The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-06

the hope that 30 would be ordered,
citing the damage to the Hinsdalc
bridge as an unexpected expense thai
must DO met, though he believed il
would yield a surplus at tho end OF
the year. Dea. Thompson then ac.
cepted the amendment and - cent.
was voted payable July LIST.
\. {. Davenport, DR.. II. D. Holton and
r. n. Barrows were, on motion of Rev.
{. Q. Day, elected trustees of the free
library, the latter succeeding in Gov
Fuller, whose health precludes his fur
ther service. The usual appropriation
of $1,000 was made for the support of
the library. Seventy five dollars was
voted for the observance of Memorial
day on motion of Col. Harmon. and
tho article to see if the town would
vote to allow Angelo Gorborino to have
a sale stand in front of the town hall
was sunmarily dismissed on motion of
W. Fl. Childs. The selectmen were
instructed to renew the lease with the
postotiice department which expires
Dec. LIST, at an annual rental Of 81 200,
if they could get it. There was an
other stir over article nine to pay the
SO. 600 decioncy on the town hall mat
ter. Il. S. Childs moved to lay it on the
table Col. Hooker offered Il written
motion instructing the selectmen to
borrow the money to pay it. He said
he would "not insult the intelligence
of the people" by debating it: but he
said the debt had been honestly in
CURED, and if not paid by the town,
the members of the committee would
have to pay it. The resolution was
then adopted with but feeble opposi
ton.
The same salaries as last year were
voted to the town officers on motion
of A. c. Davenport and the polls of
members of Western Engine Co. were
exempted as usual on motion of DR.
Holton.
Article T. for payment of tuition of
pupils of the town district at the
A cademy and High school, was, as
DR.. G.. S. Clark said, covered by law.
and the matter was on his notlon
placed in the hands of the school di-
rectors.
4. {. Davenport inquired what
was intended under article 10 to au,
thorize thee selactmen to resurvey and
establish grades. DIR. Webster said the
article had been inserted on petition
and he knew of no special work IN
view. So il was dismissed op motion
of Hon. J. L. Martin.
The next article for widening and
regarding Maple street was the next
subject Of controversy y. G. Davcn'
mort moved its dismissal. j. CT. Stat
ford moved that it be authorized, pro
vided the electric road will pay the
wholn cypense, which he modified later
n a nroposal that tho electric should
nav INV extra expense caused for ITS
bbenef;t DIR. Webster explained that
tho article was in the warrant because
of !. nntition of 200 voters, and the
h,ard thought it best to refer 1t to the
annnal meeting which was SO near.
p 8 Chase in behalf of the people OF
said the change was ncces,,
aarv for highway purposes: the ROAD
,yaS now ;mpassable for man and beast,
two or three feet deep with |
wafer. n few years ago a man was
,,aarlv drowned there. it was one OF
tba MOST popular drives in town; rs
teyville Is growing, there must be al
s soy Land out there soon and then re-
trading would have to be done.
Cen, Estcy said there was no section
IS no y;1laGe that had so little ex-
~ oan ,a for II. and this change was
!, ol.o',.,,rv for both sewer and water
l;nes 4 3. Kirwan thought there
pp,,pp'bt not TO be particle OF oblec-
80 p Fleming said it was the only
10 ., get from the street to Estey
III" III Win a load and now it was I'm.
,n ~ f,r a single horse to draw 6oo
,omnda over it Davenport's motion
vas defeated. and the selectmcn on
y % no Il Kirwan instructed to
make the change, ...oo
Thn last article to appropriate 5000
- onuin thp town house with electric
iobts vas carried after a statement
,rom Gen. Estey who said such was
.bc committee's plan, but abandoned
,ocausc thev found they were running
hort of funds. He said 1t was doslr
,blc to save the ornansntatioh iroiH
,eino smoked over by gas ana te icssen
he danger of fire and the neat III tilt
,all .4io,, tn
authorize the selectmen to rent u slanu
n front of the town hall to inc hlghest
bidder, really renewal OF me Rcnelhu
or Angelo, but it was overwheimhSH
,otrd down. ... ,.,,r+
Tho GRAND jurors 10 inc toui'E -
,ra Cotton Mathcr, D. S. Pratt, /
Iohn p. Sargent. Martin Scott ana
/. Henry Pratt. - w.. Do,rn
,ntbar Dustin. o. D. War. Il. T.
ye i F. D. Weld, q. II. Ryder
; n Gleason, p. F. Connors, r: 5
Morse r. ". Mcclure. W. H. Miner
I ID D. Stockwel!, c. i. II. JcnGc, r. i
= Hunt, d. Cowles. +; ". 'roFpi'
J. ~ Randall. D. T. Perry. r. H.
sbilds. f. -. Whitney.