Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

coed the amount recommended by the
bailiffs.
Mr.. Calvin named w. II. Vinton, e.
c. Crosby, NJ. ]. Moran, w. H. Bracket
and f. w. Gibson a committee to act in
accordance with this resolution, and they
were chosen unanimously.
Then came a general mix-up over the
article of the warrant, calling for lin
struction regarding a day policeman. L.
f. Adams moved that the matter be left
in the hands of the bailiffs, but on a viva
voce vote the mayor declared this motion
lost. Charles r. Crosby then spoke to the
effect that the issue of the days election
was squarely on the policy Of having or
not having day policeman, and stated
that he regarded instructions as unneces-
sary. John Calvin spoke at some length
referring to his differences with the other
members of the old board of bailiffs. He
said that when the question of having
day policeman came up he inquired
"of everybody" regarding the change and
found two men and four bailffs who were
in favor of day policeman. while 200
thought that having such an officer en-
tailed a needless expense He said that
this was not a personal matter with him,
but one of dollars and cents, and he
made some statements almost identical
with his dissenting report in the village
report
He spoke of how well the money could
be spent for the fire department and re-
ferred to the alarm Tuesday morning.
when he said hose company No. was
on its way to answer the alarm in three
minutes, the hook and ladder company
with a pair of horses, in five minutes
hose company No. Is in six minutes,
! while the steamer was drawn out of the
| engine house, was left standing beside
the curbing, and in eight minutes, Just
| as the recall was sounded, the horses on
the town team were coming up the Main
| street hill. Mr.. Calvin criticized some
recent proceedings in the police depart
ment, and told of one man who was ar
! rested Wednesday night while Chief Of
/ Police Hall was at Newfane and who re-
manned in the lookup without being cared
for until the next afternoon. c. r.
| Crosby explained the circumstances say
ing that the man in the morning was not
in condition to be brought into court,
! that he was given an abundance of food
and that during the day Judge Newton
forgot to notify the officer then on duty
that prisoner was locked up.
s. b. Emerson moved that for the
present year the village dispense with
a day police L. +. Adams said that
the expense of having a day policeman
was a small matter, that the women and
children were entitled to protection al
all times, and the only question was
whether we needed a day policeman
asking whether there was any power su.
perior to the vote of the people in the
meeting, and little later l.. +. Holder
wished to know whether the bailffs would
have the power to appoint day police.
man in case the vote was no. There
seemed to be a lack of understandings
that this vote was simply an expression
of opinion, and that the bylaws of the
village give the bailiffs authority to hir,
a day policeman.
Mr.. Calvin claimed that the reports o
'the four bailiffs and of Mr. Hall wer,
at variance. c. a. Harris moved tina
Mr.. Emerson's motion be laid upon tn,
table until after the election of Officers
was declared, thinking that such action
might avoid useless discussion At Col
Haskins's request to the section of the by
laws defining the bailiffs' rights will
reference to police was read.
About o'clock the tellers had finishe,
the count of the ballots and the resul
was read by Mayor Blodgett as givel
above. After the applause of the sup
porters of the winning ticket had sub
sided, Col. HasIins pointed the way gu
of the tangle on the resolution for a da,
police. and following his suggestions Mr.
Emerson's motion was taken from TIN
! table and vote to dispense with the da,
police was strongly carried The meet
ing adjourned at sos.