Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-07
TOWN MEETING

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off with hardly a ripple and the rout
inc and other business was transact
ed with considerable celebrity. Their,
was much backwardness shown by
the dozen or so citizens called upor
to serve as constable and grand jur
ors, but these offices were finally
filed.
The salary of the school directors
was fixed at $l25, as heretofore.
The reports of the town officers
were accepted and adopted, and
officers for the coming year were
then elected as follows:
Moderator, John S. Eaton.
Clerk, Frank j. Simmons.
Solectmen, Geo. M. Rood, Mason
Mills, Geo. IL, Vaughan.
Treasurer, Fred erick @. South
gate,
Overseer, j. &. Montague.
Constable, Charles w. Smith.
Listers, B, II Pinney, L. Fl. Nor
gan, q. +. Robinson.
Auditors, Harold S. Dana, Fred
II. Reed, John S. Eaton.
Trustee of public money, @. +.
Chapman.
Fence Viewers, Ora G. Pratt, Lewis
English, Clarence j. Paul.
Grand Jurors, William s. Hewitt,
f. j. Perkins.
Inspector ofleather, Thomas Smith.
Road Commissioners, r, A Lam
phele, @. NJ. White.
Town Agent, George M. Rood.
School Directors, 1906 Samuel r.
Kelly, 1907 Philip Royce, 1908 Err
nest A. Spear
The sum of 5000 was Appropriated
for permanent road work, under the
State law which provides payment
of all equal amount from the State
treasury, (this state-payment depend
ing proportionally upon the sufficien-
cy OF the Legislative appropriation of
$50 600 for that purpose)
The article relating to the pro-
posed purchase of a steam roller was
dismissed without any discussion.
A tax Of $1.25 was voted: 40 cents
for schools, 20 cents for highways,
90 cents for town.
Tie usual sum of $50 was appro-
pria ed for Memorial day expenses.
The subject of schools led to
as usual. G. f. Chap
man, the retiring director, in nomin-
ating E. A. Spear for the board, said
that in the minds of most voters the
old district system was the best. He
did aot altogether favor the present
system; he considered it an imper-
Thence on the part of a central board
to direct the management Of schools
in other localities which are amply
able to manage for themselves. He
also objected to the present law for
the expert supervision of schools
under state direction as further at
tempt at Capitalization.
G. M. White presented figures
showing the greatly increased cost
Of the schools in the past twenty
years, and this with no increase in
the number of pupils. Mr.. Chap
man said that only one town in
county (Stockbridge) raised
/ smaller school tax than did Wood
stock, and that the increased cost
vas general in this state.
Mr.. White strongly urged the
maintenance of the rural schools,
md he offered the following resolu-
ion, which was adoptedi
Resolved, That we. the legal voters of
he Town of Woodstock here assembled,
wish TO place ourselves ON record in favor
IT maintaining of schools in our rural dis
trict3;
That we deplore and condemn any action
If our school directors to further abandon
aid schools;
That we believe that abandoned schools
neal abandoned farms and great reduction
n va ue of same;
TIL It the TRANSPORTATION of pupils from
ne district to another is an inconvenience
md harden to the parents. saves bnt little
I an thing to the town and is of no prac-
lical value to the child;
That we believe in such future legisla-
ion IS will properly safeguard every town
n tn maintenance of its rural schools.
Rev. G. S. Lewis called attention
% tie icy and dangerous condition
If tie sidewalk in front of the town
,uilling during this winter, and L.
!. Bourbon and w. F. Wood also
poke of the, winter perils of the
oassageway to the rear entrance
which catches the fall of snow from
he roof.
The vote on the license question
tool: yes 30, no ld4.
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