The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-07
FIRST MEETING OF
new BOARD Of
TRUSTEES
Village Fathers Organize For
Work of the Year
COMMITTEES AN N0UNCE D
A. r. Dunn Succeeds c. c. khmball
as Street Commissioner Big
Batch OF Bills.

The new board of village trustees
held its first meeting Monday evening
with every member present. Presidnt
Lyons occupied the chair and the new
village clerk, William p. Hogan, and
the village attorney, Il. H. Holden
were In attendance.
The minutes of the last annual vii
lage meeting were read by the clerk
and found correct.
The oath of Office was administered
TO the new members by Village AT,
torney Holden.
The first business transacted was
that OF referring to the fire committee
the action OF the village meeting
recommending that auxiliary fire
alarm boxes be placed in the school
buildings.
Trustee Schwartz brought up the
matter of the presentation of bills and
upon his motion II was ordered that
hereafter all bills must be presented
on the Friday preceding the regular
monthly meetings or remain unpaid
for one month.
1t was also ordered that hereafter
all bills should receive the O. X. OF
the proper committee before being
paid
President Lyons then announced the
following committees:
On finance-Conrad Schwartz. VII
liam Barrett, A. NJ. Torrance.
Streets. "A. Buss, Conrad
Schwartz, George II. Moore.
Fire Experimentation II. Kelley, l.
II. Buss, H. g. Day.
Lights-William Barrett. G.. II
Moore, John II. Kelley.
Sewers-G. II. Moore, l.. II. Buss
Conrad Schwartz.
Police-H. C. Day, J. II. Kelley, A
VI. Torrance.
Curb and Gutter-A. NJ Torrance
II. c. Day. William Barrett.
A vote was passed to the effect thai
in the financial transactions the vii
lase team be considered the property
of the general fund and that whatever
work is done by the team on highways
be charged against the highway fund
Patrick Brazell was unanimousl,
elected chief of police and John Nc
Gurn, j. b. Harmon and Richard Hur
ley were appointed special police will
out pay.
| Ernest ID. Barber appeared befor,
the board and asked for the appoint
ment of special policeman. He OK
lplained at length that he did not de
sire the appointment for the fees to b,
gained thereby but that he desired
the prosecuting power of the appoint
ment in his law business. Truste,
| Schwartz moved that the application
be laid on the table but at the sue
gestion of Trustee Day it was helt
over for a month for investigation b,
Hthe police committee.
John McGurn was granted a permi
to operate a pop corn stand on MAR
street.
The application for hydrant at tn,
head of Mccall street was referred I,
the fire department committee.
A communication from e. l.. Bates
relative TO the curbing in front Of hi,
residence was referred to the commit
tee on curb and gutter.
A communication from members o
the Stark hose company asking that {
new roof be put upon the building OF
Pleasant street was referred to the fir,
department committee.
The clerk was instructed to max,
application to the state highway com
missioner for the services of an exper
road builder as provided in the stat
utes.
/ The board then took up the election
of street commissioner. C. C. Kim
ball and A. X. Dunn were placed il
nomination and the ballot disclosed
that Kimball had received two vote,
and Dunn five. Mr. Dunn was there
fore declared elected.
! William Nichols was elected super
intendent of the fire alarm system
and Fred Rice caretaker of the tow
clock.
! Trustee George II. Moore presente,
his resignation, but the same was no
accepted.
I There was considerable discussion
over the appointment of an enginee
to care for the steamer but no action
was taken.
The following bills were ordere
paid:
. Geo II. Harwood, services S so 0
Bennington Electric Co. 442 2
Bennington Electric Co. IL A
A. X. Dunn, services so 0
u. l.. Bates, services as
auditor 80 @
Perry & Keeseman, printing CT 5
c. A. Wood, printing 40 9
G. A. Wood, printing 5 4
II. B. Taylor, trucking 5 s
James Hornidge, fire dept 0
Remington Electric Co. 40
E. M. Huett village dump 10 Q
II. w. Putnam, supplies s 3
Frank II. Howe, advertising II
II. w. Myers, coal 2S s
j. II. Loring & Co. coal q G
Patrick Brazel, police 23 z
II. B. Hutchins, library hall Is {
Bennington Water Co. 9S3 !
w. p. Hogan 20 S
j. l.. Harbour, auditor 25
n, A. Booth, election expenses 1874 {
II. j. Winsow & Bro. Il
A. j. Holden Al
DIN Scott 25
c. M. Lambert & Son 81
c. G. Kimball las
C. C. Kimball 81
c. II. Dewey, treasurer 1925
Miner Cleveland, services 20
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