Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-06

art. who spoke at some length In APP
prevail of the system, which he regarded
AS decided Improvement upon that now
followed. IL was not Creditable to the
town to 90 on in the way 1t had been do
ing. The way 10 reform was to reform
aud do it now. Those Who cannot pay
on time are provided for by the law and
/ the taxes of those who cannot pay at
all can be abated. Il. NJ Chapman said
there could be no oppression OF the poor
man under the treasury system of col
ecting. =. B. Cloyes thought the pres
ent system bad for the poor man because
taxes were allowed to accumulate till it
was hard work to pay them. He spoke
/ of one instance where a man who paid
only poll tax owed $2l. The motion
to lay the article on the table was put
and lost, and motion to adopt the pro-
/ posed system WAS carried.
/ 1t was voted, on motion of G. w. Math
ews, to appropriate $50 for the use of the
Grand Army post here and S25 for the
East Middlebury post in the observance
OF Decoration day.
! Prof. Bovce was elected a member of
/ the county board of education.
Judge Slade moved that tax of 80 per
cent on the grand list be raised, and it
| was so voted.
/ Article of the warning, "To see if the
town will vote to exempt from taxation
/ the building and machinery of the Mid
dlebury Electric Light company, next
came up. A. j. Piper moved to ley it on
the table. Hon. J. w. Stewart favored
the exemption on the ground that the
company was not making much money
and ought to be helped. +. G. Severance
said he had been told by "a stakeholder in
the company that the property ought not
to he exempted. Mr.. Piper's motion was
carried.
Article ., "To see if the town will vote
to buy "A new road machine was laid
upon the table without debate.
The election of officers came next.
Judge ~.ade and ). ii. Stewart were
named for fits srlectman, but Mr.. Stew
art positively declining to serve, MIR.
Shade went in by reclamation. For see
ond member of the board G.. NJ. Remcle
and George Eldridge were nominated.
The hallot-P. f. Chapman, G.. ID. Miner
and G.. + MorShall, tellers-showed 2lS
votes cast l7G of which were for Mr..
Remele \. G.. Dewey. Willis y. Cady,
George Edridgc, George kidder and Phi
10 Severance were named for third select
2lS: necessary 10 choice. no; George
Eldridge had 30. W. y. Cadv sc, p. :
Severance 81. Geo. kiddcr -, y. G.. Dew
cy 3. \. X. Footr , and /. l.. Rogers |.
The second ballot resulted: Whole num-
her. Dog; necessary to choice, If; Mr..
Eldridgc had l29. Mr.. CadY G3. Mr.. Sev-
etance 10 and MIR. klddcr 10.
o.. +. Piuury was made treasurer. NJ
\. Munioc fr~t constable aud +. VI.
Day second constable by reclamation,
and the constable, were given juri>dic
ton OF the State.
j. b. Brnecict, /. f.. Rogers and O. f.
Comstock were the nominees for over
seer of the poor. The ballot showed
Isl votes. making ~ necessary tor a
choice: of these Mr.. Rogers had %. MI.
Benedict 20. Mr.. ComStock -, John
Goodro aud Wesley Wooster 1t was
voted that the overseer have the man
agement of the town farm.
Oliver Severance, y. r. FOote and G.
w. Mathews were reelected listers by
reclamation and in the same way b. ;.
Becllwith. George Hammond and j. &.
Wellington were made auditors. c. +.
Pinuey trustee of surplus fund. the
selectmcd fence-viewers, Judge Slade.
W. W. Turner and f. H. Button grand
Jurors, r. kdder inspector of leather,
Paul c. Cornell pound-keeper, John
Spencer inspector of wood. lumber and
shingles and c. NJ. Wilds agent.
This list of Jurors, presented by the
Selectmen, was adopted: Grand, j. Il.
Benedict. +. X. Severance, +. II. Thorp
petit. Willis y. Cady, w. II. Thomas,
Austin Peck, +. L. Cushman, &. VI.
Remele, =. :. Severance.
Judge Slade moved that the use of the
town hall be given. rent free, to all local
OrganiZatiOns-to each of them at least
once Il year-on condition that they pay
the actual running expenses Hon. j. w.
Stewart opposed the motion. The hall.
he SAID was built for town purposes and
no other, and if people wanted to use
the hall they should pay for it, None of
the organizations named by Mr.. Slade,
except the fire companies, were of a
public character. The tiremen were pad
bur "A small amount and were entitled 10
cons ideration. r. NJ. Chapman agreed
with Mr.. Stewart about the liremcn. but
was sure that if the Masonic bodic, had
the hall they would want to pay. 4
motion by Mr. Stewart to refer the
whole matter 10 the ,electmcn was
carried.
Julius O. Seeley Wa, elected, by the
voter, outside the district school drec-
tor for term of three years.
The meeting then, at 80 p. m, adj
iOurncd.
CURRENT COMMENT.
SENATOR PROOF OR's SPEECH.