Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-09
ANNUAL MARCH MEETINGS.

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ANNUAL MARCH MEETINGS.
ON ccrs who VIII Serve For the Year I'm
suing out.st IN yde ark.
The annual town meeting was held in
the town hall Tuesday, IA large attendance
being present s. H. Waite was elected
moderator; n. G.. Wood, town clerk; +.
H. Strong. town treasurer; II. c. Lam
pher, John G.. Peck and Joseph Foss, Sc
lectmcn W. G.. Bassctt, oversccr of the
poor; Jonas Stevens, lst constable; l.. J..
Butts, I'd constable; Jonas Stevens col
lector of taxes; Frank Chaffee, a. Nj.
Whitcomb and H. NJ. Noyes, listers; f..
b. Sawyer. G. S. Page and II. NJ. McFar-
land, auditors: Il. G. Munson, Peter Par
run and S. q. Waite, grand jurors; s. n.
Whitcomb, road commissioner; f.. {.
White, school director. 1t was warm
town meeting, many sharp discussions
being held during the course of the day.
The new list of officers includes mostly
new hands at the business, and great
renovation in town business is expected
during the coming year. Much disap-
pToVal was shown toward the action OF
tho school directors in not applying the
% cents on dollar which was appcOprt-
a'cd toward the school house debt. it be-
ing applied toward the pe yment of ad-
ditiOnal expenses which were incurred
but not rccko lcd in the estimate of the
cost Of the building. The chief bone OF
contention was over the amount which
tho grand list should be made out at for
the coming year. tax of 200 cents on u
dvhar was finally voted upon, 60 cents Of
which Is to be applied on school expenses,
40 cents to road expenses, and the bal
ance to the remaining expenses of the
town. Dinner was served in the church
vcslCy under the auspices Of hc Ladies
Fttp. - 4 i1t, - "a
$2l.l6,
BAKERSFIELD.
Moderator. II. Or. Brigham; clerk ana
treasurer, =. w. Davis; selectmen, II. f.
Brigham, e. w. Giddings Il. j. Doane;
listers \. l.. Hail, W. A. Whitney, f.. l..
Maynard; auditors, A. l.. Hall, O. G.
Start, John T.. Se1nott; ovecseer of the
poor w. O. Brigham; constable, F. y.
Wells; town gre.nd jurors. q. G. Corse, W.
O. brigham; read commissioner, NJ. i.
Hand; cemetery commissioners, 5 years,
=. G. Corse: committee Brigham Acade-
my, years. j. a. Perkins; trustee Brig
ham fund, 3 yeas, H. NJ. Doane; county
grand jurors. e. II. Blodgett. NJ. i. Start,
W. II. Giddings: sexton, f. \. Wells.
BARTON.
Moderator, T.. W. Baldwin,; clesk, L.
NJ. Hubbard; treasurer II. G. Pierce. Sc
lectmcn, O. 4. White A. Is. Emerson G.
I.
constable, ]. II. Brown; ovefSoer, O. u.
Rowoll; listers. A. ID. Matthews, II. =.
Cook j. j. Gray; town grand jurors. Il.
S. TWombly, G. a. Drew auditors. NJ. j.
owen NJ. NJ. Taplin. p. l.. Webster; road
commissioner, lIor,.t'o Devereaux; school
director for ,hcee years, B. {. Berry.
ALBURG.
Moderator. II. W. Marvin town clerk.
W Warren Rockwell; selectmen. Melhorn
Hazen, H. X. Darby. George w. Boards
ley; town treasurer, j. S. jordan; over
er of poor, NJ. i. Goodrich, 1st consta-
Bile. William Wightman; I'd constable, NJ
II. Mott; listers. j. q. McGregor, Fl. II.
Reynolds. NJ. r. Mott; auditors II. S.
Mott, Jackson Reynolds, George NJ. Hons
niger. trustee of public money. J. s. Cor
don: fence viewers, p. ID. Jameson, W
y. Phelps, w. A. Soule; grand juCors. r.
w. Darby. Duncan McGresor, Jr.. Guy
Haynes. inspector of leather f. c. Ladd;
road commissioner, p -. Jameson agent
to defend suits against the town, l.. f..
