Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-09
NO LICENSE MAJORITY 338
INCREASE OVER LAST YEARS
MAJORITY lse.
Old Board Of officers Elected Without
Opposition - Articles on Warrant
Caused Little Discussion Light.
er Than Last Year-Tax 35 Cents.

An overwhelming vote for no license
the expected result Of u year of ex'
eellent conditions---was the predomi.
nant feature of Brattleboro's S annual
town meeting which took place Tues
day. Over town officers there was no
contest and the entire ticket was
elected without the semblance OF OPP
position. The articles in the warrant
called for comparatively little discus.
sion, and only 80 minutes were needed
10 transact all the business. Although
the vote on the license question was
l3l less than last year the gain in the
majority for no license was ls9, due TO
n decrease Of 100 yes votes and an in
crease of % no votes. The totals OF
this year 5 license vote are as follows:
Total vote east, l,l49
Yes, 1OZ
No, i4u
No majority, DOS
When the meeting was called to or
der at Q clock by Moderator II. ID.
Holton about 100 people were in the
hall Voting began at once and con.
tinued throughout the morning with
out incident save for the refusal OF
Judge II. II. Wheeler to mark his ballot
in the booth and the protesting Of the
vote by J. J. Eckles. The protest, how.
ever, did not hold. as the vote had
been deposited in the box before OBJ
lection was made. The heaviest vot-
ing occurred between IL and ] o clock.
Upon closing the box for town OH
GERS at . clock the business on the
warrant was taken up. Upon motion
of George W. Pierce the auditors re-
port was accepted and adopted after
ii. B. Chamberlain had made an ex-
planatiOn in regard to certain item
therein. Mr.. Pierce also moved that
a 80 cent tax, payable July !, be voted |
and this was done without further dis
Congressman Kittredge Has |
kins. DIR. $. +. Lawton and Rev.
George B. Lawson were chosen library |
commissioners for term of three
wears, and the sum of $500 was ap- |
for the support and main
tenance Of that institution. X. Il. Cor
don moved that the sum of 500 be APP /
propriated for the proper observance
Of Memorial Day and it was voted
forthwith.
The question of appropriating money
for care of the town commons brought /
out the suggestion from W. I. Haigh
hat some settees be placed on the com
mon proper. L. r. Adams then moved
that the same amount as last year,
$500. be appropriated, and his motion
prevailed. In regard to the salaries
IF town officers, l.. ID. Taylor moved
hat the salaries of the selectmen be
$3.50, with $50 added for the clerk of
the board f. W. Gibson suggested
hat the pay of the listers be increased
rom $3.50 to SO a day and the sugges-
ion was as An amendment 10 Mr.. Tay-
or S motion which was carried without
i dissenting vote. The polls of the
members of Western Engine company,
No. I, were made exempt on motion OF
D. T. Perry, and it was voted on mo-
ion of H. b. Chamberlain that tn
own school district be allowed to hold
Is annual meeting at such time and
,lace as the board should decide.
Article IL: To see if the town will
'ote to direct the collector of taxes to
leduet four per cent. from the tax of ,
nv person who pays his tax on or be-
ore Sept | of each year, provided the
'oters of the village of Brattleboro
nd of the incorporated school district
axe similar action at their next an
ual meeting-brought out eonsidera-
lie discussion. George W. Pierce moved
hat the article be laid on the table and
is motion was seconded by w. G. Hor-
on. The motion was put to vote and
Dst. H. R. Lawrence then moved that
he article be adopted. Mr. Pierce pro. i
ested against this, saying that 1t |
rould mean decrease of about $4,000
n the total amount raised. l.. F. Adams
,as also against the motion, contend
ng that it would be likely to penalize
he small tax payers. l.. d. Taylor in
uired as to how much could be saved
y doing away with the interest on
orrowed money, and E. II. Putnam re-
lied that the town could probably
ave between $400 and $500. w. H. {
linton said the adoption of the rule i
,ould mean that the town would be
hliped to raise a Accent tax instead of [