St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-03

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poses long before il was ever rcnted L
his firm and he thought it was straug,
p 20 talk now about losing the deed C
the property.
E Gilmore T. ldc said Tit was the duty
{ ct the town 70 furnish place ot business
loT its taxpayers his firm would like to
be considered He also confirmed Mr.
R,ckcr's views as 70 the rcVcrSlon of the
property 20 the Arnold heirs II the Town
Hail was used for other than municipal
purposes. MIR. FaSSctt also SAID the
land didn't belong TO the town anyway.
Nr. Kicker sand the result would be
that bv and by the voters would have TO
pay a tax 10 build a new town hall,
Mir. Bundy iuterrogated Mr.. Idle and
asked him why he had not called the at
teuIion ot the voters before to the re-
version Ut the property and Mr.. Idle
Sald he was not town officer and never
/ had hctu candidate for office,
NJ. !. CaldhcCk suggested that II this
/ Watter Was 90 he settled on the basis of
/ helping a taxpayer he would like TO re
m'nd the voters that he paid one.iorteth
ot The entire tax OF tins town aud viii
laCc. They ought 10 build me city
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brought down the house
Mf Rlcker'S resolution was defeated
aud he immediately introduced a motion
that the Secctmen be instructed 10 rent
the hall ia the highest bidder.
Nit Bundy asked what the highest
bidder would do when the hall was
wanted tor municipal purposes,
Mn Kicker then added to hS motion /
that whenever the hall MAS wanted for I
town or village purposes it should be /
vacated hv the tenant
David h. Potter supported tins motion
and moved % amcnd thlt whoever rents
the Town Nall shall keep II in good
rvpa,t
Col T. (, Fletcher moved an amend-
meut ~ the amendment that the select.
lueu TX instructed 10 renew their con,
tract with Ruudy \ Moods, but this
amendment ~ the amendment MAS lost
Mr.. For,tI'S amendment WAS carried
and the motion as amended WAS then
nut and icrlarcd hv the chair as lost
pm a viva vore vote. Calls for a ballot
Ncre heard all over the hall and a ballot
N3S taken and Mr.. Rtcker'S motion WAS
hcn carried by a vote OF l40 for the
NoNt0u ana ON az AlnSt II,
Under new business 7. X. Stevens Of ST.
ohnShurv attempted 70 introduce a (
v$olWtlou asking that one or more eN-
'ert auditors he emploved hy the town
oeNamine the books Of the towO officers :
~ the past five Years, The chair ruled
his resolution ont Of order, holding that y
here ought 10 * an article IN the warn. :
ny tor such matter.
Tbs moderator announced az ). 20 the
TSWlS ~ the election. hut said the returns
would * carefully revised bv the board !
u civil authority aud announced official.
y lager. Ii was neSgly midnight h<tore
ne otAr,al returns we've auneupted 70 ,
he handful! IT voters that awaited the :
c$0lS, The only Change tyom the first ,
MAS IN Shetb0Sce Of $elert- !
aau, Mr., Weeks gcNrlv,nG ou the ycrouut :
IA VoseS ~ AVS Tor Mr., Me&h, As first +,
announced Mr., WcAA appcAyyd u * =
.rrtc0 NV a majority vt TWO votes On ( :,
he vcrNGUg Mr., No3Sryt lost souy votes y
NJ town cle,N aud Mr, Hralev lost :
atvr On S0e rNcGry to- tNwu sFvaS. ,
}Tr tAc bnAl NNtc WS$ l@ysch CLOSER. Mr. (
dN,iScgt gaming, tNN and Mr.. 6galev =
A>lvS gAyev.
FoJow,a& is ,he 6nal yots as an -
oau>vd &J midnight, ,as star inGs>ACirS =
he N,sac,y1 SDNgeN
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