Soule; school director H. II. Reynolds,
f." three Yeas; school director, Henry
Aiptt for one year; library trustee, II. W.
Marvin, Voted to raise 125 per cent on
the grand list to defray town expenses.
IiINESBuRGH.
Moderator c. G.. Peck; clerk treasurer
and trustee, j. +. Miles; selectmcn, ~
y. lartch, II. NJ Page c. j. Russell;
OvcrsCer of poor and poor farm director,
g. y. Boynton; constable, II. {. Russell;
listers, l.. j. Brownson, Harrison owen,
j. Ii. Allen; auditors, II. A. Beecher, II.
~. Fierce. Thomas Hart fence viewers,
James h. Bird, Peter Lavigne, James Da-
Wis: grand juror. Fl. A. Beecher; inspector
OF leather, William Sanctuary: pound
keeper Napoleon Lewis; inspector of lum-
Der and shingles, }. ii. Allen, town agent,
c. II, Weed; school director, II. NJ. Page;
cemetery trustee, +. Il. Miles, road COM
missioner, L. l. Ray. Voted to give the
consta BILE jurisdiction IF the State. Voted
500 to Cummings Post q. A Il. for Me-
mortal day Voted tax for all purposes
1VV per cent.
FAIRFAX.
Moderator I. w. Paris; town clerk, 4.
b. Beeman; selectmen, |. w. Paris, f..
r. knsbury. G.. 4. Hawiey; 1st consta-
bic, j. f. Alfred; I'd constable, j. O. Asel
tine; collector of taxes, }. Il. Alfred. lis
tcrs. {. II. Hunt, G. c. Orton Il. Dawson;
auditors |. T.. Hunt, S. T.. Wilson. T.. D.
Shepardson; trustee public money, f. W.
Shcpardson; fence viewers !. W. Paris,
c. Whee.cr. r. Mcclellan; grand jucors.
/. T.. Wilcox, Moses Howard, NJ. T.. Strait;
inspector of leather |. |. Depatie; pound
keeper every mars yard pound; sur
VeyOr of wood ana lumber, George Ken
ncld; iOdd commissioner Demo BeardS-
ley; town agent to defend suits. l. r..
Hunt, school directors G. H. Brush, +.
", Shepardson. u. \. Webster; trustee
of Fellows Free Academy fund, G. \.
Hawley: county grand jurors, G. IL. Hunt,
S. y. Wilson q. &. Orton; petit jurors,
Charles Strait. d. A. Webster. W. 5.
Brush, NJ. +. Hicks, j. A. Aseltine, q. $.
Butler. Voted to extend the Jurisdiction
Of the constable throughout the State;
voted to leave its tax bills in the hands of
the town treasurer; voted 5000 for Me-
moria. day; voted ST. tax on grand list;
voted to have five library trustu es voted
5000 for the maintenance Of a free pub
lie library; voted to abolish the town
liquor agency
ST GEORGE.
Moderator NJ. W. Hinsdill, clerk and
treasure, O. w. Isham; selectmen, II. H.
Tlley. John Noonin and c. j. Sutton
listers, Emerson Hinsdil, Charles North,
Il. ID, Isham; overseer OF the poor, Nor
man lsham; constable, NJ. w. Hinsdill
auditors, l.. r. Sutton, T.. ID, Isham and
Nj L. Tillcy, fence viewers, H. b. Carr
f., O. Terrell, Jas. Gates; town grand iur-
or, II, ~, Tiiey, pound keeper stephen
Noonm; road commissioner, f.. NJ. IIins-
dill: school commissioner for three years
Rolln F.. Forbes. Tax for all purposes 70
cents on tho dollar,
HUNTINGTON.
Nj odorator, +. d. Falby, NJ. D.; clerk,
Geo. Sc ". Sayles; selectmcn, q. II. Hal
lock, G.. W. Brewster, j. S. Sweet; listers
j. G. Carpenter, r. II. Sweet, q. NJ. Nor
ton; constable II. w. Gillett; treasurer