Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Interest in the Annual Village
Meeting to Be Held Tuesday
Four Tickets In the Field and the Labor
Element is an Important Faotor-What
the Reports Show.

Much interest is manifest I'm all circles
in the results of the annual village meet
ing which will occur next Monday even
ing. The official ballots which have been
printed contain four complete lists of
officers. The Citizens ticket con-
tains the list of nominations made by the
caucas two weeks ago. 1t may be term
ed as substantially the ticket of the labor
union element of the village. as they were
in the ascendency at the caucus and
placed on II the names of such as they
proposed to work hard to elect. The
nomination most generally objected to is
that of Charles L. Petty as n member of
the board of bailiffs. He is understood
to be both n strong labor union devotee
and a socialist He is an employee Of the
pulp mills Of the International Paper com
pany. Two other tickets place the name
of j. c. Day in his place The labor
union element is represented upon each Of
the four tickets by John ]. O'Connor. the
same as last year, and the general feeling
is that the labor interests should be
satisfied with this. Charles II. Gibson is
named as the third bailiff upon all four
of the tickets. The union" ticket, when
represents more fully the element of OPP
position to the labor union. includes the
name of Herbert w. Keene. the present
incumbent, as chairman of the board of
water commissioners as against Michael
tickets Mr.. Page has been employed by
Mr. Keene during the past year and has
had practically no business experience
except as a laborer For superintendents
Of streets and sewers the union ticket
bears the name of Charles S. Moore as
against Charles Il. McEvoy named by the
other three tickets and for tax collector
John w. Beumond in the place of Daniel
j. Mcdonald who was named by each
Of the other three Taken as a whole the
union" ticket represents a list OF con-
sentative and capable business men. and
1t should prevail at the coming election.
The annual reports of the village officers
were distributed yesterday. The total
expenses the past year were S2l.4OA74.
and the Indebtedness of the corporation
at the present time Is $50. 694 &c, OF which
S2S.0OO is in water bonds at per cent.
and $4,000 on account Of the corporation
building.
The present police force consists Of the
chief, one night officer, and seven special
officers
The number Of arrests made by the
police department for the year is l66--
nine more than last year, and III Of the
charges come under the head Of drunken
ness and disturbance.
The water commissioners report having
laid 7i0 feet of four-inch pipe during the
year. and they have los meters in use. II
has not been necessary to pump water
at Minard's pond during the year and
there is now five feet above the pipe ian
increase Of 3 feet and inches over last
year. Chief Engineer Gately reports
there have been five fire alarms during
the year from the boxes and six still
alarms. but there has been practically
no loss. He reports the installation in
the latter part of 1904 Of one Of the latest
battery systems and fire alarm switch
boards of what is known as the
stevens" pattern. The cost was $i25.
and the system eliminates an annual
expense Of S125 for care
The important articles in the warrant
for Mondays meeting is to vote upon "a
proposed revision of the charter. The
labor union voters are opposed to the
proposition, claiming that il centralizes
the government OF village matters in the
hands of the trustees, but it seems In
accord with tho best principles Of good
government The tendency OF this element
of citizenship is shown I'm article which
is Ito see what action. II any. the cor
poration will take in regard 10 raising
the wages OF the corporation employees.
Article is Ito see II the corporation will
vote to establish an electric light plant
and provide means therefor
The meeting promises TO be a lively
one in many respects. and voters at all
interested in village government should
be present