News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-03-04
TOWN MEETING AT MeRRlSvILLE.
Largest Attendance in Many Years. A
Large Majority Voted in Favor
of License

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in recent years. The meeting was
called to order shorty after ten
O'Clock at which time the town hall
was we'll filled. G. M. Powers was
elected by accamation to fill the DO.
sltion of Moderator and A. A. Niles
was elected as Clerk in the same man.
ner.
The old Board of Selectmen was re-
elected, with the exception of M. Fl.
Boardman, second on the Board, who
for reasons that have been previous
ly stated, refused to take the office
for another year. 0. W. Chaff9e was
chosen to fill the vacancy and the
names OF Geo. ii. Terrill and William
! Welsh were put in nomination to
serve as a third member of the Board,
and ballot ordered. The result OF
the ballot was as follows Whole
number of votes cast 3S5. of which
number Mr.. Welsh got 200 and Mr..
Terrill 149 and Mr.. Welsh was elected.
Geo. E. Town was reelected First
Constable and A. j. Smith second.
ii. d. Bryant, who has given excell-
ent satisfaction as Collector for the
past two years, succeeds himself.
The Board of Listers was the next
in order and an entirely new Board
elected. For first Lister O. ballot
was taken on the names of Ell. D.
Bryant and |, N. LeBaron and re-
suited as follows Whole number
cast 318; LeBaron 222, Bryant 83,
George W. Clark 10, scattering 3.
Austin Wilkins was chosen for second
on the Board and Ed Eggleston for
third.
Geo. I. A. Smith was elected to
serve as one of the School Directors
to fill out the unexpired term of J. NJ.
Campbell, deceased. This position
has been filed by Mr.. Smith since the
death of Mr.. Campbell, by virtue of
an appointment by the Selectmen.
The names of A. L. Cheney and Geo.
+. Earle we're nominated as third on
this Board for three years, to take
the place of the retiring member, T.
G. Cheney. A ballot resulted in the
election of Mr.. Earle, the vote stand
in ITO to 81.
The names of G. A. Barrows and
George TillotsOn were balloted upon
for the office of Road missioner,
Mr. Barrows receiving 172 of the
176 votes cast.
e. H. Slocum was elected to succeed
himself Az one of the Cemetery Com
missioners for term five years.
A Board of Auditors, consisting of
H. A. SIayton, H. M. Rich and F. NJ
Small were reelected by acclamation.
ii. NJ. Rich was also elected Trustee of
Public Money.
The Board of Fence Viewers is COM
posed of Geo. A. Cheney, Wm. G. Nc
ClintOck and Geo. ". Currier.
Inspector OF Leather, A. l.. Champ.
eau.
Inspector of Wood, Lumber and
Shingles, II. F. Keller Town Agent,
q. M. Powers.
The article regarding the purchase
of poor farm brought out Overseer
Cheney, who made sensible speech
favoring the proposition. Uncle
Lisha" assumed tue role of ohjector
in his usual vigorous style. 1t was
voted to leave the matter in the
hands of the Selectmen and the Over
seer, the matter to be reported at a
special meeting.
1t was voted to pay $75 per year
toward rent, heating and lighting
the Town Clerks Off .e.
1t was voted to appropriate $25
for Memorial Day observance.
1t wasvoted to pay $175 for benefit
of Centennial Library.
Voted toappropriate 500 for Fire
Department.
A tax of $50 cents on the dollar of
the grand list was voted and the fol-
lowing resolution adopted the same
as last year. These resolutions were
presented on account of the illegality
of voting tax in lump sum-
REsoLvED.-rh in addition to the tax
raised by law for schools. highways state
school, aud state highway purposes, the fol-
lowing taxes are hereby raised and voted by
this meeting :-12c on the dollar OF thegraDd |
list for highways, zoe for schools. 1Oc for
poor and 25c for the general purposes of the
town, indebtness outstanding, and expenses, |
not otherwise provided for, and to instruct |
the Seeetmen to prepare and deposite with |
Town Treasurer, the tax bill, on or before
August lst, next, and SAID taxes TO he pald |
on or before Nov, 1st next, to said Treas. |
with the usual per cent discount II PAID on |
or before that time
The vote on the license issue result |
ed as follows - Whole, number OF
votes cast, $40; necessary for choice,
272. The vote stood 342 Yes ana
2O3 No." giving majority of l39
for license.
GRAND JURORS Geo. |. A. Smith,
Harrison Dodge, 0. w. Chaff5e, | A.
browne, A. H. Calkins, Ztra Girls
wold.
PETIT jurors - D. C. Spaulding,
Chas. ii. Story, E. &. Wilson, D, N
Hutchins, H. S. Matthews, A. A.
Thayer, Geo. P. Woolcutt, Oscar
Sherwin, A. B. Small. w. S. Daniels,
G. E, Brigham, S. N. Olmstead, Harry |
Newland.
Capt. Kenfield knows good Off
cial, and his selection of A. A. Niles as
Adjutant and Quarter Master Gener-
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