
urdnJ gaze .-.... ....s....... ..... ...... oV
SEWER DEPARTMENT.
C. B. Wall, unloading sewer pipe. =. ..sl7 IS
Voted, That the matter relating to ex-
ira street lighting be referred to the
Light Committee, to report at the next
meeting
Voted. That in the matter of the i'm
pairment of the highway fund of the
town, and the reimbursement of the same
from the town general fund as etfecting
the interests of the corporation, be in
vestigated by the Corporation Attorney,
to report at the next regular meeting.
Voted, That the Street Commissioner
be directed to put in the curbing on the
south side of Main street, from the Lii
brary corner to the Walbridge corner,
and complete the unfinished corner on
the north side of Main at Willow street,
and turn the four corners on Willow
street.
Voted, That the matter as presented
by Mr.. Larrabee, relative TO moving the
electric light and telephone poles in
front of II. g. Roots residence, be left
with the Street Committee, to act in the
matter as they see fit.
Voted, That the Street Commissioner
be directed to cut down the trees on the
east side of Stafford street, near the cleo
trio light.
Voted, To adjourn.
j. II. KELso, Clerk