Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-03-08

Surveyors of wood aud luInher-H. L..
Ames, r. {. Mosher.
Road Commissioner-G. III. Allbee.
Town Agent-Porter ii. Dale.
School Director-O. :. Eaton.
Trustee Public Libray-A. T.. bishop.
This branch of the business being con-
cluded the various articles in the Warn
ing We're taken up. The first'to lie so
considered was Article ). relating TO
town expenses. This provoked an ami
mated and spirited discussion. \ reso-
luton to raise 81 on the dollar of the
grand list was voted down by seven ma
jority. Then ensued more oratory.
many DESTROYS of paying off a portion
at least of the Indebtedness, and others
DESTROYS of postponing the evil day.
Finally resolution to raise sl.9O pre-
vailed by one majority, 76 for aud 75
against. This amount is apportioned a.
follows; State, State School and High.
way tax 30 cents; poor Ii cents; schools
10 cents, highways 90 cents; selectmen
80 cents; county tax 10 cents; to pay
Indebtedness - cents. The selectmeI
were instructed aud pledged themselves
to carry out this latter provision.
Article 6, collection of taxes. Taxes
are to be collected by the town treasurer
as heretofore, a discount of IA allowed
to all paying their taxes within the pre-
scribed time.
Article Z, to appropriate l01t of the
highway fund for the construction and
maintenance of sidewalks, was passed.
Article 5. the sum of $40 was voted
for the observance of Memorial Day.
Article 8, for the maintenance and en-
larg"ment of the public library, the sum
of s75 over aud above the amount re.
quired by law was voted.
Article 10. The selectmen were in.
structed to hire money at 1 or / 81 if
possible and pay outstanding orders nov
drawing 90
Article IL. The establishing OF .
cemetery commission, provoked another
long discussion, hut finally a commission,
was elected, namely; +. NJ. Bartlett,
Porter II. Dale, W. H. Bishop, Mrs.
Warner, Mrs c. L. Clarke.
Article II. regarding the lookup.
This matter was left with the selectnen.
and they were empowered if they deemed
best to construct court room with the
lookup.
Article ,, relating to the disposition
of the reports of the various town Off
GERS. was again taken up, and the re-
ports were accepted aud adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
BY motion the treasurer was instructed
that when the appropriation for the
highways has been exhausted to accept
no more orders drawn by the commits
sioner until further funds are provided.
A resolution "that the cause of the
death of heifer belonging to Mrs Gill
be investigated by selectmen: and the
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discretion, was adopted.
The school board, by motion, was in.
structed "ln making out their annual re.
port state to whom each order is drawn
and for what purpose, in same manner
as other town officers
Voted that NJ. c. Davis be appointed
collector for such unpaid subscriptions
to the sewer through Cross street that
can properly be collected.
Voted to pay $. }. Maroney his claim
for aid rendered the Silver family while
he was overseer of the poor, amounting
to S339ll.
An all day session, the law requiring
the ballot box to remain open /!
minutes naturally contributing to this
result.
The scholars of the high and gram
mar school attended in a body and hao
an object lesson in municipal govern
ment We would like to hear some o
their impressions of the meeting.
Why the necessity OF so much "in
structions" to the selectmen? Wha
are they elected for?
Who says town meeting is farce?
More than the usual amount of orat or,
was uncorked, which betokened a livel
interest in the subjects under discussion
all of which is pleasant to contemplate.
The article "to transact any othe
business that may legally come betor
E said meeting" does not permit of tn
S passage of specific acts, and one or tw
] measures introduced under this hea
e were summary defeated.
oOne dozen and one facts" is the It'll
: of sheet distributed freely among tn
J voters in town meeting assembled. Th
u leaHet was furnished by the Vernon
,. Anti-saloon League.
The moderator made favorable in
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