Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-05

Article 5. ITO hear and act upon the
reports Of special committees" Under
this article. Gov. Dale, chairman OF the
special committee appointed regarding a
water and drainage system reported as
follows:
To the taxpayers Of the Town OF
Brighton:
Your committee to whom was referred
the subject of water supply and the pur.
chase at the Island Pond Aqueduct Water
Co.'S plant, respectfully report: That
pursuant to instructions given at the
last March meeting we attempted to ne.
gotiate for the purchase of said plant,
and not being able to procure it for any
sum indicated by the town we therefore
procured the services ola competent EN-,
gineer to estimate the expense OF getting
water supply from Jobs pond. The re-
suit was substantially that which engi.
neer Farnham had previously obtained.
Both Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Farnham esti.
mate the expense to be between S35, 900
and $4,000. Failing to purchase SAID
plant for any sum near the price sug-
gested by the town we procured char
ter authorizing the grantees to procure a
water supply from any available source,
and condemn property for that purpose,
also authorizing the grantees to sell and
the town to purchase the franchise The
selectmen requested us to procure Mr.
Foster, the engineer, to make a survey OF
a drainage system for the village, we APP
piled to him for that purpose and he sta
ted, what seems TO MS now evident, that
such survey should be made in connec-
ton with some water system, and il
made independently, it would be the ex-
tremest folly and uselessness.
In relation to the above Mr.. S. d. Hob
son submitted the following resolution,
which was adopted: That in case any
new system OF water works shall be CON
structed in this village during the coming
year the selectmen are authorized to con-
struct a system of sewers in connection
herewith.
Article 6, ITO see what sum OF money
the town will vote to raise to deiray the
current expenses of the ensuing year and
to liquidate its present liabilities. One
dallar and fifty cents on the dollar OF the
grand list was voted, apportioned State
tax Is cents, Town school so cents,
Town highway 20 cents, Support of poor
20 cents, Town 45 cents. This gives the
town cents less than last year. An
effort was made to raise the amount to
Sl.75, the extra 25 cents to be applied
on the Indebtedness OF the town, but the
motion was defeated.
Article 4, ITO determine in what man.
ner taxes should he collected" 1t was
voted as heretofore, by the town treas
urer, allowing discount of per cent to
all who pay their taxes within the time
prescribed.
Article 8, "To see if the town will APP
propriate 10 per cent gifts highway fund
for the construction and maintenance OF
new sidewalks" was passed, the side
walks being considered ample for the
present.
Article 8. ITO see if the town will APP
propriate the sum of $40 to be expended
for the proper observance of Memorial
Day" This amount was voted.
Article 10, ITO see what sum OF
money, over and above that required by
law, will be appropriated by the town
for the maintenance and enlargement OF
the public library" TIE sum of $50 in
all was voted. being $25 over the amount
required by law.
This completed the work. which took
all day, and thus another annual meet
ing has passed into history.
The caucus nominees with three excep-
tions were elected.
. 1t was necessary to explain the differ
ence between to wn agent and town liquor
agent. o. L. Mansur has many friends.
Porter II. Dale made capital p-esid-
ing officer, and where he could pushed
matters through withcommendable zeal.
The law requiring the ballot box to be
kept open Is minutes very naturally de-
layed the work, several ballots being re,
CURED i'll number Of instances.
Now let us all strengthen the hands OF
the new officers. The town is peculiarly
fortunate in having for its first selectman
Gov. Dale, for he will give us anenergetic
and business like administration, bring.
ing into the care and conduct of town
affairs the same energy and zeal he dis
plays in his own. He will find willing and
ready assistants in his associates, DR.. ]
II. Lnehan, who was honored with u
reelection, and Geo. W. Currier. We
look forward to the coming year with
much confidence and courage.
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Sham holders at Vallee Brothers.