Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-31
ANNUAL CORPORATION MEETING.
Passed Quietly Away Without Friction
Ajax of IS Gents Voted Band Gets
sAOO-List OF New Officers.

The annual villSga corporation meeting
w., held ia the town hall Monday evening
and was attended by a good number OF
voters, There was contest enough over
two or three OF the offices 70 necessitate
,ome balloiiug, but the evening as whele
passed qnie,ly and hsrmoniously.
George A. Weston called the meeting to
order and was elected moderator to sue
coed himself. Reports Ct IF ers Of the
mast year we're land on the table. F A.
Bone, was un ,nimously reelected clerk.
The frat contest was over the election Of
first balff. E. A Norwood, All. Brown
and DR.. G. H. Gorhsm we're nominated.
The result Of the ballot was as follows:
Whole number Of votes cast, 209; nee s.
s,ry for choice los. Norwood 113,
Brown 80, Gorham 63, Jerry Keefe MIR
Norwood was declared elected. D H.
GRAY and DR.. Gorham we're elected second
and third members of the board c. H.
Gibson's name was pr scented but he re-
fused to serve if elected. Dr.. Gorh m
asked 10 be excused but the house refused
to excuse him
The old board OF fire wardens was re-
elected as follows: G L. Wheeler, j. H.
Gatey and j G. Church. II w. Keene
aud F. A. George were nam d tor water
commis,i ner, The ballot resulted: Whole
numb sr 224; nee s,ary FIR choice 113;
K-ene 1874 and Gerge 80 The two r
naming members OF the old board, F. N
Young and Arthur Gold ,e, W. re also re-
elected. G E. Capron was Gle ted treas
ur4r, j. w Buemond collector of tax 8,
and Z. H. AL b.e, j. E Byrne and H. D.
Ryd' r auditors.
Thu most exciting contest OF the even
ing wa, over the election Of superintend-
ent of street. and sewers. The two names
put in nomination we're H. w. Kpene aud
jerry Ke.fe. The ballot resulted: Whole
numher of vote, 255; necessary for choice
1928; Keefe 1913 a I'D Re, ne 1877 This COM
pleted the election of officers.
The ma'ter of furnishing water for
sprinklng the streets was left in the dis
c-et on OF the water ,mmissio ,er, on mo-
tion OF Ned Prr;e. Tue responsibility of
licensing more than one person 10 take ice
from Mlnard pond was evaded and the mat
t4r l. # in the hands Ct the bailiffs and water
commissioners.
The article calling for $400 for the bard
as compensation for open air concerts dur
ing the season OF 1901 created little
bre re. Will, Griswold moved to dismiss
, the article. G.. B. Wheeler expla ned that
local men did not receive a cent of this
money as compensation. 1t all went to
, pay r music and secure the services of
out,ot-,own players. He said that if the
, money was not voted there would be no
, band during the coming season. The mo-
ton to dismiss was lost. F. G.Pierce then
m v>d that the $500 be appropriated. H.
B DAVIS waited the condition insert d
that at least two of the concerts should be
given in the day time for the benefit OF the
: women and children. The amendment wa.
J lost and Mr.. Pierce's motion was carrie d
Article seven was to sac what &C ion the
g meeting would take about selecting com.
u mittee to invt st'gate the advlsab'lity of es
J tablnhing municipal electric light PLAN
9 and report at future meeting. On mo-
ton of Dr. Hill the chair nam ID DR.. Hill
s D P. Higgins and N. G. Williams a com
e rnittes to nominate a committee of five
r ,rhsy nominated G.. A. We.toD, j. G
Dsy. j. T. Moore, E. c. Fairbapk and H
D. Ryder, aud these gentlemen were elect
J. ed
q Ga motion OF L. H. Alb,e it Wac left
/. with the mt derator, clerk and baiffs IL
n appoint committee of seven consisting o
!. men ard women under whose, direction tht
income from the Sarah Burr Howard mem
orisl fund may be expended. 1t was voted
not to raise any money fer highway streets
; etc, in addition to what the law requires
tax Of % cents was voted. The bailif
= and treasurer were authorized to borrcv
!. money and the treasurer was Instructed tt
collect the taxes. Ga motion OF Wallace
White it was voted that it was the sense 0
J. the meeting that the water commissioner
s ought to fix he east side Of the eight-incl
n piue which crosses the canal bridge tn
d .sme a, the west side was fixed as matt.
of precaution and safety. The meeting
[. then adjourned.