Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-04
The Corporation Meeting.
IL was Finished Tuesday Evening. After
Being Postponed TRic----Ierry heefe
Elected street Commissioner.

The corporation meeting, adjourned from
MONDAY. Jan u. met last Monday evening
The auditors report " nIcn e. LAID Oh the
table at the last meeting was taken up al
the suggestion of 7 II. bsuUitt on the
motion Of t. s.. Leonard. After an eIp.s-
NATION % the part o! the baiiits 10 regard
10 the misuncersto0o points. the report wa
unanImousiv accepted and adopted The
meeting then proceeded % finish the election
of officers. beginning where u was left the
week before. o. {. DAY was chosen a.,
third hre warden. Charlie s. Moore wa
elected first water Commissioner. Fred ~.
Young second. and Arthur Coolidge third
{. l. Capron was reelected treasurer d.
" Beaumont collector ot taxes and j.
Il. Alloee j T. Pierce and j.. Il GRAY
auditor. Then came the greatest fight "
the evening for street commissioner
Five names were preseut-a--Jerry heefe.
Ira Earle. j. 81. George. II L bean ard
&. h. Nichols After haIotiuc three times
Jerry keeie was elected The time being
nearly midnight The Meeting was adjourned
again. 70 the next evening tuesday even
ing the number Of voters out was much
smaller than the other nights. There were
still u articles 1i the warrant 10 be dIsuo-
ed Of. only three having been taken uu.
Article T. a. 10 water Tor the street sprInk-
lers, was kept with the water commission
ers. Articles b, 3, and were dismiss
ed. Article 8. regarding the extension Of
the flre alarm system. was lett with the fire
wardens nIer article DO u was voted 10
levy a tax Of - cents, and under ! 70 levy
b cents. 70 apply IN reducing the indebted
ness Of thelstreet department Money st0
be borrowed by the treasurer and Daiiiifs
if necessary.
The matter % electric lighting was left
for the bailihs 10 attend 70. and SO was
voted 20 be given % the chairman Of the
board OF health. IL was voted that a com
mittee Of tve he appointed 70 investigate
the sewer system. Inc moderator. Mr
Weston Will appoint them later After
many DAYS the annual meetings, all Of
them. Of the corporation, have been held
MIR. keefe, the new street commissioner.
rs having a rough beginning. but he Is be
ginning well
A meeting Of the rlre wardens was held
on tuesday evening. at which D. G. Dav
was chosen chairman. A T. Fitzsmmong
clerk. C.. J.. " heeler was given general
oversight Of the department. J. j Rovce
was elected chief engineer
The firm of Robertson q son recently
obtained a patent Tor medicated manila
paper
Misses Charlotte Day, Caroline Arms and
Jennie ShIpman come nome TODAY. from
Smith college, 70 spend SUNDAY
Ih're is a rumor that W. i. Givnn Of
Saxtons River may open branch store in
the quarters recently vacated by Williams
q Co. statlOner-
-Four whistles at II Monday morning was
the signal for solid session Of the schools
The same al s Tuesday norm x. said no
school this morning, and again at noon
none this afternoon.
The entertainment which the senior class
of the High school were 10 give III the High
school building tuesday evening. was post
poned, on account of weather until tuesday
evening of next week
W ;. Durham attended the annual
Getting of the Vermont Hotel keepers as
ration in Burlington tuesday. Joining
association at that time. lie was cbos-
~ one of the executive committee.
The mid-winter rally Of the Baptist
Young Peopl union of the Woodstock as
ISOLATION is held at Felchville today. Rev.