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

more spirited town meeting than was
held yesterday and in point of attendance
it was the largest ever held. The in
formal result of the vote was not an
nounced until almost six o'clock and the
hall was filled with interested specta-
tors. The official returns were given out
at midnight. The town officers elected
represented candidates on both tickets
as there were lot of voters that picked
their candidates from both sides of the
official ballot.
The official ticket elected is as follows:
Moderator, Robert W. Simonds.
Town Clerk, Charles G. Braley.
{, Selectman for one year, Marcus ].
Hovey.
Selectman for two years, Charles
Weeks.
Selectman for three years, George H.
Morrill,.
Treasurer, Charles G. Braley.
Overseer, W. H. H. Robie.
Constable, Wilbert H. Worthen.
Lister for one year, Delos M. Bacon.
Lister for two years, Charles N.
Whitney.
Lister for three years, Charles Ross.
Auditors, Harry H. Carr, John F. Puff
fer, Preston E. May.
Trustee of public money, Charles G.
Bralev.
Town grand jurors, Leighton P. Slack,
Charles A. Sylvester.
Town agent, Leighton P Slack.
Road commissioner. Horace Jackson.
School director for one year, Albert J.
Higgins.
School director for three years, Charles
W. Steele.
Grand Jurors, A. F. Lawrence, Foster
G. Stevens, George P. Moore.
Petit Jurors, Charles H. Woodbury.
Walter D. Wilcomb David Mackay
Henry E. Byron, Eugene S. Smith, Ed
win A. Gray, Lester D. Stiles, Charles E
Gorham. Walter C. Rodliff, Perley D
Bacon, Herbert c. Spauldlng, c. L
Moore, James Robinson, George w
Young, D. Frechette.
The miscellaneous business of the
warning was taken up at 2 O'Clock
with Harry H. Carr as moderator.
The first debate began on the second
article, which related to raising the
inoney for the coming yearv Wesley
Sargent moved the same tax as last
year-65 cents town. 70 cents schoo
and 20 cents highway, making tota
of $1.55 on the dollar.
William Higgins said the town had
raised the same rate for the past few
years and increased our floating indebt
edness and he didn't think this was good
business. He offered the amendment
that the tax be increased 10 cents on the
dollar.
Lawyer Montgomery said he hoped
the amendment would not prevail. He
said the heavy expenses the past year
were for the Improvements in the town
clerks office, those leather chairs and the
adding machine.
w. A. Kicker favored the amendment
and believed it was good business to
raise a little more money and pay our
bills.
Elmore T. Ide said as, if he read the
town report correctly, the town had an
indebtedness of from $4,000 to $751;
900 it was entirely unbusinesslke. He
said it would be very easy to bond the
town again and make the next genera
ton pay the bills, but he was not in
favor of doing business that way. He
favored increasing the tax little and
cutting down the expenses great deal
Mr.. Higgins amendment was lost
and Mr.. Sargent's original motion was
carried.
Article 3, in relation to appropriating
money for Memorial day, was quickly
disposed of by motion from Lawyer
Montgomery that $3.50 be appropriated.
This was the same amount as last year.
- Article S, in relation to having tree
warden, was as quickly disposed of on
a motion from Mr.. Montgomery that
the town have no tree warden. He said
the election of a tree warden only
created another officer to increase the
town expenses.
Article 6, relating to the care of the
United States deposit money, was dis
posed of by motion of Lawyer Dun
nett's which provided that this money
be allowed to remain where it is.
Article 7 related to the amount of
money the town could appropriate for
highways which, as the. moderator ex-
planned, would be duplicated by SINH
lar amount from the state treasury
Wesley Sargent moved that the town
appropriate $500. Interrogated by
Matthew !. Caldbeck, the moderator
said this was the same amount as was
appropriated last year. On motion of
w. A. Kicker this motion was amended
to make the amount $500. The amend
ment was carried and the town will ap-
propriate $500 for highways and receive
an equal amount from the state treas
ury.
Article in relation to the treasurer's
salary was the bone OF contention for
the next hour and so many motions and
amendments were introduced that finally