The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-26
SPECIAL MEETING
VOTES $500
FOR ROADS
To Be Divided Equally to Two
Commissioners
REFUSED TOLEvY S CENT TAX
Voters Present Turned Down Roso
luton Authorizing Seleotmen 10
EEpend the Money.

The special town meeting Saturday
afternoon voted to frittcr away $500
Of the towns money by Withdrawing
that amount from the general fund
and putting Il az the disposal OF the
two road commissioners. I'm equal por.
lions. for expenditure upon the high.
ways
There was an attendance OF about
100 voters az the meeting. The con.
sensus of opinion was that the high.
ways were sadly In need of repair and
there was a general Willingness 90
meet the emergency but the final act
lon and the method In which ID was
taken had the appearance Of an or.
gunizrd and successful EFFORT through
a still hunt 60 get slap nc the select
men Ia the meantime the selectmen
seem Ia have gone 10 sleep aud got
no more than they had a right 10 ~.
pect
The meeting was called 90 order by
Moderator George B yelling aud the
call was read by Clerk f. A. Booth as
follows
The legal voters OF the town OF Ben.
nington qualified by law TO vote IN
town meeting. are hereby notified and
warned Ia meet at Frrr Library hall
IN said town ON Saturday. the etth
day ~ August. 1907, at O'Clock in the
afternoon for the following purposes.
viz:
I. To see what u any sum Of
money. iu addition 10 the tax already
assessed for that purpos" upon its
grand list for the year 1897. the town
will vote 10 raise By tax upon H. grand
list or otherwise appropriate for the
purpose of maintaining and repairing
its highways and 20 determine how aud
when any tax 20 voted shall b. collec.
ted
g To see II the town will vote 10
authorize u selectmpu Ca vXpund the
money So raised Or appropriated aud
what u any directions II will give r..
lating Ia the expenditure thereof
Dated az Bennington. Vermont this
10th dag of August. 1907.
Frank Cromack.
y NJ. Crawford.
&. u Houghton.
Selectmcn.
Action lagged al first for the reason
that no one vas present who appeared
Ia know what was wanted and a mot
Ion % adjourn was made aud lost be-
fore the meeting got down 90 business.
When Selectman r. N Crawford ur.
rived h. was intorrurated and replied
that the roads were ln bad shape. that
be- had made a tour Of inspection and
that Ia bis opinion the sum of $1,000
would De- necessary 10 repair the dam.
axe that had been done by the hard
showers Of the present summer
In reply 10 Inquiries % NJ Barber
replied that la bis opinion the town
would b. authorized a. vote a special
tax for the purposes called Tor in the
warning lie criticised the system Of
olecting two road commissioners GU
the ground that the more men who
had the priylleg. Of drawing upon the
town funds the faster the money went
with decreased results 10 the public
In order a. bring the matter before
the meeting b. offered resolution
that a special iaN Of Eve cents on the
dollar 81 the grand list be- voted for
the purpose Of repairing the town high
ways. the money tu be- collected In the
usual manner aud 90 be- expended un
der the direction of the Helcctmcn
The HelcCtmuu we're also authorized
10 make a temporary loan IN anticipa
ton 81 the collection OF the money
which would be- in the vicinity 81 $3.50
In order that the funds might be- I'm
mcdiatsly available Mr. BARBER said
that Their" was not a town IN the state
0f the size and the wealth uf Hcnnlng
ton wherein the highways we're IN
such n wretchod condition.
y. J. Hall contonded that the high
way money must be- expended by the
highway commissioners.
l. v Gibson moved to amend the
resolution 10 that the money instead
.of being raised by taxation should b.
transferred from the present general
fund 10 the highway fund. 10 the
amount Of $500 aud 90 be- expended
by the Helectmcn.
Mr Barber accepted the amendment
hut upon a division Of the house II was
lost
y. J. Hall then offered n resolution
that tbs sum Of $500 ~ transferred
from the general fund to the highway
fund subject 10 the order Of the two
road commissioners IN equal portions
The resolution was adopted aud the
meeting adjourned.