Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-05

last resolution that owners of these
orders did not list them for taxation. Mr.
Beckwith said the listers thought only
about $1,000 of them were listed though
nearly the whole amount were held in
town. A motion by Mr.. Bralnerd to
strike out the closing paragraph of the
last resolution was lost and the first
resolution. committing the other two to
the consideration of the committee
named, was adopted.
Next came the article relating to the
establishment of free town library.
Heman c. Langworthy moved to lay the
article on the table. President Brainerd
said he thought the matter should be
given some consideration, and at his re-
quest Mr.. Langworthy withdrew the
motion. Mr.. Brainerd spoke at some
length of the free library movement and
of the importance of such institutions.
The extension of free libraries, he said,
is one of the great movements of the age.
Much has already been done in this di-
rectiOn in Vermont and where established
these libraries are regarded as of equal
Importance with the schools. Twenty
years from now no town will be without
Il free library. We already had two IL
brares. that at the college and the one
managed by the ladies, but neither of
these fully met the needs of the general
public. Perhaps the use Of the latter
might be obtained by the town under
certain conditions, though no definite
plan had been arranged as yet. Rich
men are coming more and more to per-
petuate their memories by founding IL
braries. but unless we make a move to
show that we should appreciate assis-
tance in this direction we are not likely
to get it, He moved that the chair APP
point a committee of three to take the
matter of free library under considera-
tiOn and report at the adjourned meeting
on the Goth inst. Joseph Battel said he
did not wish to influence the voters in
one way or another, but he thought it
only fair that the public should know
that strong forces were at wOrl, in the
direction suggested by President Brain
erd Columbus Smith, Esq. Of Sails
bury had offered to be one of four to buy
a certain block in the village for the use
of the Sheldon museum and a library.
and he had been very earnest in the mat
ter. He himself could not do as much as
he should like in this direction at present,
but if the library were established and
placed in his block. he would provide a
large and fine room, heated and furnish
ed, for Sl00 a year. would place in it for
the public use at least 500 worth of ref
erence books, including a set of the En-
cyclOpHdla Britannica, and also large
number of daily and weekly papers and
magazines. the last worth fully 500 a
year more. President Brainerd's motion
for the appointment of a committee was
carried and the chair named as such
committee President Branerd, John A
Fletcher ard +. ii. Thorp.
No member of "the county board of
education was chosen, Prof. Boyce
stating that no such board or officer was
known 40 the present law.
The tax of 80 cents on the dollar of
the grand list was voted on motion of
Judge Slade.
The election of officers followed.
Judge Sade and C.. NJ. Remele of the old
board of Selectmen Withdrew when it
was suggested that the old board be put
IN for another year. The voters declined
/ to excuse them and the old board went
in for another term. G.. il. Eldridge is
the third member. G. L. Pnney. treas
urer; the old board of listers, Oliver
/ Severance, C. W. Matthews and Allen Il.
| Foote; b. 5. Beckwith, Geo. Hammond
I and j. g. Wellington, auditors: c. +.
/ Plnney, trustee of surplus fund.- the
selectmen, fence-viewers; j. NJ. Slade,
W. II. Button and w. W. Turner. grand
jurors j. NJ. Slade, town agent: Geo.
kidder, inspector of leather; Rev. ID. W.
Lyman. pound keeper; Jas. a. Smith,
surveyor OF wood and inspector of lum-
Der and shingles and C.E. Pinney, trustee
of the Starr cemetery fund, all went
IN by acclamation. |. i. Rogers, j. b
Benedict, O. +. CCmstOck and w. II
Sheldon were nominated for overseer of
the poor. Mr.. Comstock Withdrew
The ballot-F \. Bond, p. F. Chapman
and Geo. Hammond, tellers-resulted
Whole number of votes. 305; necessary
to choice. 1913; Mr.. Rogers had 80 Mr.
Benedict 10, DR.. Sheldon So and there
were three scattering. The nominees for
constable were c. j. Seeley, O. +. Moore
and w. H. Cobb. On the first ballot Mr.
Cobb had - votes, Mr.. Moore % and Mr.
Setley 1913, with one scattering. Mr.
Cobb withdrew III favor of Mr.. Seeley
The second ballot gave Mr.. Seeley pos OF
the 3S1 votes cast, Mr.. Cobb l3 and Mr.
Moore 80, with one scattering. +. n
Ross, f. NJ. Day and Geo. Chatfee were
put in nomination for second constable
One hundred and eighty-three votes were
cast, of which Mr.. Ross had p, Mr.. Day
1873 and Mr.. Chaffee %. This list OF
Grand, f. II. Thorp, Allan Calhoun, c.
\. Brooks; petit, A. j. Marshall, j. A
Douglas, NJ. X. Moore, A. X. Carr, Fred
A. FoOte, NJ. A. Monroe.
The road commissioner was, on motion
of F. A. Bond, instructed to do what he
could toward making the road to East
Middlebury passable in winter by afford
Ing chances for teams to get from the
main track to the sides when necessary
The meeting adjourned till 10 O'CLOCK
on Saturday, March 20. ~