St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-08
TOWN MEETING.
A Light Vote Cast and Little Excite
ment at the Gathering.

ment at the Oathering.
Yesterday was a typical March
day. and this combined with the
fact that there was only one con-
test for town officers kept a good
many voters away from the polls.
In the absence of Alexander Dunnett
Henry c. Bates was chosen modera-
tor of the meeting and the following
officers were elected
Moderator, Alexander Dunnett.
Town clerk, E. D. Blodgett.
Selectmen, L. B. Hartshorn, E. P.
Potter, Curtis c. Folausby.
Town treasurer, E D. Blodgett.
Overseer of the poor, Lorenzo Sui
loway.
First constable, Geo. r. Crosby.
Collector of taxes, Geo. X. Crosby.
Listers, D. M. Bacon, Orrin S. Abb
bot, w. s. Russell.
Auditors, William T. Horton,
Josiah B. Gage, Philip H. Stone.
Trustee of public money, E. d.
Blodgett.
Road commissioner, Horace Jack
son.
Town agent, to prosecute and de-
fend suits, L. P. Slack.
Inspector of leather, Henry F..
Griswold.
Town grand jurors, W. S. Boyn-
ton, John c. Clark, James Richie.
Fence viewers, E. P. Potter, L. b.
Hartshorn, Curtis c. Follansby.
Pound keepers, E. P. Potter, l.. B..
Hartshorn, Curtis Follansby.
Surveyors OF wood and inspectors
of lumber and shingles, L. D. Stiles,
I. w. Webster, VIM Wetherbee, Slas
Randall, A. L. Bragg, Daniel Car
penter, W. P. Stafford, Daniel Stree
ter, Alexander Dunnett.
Town school director for three
years, Truman c. Fletcher.
Grand jurors, William Higgins,
Charles Cobb, F. A. Pierce, Henry
Severance.
Petit jurors, George H. Morrill,, w.
H. Preston, S. ]. Holmes, Henry F.
Griswold, w. A. Graham, R. Balch,
Frank w. Ball, F. G. Bundy, F. A.
SWEET. F. II. Potts, Albert Worces-
ter, F. w. Taylor.
About 375 votes were cast and the
only contest was between Lorenzo
Sulloway and Thomas Rickaby for
overseer OF the poor. Mr.. Sulloway
was elected, receiving 226 votes as
against 149 for Mr.. Rickaby.
The business OF the meeting, aside
from balloting, was taken up at 2
O'Clock. A tax of 85 cents on the
dollar was voted, which is the same
as last year. On motion of Col. L.
c. Fletcher the sum Of $3.50 was
appropriated for the observance oil
Memorial day. On motion of Major
N. P. Bowman it was voted that the
selectmen arrange for the proper
heating OF the Town Hall at the ex.
pense OF the town. 1t was also
voted to give the constable the Jurls
diction OF the state.
J. R. Stevens of St. Johnsbury Cen
ter criticized the town officers fol
charging so much for their services
and said there would be grand
reckoning some day. He read from
the Newport town report, showing
how little the town officers charged
for their services and alleged thai
the Vermont Statutes provided tha
the auditors should approve all bill
for salaries for the town officers. HI
also objected to the town officer
charging tor the use OF their horse.
William Higgins replied to MI
Stevens, reminding him that whe
he was on board of selectmen Nj
Stevens charged for his team.
This brought MIR. Stevens quickl
to his feet and he moved the passag
OF a resolution making all tow
officers itemize their accounts, serv
for So day and make no charge fC
the use of their team.
On motion OF E. P. Allen the resoll
ton was amended allowing tt
town officers to charge for the use
the teams, but the resolution failt
of passage. After the announcemeI
of the result of the days ballotir
the town meeting was declared a
journed.