The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-02

erty over to us and the rough waters will
be calm. III we vote this down for few
years In two or five years these trus'
tees will turn over to us the institution
that belongs to us.
H. A. Huse did not want to say anything
that would perpetrate Ill feeling, but the
trustees OF the library had in way been
invited to make some offer to the city. Mr..
Huse explained in detail the facts regard
ing the provisions OF the Kellogg will, and
gave s. @. Shurtleff and George w Wing
credit for saving to the city what they did,
when they knew that everything was lost
to Montpelier. They made the best terms
they could for the town Of Montpelier.
They got all they could for the town. In
addition to the sum received John K. Hub
bard put in $4,000 more than he was COM
PEELED to do. Mr.. Huse hoped the article
would not be dismissed, and that some solu.
ton of this vexed problem might be reached.
The article was dismissed.
On motion of George p. Boyce sum not
to exceed 5000 was appropriated for the OBJ
servance Of Memorial Day, any surplus to
be returned to the treasury.
Articles eight and nine regarding COM
pensation OF mayor and aldermen were dis.
missed on motion OF j. II. Senter, inasmuch
as the charter provides that the mayor and
council serve without pay. The article re-
garding compensation for members OF the
fire department was referred to the city
council. The city council was instructed to
pay from the sinking fund money sufficient
to pay for the water used by hydrants,
stand pipes, watering troughs, ETC., this sum
not to exceed $1,000.
On motion OF g. II. o. Bosworth the ques-
ton Of purchasing the land on which the
stone crusher stands was referred to the
city council.
Fred Blanchard moved that the article
regarding the erection Of q highway bridge
across the WiDooski near the stone sheds Of
| @. II. More 81 Co. be dismissed and the mo-
ton went through with rush. A tax Of
| 100 cents on the dollar OF the grand list was
voted, the same to be payable ninety days
from June with the usual discount, The
firm Of Ryle & Mccormick was exempted
from taxation for period OF five years.
On motion Of f. A. Rowland the poll
taxes Of the members OF Company III were
abated.
The jurisdiction OF the state was voted to
the city sheriff and the first and second con-
stables on their filing proper bond with
the city council. 1t was voted to pay the
ballot clerks 80 per day for their services.
The resolution adopted last year, whereby
| the city council was.instructed to carry pu-
pills Of St. Michael's school in the same
| teams as pupils for the other public schools
are carried, was again passed. The city
council was instructed to advertise for bids
for and contract for lighting the streets for
| term of one, two or three years, commend
ing March Is, 1899, when the present con-
tract expires.
The following grand and petit jurors were
elected: Grand jurors, A. o. Cummins, P.
II. Hinkley, H. s. Town, 1. W. Shedi, L.
Bart Cross, e e Glaheu, "A. .. Farwell,
J. G.. Farwell, Albert Johonnott, T. j.
Kelleher petit jurors, c. A. Gale, II. G
Fullerton, d. w, Temple, Willis Blanchard
d. d. Nelson, H. Kelton, Theodore Fisher,
G. e. Taplin, Dexter Moody, j. A. Lucas,
L. M. Hutchinson, G. G. Downing Morton
Marvin, Alex. Broadfoot, John Birtel
James Mack, j. V. Brooks, W. 7. Dewey,
G. G. Dudley, j. w. f. Washburne
The vote for city officers was as follows
Mayor, j. H. Senter, 373 scattering 10;
clerk, T. R. Merrill, 1893; city sheriff, c.
Def Bancroft, 36l, scattering, 3; first con-
stable, T. j. Keegan, 359; second constable,
G. S. Whittier, 365, scattering, Il lister, A.
o. Cummins, 1867, scattering, 6; auditors, A.
W. Ferrin, NJ E. Smile, L. II. Bixby, 377,
$780, 373 city grand jurors, f. P. Carleton,
H. G. shurtleff, F. l.. Laird, 374. 1916. 1861
overseer of the poor, George Wheeler, 1872,
scattering, 2; treasurer, I. r. Merrill, 1856;
commissioner of Green Mount Cemetery, j.
w. Brock, 1855; aldermen, Ward /, Fred
Blanchard, n; Ward 2, o. H. Richardson,
n; Ward 3, Oughtney Jangraw, 81; Ward 4,
Robert Whelan, rs; Ward s, G. f. Lowe,
65. School commissioner in Ward 3, George
o. Stratton, &c.
On motion of S. H. o. Bosworth ad-
jOurned.