Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-06
QUICK WORK AT MIDDlEBURY


QUICK WUkk A MlDDl tBlJk1
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Middlebury, March 4-The annual town
meeting passed off quietly and was the
shortest within the memory OF the old st
inhabitant. but one ana one-fourth houl
being occupied. There were but two con-
tests. the remainder of the officers being
elected by acclamation
Inc matter OF the action taken last year
regarding the taxing of college property
not on the campus was brought up by w.
ii. Bliss, who explained that while tn +.
listers had made an inventory OF suCn
payment ON the grounds that under their
charter they were exempt. That warrants
for the collection were in the hands OF
the collector. but that such attempts to
Wv, ~, s"e eo",' ~ h ','i hS
examined the charter and that it would
he impossible 10 enforce collection. lie
suggested mat the ohly renet In such
case was by an appeal to the lcgisiatu. ,
which alone had power to amend the
charter. lie made the following molioh,
winch was carried:
Resolved. That the board of civil au-
thorlty De directed 10 apate those taxes
assessed last year on college property out
side the campus.
A taN of GO cents on the grand list was
voted and $40 was appropriated for the
Observance of Memorial day.
The officers elected arc as follows: Clerk,
j. VI. Burke; moderator, +. A. Bond: Sc
lectinen, Darwin Rider c. j. Matthews,
Willis y. Cady; ovcrseer of poor, W. NJ.
Jackson listers, A. Is. Carr, u. d. Miner,
George Eldrodge; auditors q. +. Marshall.
Dr. w. II. sheldon. A. IS. Carr; treasure,
and trustee of public money, c. j.. Pinney,
road commissioner for one year, w. +.
Hammond town grand jurors, W. II. Shell
don. L. W. Burke. T. +. Burns; ag mt.
". II. Bliss. first constable, {. J. Sceley.
second constable, L.. NJ Day; grand juror
for county court, w. H. Remclc, Allan
Calhoun, H. w. Hammond; petit jurors,
Charles Cudy, Il. X. Clay. f. w. Bat on.
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L1.rrrtov DAY Ar RrNNINGrON
Bennington, March THE annual town
M, citing to-day called out less than hall
the voters. The parliamentary part of The
meeting was of short duration. tax of
- cents was voted for general expenses.
one hundred dollars was voted Tor NJ mo-
lIu day; 5000 to the three public Libraries
l. in town; tie personal property in The
Campbell mill was exempted from taxa
tion for five years; listers to be paid s.
per day; auditors So; other town officers s..
She town clerk is to receive $500 with ~
fees. The sclcctmcn were authorized "a
bosin work as soon as possible to make
the Roaring branch safe ana TO tNpcnu
I''' ro,'H .', 80" II. - f,,md ,no ca
uom debt incurred by the ireshet of October
1A, ISIS, by issuing notes, signed by them
and countersigned by the town treasurer
Taxes are to be collected by the treasurer.
The result of the ballot TOR town officers
showed larS" number OF spit tickets.
The total vote was 9l6. The entire repub-
lican ticket was elected by fne maJorlues
except for road commissioner, the demo
c.auc candidate RECEIVING maJo'lly oi
44o. The democrats also elected two grand
jurors.
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Moderator, IL. W. Day; town clerk and
treasurer. w. ID. Goodman; seicctmen, G.
W, 0prasne' r. - W alu anu ~ ., 9.1eu u
OF the state Solon burroughs audltors
H. .. T.. bristol, Bert Frishle ana A. Il
Wright; listers, ". w. Bristlo' G A
HUNT and George Bostwick' sr.' school
commissioners, ID. II. Parker, q. a. Hunt
ana f. .. Allen; trustee OF puhhc MON y
H. w. Day; town grand jurors W. .
Wright and Bert Merrili; ROAD colhlh1S-
>ioners, W. II. Tart ana county Jur.
W. 5. Wright and B. 5, Goodale lax
voted 100 cents on the dollar. voted to
deduct per cent If paid before Septem-
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prfrIrORD
Moderator, II. +. Rustedt; town clerk j.
,!iI ,, IIa,ai,on,. town treasurer
NJ. W. Rounds; overseer of poor, j.. H.
Smlth constable, j. II. Gross "a. /. H.
Phaueuf; collector of taxes, D. IL. Gross
listers, j. G. Powell. Leon Gibson, W. H.
Pattee; trustee L. 5, deposit 1und j. IL
Powell; town grand Jurors d. W. car
Ipenter, q. +. l.add, ID. +. DOW; county
grand jurors Albert l. tarrar' H. H.
! Thomas, III. ii. Comings ana IL. a, fuher
auditors |" c. Leavens ii. c. ConlhgS'
II. II. Ehomas; town agent j. e. PoWeii