The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-29
THE SCHOOL
MEETING
Officers Elected and Business
Done Today.
TWO NEW SCHOOLROOMS
Hall in Graded School 70 Be
Not Cut up for School
Rooms.

The annual meeting of the voters of
the graded school district was held at
the schoolhouse this afternoon with a
small attendance. The warning was
taken up by sections and acted on as
follows:
lst. To choose a Moderator for the
ensuing year.
W, B. Sheldon was elected modera-
tor.
2nd. To hear the report OF the aud
itOrs, trustees and other officers ofsaid
district and to take action thereon.
Report accepted as printed, after dis
cussion. A. J. Dewey called attention
to the report saying in one place that
$4,000 of the interest bearing debt had
been retired while the tabulated report
showed the liabilities to be only 1851
less than last year. c. b. Wall ex-
planned that lot Of old taxes that
had been figured as assets had been
crossed of as they were no good and
that while the apparent figures showed
an apparent reduction of only 1851,
the actual reduction of interest bear
ing debt is over $500. II. j. Cole,~
who was one of the auditors explained
the auditors were compelled TO fg-
ure outstanding taxes as assets until
actually rebated.
3rd. To see If said district will vote
to authorize and instruct its Board of
! Trustees to issue new orders, notes,
bonds or coupons for the purpose OF
paying or retiring outstanding orders,
notes, bonds or coupons which said
district has, and If so to determine the
number, amount and denomination of
such new orders, notes, bonds and cou-
pons, the time and place when and
where they shall be payable, also the
rate of interest thereon and when and
where payable and whether the same
shall be registered or have interest
coupons annexed.
Tabled.
4th. To see If said District will
authorize the school trustees to con-
vert the large hall in the main school
building into school rooms.
Article dismissed.
9TH. To see if said district will vote
TO refund to John +. McGurn the tax
es paid by him for the year 1903, upon
three hundred dollars (S300), in value
of real estate assessed TO him, which he
claims he did not own during said
year.
Taxes refunded.
9th. To see if said district will vote
to refund to Joseph Clifford the poll
taxes assessed to him by the district
which have been paid by him for the
past six years.
Voted to refund the taxes if trustees
found the claim correct.
7th. To see what tax said district
will vote on the Grand List of said dis
trict to defray the expenses of its
schools and to pay the present debt of
said district and determine the time
when such tax shall be collected and
paid to its treasurer.
Tax of 10 cents voted. This will |
raise over S22, 900 and of this amount
the trustees are directed to pay at
least So, 600 on its debt. Taxes voted |
payable July l.
9Th. To see if said district will vote |
to collect its taxes under the provis- |
ions of Chapter 30 of the Vermont |
Statutes, and amendments thereto.
Voted to have the treasurer collect |
the taxes.
9th. To elect a clerk, treasurer, a |
collector of taxes, one or three audi |
tors of said district.and to fill all va
cancies in the board of trustees of said |
district, caused by expiration OF term |
of Office, resignation, death, removal |
from said district, or otherwise.
The following officers wero elected:
Clerk, Ernest d. Barber; treasurer,
C. H. Dewey; trustees, E, E. Hart,
Charles Adams; collector, Fred Cod
frey; auditors, l. L. Gibson, f.. L. |
Bates, II. D. Fillmore.
10th. To transact any other proper
business found necessary when met.
Trustees authorized to occupy the
hall for high school purposes and to
divide the present high school room
into two recitation rooms.
Article 3 was taken from the table
and the trustees were authorized to see