Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-21
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
THE WARRANT FOR WHICH WAS POSTED
YESTERDAY.
Only Two Articles Which Are Likely to Cause
Much Discussion Aside From the Usual
Fight for the Office of Road Commissioner
Eugene Frost Wishes Reimbursement for
Damage to His Pond and Company Wants
Festival Hall Once Week for Drilling.

The warrant for the annual meeting
of the town of Brattleboro has beer
posted this week and by this time i
has been read by large portion o
the voters Several of the Is articles
which appear will no doubt furnish
material for considerable discussion
! Aside from the new questions which
arise there is the usual amount of dis
cussion and dissatisfaction over the
work of the road commissioner. The
dissatisfied faction apparently has nc
use for the present incumbent but
neither has it any idea of who is the
man for the place. 1t cannot be denied
that the condition of Brattleboro
streets and roads the past year has
been anything but cleanly, but Just
who is the person to take charge of a
Waring campaign is not clear in any
one's mind. II is probable that the
voters will have choice of several
candidates.
Article 5--To see if the town will
vote to appropriate sum OF money
for the support and maintenance of
the Brattleboro Free Library and if so
how much means that the library " ill
need larger sum of money than usual
this year. This is due to the fact that
there is need of an assistant librarian,
and the majority of voters will prob
ably see this matter in the proper
light and vote accordingly.
Article 10-To see if the town will
indemnify Eugene Frost for the dam
age done to his pond and for his ex
pense in repairing the same, caused by
water, rubbish. ETC., diverted thereon
and therein by the alterations and
changes in Maple street in 1897 1898
will meet with some opposition al
though the question is whether the
town will settle with Mr. Frost amic-
ably or fight the suit for $500 or Si00
which he has brought. Those who
oppose reimbursipg Mr. Frost claim
that it would be establishing bad
precedent and several citizens have
been heard to say that the damage was
due simply to heavy shower and not
TO any changes in grades. 1t has also
been said that the present owners of
the ponds will make a similar demand
Of the town if Mr.. Frost is successful.
Article Ito see if the town will
vote to give Company |, V. n. G., the
use of Festival hall one night each I
week during the year, as it may be
needed for drilling purposes-is the /
cause of a good deal of discussion and (
arguments on both sides are plenty.
Those opposed to the measure say that |
Company / should be no more favored \
han any other society or organization
n town and tnaU the state should pay
or drill hall for the company. On
he other hand a we'll drilled military
is always credit to the
own and should be encouraged in
very way. The money which the
tate appropriates for rent, etc, is
lot sufficient to pay for anything ex
ept the company club room and un-
ess "A suitable place for drilling can
,e secured the efficiency of the com
ANY will amount to nothing.
The other articles on the warrant
ill, or at least should be passed with
title or no discussion so that it is
robable that the coming meeting will
esemble closely its predecessors of the
ist few years.