Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03
Special Village Meeting.

In our issue of Tuesday we gave a re-
port in brief, of the results of the spec
ial village meeting held that afternoon.
The sentiment prevailed to purchase the
water works, but at the same time every
body who said anything expressed them
selves as willing to pay Mr. II. w. Putnam
and the water company all that was fair,
counting not only the cost, but. allowing
a reasonable sum for services and trouble
in overlooking the undertaking from
first to last. There is no disposition, so
far as we know, to do anything in this
matter that is not just as between both
parties. Col. DIN Scott, Chairman of
the subcommittee of the Village Trus-
tees, made the report The most inter
esting part of it was the statement made
by Mr.. Scott that he would furnish
bonds that he could furnish the same
water sy> tenn that now exists in the viii
lage for 100000. The report as present.
ed was adopted.
Proceeding to the business, the fol-
lowing resolutions, presented and read
by W. b. Sheldon, were all adopted:
Resolved, That the Village of Ben
nington purchase, as soon as reasonably
can be done, the corporate property and
all the rights and privileges of the Ben
nington Water Company, at a price
which may be mutually agreed upon be-
tween the corporation of the Bennington
Water Company and the Village of Ben
-. i
said Village are unable to agree as to
price, chen at such price as shall be de-
termined by three commissioners, to be
appointed by the County Court for the
County of Bennington UpOn application
of either party, and notice to the other
pursuant to Section XIII of the Charter
of the Bennington Water Company, as
contemplated by Article II of the Warn
ing.
The passing of this resolution was adj
vOCated in a speech of some length by
Mr.. Sheldon, who was well supplied
with facts relative to water plants that
he had obtained from different places in
the State, and which were complete in
every detail. Remarks were also made
by John V. Carney, A. p. Childs, A. B.
Valentine, and others. The resolution
was passed by a vote of lis to 3. The
following resolutions were then passed,
in their order:
Resolved, That the President of the
Village appoint committee of seven
persons, consisting of one legal voter
from each of the seven wards of the Viii
lage, which shall be known as the Board
of Water Commissioners, which appoint
ment shall continue in force during the
pleasure of the Village, or until other
wise ordered by operation Of law.
The President appointed John Robin
son in ward / A. J. Dewey, ward 2; r..
NJ. Houghton. ward 3; A. B. Valentine,
ward /; II. S. Bingham, ward ); l. E..
Gibson, ward 6; w. II. Bradford, ward T..
Resolved, That the Board of Water
Commissioners now appointed shall have
power and it shall be their duty to fill
any and all vacancies which may occur
in their number, from the legal voters of
the respective wards where such vaCan-
cies may occur.
Resolved, That five members present
at any meeting of the Board of Water
commissioners Sldll constitute quorum
for the transaction OF business, and that
the acts of majority of the entire Board
within the scope of their authority, shall
be legal and binding upon the Village.
Resolved, That the Board of Water
Commissioners be, and they are hereby
authorized and directed to make pur-
chase for and on behalf of the Village, of
the corporate property and all the rights
and privileges of the Bennington Water
Company in the exercise of their discre-
ton, at a price not exceeding the sum of
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars, and to make a legal contract
with the Bennington Water Company
and execute the same for and in the
name of the Village for that purpose.
And in case the said Bennington Water
Company and the Village of Bennington,
acting by its said Board of Water Com.
missioners, are unable to agreed as to
price, then and in that event. the Board
of Water Commissioners is hereby au-
thorized and directed to make applica-
ton in writing to the County Court,
within and for the County of Benning-
ton, for the appointment of commission
ers to determine the price or cOmpensa-
ton that shall DE paid by said Village to
the Bennington Water Company for the