The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-19
ANNUAL WARNING
FOR MARCH
MEETING
Voters Notified to Gather at
Library Hall
TUESDAY, MARCH2, THE DATE
To Elect Officials, Vote on Court
House and License Question and
Make Appropriations

The inhabitants of the town of Ben
nington, qualified by law to vote in
town meeting. are hereby notified and
warned to meet at Library hall, in
said town, on Tuesday( the End day Of
March, 1909, at nine o'clock in the
forenoon to transact the following
business:
l. To see whether the town will
vote to elect more than one road com
missioner.
2. To see If the town will vote TO
elect one library trustee.
8. To see how many listers the
town will vote to elect for the year
ensuing
4. To elect all town officers.
8. To vote by ballot in the manner
provided by law upon the following
question:
shall the County of Bennington &C
cept and approve the provisions of the
act to provide for the building of a
court house and Jail at Bennington,
and to provide for the maintenance Of
the court house at Manchester"
4 g. To vote by ballot. in the manner
provided by law, upon the following
question:
Shall license be granted for the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors in this town.
T. To hear reports of the town off,
GERS.
8. To see what sums are necessary
to be raised for the following purpos-
es. viz: For the laying out, maintain
ing and repairing the highways of the
town, and for the payment of state
highway tax; for maintaining the
schools and schoolhouses. and for the
school purposes of the town and for
the payment of state school tax; for
the payment of any Indebtedness and
interest thereon; for the support OF
the poor; for the maintenance of brid
ges; for the prosecution and defense
Of the common rights and interests o!
the inhabitants of the town; for the
other necessary incidental current
town expenses; and to vote tax upon
the grand list of the town for the pay
ment thereof.
8. To see what sum, il any and
not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars in
excess of the amount of the highway
taxes now required by law, the town
will vote to appropriate to be ex
pended for permanent improvement
of its highways in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 172 OF the
Public Statutes of Vermont and
amendments thereto.
TO- To see what, If any sum the
town will appropriate for the planting
or protection of shade trees, pursu
ant to- the provisions of No. 76 of the
Acts of 1904, entitled "An Act tC
Provide for the Protection of Shade
| Trees"
IL. To determine at what time the
tax bills shall be delivered to the
Treasurer of the town for collection
IL. To see If the Listers for 1906
shall be paid for their services Sep
TENDER LIST, next, and what sum pei
day; also, to see what sum per day
| shall be paid to other town officers
the Town Clerk and the Board o.
Civil Authority for their services fol-
the ensuing year
10. To see what sum, IL any, the
town will vote toward the expenses
Of observing Decoration or Memoria
Day.
IA. To see what sum, if any, the
town will vote in aid Of, or for the
purpose of maintaining a public II
brary or libraries therein, and also
to determine how the same shall b,
distributed.
| 10. To see If the town will vote t
instruct its Board of Library Trus
tees to make application to the Stat,
Board of Library Commissioners fol
the expenditure by said Library Com
missioners of the sum of one hun
bred dollars for books for the town
pursuant to the provisions Of Sec
ton 1896 of Public Statutes of Yer
1 mont.
| 16. To see II the town will vote t
| pay II. ]. Cole Five Dollars, the sam,
| being the amount of check draw
| 10 1899 by the then Road Commits
sloner of the Town of Bennington Il
| Charles II. lockwood, for work pei
formed upon the highways of tn
town, and by said lockwood en-
dorsed to said Cole, said check neye
having been paid
| II. To see II the town will vote I
u authorize the selectmen TO take tn