Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-26
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
ANNUAL VILLAGE MEETING.
A Large Attendanee-The officers Elected
Report Of the Water Committee and
Action Thereon.

A Large Attendanee-The OFFICERS Elected
Report Of the Water Committee and
Action Thereon.
The annual village meeting last Mon
day called out large number of voters
proportionate to the number who usually
attend. The meeting was called at
and the first business being the election
of officers by the Australian ballot sys-
tenn, those present were notified that
the other articles of the warrant would
not be taken up until the boxes were
turned at 2. At 2 o'clock the moderator
estimated that 1t would take until supper
time to sort and count the votes, and II
was decided not to take up the further
business until 1880, at which time there
were possibly 500 voters in the hall, OF
one-half of the total number on the check
list.
The result of the ballot was the cleo
ton of u. II. Allbee, moderator, F. A.
Bodies, clerk, c. E. Capron, treasurer,
Charles II. Gibson and ]. ]. O'Connor,
bailiffs without opposition. For third
bailiff j. c. Day was elected, 317 votes
being cast for him as against GAG for
G. L. Petty, the caucus nominee. j. II.
Gateley was elected first fire warden with
out opposition, while Joseph Grignon,
jr., received 270 votes as against George
A. Young 80, and 225 cast for Joseph
Grignon, evidently leaving off the "jr.
by error in filing nominating papers.
William H. Savage was elected third fire
warden, receiving $50 votes, while Mich
ael P. Manning received 107. For water
commissioners II. w. Keene, last years
officer, received 800 votes, the nominee
of the caucus, Michael S. Page, receiving
264. Charles S. Moore as second com
missioner received 447 votes without
opposition, and p. H. Lawlor as third
commissioner, the caucus nominee, was
elected by vote of 300 as against Arthur
Coolidge 265. For superintendent OF
streets and sewers Charles E. McEvoy,
last years official, and the nominee OF
the caucus received S59 votes, while
c. S. Moore received 226. d. j. Mcdonald
was elected tax collector, 329 votes being
cast for him to 221 for ]. w. Beumond
The old board of auditors, q. H. Allbee
]. E. Bryne and H. d. Ryder were re-
elected without opposition
The largest number of votes cast was
$50 for superintendent of streets and
sewers. two more than for chairman OF
the water board. The regular caucus
ticket received but &C straight votes,
while the union ticket of nominations
filed had 1856 unscrat ched, the "independ-
ent' 49, and the regular" ticket had g.
The meeting passed off without particu-
lar incident. The village has an excellent
the labor union candidates in some in
stances being elected, and in others de-
feated.
The report of the committee who pres
ented a proposed revision of the charter
to bring our government nearer to an
"up-to-date" city government, was ac-
cepted and adopted by the meeting, the
opposition not showing great strength.
1t now goes to the legislature and then
to the next annual meeting for ratifica-
ton.
The bailiffs were instructed to employ
a night police the same as last year, to
sprinkle the streets, to draw orders for
not exceeding $500 for the Bellows Falls
band to pay for the outdoor concerts
and they were authorized to borrow
money necessary until the next years
taxes are collected. The article ito see
what action, If any, the corporation will
take in regard to raising the wages of
the corporation employees" was dismiss
sed 81 to 80. This came up in the form OF
resolution introduced by Mr.. Lynch
instructing the bailiffs to pay all en-
ployes 20 cents per hour. This was voted
down, and then the article was dismissed
as above. The article Ito see II the cor
poration will vote to establish an cleo
trio light plant and provide means there
f0r' was voted down by a large majority.
Much interest was shown in the report
OF special committee OF five appointed
last July to investigate the water system
and make report thereon. H. c. Bacon
for the committee made an excellent
verbal report that gave the voters an in
sight into the question of water supply
and the probable waste, as well as the
income from those patrons who are
metered, and those who pay a level rental.
The committee made a number of sug-
gestions that seemed to be heartily con-
CURED in by the meeting. 1t was voted
that the commissioners install a first
class self-registering meter upon the
main pipe outside the village, where it
is reduced to 16 inches, at an expense
not to exceed $1,000, to ascertain the
total amount used by the village each
day. Then by taking the aggregate
amount shown by the meters of large
users it will show the amount used by
the families of the village. A number of
other suggestions were made upon which
no action was taken. Among them was
the employment of a hydraulic engineer
be of securing for the Minard's pond
reservoir the full volume of water in the
Farr and Ellis brooks. The committee
reported the village as receiving only
about one-third the amount of water in
these brooks and recommended that, if
possible, the whole volume be secured
The report covered in comprehensive
form the questions of supply, waste and
rates. If possible it should be printed
The meeting proved a harmonious one
and adjourned at o'clock.