The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-21
VILLAGE
MEETING
Annual Corporation Meeting
and Election Day
Al
WARNING WAS LONG
Considerable Discussion Over
Village Finances-Tax of 70
Cents Voted

The village meeting was called &c
order by President Battles promptly al
O'Clock this morning with only a
few vo ers in Library hall.
The articles Of the warning were
laid on the table until one O'Clock.
An unusually small vote was cast
this forenoon up to IL O'Clock only $50
had voted which is the smallest num-
Der on record at that time. Usually
4oO to 900 ballots have been handed
in.
At l O'Clock the articles were taken
from the table and the following act.
ion taken;
Article /. To elect a president OF
the village, clerk, q treasurer. a col
rector OF taxes, acorporation attorney.
three auditors, seven (7) trustees.
three 81 water commissioners.
The election of officers will be an.
nounced later.
Article =. To hear report of the
officers FOR the past year.
Voted that printed report be taken
as report of officers and reading be
dispensed with.
Article ;. To see what sum of mon.
ely shall be voted to pay the Benning-
ton Fire Department
Sl25 each company,
Article 4. To see what sum the vii.
lage will vote for open air concerts bv
the Bennington City Band.
$500 for Is concerts and fireman's
inspection.
Article 5. To see what tax. If any.
the village viii vote to raise upon its
grand list to be used in the construc.
tion OF blue stone curb and gutter In
the streets.
Dismissed
Article 8. To see what sum the VIII
lage will vote to be paid to the Ben
nington Village Improvement Society
to be used in the care of the cemetery
grounds in the village.
800.
Article Z. To see if the village will
vote to direct its trustees to print re.
port OF the doings of it's officers for
the year ensuing, before the next annu-
al village meeting.
Adopted.
Article 8. To see if the village will
vote TO pay its clerk sum in addition
to that prescribed by the charter for
services to be rendered by him as such |
clerk for the year ensuing, and if so
what sum it will so vote.
500.
Article .. To see what sum the vii.
iage Will appropriate for the extension
OF the village sewerage system.
Dismissed.
Article 10. To see what action the
village will take in regard TO putting
In additional hydrants when needed.
Dismissed.
Article ii. To see what action the
village Will take In regard to extending
'he village fire alarm system.
Dismissed.
Article IL. To see what tax the viii
age will raise upon its grand list to
iefray the expense of the village for
he year ensuing and to pay its indebt-
'dness and to fix the time for the col
ection OF said tax.
10 cents on dollar no debt to be paid
,ut OF 1t exceptS2, 600 sewer and ST., 900
iue on note.
Article IL. To see If the village will
tote to refund to Richard M. Houpb-
on the taxes paid by him for the year
9O4 In value OF real estate assessed 10
lin by the village when It should have
'een assessed by the town.
Adopted.
Article IA. To see II the village will
authorize its trustees to print In pam.
inlet form the village charter and by-
avs enacted In 1884 and all SUBSEQUENT
thereto. s
Adopted labor on compilation not
0 exceed $50.
Article Is. To see IL the village will
ote to accept the provisions of Act No
OF acts and resolutions passed by
he General Assembly in 1904 of this
tate entitled "An Act Relating to
construction of Buildings"
Dismissed.
Article l6 To sea IL tho ,,;iloc.o ,,Ii |