Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-10

ldoJ year DOdTu OF OIlCefS. w. ~.
Stockwell was first reelected a town
grand juror, but it being stated that,
being postmaster he was ineligible, the
election was declared void, and Ii. f.
Weatherhead was chosen in his place.
There was no contest over the election of
any officer except road commissioner. I'm
der the law the vote for this official was by
ballot, p. 5. Eames contesting the election
with L. K. Stockwell, the last years in
cumbent. The boxes were open upward
of an hour and both sides made a lively
fight. The result stood
Whole number of votes cast, GA
Necessary to a choice, 33S
G.. w. Hooker had |
p. s. Eames, 312
f. f. Stockwell, 36l
The announcement of Mr.. Stockwell's
election was greeted with applause by his
adherents.
This was the full list of officers elected:
Moderator--G W. Hooker
Town clerk VIM 5 Newton.
Selectmen-N II. Ninton, F. +, Gleason, L. II.
Putnam.
Treasurer-w H. Bracsett.
Overseer of the POOR l.. Stockwell.
Constabes list, Thomas Harmon; ID, J. l..
Stockwell.
Tax collect. r-R f. Gordon.
Lsters-John $ Cutting H. b. Chamberlain,
Azor Marshall, T j. b Cudworth, a. J Currler
Auditor,-H. B. Chamberlain, T. J. b. Cud-
worth c. G Staples
Trustee public mo ey-W 5 Newton.
Fence viewers-C. l.. Stickney, j. d. Whitney,
A. W. Roel
Town grand iurors-w. II. Minor, H. F. Wealth.
erhead.
Inspector Of leather-w II. Kinson.
Poundkeeper-F Frank $. Brasor.
Inspector of lumber-W. A. Ramsdell
Road Commssoner--E. f.. Stockwel
Town agent.F. w Mcclure
School drector-C. Whitman.
The lists for grand and petit jurors were :
Grand jurors-W. II. Vinton, John p.
| Sergeant, j. II. Pratt, II. f. Weatherhead,
II. p. Welman, Azor Marshall.
Petit jurors-Jas. r. LeRay, Frank L.
Hunt, Z. ID. Whitney, w. S. Fessenden,
| Ii. d. Waterman, Z. w. Harlow, Luke
Ferriter, Henry Akeley, Z. c.. Dunklee,
c. Z. Nash. T. j. B. Cud worth, G. l.
Knapp, w. D. Stockwell, G. E. Selleck,
| c. A. Miles, w. Z. Banks, j. NJ. Joy, c.
d. Whitman.
The election of officers being completed
Z. C.. Crosby moved, under article three,
that 80 cents on the dollar be raised to pay
the town expenses. This motion pre-.
vailed. Under article four A. c. Daven-
port, Ii. d. Holton and F. X. Barrows
were elected trustees of the Brattleboro
| Flee library for term of three years to
succeed themselves. G. A. Miles was
elected member to succeed Rev. C. o.
Day, removed from town. The usual sum
of $1,000 was appropriated for the support
of the library.
Under article six, for the appropriation
of money for Memorial day, Frank Emer-
son moved that the sum be made $400
When inquiry was made as to why so large
an increase over the usual sum was pro-
posed Mr.. Emerson answered that the
membership of the Grand Army was con-
stantly growing smaller, it was more diff
cult properly to carry out the observance
of Memorial day, and it was felt that
more money should be appropriated for
this purpose.
| Col. Thomas Harmon said that while he
had no personal knowledge on the subject
he had seen the statement in the news
papers that it was proposed to turn over
| the main portion of this sum, if voted, for
the benefit of the First Regiment band
] He had no objection to this being done,
| but, in behalf of the Grand Army men,
beers he thought if this was the plan it
| should be so stated. e. +. Thompson
said he believed that the money could not
| legally be given to the band, because an
article for that purpose had not been
placed in the warrant He was sorry this
| had not been done. Col. Haskins said he
was himself member of the Grand Army.
! He was also friendly to the band, but this
| business should be done "fair and square,"
The money could not be appropriated by
| the town without an article in the warrant.
| In 1886 the legislature enacted a law en-
abling cities and incorporated villages to
appropriate money to aid local bands by
paying them for public concerts, etc. The
town cannot appropriate money in this
way but the village can, and, 81 hope
| such action will be taken at the annual
village meeting" he said. Col. Haskins
then moved to amend the motion of Mr..
Emerson so as to make the sum approprl-
ated for Memorial day 800. Mr.. Emerson
accepted the amendment and the motion
was carried unanimously.
Under article seven it was voted to
make the salaries of town officers the same
as heretofore. Under article eight it was
moved by G. F. Thompson to appropriate
$493.30 to pay the excess of expenditures
of the road commissioner during the last
| year, and the motion was carried. 1t was
voted to exempt the polls of the members
of Western engine company of West Brat
tleboro from taxation as usual.
| A short discussion arose under article
ten to see If the town would authorize the
board of school directors of the town school
district to pay the tuition of advanced pu-
pills when they desire to attend the schools
of the Brattleboro graded school district.
DIR. G. S. Clark said the law made full pro-
vision on this point and moved to pass
over the article. DR.. Clark said that the
town school directors had provided a
school for the education of their advanced
pupils and 1t was an injustice to that
school to weaken it by sending pupils else
where. @. ID. Whitman made an eXplana-
ton of the situation which had caused this
article to be put in the warrant. He said
that the parents of certain pupils living ON
the edge of the graded district felt that it
was an injustice that their children should
be compelled to attend the town school, or
else pay their tuition in the graded
schools. 1t was to relieve or correct this