The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-05
CITY MEETING.
Big Vote Cast and License Wins,
Yes 902, No 1862


on Tuesday Mayor Bou twell called
the annual city meeting to order and
City Clerk Merrill read the warning
Only few voters aside from the
clerks and officials were present and it
was some time before the first hun
dred votes were cast. The first bust
ness transacted was the adoption of
a motion by w. A. Lord providing
that inasmuch as the law required
that the ballot box for the vote on Ii
cense be kept open until three O'Clock,
the regular ballot boxes should not be
turned until that hour instead of at
two O'Clock, as in the past. This was
unanimously carried.
The voting proceeded quietly but
steadily from clock until 3 when
Mayor Boutwell, declared the boxes
closed and the counting commenced.
Of the large number of women, who
are permitted by law to vote for
school commissioner not single one
took advantage of the privilege.
While the counting was in progress
the bus mess called for in the warn
ing came up. First the matter of re
ceiving and accepting the city officer s
reports. Fred Blanchard called at
tention to some apparent errors in
some of the accounts. After some
discussion E. H. Deavitt moved that
the report be accepted and this, was
carried, but the no' votes were nu-
merous. When the matter of an appro-
priation for Heaton hospital was TAX
EN- up John Mooney moved that the
appropriation be increased 81 900, max
ing total for the year of So, 900. F.
B. Thomas made an earnest plea for
the hospital and favored thessin-
creased appropriation.
F. L. Laird moved to amend the
motion by striking out the SO, and
inserting So, 900. leaving the appro-
priation just as it has stood in former
years. Mr.. Laird made a strong
speech in support of his motion, claim
ing that the trustees did not attempt
to raise money for an endowment as
they should, and that the voters of the
city should not be burdened with an
additional expenditure when the city
is trying to get along on 81. 80 tax.
John Egan spoke for the motion of
Mr. Mooney and appealed to the
working men of the city to vote down
Laird amendment. DR.. Percy l..
Templeton said that the man whose
care is paid for by the city ought to
have the same treatment there that
others did
George l.. Blanchard though, 50, 900
was a sufficient sum. Mr.. Laird
moved that the question be decided by
ballot This was lost by large
majority. Mr.. Laird's amendment
was then carried by large vote, and
the motion as amended was carried
almost unanimuosly.
On motion of Harry c. Shurtleff
the sum Of $3.50 was appropriated for
Memorial Day.
j. G. Brown moved that tax of
81. so be raised which was cacried
after some discussion.
On motion of H. G. Shurtletf the
firm of e. E. Craven q Go. was ex-
empted from taxation for a term of
five years.
When the matter of exempting
members Of the militia from paying a
poll tax a motion was made to dis
miss the article brought out a
long discussion. The motion was
lost by great majority. A motion
to abate the tax was carried.
Col. A. G.. Brown offered resolu-
ton providing that a sum not to ex-
coed 81, 800 from the income of the
water works for 1908, to erect monu-
ment to Joel Foster Carried by
a ri sing vote that was declared unan-
imous.
The vote on license stood yes 902,
no 1852. The vote by wards was as
follows:
Ward 1, yes 1872, no 80; Ward q yes
1865, no SO; Ward 3, yes 1853, no 43;
Ward A, yes l54. no Sc; Ward, yes
10S, no 40; Ward, 6, yes 1876, no SO.
Counting the votes of Tuesday S
city meeting occupied nearly three
hours and it was almost six clock
before Mayor Boutwell, announced the
result.
The vote for Frank M. Cory as
mayor, was ll4l. divided by wards as
follows Ward 1, 1856; Ward 2, 225
Ward 8, 1870; Ward A, 1856; Ward D.,
1888: Ward 6, 176. Forty-two scatter
ing votes were decided as follows
Lester II. Greene IL, A. j. Sibley IA,
Fred l.. Laird 4, M. w. Wheelock 4,
e. H. Deavitt 4, O. f. Boswell 1. A.
W. Ferrin /, ]. M. Boutwell, /, G. b.
Roberts l.
T. r. Merrill received 1888 votes
for city clerk, the highest number
cast for any candidate, and 1877 votes
| for city treasurer.
The only contest was between John
| Docherty and O. Def. Bancroft for
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