Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-01-26
village Corporation Meeting.

Herbert W. Heene Elected Superin-
ttndent of Sueets-.-C Co Committee APP
pointed TO Arrange for "a Public Park
Paid.
The vilsge corporation meeting of last
Monday evening drew goodly number of
voters, stout go ballots being cest during
the election of officers.
Geo. A. Weston was reelected modera-
tor, as were also f. A. Boles clerk, @. E..
Capron treasurer and the board Of bailiffs
G. E. HovBId, O. M. George and G. H.
Gibson. For FIRE wsrdens G.. l.. Wheeler,
j. II. Gately and j. G.. Church were chos-
en-, the last two taking the places of H. B.
Fitzsimmons and j. G. Day. As water
commissioners H. w. Keene, A. Coolidge
and Fred n. Young were chosen, Mr..
Coolidge being the only one of the old
board. For auditors Z. II. Allbee H. D.
Ryder and d. H. Cray were elected, MIR.
Ryder taking the place of c. W. Black.
The most interest in the election Of officers
centred in that of superintendent of streets
and sewers, the two candidates being Jerry
Keefe, who has held the Office a number of
wears, and Herbert W. Keene. formerly
foreman of the International Paper com
panys leg drivers. This was the largest
ballot of the evening, the friends of both
being On hand as soon as the box was open
ed. The result was the election of Mr..
Keene by a fairly good majority. The
choosing of one man to be at the head Of
both the street end water departments is
looked upon as the first step toward COM
binipg the two Offices under one man under
a stated salary for his whole time. The
cost of overseeing the two departments the
past year has been in excess of what one
salary would be, and both men have had
other work to which they have devoted a
large part of their time
The different articles " ere disposed Of as
follows:
Furnishing water for the sprinkling of
streets was left to the discretion of the
water commissioners.
No additional water pipes or sewers were
authorized to be laid The question regard.
ing the raising of the dam at Minard's pond
to increase the storage capacity Of the
water supply was dismissed, but it was
voted to lay about 1900 feet of large iron
pipe to bring in the additional supply of
Ellis's brook; the work and expense to be
under the direction of a committee of five
citizens appointed by the moderator.
No changes were made in the water
rates.
A committee of three was appointed to
investigate the scheme of securing land be-
tween Green and Rockingham streets to be
used for public park. No investigation of
the probable cost had been made and it was
impossible to act intelligently at this time
The committee will report at a future meet
ing, either special or regular, as they may
see fit.
None of the Indebtedness of the corpora
ton is to be paid this year; a tax of 30
cents was decided upon to be paid to the
treasurer the SEINE as in former years.
The matter of the choosing a committee
to take charge of the Howard memorial
fund was laid on the table pending nego-
tiations being carried on with Mr.. Howard
toward divertipg the fund of $4,000. and
perhaps more, to the project of the hospi-
tai enterprise.
1t was voted as the sense of the meeting
that the water commissioners allow G. F.
Evans and others to cut ice from Minard's
pond under the usual restrictions, even
though the supply of water is short, but
none to be sold elsewhere.
The meeting was a harmonious one
throughout, but lasted until nearly II
O'Clock.
Byron Robinson has circulated a paper
the past week asking for the appointment
as census enumerator for the town.
Edward Pettengill, youngest son of DIR.
K. ID. Pettengill, has been called to town
by the serious illness of his father, and will
remain for the present.
Jay Wetherbee went to Boston Monday
to enter a school of electrical engineering,
and expects to make electricity a promi-
nent part of his life work.
A number of our citizens we're in Brat
tleboro last evening attending the concert,
and a number of others would have been
there but found themselves too late in Sc
curing their tickets.
Mrs. A. A. White of Brattleboro was in
town last week securing signatures to a De-
ution to our representatives in Congress
urging the passage of the bill restraining
the practice of vivisection.
TN. Chase of Atlanta university arrival
Tuesday night from Atlanta for short STAY
in town. His wife, who has been in Bellows
Falls all winter at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kirkland, is in very poor health
A Waldo Coolidge has decided to retire
from the firm of Butterfield & Coolidge
and an inventory of the property of the
firm has been taken this week. G. w.
ing and vegetable raising the coming year,
and is selling meat this winter. His plans
are not fully matured, but he will probably
largely extend the business of the firm for
next season.
Frank Hubbard who has been EMPLOYED
in the freight Cffice here, died at his home
on Green street Monday evening of con-
sumption, leaving a wife and four children.
A few months ago his friends in the rail
road Offices raised about $50 to relieve the
necessities of the family, and as soon as
his death was known another paper was
started and about half as much more was
quickly realized
NJ. B. Kelley has bought and taken DOS
session of the grocery business of j. M.
Towue q Son at Northampton, Mass. The
elder Mr.. Towne has been in the grocery
business in that city % years. The North
ampton Herald speaks of Mr.. Kelley as an
experienced grocery merchant, who con.
Quoted store with success in Putney eight
years and then in Bellows Falls 10 years.
retiring few years ago to engage in paper
manufacturing.
The water in Minard's pond has raised
about four inches during the past week be-
cause of the rains and warm weather. but
has already begun to fall again. The boiler
Tor the pump has been kept fred up day
and night the past two weeks to be in read |
mess in case of the emergency of a seri-
GUS lire breaking out. This being in addi-
ton to the assistance of the mill pumps
there is no cause for any alarm, as either
pump alone would probably furnish all that
would he naadad