Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-28
THE VILLAGE MEETING
Will Bring Hot Fight for Elec-
ton of Bailiffs.
A Statement About Street Lighting aud
Letter from gen. Estey About the
Attitude of the BnIIIns.

A Statement About street Lighting aud
Letter from gen. Estey About the
Attitude of the BaIIIHs.
Another hot fight for the election of vii
lage officers will take place at the annual
village meeting, which will open at the
town hall next Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock. Only one list of names will APP
pear on the official ballot, but determined
effort will be made by the friends of S. b.
Emerson, j. j. Estey and p. Fleming, of
the present board of baliffs, to secure their
reelection. The record of the board the
past year In reducing the debt $4,000 and
in having $1,000 left in the treasury is
pointed out as evidence of good business
administration in the past, and reelection
is urged on the ground that the best inter-
ests OF the village will be subserved by the
old board in making a new contract for
street lighting.
Some of the leading members Of the
Brattleboro Gaslight company do not hest
tate to say that the opposition to Mr.. EN-
erson and Mr.. Fleming is because of their
attitude on the street lighting question,
but reason for opposition TO Gen. Estey is
not stated. The ticket filed was named
through fusion of those interested in the
Bratteboro Gaslight company and men,
bers of the fire department who were OPP
posed to Mr.. Emerson. Col. Hooker, who
signed the papers for the ticket, says that
his opposition to the old board comes
from wish to have the village cleaned
thoroughy-pig pens and other stencil
holes to be closed and refuse removed.
F. d. Weld wrote letter declining to
be candidate for bailiff, but as the letter
was received two days too late his name
will appear on the official ballot and he
has said that he will serve IL elected. There
has been some talk of opposition to c. c.
Turner as chief engineer, but so far as
learned it has taken no definite form and
no candidate has been agreed upon in OPP
position.
c. II. Thompson of the Brattleboro Gas
light company says the rate for 2000-po
er electric lights heretofore has been 800
for use to midnight and $50 for use
throughout the night. Under a new con-
tract for three or five years the company
has quoted $50 to II O'Clock, and S125 for
all night arc lights of 1000 candle power.
He says that on lights of 1900 candle pow
er the company quoted $72 TO II o'clock
and $115 throughout the night, the ex-
pense of changing the apparatus, estimat-
gu al NI0OO, 10 De ulNIueu OeJWeen Ine
company and the village Mr.. Thompson
says the rate at Bellows Falls, with water
power is SO to midnight and Sl20 all
night at Rutland S72 and SIP; at Keene
the rate has been 800 and $50, and new
plan for 1900 candle power lights all night
is under consideration. Mr.. Thompson
says that the Gaslight company represents
an investment of Sl05, 900, nearly all of
which is held in town; that the company has
had difficulty in paying its six per cent divi-
dends; and that the company is ready to
make as low rate as other towns have,
considering the difference between water
and steam power.