The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-05
IT'S MARCH
MEETING DAY
Annual Business Gathering
And Election.
WAS QUIET OCCASION.
Attendance Good But Not a
Large Amont Of Interest
Manifested.
WAS QUIET OCCASION


The annual town meeting held today
did not call out large attendance OF
voters. There we're no spirited con-
tests and but little interest aroused.
The meeting was called ~ order at 0
O'Clock by George b. yelling, moder.
ator, and the business went through In
quick time.
The meeting took action on the dit.
ferent articles In the warning as fol.
lows:
l. To see whether the term OF Office
OF the Road Commissioner, or Road
Commissioners, In case the town votes
to elect two, shall be one year or three
years.
II was voted that the road commits
sioners serve one year.
II was voted TO elect three selectmen
and the usual number Of town grand
jurors, listers and auditors.
The boxes for the reception OF votes
for town officers was opened al 0 \. IN.
and voting proceeded.
The reports OF the town auditors aud
officers we're adopted after some discus
sion participated In by +. J, Hall, c.
A. Maurer and T.. ID. Barber.
5. To see what snms are necessary
70 be raised for the following purposes
viz For the laying out, maintain.
Ing and repairing the highways OF the
town and for the payment OF State
Highway Tax; for maintaining the
schools aad school houses, and for the
school purposes OF the town aud for
the payment OF q state school tax; for
the payment OF any Indebtedness or
interest therenon; for the support OF
the poor; for the maintenance Of brid-
yes; for the prosecution and defense
OF the common rights and interests OF
the inhabitants OF the town; and for
the other necessary Incidental, current
town expenses: and 10 vote q tax upon
the Grand List OF the town for the pay
meni thereof.
Atax OF 30 cents on the dollar was
voted.
Q. To see what, n any sum, the
town will appropriate for the planting
or protection OF shade trees, pursuant
70 the provisions OF No 70 OF the Acts
OF 1904, entitled IAN Act 10 provide
FOR the protection OF Shade Trees"
Was left with the school directors In
the outside districts.
I. To determiue at what time the
TAR bills shall be delivered 10 the treas.
urer u the town for collection.
July 1.
3 To see II the Listers for 1907 shall
be paid for their services September
LIST next, and shat sum per day; also
10 soc what sum per day shall be paid
70 other town officers, and other Board
OF Civil Authority Tor their services
for the ensuing year.
September ist The town officers,
board OF civil authority, @ b. paid n
same as last year.
.. To see What SUN. ifany, the town
will vote toward the expences OF OBJ.
serving Decoration or Memorial Day.
sl5o.
10. To see what SUN, II any, the
town will vote 10 aid OF, or for the pur.
pose OF maintaining o public library
or libraries therein, aud also 10 do
lermine hov the same shall be dlsirlb
uted.
The same ~ last year, bennington
s5oo, Moth Bennington tloo, Benning.
Ton Center 800.
IL. To see n the town will vote 10
repay the United States deposit money
NOW owing by II. aud u so, TO author.
iEe the selecimen 70 Issue the pego.
table notes or bonds Of the town 10
provide the necessary funds 40 70 do
and 70 IN the rate Of interest thereon,
and the time and place when aud where
the Same shall be paid.
Voted 70 leave the matter with the
selectmeu, and n they see NJ 10 pay the
amount OF the fund, some $1,000, 10
issue negotiable orders at the loves,
rate OF interest for the amour, requIr-
ed, Interest not 10 be more than " per
cent.
y. J. Hall offered q resolution tina,
was carried, RESOLVED that the town
clerk be paid as q day for every
working day 10 the year, this 10 be In
lieu Of any fees payable 70 the town
clerk by law and In place Of any sal
AIRY formerly voted him."
IL To see What, II any, sum the
Town will appropriate for Permanent
Highways. 10 accordance with Sec 8 OF
Act No. III Of the Acts OF 1908.
Voted 400.
II. To see what, n any, action the
Town will take with reference 10 ths
report OF the Selectmen on the subject
OF procuring adequate grounds for q
public cemetery, which matter was re-
icrrcd 70 them at the last annual meet
Ing, and what, n any, appropriation
the town will mako for procuring
grounds for q public cemetery, or US.
Ing land already owned by the town
for such purposes
The selectmen submitted report up
on the matter that will be published Ia