Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-07
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Old Officers Reelected for the Most Part
Tax Of so Cents Voted Expression
In Favor Of Freeing the Toll Bridge.

lNt amman eoWh hiocthiS iol tit toWn
Of Rockingham met in the town hall at
Bellows Falls Tuesday. Moderator
George A. Weston called for order short
" after 8 o'clock. There was an average
attendance and all was as quiet as could
| be desired.
These officers were elected: Moderator,
George A. Weston; clerk, F. A. Bolles;
seectmen, G. ii. Williams, M. r. Law
renee, G. NJ. Cory; overseer, Peter Do
and; treasurer, p. II. Hadley;constables
/ ]. w. Buemond and B. NJ. Walker; lis
ters, II. II. Allbee, G. A. Weston, S. A.
Whipple, Patrick O'Brien, j. E. Brosna-
\ han; auditors, u. III. Albee, III. ID. Ryder,
4 J. E. Byrne; trustee of public money,
\ James ii. Williams; trustee of Campbell
fund, j. F. AleXandertown grand jurors,
I. Il. d. Ryder, G. III. Robb, F. B. Locke, N.
\ l. Divoll; fence viewers, w. G. Belknap,
&c. II. Robb, f. r. Smith; pound keeper,
\ Hiram King; inspector of leather, j.
! +. Roche; town agent, G. III. Williams;
commissioner of Oak hill cemetery, A.
|. N Swain; commissioner of Rockingham
cemetery, c.. L. Weeden; sections, Oak
hill, L. S. Howard, old Catholic, Thomas
| 0Brien, Episcopal, W. J. Conant, Sax
4 tons River, Z. A. Houghton, Cambridge
! port, II. E. Wood Rockingham, f. E.
/ Wheeler BartonSville, j. II. Liddle; Ii
brary commissioners, F. B. Locke, j. T.
| Ridden, c. E. Howard; school director,
Dr.. j. H. Blodgett; custodian Of Camp
bell fund, P. II. Hadley; inspector of
wood and lumber, S. w. Stuart; court
grand jurors, f. G. Pierce, W. H.Bodine,
E. II. Weston, A. T. Pierce, E.G. Osgood;
petit jurors, f. W. Brown, Patrick
lOBrien, Wallace Weston, G. NJ. Cory, j..
Il. Gately, S. F. Perry, G. p. Sticllney, j..
L. Divoll, F. G.. Flint, j. II. Austin,
Clark Chase, G. A. Moore.
| C. Ii. Williams was reelected first Sc
ectman without opposition. For the
second position the names of M. R. Law
renee and j. E. Brosnahan were present
lOu' IO pulloUollS lo't ivy III WliCi ~ :
Brosnahan came into the hall and said
his name had been presented without
his knowledge, and asked that his
name be withdrawn. George f. Ball
declined a,re-election as trustee of the
public money and James II. Williams
was chosen. 1t was discovered that j.
IN al n
missioner in 1898 when three years of his
term remained and that A. n. Swain had
Ibeen acting a year after his term had ex-
lpired. H. d. Ryder read communica-
Ition from A. n. Swain to the selectmen
Rendering his resignation as one of the
trustees of the public library. On mo-
ton of Z. H. Allbee it was voted that it
was the sense of the meeting that the
! Selectmen should not accept the resigna-
tion and that Mr.. Swain should continue
member of the board, and that copy
of the resolutions be sent to Mr.. Swain.
When the election of school director
came up Fl. D. Ryder stated that F. B.
Locke had said that he should not be a
candidate for reelection against DR..
Blodgett and so the doctor was elected
without opposition. 1t was voted to
give the constables the jurisdiction of
| the state.
| Under article two of the warrant 800
was appropriated for Memorial day, under
article three 5000 for the public library,
and under article four, 5000 for the ceme-
teries of the town. Article fifth was to
see if the town will vote to dispose OF
the Hopkins property, so called, at Bar
louisville, or take any action in relation
thereto. On motion of n. L. Divoll the
chair was instructed to appoint a com
mittee of three to report at the next
town meeting. The selectmen and treas
urer were authorized to borrow money
necessary for current expenses prior to
| the collection of the town taxes.
The question of town tax created a lit
tie discussion. u. H. Allbee moved that
a tax of So cents be assessed; the tax
last year was so cents. n. L. Divoll of
fered as substitute that a tax of sc
cents be assessed and the substitute was
adopted. The treasurer was authorized
to collect the taxes.
George A. Weston raised quite tenn
pest when he brought up the toll bridge
matter. He stated that G. j. O'Neil, &
representative in the New Hampshire
legislature from the town of Walpole
was doing all that he could to secure the
passage of bill under which the toll
bridge at Bellows Falls could be freed
| The bill is general one and provides
that whenever towns interested purchas,
toll bridge and make it free the stat,
/ will pay one-half the purchase price. J
j E. Brosnahan offered this resolution
.sMoved-That it is the sense of tn,
1 voters present that this town, in tn,
event the bill now pending before tn,
legislature of New Hampshire relatin:
to the freeing of toll bridges becoming