Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-09
TOWN MEETING.
Randolph's Officers and Business
pone.--Anuslna School Meeting.

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+ over the offices, and the license vote was
/ fnregone conclusion. But few changes
were made in the official board. g. NJ.
Waldo declined TO serve longer as third
+ selectman, Horace Clifford also declined
7 the place, and Charles &. Clifford was finai-
/ ~ elected. In place Of B. I. Lombard, r.
I A. Thomas was chosen trustee OF public
money. The old, deerepit board Of fence
+ viewers was replaced By new one. y. ID.
Howe succeeded A. II. Edison as school di-
rector Of the town district. These were
/ the only changes. The ballot required by
law to elect road commissioner resulted =
/ j. r. Wells. IT'S. W. ). Bryant, 1915 scat
/ tering, z. The vote on license was'-hes,
/ rs; no, 274.
( The full list Of town officers follows
/ Moderator, j. ID. Denison; clerk, +. A.
/ Hatch; selectmen, M. D. Cureh, H. 5.
+ Booth, G. q. Clifford; listers, q. K. Granger,
+ j. B. Adams, Horace Clifford; auditors. &.
/ r. Granger, j. w. Fargo, A. A. Priest;
+ treasurer, w. IL. Dubois; collector, e. X.
Granger; overseer Of poor, A. II. Beedle;
z trustee pu bIic money, f.. A. Thomas town
agent, NJ. ID. Church; first constable, ID.
/ ID. Howe; town grand jurors, George ID.
I Hyzer. ID. ID. Howe. f. d. Camp pound
keepers, George S. Day, J. NJ. Atwood, A.
w. Emery; surveyors Of wood and luspec-
i tors Of lumber, l.. Richmond, George ID.
Hyzer; road commissioner, j. -. Wells;
I inspector OF leather, +. G.. Cone; sections,
i r. A. Smith, w, T., Adams, ). r. Naldoi
cemetery trustees, 5. II. Waldo, /. y Chase
j. W. Fargo; fence viewers, Dix }. Camp,
i A. 4. Edison, George d. Hyzer; school
director for three years, d. d. Howe; trus-
I tee OF public library for i've years, Vim.
/ Fl. Dubois; grand jurors, J. 3. Adams; II.
4 A. Allen, T. Hutchinson, +. q. 5prague,
H. v. Fletcher, !, S. Chase; petit jurors,
/ G. II. Mann, j. M. Atwood, j. II. Wood,
Walter Clifford, Byron Manchester, W. ].
4 Blodgett, y. w Eaton, Austin Emery, F.
w. Williams, A. L. Bower, Arthur Vaughn,
Thatcher Stone.
on the question OF the adoption OF the
officers reports, after some discussion in
which few items in the reports were criti-
eised and some suggestions made as to im-
i provements in the future, the town voted
E to adopt all excepting the school report,
which was taken up later.
Il Voted to pass over the article relating to
choice OF two road commissioners.
Appropriated s75, the usual amount, for
Memorial DAY.
Appropriated $500 for the support Of the
free public library and $500 70 pay for
a free hospital bed for the use Of such in
habitants OF the town as are entitled to re-
ceive assistance from the town for the
period OF one year, at the Randolph sanl-
.arium. There was considerable oppose
,lon manifested to both these appropria-
ions, and some discussion took place.
Voted a town tax OF 42c, to pay expenses
and current indebtedness. This includes
the state school, state highway and county
saxes, which together amount to l5c. OF
The i3c. raised.
Voted to allow collector same fees as last
year, taxes TO be paid at same time,
This completed the work Of the town
meeting proper, and the fun really began
when the town school district opened its
session. This annex is always worth stay
ing TO see. Ii is the one-act farce follow
ing the drama proper, guaranteed to amuso
and entertain.
First, up hopped Jerry Adams aud asked
II the moderator and clerk, both non-res-
idents OF the district, had any right to
serve at this meeting. Squire Denison
opined yes, but cut the gordian knot by
adiourning himself to the boiled dinner,
his pay gong on just the same. Dana II.
Morse was chosen to take his place, while
Henry G. Gilbert supplanted Town Clerk
The article relating to the building Of q
new schoolhouse in Districts 5, and 10
was rubbed off the slate.
! b. Adams moved to adopt the school
directors report Henry hyzer betrayed
an inquisitiyeness as to how the district
had lost Sl00 public money through some
fault III District ,. This provoked rather
3harp discussion between Principal Nor
sill Of the Normal school and Town Clerk
Hatch (who though ruled out OF Office
floor). Each was quite willing that the
other should shoulder the blame. The
/ question hinged on the responsibility Tor
I the return to the state superintendent OF
I certain school registers FROM the Center
district as not being made out according
to law. The report OF the directors was
finally adopted,
il VAS voted that the school meetings
hereafter be held at the Center, instead OF
in connection with town meeting but
when a time and place were considered
f things got all mixed up. Votes were re-
considered. rescinded, motions amended
and parliamentary law coined by whole
sale Whether the meeting should be held
al Normal hall or at the new schoolhouse,
whether il should be on the saturday or
the Monday preceding town meeting or
the Wednesday following, required a deal
Of oratory to set forth. Finally, the
whole project was thrown overheard, and
the meeting will be held as heretofore.
Then Win Bryant moved that the school
directors retain control OF the training
school at the Center SO far as It's manage
ment is cones rned. Ii developed tHat tau
directors pay $500 and fuel and text book
bills to the Normal school commissioners
who practically run the school without
much interference by the directors. Prin-
cipal Morrill, explained that il cost the
state about twice as much TO support this
school as it received from the town, ana
NcOntended that the schOoi Was muCh
superior to the ordinary town school.
Others thought il better that the town
should have more to say about the school.
A thorough interchange of views took
place, but the motion Of Mr. Bryant Awas
finally defeated.
Then somebody discovered that ia sup
, planting the regular recording officer the
district had gotten out OF touch With the
town records and could not get tae doings
Of the meeting onto the books, 50 il was
voted that the story Of the afternoon be
furnished the town clerk that Ii might be
embalmed.
As a finishing act, the district voted fa
special tax Of 25c to pay current indebt-
edness, although there was no article in
the warning to cover such action.
NOTES.
No check list was IN sight, and no tax
delinquent was refused the chance 70 vote
Rev. Or. Cooper got out 20 cast ~"
vote, his first appearance after three
weeks illness.
A squad Of high school pupils inciud
ing a mum Der 81 young ladies 10 training
for the exercise of the suffrage, witnessed