Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-06
LICENSE FOR BRATTLEBORO
MAJORITY OF l73 GIVEN IN ITS FAVOR
AT TUESDAYS TOWN MEETING.
This Question the Only Exciting Feature OF
the Day-0ld Board Of officers Elected by
Acclamation and Tax of 35 Cents Voted


vail in Brattleboro for the next L
months. This was the verdict given
/ by the voters of the town at its annual
meeting Tuesday. The total number
of votes cast on this question was l, 32I,
or 80 less than the number polled here
on the referendum. The number In
/ favor of license was $50; the number
| against 81 making majority of li3.
This is a gain of 80 over the majority
which this town gave in favor OF the
! local option law in February, and is a
| fair expires sion of Brattleboro's feeling
on the question. The license question
! was the only feature of the town meet
/ ing which created any excitement and
/ the sole reason for the large vote.
/ From 9 o'clock until 3 the boxes were
| kept open, the voting being the heav-
lest from 10 O'Clock until .. About 200
people were in the hall when the boxes
were closed and the count occupied
about % minutes. DR.. II. d. Holton
announced the result which was met
with hearty cheer by the license adj
vocates.
Outside the interest in the license
question town meeting was as quiet as
a June morning and the business was
disposed of with "a despatch hitherto
unequaled. The only article which
aroused any discussion was that relat
ing to the adoption of the Australian
system of balloting. This was finally
settled by vote which gave a staunch
majority in favor of the system. The
meeting was called to order promptly
at O'Clock by W. II. Ninton, about
l25 voters being present. After the read
ing of the call by Clerk W. S. Newton
DR.. II. d. Holton was chosen modera-
tor pro tempore.
Article | to act upon the auditors
report was disposed of without argu-
ment, Azor Marshall moving that 1t be
accepted. When Article ITO see If
the town shall have one or two road
comm ssioners- read Warren Ben
nett moved that two be chosen. W. II.
Vinton said that this would mean ad-
ditioual expense without an addition
al advantage and Mr.. Benefits motion
was voted down overwhelmingly. OH
GERS for the ensuing year were then
chosen as follows:
Moderator. DR.. II. ID. Holton.
Town clerk, william S. Newton.
Selectmen. W II. Vinton, f. F.
Gleason, +. II. Putnam.
Treasurer, w. II. Brackett.
Overseer of the Poor, j. l.. Stock
we'll
First Constable, f. X. Thayer.
Second Constable, j. l.. Stockwell.
Collector of Taxes, X. +. Gordon.
Listers, A. S. Cutting, A. Marshall,
H. b. Chamberlain, 7. J. b. Cud-
worth, H. +. Weatherhead.
Auditors, II. b. Chamberlain, T. j.
B. Cudworth, c. ID. Staples
Trustee of Public Money, William
S. Newton.
Fence Viewers. Charles K. Dunklee,
II. C. Rice and James +. Hooker.
Town Grand Jurors. NJ. J. Moran and
II. F. Weatherhead.
Inspector of Leather, W. IL. Kinson,
Surveyor of wood and inspector of
lumber and shingles, L. f. Holden.
Pound Keeper, George Prouty.
Road Commissioner, p. S. Eames.
Town Agent, j. L. Martin.
School Director, David 7. Perry.
Grand Jurors, W. H. Ninton, j. p
Sargent, O. T. Ware, II. f Weather
head, w. r. Geddis, NJ. J. Moran.
Petit Jurors, f. L. Hunt. Warren
Fessenden, II. d. Waterman, o. j.
Pratt. T. j. b. Cudworth, 4. G. Dunk
lee. Luke Ferriter, c. |. Knapp, q. ii.
Burns, j. G.. Stafford, G.. l.. Dunham,
II. II. Sargent, l.. ". Hawley, II. Z.
Freeman, +. j. Fenton, J. t. Kaine,
C.. S. Clark, |. l.. Dickinson, Frank
L. Reed.
Upon the reading of Article 4, X. G.
Bacon moved that tax of % cents be
declared in accordance with the rec
ommendation of the selectmen, and this
was so voted, the tax payable on or be-
fore July |. Article 5-to choose three
trustees of the Brattleboro Free libra
ry-resulted in the election of X. Has
kins, S. f. Lawton and G. II. Thomp-
son. Article 6 relative to the appro-
priation for the support and mainte-
nance of the library was disposed of by
voting $1,000, the same amount as last
year.
Article related to the extension of
the privileges of the Free library to
residents of the adjoining towns upon
payment of a suitable fee, and it was
advocated by Col c. A. Miles and
Rev. H. r. Miles. 1t was voted unan-
imously to amend the town ordinance
so that the privileges may be extend
ed. Upon movement of II. E. Taylor
800 was appropriated for the observ-
ar ce of Memorial day, and in accord
ance with c. F. Thompson motion 500
was voted for the care of the commons,
thus disposing of articles and y. 1t
was also voted that the salaries of the
town officers should be the same as last
year. The polls of the members of
Western Engine company No. l were
exempted from taxation without argu-
ment, and the majority approved of lay
ing surface drainage pipes on the south
ern portion of Central and Highland
streets.s
The article 'to see if the town will
adopt the Australian system of bal
loting at its annual town meeting" took
about one hours time. G. f. Thomp-
son spoke against adopting the system,
saving that politics ought to be kept
out of town meetings. c. II. Daven-
port delivered an Grafton in favor OF
the system but the speech was of too
! incendiary character to meet with
approval from either side. A viva voce
vote was first taken on the question
but the chair was in doubt as to the
result. The house was then divided
but no satisfactory outcome was
reached by this method and ballot
was ordered. The result showed 3lo
| in favor of the Australian system
against 205 opposed.
! c.. c. Fits offered a resolution TO
the effect that it was the sense OF the
voters that the selectmen allow Go.
the use of Festival hall for drill one
evening a week, as voted at the last
toun ynaat;ng and this was passed