The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-03
IS TO PAVE
MAIN STREET
Village Trustees Vote To
Spend $500.
FOR VITRIFlED BRICK
c c KimbaIl Elected Street Super
intendent Other Business
Done.

The first regular meeting of the viii
age trustees since the annual village
meeting was held Monday evening. All
Of the trustees were present and their
deliberations we're presided over by
Village President Cooper. A street
commissioner chief of police and three
special police officers were elected, the
appointment ofthe various committees
announced by President Cooper and
The regular routine business transact
ed.
Trustee Richie is made chairman of
the committees on finance and streets,
Trustee Hutchns OF the fire department
committee and Trustee Evans OF the
committee OR sewers. Village Clerk
Kelso was also present and had the
bills for presentation TO the board sys
tematicaily arranged according to his
understanding Of their condition as TO
whether approved by the board of 1905
or not etc, yet the system sometimes
got mixed apparently.
The payment of the bills presented
was first taken under consideration
Not bill was passed around the
table for examination by the trustees
although this was the first meeting at
tended by the newly elected trustees
from the second and third wards,
MeSsrs Torrance and Day. Trustee
Richie kept track of the amounts of
the various bills as read and at the
close of this proceeding moved that the
necessary sum be borrowed at the
lowest obtainable rate OF interest with
which to pay the bills that had been
approved. Carried.
Charles c Kimball was nominated
for street commissioner by Trustee
Myers. NJ other name was presented.
Trustee Hutchns sought to have the
election OF commissioner and chief OF
police deferred until the next regular
meeting or a special meeting be called
by the president as the necessity of the
election OF commissioner and chief
was not at this time apparent. Final
ly Trustee Richie announced that in
order to bring the matter before the
meeting he would seconu the nomina-
.top ~ Nj, I<imhaU
Mr. Kimball was therelpon elected
by the votes OF Messrs Myers, Richie,
Torrance and Evans the other three
trustees though present not voting
whereupon Trustee Hutchins remarked
that as four had been seen that was
all that was needed.
Mr. kimball is we'll known to all our
citizens and is thoroughly honest and
we have no doubt will perform the
duties OF his Office TO the best of his
ability. AS to his qualifications or
experience in the matter OF street con-
struction nothing was said and from
the silence OF the trustees apparently
nothing was required 1t is simply
another experiment and the Banner we
believe voices the opinion of all its
readers in saying that the present con-
dition OF our streets is disgraceful.
Trustee Day sought to have some
one appointed in his place as chairman
OF the sewer committee aud Trustee
Evans was appointed. Trustee Richie
announced that though appointed
chairman OF the street committee he
should pay little attention to the
streets as he had other business to at
tend to, while Trustee Evans said tina
he thought it was the duty OF every
trustee to make suggestions about the
care and construction of the streets
etc.
On motion OF Trustee Richie it was
voted to expend the sum of $500 II
the construction of vitritied bricl
pavement commencing at the east lint
of "Putuam Square," four trustee!
voting aliirmatively, the other tire,
. not voting. Trustee Butchins remark
ed that this was good idea as Ia
thought the 'indian meal" above TIN
e bridge and upon the other streets o
: the village might last the season out
The electric railroad is not takel
into consideration in the vote author
izng the construction of the vitritie'
. brick pavement although about on
half of the street above opera house |
taken up by its main line and turn out
but Mr. Richie says that il is under
~ stood that the road must take care G
# the space between the tracks and on
II foot outside.
q On motion of Trustee Richie it wa
:. voted that ell complaints made by tn
=. special police officers be made to I'll
al corporation attorney instead of to I'll
states attorney or town grand Jurors
On motion Of Trustee Richie, Richar
D Hurley was again eoced specii
e. police officer and on motion OF rrust'
IL Hutchins, Grant L Harb ur was ais
y reelected special police officer fC
- the year ensuing. Capt J b Hannc
~ was appointed special police for Il
Soldiers home.
Numerous petitions were received