Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-07

missioner on the board with George G.
Averill and e. c. Crosby. Mr.. Thomp-
son explained that the towns interest
in the Brattleboro & Whitehall rail
road amounted to $4,000, and the
duties of the commissioners were to
cast the vote of the 500 shares which
the town controls.
Gen. Estey spoke in favor of allow
ing Company |, " N. G. the use of Fes-
tival hall one night each week during
the year for drilling purposes. He
spoke of the need of an efficient, well
drilled militia, and explained that the
state uuartermaster now allowed the
company about 5000, of which s1S6 was
expended for the rooms occupied by
the company. When two companies
were in existence here, the state al
lowed $500 rental toward the old ar
mory. c. f. Thompson also argued
in favor of accommodating the com
pany. w. II. Vinton said the ques-
ton was not one of the use of the hall
alone. More damage came from
drilling than from any other form of
use. 1t was impossible to give the
company any one particular night in
the week, and he also discussed at
drilling made for the post Office force,
and of the possibility of complications
through complaints from the post Of
flee department J. G. Stafford
thought that the town house should be
kept for the purposes for which it was
intended and C. f. Thompson an
swered this argument Lieut.. e. w.
Gibson made an earnest plea on be-
hn1f Af fhn oh OF hp
boys were not in the organization for
pay, and asking for suitable recogni
tion of their services. He said that
the Rutland city hall had been used
for drill purposes 25 years without a
charge for rent and that the COM
pany here must have some public
place where it could drill in order to
keep up it's organization. Capt f. J.
Waterman explained that the com
pany would not conflict with the en-
tertainments in the Auditorium. as the
boys would arrange to use the hall any
night when the Auditorium was un-
occupied. The vote was carried in
the Affirmative. although the opposi-
| ton showed considerable strength.
While the first ballot for road COM
missioner was being taken j. L. Mar
he introduced two resolutions. The
first was to the effect that the chair
appoint committee of five to inves-
tigate the expense of a new steel
bridge to span the Connecticut river;
to ascertain how soon the bridge can
be constructed whether a change of
location may be desirable, and if so,
how much additional expense would
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the officers of the town of Hinsdale in
regard to a division of the expense: to
ascertain any other information that
may be useful, to make a report and
have it published in the local news
papers as soon as reasonably may be.
The second resolution was to instruct
the selectmen to call town meeting
as soon as they can reasonably do so
after the publication of the report.
These resolutions were adopted unan-
imously. and the moderator appointed
W. H. Vinton. J. l.. Martin. ]. G. Estey.
e. II. Putnam and George w. Pierce a
committee to act in accordance with
the resolutions.
Rollin S. Childs introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved. that in conformity with
temperance and good morals. the Sc
lectmen of the town of Brattleboro
are hereby instructed to furnish no
liquors. either alcoholic or malt. to
any person or persons for one year
from date. or until so ordered by a le-
gally warned meeting of the voters of
the town.
Moderator Hooker at once de.
clared this resolution out of order, as
it effected the interests of the whole
town, and should properly have been
a part of the town warrant. He there
fore laid it upon the table and no
action was taken in reference to it.
When Mr.. Childs asked for informa-
ton regarding the difference between
his resolution and the one introduced
by Mr.. Martin. he was told that Mr..
Martins resolutions had no binding
effect, but were simply to gain informa-
ton that might be useful at some fu-
| ture meeting.