Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-08
MlDDLEBuRY TOWN MEETING.
IN BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT TURs1
DAYS GATHERING. Y

the proceeds of which are to be paid the
State tax of per cent, the State high
way and the State school taxes of D per
cent each, the county tax aud the cur
rent expenses and outstanding orders of
the town. The tax will be collected by
Mr.. Munroe. who will receive per cent
for his services. The principal contests
were over road commissioner, pOormas-
ter, third selectman and first lister. The
officers chosen are: Moderator, G. Nj.
Wilds clerk, NJ. A. Brooks; selectmen,
l.. b. Boardman, john II. Stewart, c. NJ
Remele; treasurer, G.. +. Pinney; over
seer of the poor, |. l.. Rogers; first con-
stable, NJ. \. Munroe; second constable,
w. H. Tisdale; road commissioner, Har
ris Phillips listers. o. Severance, Allen
Il. Foote, G.. w. Mathews; auditors. j.
NJ. Slade, B. >. Beckwith, Geo. Ham
mond; trustee of public money. G.. f.
Pinney: fence viewers. Fred Hayden, |.
NJ. Taylor. w. l.. Cady; agent. {. NJ.
Wilds: school director, w. w. Turner;
town grand jurors, j. NJ. Slade w. II.
Button, w. w. Turner: inspector of
leather, T. Kidder; Inspector of wood,
c. A. Piper; pound-keeper. Geo. Beatty;
member county board of education,
Prof. II. E. Boyce.
Mr.. Wilds called the meeting to order
warning, and the moderator aud clerk
were reelected by acclamation.
Then the reports were considered.
Judge Slade on behalf of the auditors
explained the reports at some length and
called attention to several errors that
occurred in making them up because the
auditors did not understand the dOcu-
ments turned over to them. The state
ment of expenses of the poor on the
town farm showed that the board of
paupers cost SOL week, while the
fact was it cost but S3.75. The labor,
supplies, etc, for the farm amounted to
Sl270.41, instead of SlS35.44, as given in
the summary on page - of the report.
| The error arose from putting the same
! thing into the account of expenses
twice-the items purchased and the Or
der covering their cOst-it not appearing
on the order what it was for. OF the
total amount set down as expended for
| highways, Sl0ll.49 went to pay the
State highway tax, $500 to pay Mr.. Bat
tell on stone bridge account ana over
$1,000 for concreting the stone bridge,
leaving only about 500 for general
| highway purposes. In conclusion Mr..
Slade urged the necessity for economy
| in the administration of town affairs.
1t was voted on Judge SHADES motion.
after amendment bv j. II. Stewart. that
ali town officers shall have their ac-
counts ready for the auditors on the
Tuesday following the first Monday of
| February of each year
1t was directed, on motion of b. :.
Beckwith, that all orders drawn by town
officers should be made payable "tO or
der, and not ITO bearer" and, on motion
OF j. W. Martin. that all bills against the
town should be Ieceipted when paid.
The town officers reports as amended
and explained By Mr.. Slade were then
accepted and adopted, as was also the
brief report of Prof. BOyce, superintend-
ent of schools, who said all the schools
were well conducted.
Judge Slade nominated George Ham
mOnd for road commissioner. The object
of payilg highway taxes was to have
good roads. but such roads were possible
only by the choice of competent road
commissioner. Mr.. Hammond knew how
TO build roads properly. Willis \. Cady
was also nominated, but declined to be
candidate. &. NJ. kemele nominated
Harris Phillips. p. ). Severance, the
commissioner of last year, was nomi-
mated, but said he did not want the office.
The ballot-P, +. Chapman, Geo. A.
Stewart and c. NJ. Remele, tellers-
showed total of BOG votes, of which Mr..
Phillips had l73, Mr.. Hammond l2S. Phi
10 Severance 4 and Clarence Phillips /.
Article of the warning-"ro see if
the town will vote to pay the taxes TO the
town treasurer as the law directs was
laid on the table on motion of w. III.
Button.
Judge Slade moved, under the next
article, that $50 be paid Russell posi- of
the Grand Army and S25 to Needham
post of East Middlebury to help defray
the expenses of Memorial day. w. X.
Newton, a Grand Army man, objected To
the appropriation, saying that the Grand
Army had money enough for this pur-
pose. Mr.. SHADES motion prevailed after
1t had been seconded by j. w. Martin
and l.. G.. Barrows.
Prof. Boyce was chosen by accama-
ton a u.ember of the county board of
education
tax of 65 cents on the dollar of the
grand list was voted, on Judge SHADES
motion. The tax last year was 20 cents
on the dollar.
NIessrs. Boardman and Stewart, mem
bers of the old board, were elected first
and second selectmen by acclamation
For third member c. NJ. Remele was
nominated by Col. Fletcher and J. W
Halliday, p. 5. Severance, j.. w
Martin and Prof. Boyce by others
There were 30S votes cast, l24 of which
were for Mr.. Remele, 81 for Mr.. Sever
ance, 30 tor Prof. Boyce, ) for Mr.. Mar
tin, for Mr.. Halliday. for Kirk Eager
and one each for p. b. Cloyes, y. $
Dewey, c. w. Mathews and VIM. Far
reil.
Mr.. Pirney was reelected treasurer by
acclamation.
For overseer of the poor J. b. Bene
diet, |. l.. Rogers, w. II. Cobb and O. F
Comstock were put in nomination. Mr.
= Benedict expressed the hope that no ONE
would vote tor him, as he didn't care fOl
the place. The ballot resulted: Whole
number of votes, 2l5; necessary to a
choice, los for |. l.. Rogers, 93; w. ii
Cobb, 60; o. +. ComstOck, 81; j. b
Benedict, 4; Horace Gorham, !. On the
second ballot 23S votes were cast, l22 OF
, which were for Mr.. Rogers, G3 for Mr.
Cobb and 53 for Mr.. COmstOck.
| Mr.. MunrOe went in as constable and
Mr.. Tisdale as second constable by ac
. clamatiOn.