The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-18

will be present Tuesday evening and adj
dr8ss the mass meeting.
The meeting of the City Council, adj
tourned from Wednesday evening, v as held
last Thursday evening Bills ordered paid
were: Joel Foster, salary for February,
S7916; expense Of water department Tor
February, S57.07 Argus and Patriot print
ing, S3775: ii. Is. Wedge, care of Capital
Hall, $40 80; expense of Office Of city clerk
and treasurer, $2620. The designations Of
DIR. O. E. Chandler, as health officer, and
John W. Peck, az first assistant engineer Of
the fire department, were received and ac-
cepted. The committee previously APP
pointed to consider the advisability OF pur-
chasing the teams owned by O. b. Roberts
reported favoraby, and III 9. Fullerton,
George Wheeler and L. j. Kelliher were
appointed by Mayor Stratton committee to
appraise the value Of these teams The
aforesaid committee was instructed to Sc
cure place to keep these teams, when they
are the property of the city, and to hire
man to care for them. II was voted to sell
Capital Hall at auction on Saturday, April
IL, and to advertise the sale in the local
newspapers and by posters. The bonds of
the city clerk and treasurer and of the city
sheriff were approved and accepted. The
city treasurer was authorized % borrow
$1,000 for any immediate liabilities. The
pay of the city police was fixed at 81 per
day, including Sundays. Adjourned.
A SPECIAL meeting of the City Council
was held last Monday evening, which was
in session until after midnight. George W.
Kent was granted permission to shingle his
residence on Bailey Avenue. Under GER
tain restrictions William Rivers was
| granted permission to run peanut stand
| on the sidewalk in front of the city
| office. The council voted to purchase
| for 81 400 the three gray teams and all
accompanying paraphernalia, owned by
| G. b. Roberts. The board of fire wardens
was authorized to reorganize the fire de-
partment as per the report of March 4,
which is that there shall be two hose com
| panies-Volunteers No. l and No. 4-and
one hook and ladder company. Ii is pro-
posed to merge Hose Company No. Q into
| No l and No. 4, and to use the cart for an
extra. 1t was voted to leave all repairs and
| small purchases to the chief engineer 1t
was also voted to contract for five additional
fire alarm boxes, and to pay w. E. Laird q
reasonable compensation for caring for the
system The matter of compensation for
the chief engineer was laid on the table
| The pay OF the fire companies voted is as
follows: Hook and Ladder Company, $3.50
Volunteer Hose Company, No. 1, $500; No
4 $3.50. The resignation OF j. w. Peck as
alderman from ward FIVE was rendered and
accepted, and A. G. Eaton was appointed in
| his place. G.. B. Roberts was appointed
superint endent of streets and DR.. Harold A
Fisk, health fficer. Adjourned.
UNDER Uub CdpblOu DeTb ldylOI OOnc'
to Fame" the Brattleboro PhGnir of las
week gave the facts regarding the 81 ,50t
prize won by Mr.. Taylor and A. T. Tholt'
of Manchester, N. H, for their story Unde
Three Flags" as reported exclusively il
the WATCHMAN Of last week. The PhHni
: further says, speaking OF Mr.. Taylor: HI
cane to Brattleboro nine years ago, goinj
from here to Montpelier, where he remained
several years, being employed first on tn
argus, and later on the Waterman. He /
now musical critic and one of the editoria
writers of the Manchester IN. H. Union, ant
his marriage to young woman from Prov
! idence, r. l., was announced only few
weeks ago. Taylor has written man
ske -ches and stories for magazines and cit.
papers, buI the prize story is his frs
lengthy work of fiction. Taylor says tina
his only ambition is to find a market for
comic opera libretto, on which he has spen
much time and thought, and which he il
: sists is the best thing that has been don
: since The Mkado.' Mr.. Tholts is thirty
six, and native of Pownal, Me- He ha
: been connected with many newspapers, an
founded the Middletown, Conn, Daily Hel
, aid At the present time he holds the pos
ton of managing editor of the Mancheste
!: Union Under Three Flags is a story {
actual occurrence, the knowledge of whic
came to Mr.. Tholts in the course of newsps
; per investigation several years ago. tn
: Vermont people who figure in its page
were sketched from real life by Taylor"