Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-10
NO LICENSE
Town So Voted by a Majority
of i49 at the Annual
Meeting Tuesday
CONTESTS FOR SELECTMEN
James F. Hooker and Warren L.
Walker Chosen on the
First Ballot
CONTESTS FOR SELECTMEN
E. H. PUTNAM WINS 3Rp PLACE

Other Town Officers Chosen VIII
Little or No Opposition - Lively
D;scussior IN Marian. Articles.
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BY a majority of 149 Brattleboro
declared for no license at the annual
town meeting Tuesday and elected a
board of selectmen consisting of
James +. Hooker, Warren L. Walker
and Edwin H. Putnam, whose names
headed the Peoples" ticket on the
official ballot The total number of
votes cast on the license question was
1878, a gain of 80 over last year. or
| this number I'll were no and 562 yes
| Last year the YES votes numbered
615 while the noes numbered 500
making a no-license gain of l12 and
license loss of So. For town officers
there were cast l,200 votes, making
COL necessary for a choice. OF this
number Mr.. Walker secured 63S and
Mr.. Hooker 62g, which made them
elected. The other candidates for Sc
llectmen received the following: Boy
den. 5S4. Putnam. SOS: Richardson.
53S. weatherhead. 52l. There being
no choice for n third member of the
Fl board more voting MAS necessary
and after two ballots, taken in the
evening. Mr.. Putnam was elected All
the other town officers were elected
without noticeable opposition their
names appearing on all three tickets.
Town meeting was called to order
at Q o'clock by DR.. III. d. Holton, mod
orator. Nearly 200 voters were on
hand at this time and the number in
creased rapidly during the next hour |
JTp to noon the voting was brisk. |
| nearly / 900 votes having been cast at |
70 o'clock. The box for town officers |
was closed at 2 u. m, and that for |
license or no-license at g. on account |
of the numerous split tickets it took |
more time than usual to figure the |
result, and the meeting was adjourned |
from O'Clock until when the out
come of the election was announced.
The additional two ballots for third
selectman occupied about an hour and
a ouarter. the Australian system be-
ing djspensed with by unanimous
consent
When the time came for the trans
action of business at Q o'clock the
hall was filed with voters and the
atmosnhere with stale tobacco smoke,
DR. H d Holton called the meeting
TO order and first voiced the request
of the bailins that residents of the
village be economical about using ]
,,,,tar IN ,ocoun+ of tho sbortoqa NJ {
the supplv in the Chestnut Hill reser- I
vo;r axnIaining that with mart of $
the supply at present coming from (
yvbatstone broo,, water for drinking T
nurnoses mght TO he boiled before t
using He then brought to the atten- Il
tjon of the voters article relative to Il
action unon tho auditors, report It h
was accented ON motion of G. w. {
Pierce Article 5-to see IL the town a
vii, vote 10 raise money to defray the {,
,xpenses and liabilities of said town "
,roueht motion from Fl r. Cham a
,erIain n the effect that a tax of 81 II
,ents payable on or before July 1. be
,oted This motion was passed with tc
,ut opposition. Under article H. u
J. Holton, F. x. Barrows and III. r. sl
lilies were reelected trustees of tho al
'ree library for a term of three years m
nd Rev. NJ J. Carmody and E. H 81
,rane were chosen in place of the late ie
'ather Cunningham and Rev. r. X
Iarvin. Article S-relative to raising NJ
honey for support and maintenance ce
f the library-brought to his feet so
ol. C. A. Miles with a plea that s1,sGO ga
e appropriated this year. He ex- ga
lained that the increase was needed pls
n account of increased expenses due of
the high price of fuel and for the mi
urpose of keeping the books in good on
,ndition. He spoke of the value of en-
lie library to the town and had no of
ficulty in getting the citizens to ior
tie the increased appropriation. Ar
cles s. 10 and II were disposed of ne,
, appropriating 800 for the observ- len
ice of Memorial day. $3.50 for the of
re of commons and burial grounds. pal
ting to nav the town officers the tha
me salary as last wear and ex- on
1pting tbe polls of the members of Ho