Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-10
SANDERS THE WINNER.
Dark Horse Won out in Chief Enein-
Ger Contest on Second Ballot at VIII
aee Meeting Tuesday.

Dark Horse won OUT IN Chlet Enqin-
eer Contest on Second Ballot at VIII
lage Meeting Tuesday.
The defeat of c. c. Turner for IA
years chief of the fire department,
and of John Calvin, a former assistant
engineer who has had large eXpeIiencein
local affairs as bailiff, lister and chair
man of the Democratic town commit
tee, was the surprising feature of the
village meeting Tuesday. The win
ner, Harvey Sanders, is a young man,
not widely known but he had a strong
following in the fire department, where
he is known as foreman of No. I, and
in the Estey organ factory, where he
is employed. When the first ballot
showed Sanders in the lead it soon
became evident that the dark horse
would win over the two veterans, and
the final poll showed a genuine STAN
pede to him.
The Peoples Party ticket won for
bailiffs with no opposition, and Mayor
Blodgett will have the advice and as
sistance of Aldermen Bacon, Crosby,
Howe and Hawley the coming year.
The meeting was called to order at
8 o'clock by Chairman Vinton of the
old board, and Clerk Perry read the
call. Only eight voters were pres
ent. aside from the ballot clerks,
guards and other officials. The polls
closed at , o'clock, but owing to COM
plications in marking the counting was
labOrious, and the result was not an
nounced until 500.
Between 2 and o'clock, while the
counters were at work, Chairman Vim
I h.
ticles of the warrant About 80 vot-
tiers were then present. On motion
of L. r. Adams the reports of village
omcers were accepted and adopted
The tax rate of 40 cents on the dollar
of the grand list, the amount recon-
mended by the bailiffs, was voted, on
motion of Mr.. Adams.
The silence was unbroken for sew
eral minutes when Mr.. Vinton called
for action in relation to the article in
reference to an appropriation of $500
for the First Regiment band in pay
ment for 16 open air concerts to be
given in the village during the sum-
mer Mr.. Adams finally said to test
the sense of the meeting he would
move that the appropriation be made.
Gen. Estey moved an amendment to
the effect that the bands playing Me-
mortal day be in lieu of one con-
cert, and later suggested that the time
and place for the concerts be under
the direction of the bailiffs. Mr..
Adams accepted these amendments
and the motion as amended was car
ried. c. r. Crosby made inquiry as to
whether the 500 appropriated at the
town meeting for Memorial day did
not provide for the payment for the
band on that day, but Mr.. Vinton re-
piled that the 500 was for the use
of the Grand Army in any manner that
organization saw fit. The Grand Ar
my has usually paid for the band out
of its appropriation, and unless the
Grand Army arranges for some pay
ment this year to the band the mu-
sicians will get for their hard work
only a sixteenth of the $500, to be
divided among all the players, or
about 81 apiece.
E. w. Gibson called attention to the
instructions to the bailiffs two years
ago to build reservoir on Flat street,
and asked why they had not been
followed. Mr.. Vinton stated that the
ballitfs had been unable to find a loca
ton that could be so used but per
haps the incoming board could pick
out one.
The result of the balloting was an
nounced as follows: