Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
THE VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

c. II. Thompson Elected Committeeman
---Boundary Lines TO he Established
on Canal Street---Another New Build
ing Needed.
About 60 of the legal voters, including
several women, met at the High school
room at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening for the
annual meeting of school district No. 2.
Little occurred besides the usual routine
business, although some time was taken
up in the debate of the issue between the
town and village school districts as to the
division of the public school money.
The meeting was called to order
promptly at o'clock by the moderator,
Hon. b. d. Harris, and Clerk S. w. Kim
ball read the warrant. Mr.. Harris was
again chosen moderator A motion by
DR.. Holton was carried to the effect that
the reports Of the treasurer and prudential
comm ittee be accepted and adopted as
printed, excluding the recommendation
for tax rate, as that would have to be
acted upon later'o
The officers elected were: Clerk, S. w.
Kimball; member of the prudential COM
mittee to succeed c. II. Thompson, who
was elected year ago to serve the unex-
pired term OF the late +. w. Stoddard, G.
II. Thompson; treasurer, George G. Aver
i'll; auditor, A. G. Davenport collector,
K. E. Gordon. Mr. Gordon, who served
as collector last year for $3.50, asked that
his salary be increased to $500, and mo-
ton by {. G. Fits to raise the salary to
that amount was carried. On a motion by
A. c. Davenport il was voted TO leave to
the committee the question of how many
schools the district should maintain the
hot 1,a ne
weeks of school should be the same as
last year.
In considering the terms on which tut
ton scholars should be received DR.. Hol-
ton stated that the committee were in
structed last year not to receive tuition
| scholars to the High school for less than
| $40, but they were given the privilege of
charging as much more as they considered
| right under the statute providing that the
| amount charged shall be a reasonable
amount. He moved that they be given
similar instructions this year and the mo-
| ton was carried. DR.. Holton moved in
| favor OF supervisor the coming year.
| The duties and powers of the supervisor
were then explained by Mr. Adams in re-
| Spouse to the interrogation of DR.. Hamil-
ton. Rev. G. O. Day expressed the opin.
ion that Miss Smith, the present supervi.
sor, had eXerted a great influence for good
over the children and he hoped she would
be retained. DR.. Hotons motion was
then carried. X. +. Gordon moved in
favor of employing a music teacher for the
ensuing year, and there was no opposi.
ton.
Article s was "to see II the district
will instruct the committee TO straighten
and establish the south and west lines OF
the Canal street school property" &: II.
Thompson said that the question wa.
brought up by the location of a switch
near the school building by the electric
railroad company and that there was
lack of knowledge as 10 the limits of tn,
school property. Arrangements had beer
made with the heirs of the Estey estate
whereby the school gained from eight tc
II feet on that side, and a survey had beer
made, but a vote of the district was nee
essary to make the arrangements complete
1t is also hoped that it may be established
that the wall in front of the schoolhous,
is not in the highway. c. c. Fits moved
an amendment that the committee consti
tute their own agents in the matter, and i
was so ordered
Under article o, for the raising OF none,
to defray expenses, Mr.. Adams stated tha
the committee recommended a tax of o:
cents and he did not see how it would b,
possible to get along with any less. A new
eighth grade must be fitted up, which
would involve an expense of $3.50 for
teacher; $1j to 500 would have to be ex
pended TO lay concrete around the Cana
street building to prevent water running
into the basement; $1G0 would have to b,
expended for the renewal Of insurance
| TpHnptinn nf ha 1;.,
loss OF $500 TO the district, and there wa,
an uncertainty as to the outcome of tn,
contention over the division of the publ,
money. Then followed a protracted de-
bate over such contention but as the sub
stance of it is included in the printed
school report it is not necessary to repro
duce 1t here. \ tax of 50 cents was finally
voted.
Under the article "to transact any 9th
er business Or. Holton stated that &
years ago 1t was voted to pay the chair
man of the school board 500. Later il
was voted TO pay each committeeman $50
which was the present rule. In view O
the fact that the burden of responsible,
rests with the chairman he moved that thu
chairman receive 500 and the other mem
bers S25 each. After that motion wa,
carried Mr.. Collins explained that the rea
son why the committees salary was drawn
in his name was because it was more con
venient 10 draw the money in one nam,
than in three.
Dr. Hamilton asked as to the sanitar,
condition of the schools and was told thai
1t was defective at the Chase and Higl
street schools, but that it was as good a.
1t could be made under existing circum
stances The time is not far distant wher
1t Will be necessary 10 erect another larg,
school building and until then it is no
considered expedient to expend much
money for sewerage for the one-room
schoolhouses. Discussion on that point