News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-02-25
Town Meetinu.

lowed by very enjoyable social.
Town Meeting.
Next Tuesday, March 3, is the day
on which the legal voters Of Norris
town are warned to meet together at
| town hall to transact the business of
the town as set forth in the warming.
| This has been the custom for years,
with very little variation. This year,
however, we have an article in the
warning that is of vital Importance
to every voter in this town as well as
in every other town in the state.
Article No. of the warning reads,
"Shall licenses begranted for the sale
of Intoxicating liquors in this town."
The question, as we understand it, ia
not Will we vote for something to fill
the place of the agenC y, as it has been
suggested drug store selling under
a license would not do. All admit
that the agency feature of the old
law has been far from perfect. The
question next Tuesday to be settled
by the intelligent voters of Norris
town is, will we have license or no Ii.
cense. A prominent citizen of this
village remarked in our hearing re-
Gently that he had never been con-
WINGED that selling rum would add to
the material welfare of a town, and
added that he had lived in a western
town for several years, where no IL
cense prevailed and the town adiOin-
ing voted license each year. He said
| that the result there was that the
rough element of the no license town
was dumped into the license town,
while large number of desirable citi-
zens not only did their trading in the
no license town but also moved there
to educate their children. He added:
'"This, in my opinion, would be the
condition should the same circum-
stances exist in this and surrounding
towns" We also have prominent
business men who are of the opinion
that Morrisville must vote license if
other towns do or we will lose bust
ness and cite instances backing up
their theories. The matter will be
settled next Tuesday and whichever
way the vote goes we do not eXpecJ
to see Morrisville a dumping ground
| for outside saloons or a bowling will
deTness with grass two feet high on
| Portland street. Vote on this article
according to dictates OF your own
conscience.
The fourth article in the warming
comes next in Importance as well as
in order and is as follows ITO see
what action, if any, the town will
take regarding the purchasing of
poor farm and providing for the pay
ment of the same" This is a matter
which should have the serious
thought of every voter and resident
of Morrisville. A home provided for
the special care of the poor is no more
than should, be expected of every
town and Morristowns should awaken
to her needs in this direction and
take some action to this end at the
coming town meeting. In an inter-
view with Overseer Cheney we were
informed that nearly 80 different
persons had been helped by the town
in the past year and that there would
be a dozen occupants for a poor farm
if we had one at the present time.
The suggestion is made that three
Commissioners be appointed Tues
| day to act in unison with the Select
men for the purpose of purchasing
farm to be equipped in suitable
manner to care for our poor properly.
Our efficient Board of Selectmen
have served the town faithfully and
and we'll and it is hoped they nay
continue unbrOken. But one urges
that he cannot use his time fur ther
| for the town to the neglect of his
personal business. In the event that
| he will not continue, other good,
able men are within reach among the
| farmers of the town. The names of
II. p. Munson, II. Waite and FL. ID.
| Bryant have been mentioned as a
| possible new Board and the sugges-
lion has been taken seriously by
many of their friends, but after an
interview, can state authoritativeIy
that these gentlemen will not run
under ar V consideration and will use
their influence to re.elect the old
Board.
Our Board of Listers have done
good work during the year. In the
April appraisal they increased the
list of the town $29S, bringing to
the town 1896 in taxes over the pre-
vious year. " bile this work III MAX
ing the quadrenial appraisal was
sharply crltzed, the Board of Civil
Authority approved without a
change 81 cases out 40 that were
heard on appeals. The tendencies
in all towns in last appraisal was to
higher prices and our town was far
behind some, in the proportional in
crease.
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