Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-21
A SECOND TICKET FILED
ITS CANDIDATES FOR BAILlFFs
OPPOSED TO DAY POLICE.
Warrant for Annual Village Meeting
Relative to lnstruotins the 6ailiHs
on This OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
Water System Likely.

The warrants for the annual VIII
llage meeting 10 be held Tuesday
May 2. We're posted Wednesday night
There are eight articles for the con-
sideration Of the voters, the first four
being of routine nature. Article o
| is to see whether the village will ap-
propriate a sum of $500 for a series of
l6 concerts by the First Regiment
band during the ensuing year; article
| 6, TO see If the village will vote to
purchase the steam fire engine owned
by the Estey organ company and ap-
propriate money for the same: arti-
Gle Z, to see If the village will devise
means for an investigation of and
report upon the condition and suffi-
cheney of its water supply, and avail
able supplies in case they are needed,
also upon the advisabilty of owner
ship and control of the water system
by the village: article s, to see what
action II any, the village will take as
to instructng the board of bailiffs in
relation to the employment of a day
policeman during the ensuing year.
OF these articles the two which are
likely TO cause the most discussion are
I and s. Since the recent water fam
inc many people have become con-
vinced that the village ought to own
Its water-system and the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate
the matter will be "A long step in the
right direction. The article relative
TO the day police question is likely
TO be the signal for much heated ora
tory on both sides, for while the
question is one that should rightly be
left entirely with the baiiiffs there
are doubtless many people who are
anxious TO say what they think about
the matter.
In fact, the police question has |
come 10 be the issue on which the |
fight for village officers will be wag
ed and that IL will be knock down |
and drag out affair there is not the |
slightest doubt At II o'clock Mon |
lay night. an hour before the end of |
he time for filing nominations. Dep |
lty Sheriff C. !. Knapp deposited
With the village clerk list of candi-
iates which viii appear on the official
,allot as the Independent ticket The
'andidates are the same as those on
he Citizens ticket with the excep-
ion of bailiffs, the nominees being as
ollows A. f. Schwenk, John Calvin
a f. Gordon. II. r. Brown and G. E.
iilman. Nomination papers for the In
dependent ticket were signed by the
GLOWING: w. II. Vinton, A. F. Boyn
on, f. L. Roberts. C. A. Miles, A. V.
lay, w. C. Doolittle, p F. Crown, L.
J. Holden, w. G. Rockwell, w. II.
phillips, j. j. Eckels, f. NJ. Angler, A. {
:. Spencer and S. f. Lawton.
All of the candidates for bailiffs on
he Independent ticket are known to
e opposed to the employment of !
ay officer, and Mr.. Calvin, who is l
n the present board has gone so far
S to file n minority report on the !
latter, which will be found in an
ther column. Relative to his allu 5
Ions to the villages Indebtedness 1t I
hould be stated that when the pres
Mt board was elected three years ago !
found nearly $4,000 worth of short q
me notes at the national banks and /
ills due with nothing to pay them. G
he board refunded this amount in :
lie form of note at the Brattleboro c
ivings bank at four per cent. This Q
all the villages Indebtedness, ex- y
spt the refundng bonds of $500 :
ed at Montpelier and the amount j
ne on the Vernon street pipe line
hich will take care of itself, One f
ote of the refunding bonds is due but
can be taken up at any time and Il
lie holders have expressed their will
gness to have it stand. Mr.. Galvin's
'ferences to the day police are sim E
" the expression of his personal
linion, which seems a trifle biased. L
is figures relative to the increased
ipense do not coincide with the es- E
mate made by the remainder of
e board A
One thing urged against the candi-
icy of r. f. Gordon is the fact that
: is a director of the Brattleboro b
is light company with which a new
ntract for street lighting will have le
be made by the new board of bail
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