The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-05
Russell Dunn Must Lose His
Position.
TRUSTEES BUY NEW HOSE
April Meeting Of the Board of
Trustees Held Monday
Evening.

The April meeting of the village
trustees was held Monday evening with
all the trustees present except DrRoss.
The following bills were ordered paid;
George H. Harwood, $50 90
YMCA, rent of hall, Is 90
w. G.. Bull, work on booths, IL 90
j. II. Kelso, polling clerks, Sc 90
j. II. Kelso, salary, 80 90
B. w. p. & L. Co., 434 90
j. H. Livingston, 90
j. H. Kelso, services and printing, q so
Frank f. Howe, advertising, 16 90
II. w. Myers, coal, SO rs
w. L.Lyons, correcting check list, 90
j. p. Murphy, police duty, 10 90
Patrick Brossaw, 200
Fred f. Tiff, 13 Is
f. r. Battles, correcting check list, 90
]. S. Brant, l 60
w. d. Newton, > 25
Winslow & Remington, 7gl
Il. S. Buss, 2 50
H. d. Fillmore, auditor, 30 90
j. H. Habberley, auditor, % 90
Richard Hurley, auditor, % 90
Rent dumping ground, Is 90
Belle S. Munroe, typewriting, 10 80
w. L. Gokay, 2 100
G. A. Wood, pr'tg official ballot 30 90
c. A. Wood, printing, IL so
c. Lynn Wood, assisting clerk, 200
Winslow & Remington, 221
Andrew Maurer, Z SO
George H. Moore, 120
M. w. Stewart, highway, 127 81
NJ. w. Stewart, sewer departm't, lab 10
A bill of C. A. Maurer for 1921 in.
cluding S53 for services in connection
with the election and preparing the
check lists, S53 in connection with the
curb assessment against w. r. Nor
gan, and s1l5 for general legal ser
vices was laid on the table until the
next meeting.
A communication was read from the
Light company suggesting tempor-
airy investigation preparatory to maxi
ing new contract The fire commit
tee was instructed to make such inves-
tigation.
The old lease of the Tiffany fire de-
partment building was brought before
the board and the fire committee dir
ected to have the new lease ready for
the next regular meeting. A selling
price is placed on the property Of $500
and the yearly rental is fixed at $3.50.
A petition was presented asking for
the reappointment of James H. Kelly
as special officer without pay from the
village. 1t was signed by 45 mer-
chants and business men. Mr. Kelly
was reappointed. Arthur Russell,
Ben Harmon, Fred Harmon and John
McGurn were reappointed special pol
ice to serve without pay from the viii
lage.
John McGurn was granted his annu.
al popcorn stand privilege.
A half dozen new police badges and
three twisters were ordered on motion
of Trustee Davis.
The telephone company asked pole
privileges on County and Bradford
streets. Granted with the usual res
trictions.
The fire committee was directed to
investigate relative to leasing quar-
ters for the Putnam Hose company and
report at the next meeting.
Trustee Davenport moved that Ern-
est Barber be appointed a special pol
iceman to serve without pay from the
village. Motion laid over until the
next meeting.
Several samples of hose were sub
mitted by Chairman Hutchins of the
fire committee. Voted to buy 1000
feet of the Red Cross Eureka hose at
65 cents per foot.
A temporary loan of Sl575 in antici-
patton was authorized.
N. Butler was granted leave to move
barn through the street.
The Russell Dunn matter was
brought up and Village Attorney