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VILLAGE TRUSTEE MEETING.
Bennington & Woodford Electric
Railway Petition Refused-Street
Lights for Coming Year-TroubIe

Bennington & Woodford Electric
Railway Petition Refused-Street
Lights for Coming Year-TroubIe
from Sewer Discharges.
An adjourned meeting of the Village
Trustees was held last night.
Present: G. II. Darling, president; E.
L. Bates, Corporation Attorney; Ii. b.
Hutchins, Sewer Commissioner; Trus-
tees, j. S. Holden, NJ. Lyons, DIN Scott,
f. 5. Pratt, q. N. Powers, j. g. f. Gregg.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Remington Water Co, Sewer Dapt.. .......$tO 90
Max Grimm, " ......... 1894
F. Cromack, -. 1885
Minutes of meetings of Sept. and II
and Oct. 7. 1895, read and approved.
Chief Engineer Tiffany was given the
privilege OF the floor, and spoke with
reference to required additions to the
Tiffany and Bradford hose rooms.
The additions proposed provided stor-
age room for hay and grain and closets
for the uniforms of the two organizations
occupying the hOuse-riffany Hose Co.
and Bradford Hook and Ladder Co. No
action was taken on the proposition at
this meeting. The proposed additions
would increase the rent of the house $50
per year
Voted, That hydrant be placed at
the junction of South aud Silver streets,
at southeast corner
Voted, That the attention of the Street
Commissioner and Sewer Commissioner
he called to The cross walk at Park and
Pleasant SITS.
Voted, That the Street Commissioner
Immediately fix east corner of Pleasant
and Willow streets.
On the question of street lighting for
the ensuing year, the Light Committee
reported that they had considered sew
eral propositions from, the Electric Light
Co., and recommended the acceptance
of the one to furnish 40 1900 candle
power lights to burn all night in place
of the 30 1000 candle power lights as in
present use, for $4,000, an increase of
500 over present contract.
The following resolution was adopted:
Voted, That the Light Committee be
instructed to make best possible ar
raugements with the Electric Light Co.
for lighting the village with 200 candle
power lights all night, price not to ex-
coed $500.
Voted, That the Corporation Attorney
be Instructed to notify the keeper of the
lunch cart on Main street to shut same
up at II o'clock, midnight, each week
day, and to remove the same from off the
streets each Sabbath.
II,ll lg
thOriZed to negotiate the sale of $4,000
of village bonds for the completion of the
sewers.
President Darling submitted the com
plant of the heirs of +. q. Clark regard
ing the fOuing of the water on their
premises by tile discharge Of the village
sewers into the river.
The sewer empties into the river above
the DR.. Clark estate, IA portion of which
lies along the river, and it is claimed
that some cows have already died as a
result of drinking the water, and that
other damages have resulted. The Sewer
Committee will thoroughly investigate
the complaint, and VIII report next
meeting.
Application of Bennington & Wood
ford Electric Railway Company received
to construct it's railway on North and
Ri er streets in the village.
Voted, Unanimously, not to grant per-
mission asked.
Herbert w. Martin appeared before
the Board and on behalf of the Benning-
ton and Woodford Electric Railway Co.,
presented petition asking to be al
lowed to construct a track along North
to River Street to the Depot, the work
to be under the supervision of the vii
lage Trustees.
Mr.. Martin informed the Board that
the object of his request was to insure
the extension of his road to StrattOn
Pond, in the town of StrattOn, and the
opening up as summer resort OF the
extensive reservation at that point. He
stated that nothing would be done in
that direction by the party of interested
capitalists until the track was extended
to the depot here. His desire was to lay
the extension this fall and then, he
stated, the capital for the other enter
prise would be subscribed this coming
winter and would be used in the early
spring. He stated that the Bennington
Electric Railway Co., would be granted
the use of these tracks at reasonable
rental.
Mr.. Valentine appeared for the Ben.
nington Electric Railway Co., in OPP.
sition to the granting of the petition.
He stated that his company had been
granted the privilege of constructing
their tracks on the streets in question,
after the expiration of the time allowed
the other cnmnanu NV its charter tn