Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04
$500 FOR THE BAND
No Restrictions Over Commas
and Job Wagons.
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED
Highest Vote Cast for Any Village ON.
cial 1O9.-COl. lannon's Reference "a
City Charter Was Applauded.

| DIdJtleUOIO annual village meeting
which took place Tuesday, was Of the
usual quiet nature, nothing in the way Of
a heated discussion or an oratorcal TN M.
curing to stir the spirit of few yo,ers
who attended. The meeting was called N
order at 9 o'clock by Clerk w. D. Perry
only handful of citizens being present
The ballot boxes were kept open from o
| o'clock until 2, but the throng of voiar,
was not great enough at any time to over.
work the checking clerks, the creates,
number of votes received by any candi.
date being 100. All the articles in the
warrant were passed with the exception nj
article 6, which was dismissed after con.
siderable discussion.
After the closing of the ballot boxes
Mayor W. H. Vinton read article =. to re-.
ceive and act upon the reports of the bal.
lifts, treasurer and chief engineer After
several minutes of silence George W
Pierce moved that the reports be accepted
and withoutIwaiting for the motion to be
seconded Mr.. Vinton put the motion be-
fore the meeting. II was carried unani.
mously.
Article was "To raise money to defray
the expenses for the coming year" L.
Adams moved that tax of 40 cents paya-
bic in July be voted and his motion was
supported by unanimous vote.
Article 4, "To see if the village will in.
struct the board of bailiffs to buy pair o.
horses" brought out some discussion. Mr.
Vinton spoke of the need of another pair
of horses for use in the fire department
and in answer to question from Mr.. AID.
ans said that the village had paid the
town 500 during the past year for the use
of the town team. Mr.. Adams then moved
that the bailiffs be instructed to buy pair
of horses. Thomas Pentland wished to
know the opinion of the bailiffs in the mat
ter, and Mr.. Vinton, Mr.. Emerson and
Mr.. Burnett, all of the board present, ia,
vored the motion. Capt. F. D. Weld en-
phasized the need of the horses in the fire
department, stating that a pair of good.
strong horses was an actual necessity. The
motion met with slight opposition but was
carried.
After the reading of article ): ITO see if
the village will appropriate money towards
the support of the Brattleboro Military
band" c. H. Thompson read the following
resolution:
| That sum of $500 be paid to the Brat.
tleboro Military band to pay the ex.
penses Of l. free op-nar concerts TO be-
given during the summer and fall Of the
| present year.
Mr.. Thompson spoke of the pleasure
which is afforded many people by the band
concerts and moved the resolution be
adopted. His motion was seconded BY
Frank Emerson. Mr.. Vinton thought
that the resolution was indefinite and
recommended that it be changed to read
"a sum not to exceed $500" adding the
clause "when and where the bailiffs direct
in reference to the time and place of the
concerts. The resolution was adopted in
its amended form.
Article 6 was then read, it being as fol-
lows:
To see if the village will amend or add
to its bylaws, by passing, enacting and
adding thereto the following:
1t is hereby ordained by the village OF
! Brattleboro
Article NO person shall keep, or keep stand.
! ing in any public highway street in the village
| OF Brattleboro, any horse, team, hack, coupe,
| carriage, sleigh, express team or job team for
public use or hire, without the written consent Of
| the hailiffs therefor, and under such regulations
and conditions as the bailffs in such written con-
| sent shall make.
| Article 2-H any person shall violate the pro-
visions OF the preceding section he shall forfeit
and pay TO, and for the use OF the village Of Brat
| teboro the sum Of IS and costs.
l. K. Allen said he thought the "coops"
and express teams had as much right on
the street as any farmers team and moved
that the articles be rejected, his motion
being seconded by Z. M. Applin. c. H.
Thompson inquired of Mr.. Fits if the
bailiffs could not take action against the
teams as a nuisance but Mr.. Fits replied
that it was roundabout and unsatisfactory
method of prosecution. l. K. Allen in
sisted that his motion be put before the
meeting. l.. d. Taylor wanted to know
what action the bailiffs would take provid-
ed the articles were passed and Mr.. Vinton
said that the bailiffs had given the matter
no thought. c. Fl. Thompson then inquired
OF Mr.. Fits what redress the men would
have if the bailiffs should take it into their
heads to order the coupes and the express
and Job wagons off the street. Mr.. Fits
stated that the articles were simply for the
purpose of regulating the matter in just
and fair manner.
Mr.. Fits said that the purpose of the
article was not to drive from the street
any coupe, express team or job wagon, but
simply TO regulate the matter. Complaints
had been made, he said, that the owners
or drivers do not keep the street about
their teams clean, and under the laws as
they are at present the village officers have
no authority in the matter Mr.. Fits
thought that the articles would be benefit
10 the coupe men, eXpress-men and job
men as well as to the village and moved
that they be passed, enacted and added TO
the bylaws of the village.
N. L. Ryan expressed the opinion that
the articles gave the bailiffs too much
! power; S. B. Emerson gave an Illustration
why the bailiffs could not act in the mat
ter unless provided with suitable tools in
the form of laws; j. L. Martin asked that
the resolutions be read again; and Thomas
Harmon won applause by his remark that
all the discussion could be done away with
by getting a city charter. Before vote
was taken Mr.. Fits said that articles could
be abolished by a special village meeting
should they be abused. Mr.. Vinton then
put Mr.. Aliens motion before the meeting
and the nays made the most noise but on
dividing the house the majority proved to
be In favor of dsmissing the article.
AS the voters were leaving the hall Mr..
Vinton read the result of the election as
follows:
Clerk-W. d. Perry 103.
Bailltfs-W. Ii. Vinton 106, S. B. Emer-
son lO2, j. j. Estey 107, E. S. Morse los,
ID. III. Burnett 100, H. B. Chamberlain l,
A. V. Cox /, II. E. Harris 8.
Treasurer-W. d. Perry 1903.
Collector-R. E. Gordon 108
Chief engineer-C. G. Turner 104, j. G..
Estey l, F. D. Weld 2, f. K. Green /.
Auditor-C. A. Harris 106.