Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
THE VILLAGE MEETING
Votes to Buy Steam RoIIer-Tree
Warden Elected.


Warden Elected.
The citizens at the annual village
meeting Monday evening, Jan. 6,
voted themselves a New Years gift
of steam roller elected tree war
den for the first time; had good
talk over some matters Of interest,
and altogether had very satisfactory
session. One feature was Mr.. Far
relly's brief but stirring and effective
remarks on the village roadways,
automobiles aud kindred subjects.
Clerk j. S, Eaton called the meet
ing to order, and COL f. S. Billings
was elected chairman,
Before the reports Of the village
officers were acted upon, H. G, Lock
wood made a statement in regard to-
financial transaction which occur
red after the report of the board OF
trustees of 1906, of which he was
a member, was printed, and which
he said was not shown in the pres
ent report. DIR, Kidder replied in
behalf Of the board of 1907, and this
discussion was the only suggestion
of rising temperature during the
meeting, DR.. Kidder, he looked
very hard at Mr.. Lockwood, and Mr..
Lockwood, he looked very hard at
DR.. Kidder; and then Mr.. Lockwood,
disclaiming any imputation Of "nec-
romancy" in the report and figures
of 1907, moved the acceptance aud
adoption of the official reports.
Officers were elected as follows:
Clerk, William S. Eaton
Trustees, L. Y. Kidder, Geo. w.
Marble, John S. Eaton, Clarence j.
Paul, O, A. Whitcomb
Treasurer, Harold S. Dana
Auditors, Chas. F, Chapman, Fl.
G. Gushing
Collector, H. p Clark
Fire wardens, VIM. e. View, Geo.
Liberty e, T, Wardwell, Geo. R.
Winslow, Frank w. Bradley, John
P. Gilman, e. G, Freeman, w. S.
Thornton.
The proposition to buy steam
roller was taken up and j. S. Eaton
urged the purchase Of machine, as
he thought it could be used to great
advantage here. He also thought it
would be wise to employ an expert
road builder, but DR.. Kidder said
the state would pay for expert super
vision of permanent road work.
II. G. Lockwood thought the mat
ter better be left to town meeting and
objected to immediate action. AS to
permanent macadamized roads, ex-
perts, he said, estimated the cost of
repairs on them at 500 per mile.
Ted Farrelly said that macadam-
lied roads suffered only in cities and
their suburbs; or where they were
daily travelled by many machines
Woodstock's roads we're q disgrace,
there never will be decent roads
without steam roller.
Mr.. Lockwood said that automo-
biles were largely responsible for the
present condition of roads, and Mr..
Farrelly, speaking Of Woodstock
again, said the village must first
have a road to wear out before any
damage could be done. He'd never
seen auy here.
A motion, previously made by Mr.
Eaton, to buy steam roller was
then carried by vote of "A to 20.
The matter of contracts for street
lighting and hydrant service was left
to the trustees.
The meeting settled the matter of
damages to the Country club in run
ming a sewer through a part of the
clubs property by voting to pay the
club $l25, and an annual rental of
So for five years.
j. s. Eaton moved that tree war
den be'elected, speaking of the need
of such an officer and the necessity
of doing something for the trees of
the village, and G. H. Mass was
elected.
The meeting voted 80 raise a tax
Of fifty cents.