St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-03-08
THE TOWN MEETING.
A Quiet Affair but Some ImpOrta
Business Transacted.

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About halt the usual number OF voters
attended town meeting yesterday. Some
stayed away because there was no con-
test over the election of the officers, while
others had not paid their tax and could
not vote. Over 400 were disqualified for
non-payment of taxes. About $50 votes
were cast, George R. Crosby leading
the ticket and receiving AS votes. The
official vote of the day, omitting a few
scattering is as follows:
Moderator, P. F. Hazen, 424.
Clerk, H. w. Bodgett, 438.
Selectmen, H. H. Carr. 425; Wesley
Sargent, 438; Fred D. Gilman, 433.
Treasurer, Fl. w. Blodgett, 435.
Overseer. W. H. q. Robie, 436
Constable, George R. Crosby, Al.
Collector, George r. Crosby, AS.
Listers, D. M. Bacon, 431; O. S. Abbott,
429; Charles Ross, 432.
Auditors, W. T. Horton, 423; J. II.
Brooks 420; Robert P. Clark, 422
Trustee OF Public Money, H. W. Blod-
gett, 421.
Town Agent. L. P. Slack, Alb.
Inspector of Leather, A. F. Lawrence,
Ali.
Town Grand Jurors, Guy w. Hill, 4O6;
Charles Sylvester, 401.
Fence viewers, q. H. Carr, 400; Wes.
ley Sargent. 406; F. D. Gilman, 4O2.
Pound Keepers, H. H. Carr, AGO. Wes-
ley Sargent, 4O4; Fred D. Gilman, 400
Surveyors OF Wood and Lumber, A. L.
Bragg, 4O5; Charles Gee, 399; William
Wetherbee, 400; Sias Randall, 402;
George P. Moore, 4O5.
Road Commissioner, Horace Jackson,
| 73 (those living in the village not voting)
School Director, Frank H. Brooks,
| 444.
The business of the meeting was taken
up at o'clock with Alexander Dunnett
as moderator. The following petit ju-
rors were chosen on recommendation of
the board ofcivil authority: Smith Emer-
son, George ". Young, George M. Drew,
Ralph T. Parker. George Spaulding.
John Mcdonald, Frank A. Hovey, John
Dantorth, J. W. Scott, Charles M. Whit
ney, George Asselin, Frank A. Scott.
Grand Jurors, E. P. Potter, Frank N.
Carr, George F. Cheney, A. F. Lawrence.
The article in regard to raising the tax
for the coming year was disposed of by
voting the same as last year 81 55 on
the dollar. divided as follows: Town tax,
85 cents, school tax, so cents, town
highway, 20 cents.
1t was voted to appropriate $3.50 for
the observance of Memorial day, the
same as last year.
The Selectmen we're authorized to bOr-
row money to pay cur rent expenses, and
it was voted to allow the usual discount
of 40 on all taxes paid before Oct Is,
1905.
The following resolution was adopted
after Superintendent Dempsey had ex-
an unappropriated balance on hand of
$1400:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense OF this
meeting that the school directors be
authorized to expend sum not exceed
ing $500 from the regular school funds
for the purpose of holding vacation
school during the summer of 1905.
Harry H. Carr brought up the unsafe
condition of the Portland street bridge
and read a letter from three bridge
experts which practically condemned the
structure.
E c. Spaulding was then interrogated
from the floor as to the bridge and it's
present condition. He said that it
would cost $500 to repair it, and he
would not dare guarantee it for more
than FIVE years. He said the most
economical way out of the dilemma was
to build a new steel bridge which ought
not to cost over $4,000.
The following resolution, introduced
by S. O.Todd was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of the
voters of this town that in the rebuilding
OF the Summerville bridge the selectmen
shall see to it that a tasteful and sub
stantial steel bridge shall be erected
upon permanent masonry foundations.
This completed the business of the
meeting which adjourned as soon as the
votes for the town officers were an.
uounced