Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-06
TOWN MEETING DAY.
with the Best Of Weather and Good
Sisishins, the Meeting was
Well Ate nded.


Promptly at the ring of the bell, with
large gathering of the voters present,
as the weather was perfect and the
sleighing fine, the warning was read by
Town Clerk Burke, with the Moderator
j. B. Donoway, Esq, in the chair. These
gentlemen were chosen to serve in the
same capacity for the ensuing year. The
hearing of the reading of the reports of
the various town officers was dispensed
with, as the same had been printed in
time to be in the hands of the voters for
several days, and they were accepted and
adopted.
With reference to the third article of
the warning, the meeting voted, on mo-
tion OF w. N. Cady, to appropriate the
usual sum- -$100-to help defray the ex-
pense of the observance of Decoration
Day.
Passing to the fourth article, on motion
of L. M. Chapman, it was decided to ap-
propriate $500 to be used for permanent
highways in accordance with Section 8
of Act Ill. of the Acts of 1895.
In regard to Article 8, "To see if the
town will vote to purchase new scenery
for the town hall and make other neces-
sary REPAIRS" after remarks by F. A.
Bond. it was moved by Charles William
son that the matter be left in the hands
of committee to be appointed by the
chair, and the same was carried, and
this committee named: Rev. j. d. Shan
non DR.. d. G. Noble, Cushing Hill. The
final decision in regard to the purchase of
scenery is to be left to the board OF select
men.
In the sixth article, on motion of T
Nj. Chapman, it was voted to tax at the
rate of 35 cents for the support of the
poor and for the payment of a $1,000 Or
der and interest, and to pay State, school,
highway and county tax; and, on mo-
tion of n. .. Fem, tax of so cents was
laid for the maintenance of the town
schools. To the motion of w. N Cady
it was decided to lay tax of 90 cents for
the laying out and repairing of high
ways.
In the election of town officers, Judge
Weeks spoke in favor of equal represen-
tation in this important office; he stated
that the business of the town had been
conducted wisely and well during the
past year, and that we should feel
flattered at the fine showing made
by the old board. On the motion of T.
NJ. Chapman, the present incumbents
were unanimously chosen to serve for
another year: Thomas F. Burns, julius
Q. Seeley and German w: Hope.
For town treasurer the valuable SER
vices of c. E. Pinney were again be-
spoken by whole-hearted vote; and the
election of Artist Jackson as overseer of
the poor was both unanimous and enthu-
siastic; on motion of Judge w. H. Bliss,
the same remuneration was voted Mr..
jackson as on the previous year-noth-
ing, by the way, being voted for compen-
satlon for his able assistant, Fritz.
c. j. Seeley received the compliment
of the full vote for the office of first con-
stable, and f. M. Day that of second in
command. A. K. Carr, G. II. Eldridge
and G. F. Rogers, the old hoard, will
serve as listers. and the auditors-A. K.
Carr, G. 4. Marshall and DIR. w. H.
Sheldon will audit again this year.
The meeting chose j. G. Paige, A. w.
Dickens and G. l. Button as town grand
jurors. On the election of road commits
sioner there was little contest, between
the friends of George H. Chatfee, the
present incumbent, and B. A. White
more, which resulted in the choice of
Mr.. Chaffee to serve again. In this con-
nection Attorney G. A. Earle reminded
the meeting of the business axiom that
change of a good man should not be
made. On the vote of this question resi-
dents of district No. are ineligible to
ballot
T. NJ. Chapman proposed that the pre-
sent town agent, Judge w. H. Bliss, be
again chosen, which was done by a
unanimous vote. For school directors
for three years, N. G. Fem was chosen.
The board of civil authority presented
ha ~ A II <lnoo
K. &. Severance and Charles Williamson
as county grand jurors, which action
was ratified by the town. For petit
meeting chose NJ w. Calvin, C. N.
Brooks, c. II. Balm, w. H. Baldwin, F.
NJ. Foote and NJ. A. Munroe.
c. l. Button, Esq, explained the
working of the school law as applied to
the local schools, and gave some interest
ing figures in regard TO the ratio and ap-
portionment of the school money.
Judge Weeks, F.J. Roberts and |. II.
LaFleur, ESQ.,, were chosen to act as a
citizens committee to act with the Grand
Army in carrying out the exercises of
Decoration Day.
The ballot box, which had been open
for business since the beginning of the
meeting, was turned at three o'clock, and
the result of the ballot was as follows;
Whole number of votes cast, 500; of
these, 324 stood for ''no-license," and 3O5
for "license"
After which good work, the meeting
adjourned.
The no-license result this year was Sc
cured entirely through the concerted
labors of the Citizens committee, and to
these gentlemen full credit should be