The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-15
VILLAGE
MEETING
The Business Transacted This
Afternoon.
TAX OF 70 CENTS VOTED
Village Did Not Vote TO Pay the
the $2OOf for Mr.. Livingston's
Services.
TAX OF 70 CENTS VOTED

The annual village meeting was held
today at Library hall. The polls
opened at 8 O'Clock remaining open
until
The vote cast was not so large as
last year, the total number of ballots
given out by the clerks being over 800.
The count began at O'Clock but ow-
ing to the size of the ballot and the fact
that the voters scattered marks all over
it, it will be late this evening before
the details OF the result are figured up
The business meeting was called to
order at O'Clock with about $50 voters
in the hall. The warning was read,
and acted upon the several articles
and what was done with them being as
follows:
Article ]. To elect a president OF
the village, a clerk treasurer, col
lectOr u taxes, a street commissioner,
a corporation attorney, three 81 audi
tors, seven t7) trustees, and two ,2l
water commissioners, one in Ward 8,
and one in Ward T. to serve three
years each.
Vote will be announced when count
ed.
Article ?. To hear the report of the
officers for the year past
Report accepted as printed.
Article 3. To see what sum OF mon
ey shall be voted 70 pay the Benning-
ton Fire Department.
Voted the sum Of Sl25 TO each of the
fire companies,
Article 4. To see what sum the viii
lage viii vote for open air concerts by
the Bennington City Band
Appropriated $500 for 10 concerts
and services for firemen's inspection.
Article 5. To see what tax the viii
lage will vote to raise upon its grand
list TO be used In the construction of
blue stone curb and gutter in its street.
Voted tax of i've per cent.
Article 6. To see what sum the viii
lage will vote to be paid TO the Ben
nington Village Improvement society,
to be used In the care of the cemetery
grounds in the village.
Voted $780,
Article 7. To see If the village will
vote to direct its trustees to print re-
port OF the doings of its officers for the
year ensuing, before the next annual
village meeting.
Voted to have printed report,
which shall include list of village Off
GERS.
Article s. To see if the village will
vote to pay its clerk sum in addition
to that prescribed by the charter for
services to be rendered by him as such
clerk for the year ensuing, and if so,
what sum it will so vote.
Voted 500 in addition to the 800
provided for by the charter, or 5000 in
all.
Article o. To see what sum the viii
lage will appropriate for the extension
OF the village sewerage system.
Power delegated to trustees to build
what additional sewers are necessary.
Article 10. To see if the village will
instruct its trustees to enterinto con-
tract with the Bennington Water Pow
er & Light Co. for a term of five years
for lighting the streets of said village,
and to determine the number of arc
lights 80 to be contracted for.
Instructed to make contract for
not more than FIVE years, the price and
detail to be left with the trustees. but
price not to exceed what is now paid.
Article IL. To see what action the
village will take in regard to putting
in additional hydrants where needed.
Left to trustees.
Article IL. To see what action the
village will take in regard to extend
ing the village fire alarm system.
Article dismissed.
Article l3. To see if the village will
authorize its trustees to lease the prem
ises at the corner of Gage and Stafford
streets, owned by Eli j. Tiffany and
occupied by the village for the fire de-
partment ETC., for term OF years, and
If so for how long and upon what terms
and conditions.
Trustees authorized tomake contract
for five years at the same price as for
the past FIVE years. vi
Article ID. To see if the village will
I authorize its trustees to buy or leasG
lni ace. or parcel of land for the M