Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-03-08
'/ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


College Taxation.
The annual March meeting was held in
the town hall Tuesday morning. In spite
of the blizzard which prevailed the at
tendance was large and the voters seemed
to know their minds, as there were but
two contests during the day, the balance
of the ticket being reflections and most
of these without any dissent. 1t was
voted to pay the overseer of the poor
500, and $75 was appropriated for the
observance of Decoration day-S50 to
VIM. p. Russell post, G.. A. r., and $25
to Needham post of East Middlebury.
A tax of 30 cents on the grand list was
voted, and a resolution passed authoriz-
ing the listers to assess taxes against the
Middlebury college property not on the
campus and also to tax members of the
| faculty of the college the same as other
citizens. The officers elected were:
Moderator, George Hammond; clerk, j.
M. Burke; selectmen, Darwin Rider,
| Willis n. Cady and Charles j. Mathews:
treasurer, G. E. Pinney overseer Of the
poor, William jackson; road commits
sioner for one year, w. Fred Hammond ;
first constable, Charles J. Seeley; second
constable, f. NJ. Day; listers, Gideon d,
Miner, Anson X. Carr, George H.
Eldredge; auditors, George Hammond,
Thomas f. Bovce, l.. b. Boardman; !;
trustee of United States surplus fund,
G. E. Pinney; town grand jurors, Fred
erick B. Deberylle, w. II. Davis, Milo
J. Day; inspector of leather, T. Kidder;
pound keeper, j. NJ. Burke; inspector of
lumber and shingles and surveyor of
lumber, I. NJ. Chapman; county grand
Jurors, William Remele. Allan Calhoun; :;
petit jurors, NJ. A. Munrop. A. n. Fisher,
Charles Hooker Fred NJ. Foote, Charles
G.. Cady, o. p. Moore; school director,
George Chaflee.
The meeting was called to order at
] 80 o'clock by Darwin Rider, the first
selectman. The first business was the
choosing of moderator. Judge Foote
nominated George Hammond, and he was
elected. The name of j. NJ. Burke was
presented for town clerk and he was
chosen for the place. Justice Moore ad-
ministere the oath of Office to Mr.
Burke, who then read the warning under
which the voters were called. The town
report was next taken up and w. w.
Martin moved that it be accepted and
adopted. Before this motion prevailed
Poormaster jackson made an explanation
of some of the items in his department.
saying that in several cases persons who
had been helped during the year had paid
back small sums to the town ard that
| these sums were shown in Treasurer
Pinney's report. Mr.. Jackson also
brought before the voters the matter of
two children now at the poor farm.
They are girls, eight and ten years old.
lie explained that the farm was no place
on which to bring up children. He said
that the Warner Home in ST. Albans
would take them for so each, but that
there was no guarantee that it would
furnish them permanent home. He
said that he had talked with Father
Shannon about getting the children into
the Roman Catholic Orphans Asylum in
Burlington. This home can be secured
for them for 500. and they will be
taught useful accomplishments as we'll
as be gwen the education to be obtained
from schools. Mr.. jackson thought the
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freed from responsibility and the children
would secure good home. He called
attention too to the matter of "A mortgage
of $50 held by the town against Mrs. F.
Fales, and said that it was given to de-
fray the expense of her husbands s
funeral, and motion was carried that
the mortgage be released for her benefit.
G F. Rich moved that SIS be given to
the two Grand Army posts in town for
the proper observance of Decoration day,
and it was so voted.
The next matter taken up was to see
about making repairs on the town hall.
Mr.. Rider, for the selectmen, explained
that the steps were evidently built on a
poor foundation and had settled so as to
be menace to any one entering or leav-
ing the hall, especially at night, aud
upon motion of c. II. Williamson, the
selectmen were empow to have the
needed repairs made.
Fred Hammond was nominated for
road commissioner. There was cOnsid-
cradle discussion as to " neither the term
should be one or three years, but it was
finally decided that good man would
have no trouble in being elected at the
close of year, and that was the time for
which Mr. Hammond was elected bv one
ballot being cast for him by the clerk
under suspension of the rules.
La the matter of the tax to be raised
George Hammond explained that 30 cents
on the grand list would produce sum 8
little too small for the expenses to be met
and that 80 cent TAX would leave 8
small surplus after paying the indebted
ness due, and it was voted. This tag
is less than that raised last year by q
cents. A bond for $1,000 with accrued
interest is retired by this lower rate.
On motion of w. w. Martin, the ole
board of seectmen received a unanimous
! reelection. C. Pinney was then made
, treasurer with the usual heartinass tha