The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-16
CURFEW VOTED
DOWN AND TAXES
ARE REDUCED
Village Tax Lowered From 70
Cents to SIS Gents
MORE SEWERS ORDERED
Hall Crowded During Action on VII
age Meeting Warning This
Afternoon.
MORE SEWERS ORDERED

The annual village meeting opened |
at Library hall this morning at 8 !
O'Clock with only few voters pres
ent. The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Ward l.. Lyons. The warn
ing was read by Clerk William P. Ho
gan. The polls were declared open,
but, owing to the small attendance it
was voted to defer action on the
articles of the warning until one
O'Clock.
The voting started in rather briskly
but did not hold out we'll AT 10
o'clock less than 200 votes had been
polled and from then forward until
the mills closed at noon the voting
was very light Teams were out in
the interests of both candidates, but
there was not the interest that there
has been some years in the past.
Last year the total vote cast for the
head of the ticket was 1852. OF these
Ward l.. Lyons, candidate for presi
dent on the Democratic ticket had
| 473, defeating his opponent by a ma
| iority of 1914.
In 1907 the total vote cast for vii
lage president. was only 42S. OF
these Ward l.. Lyons, democrat, had
2Gl and defeated the Republican can
didate by an even 100 votes.
In 1906 there was no contest in the
village meeting, the Republican ticket
being the only one in the field Alex
ander j. Cooper was elected village
president receiving l55 votes.
In 1906 also Alexander J. Cooper was
elected president without contest re-
ceiving all of the S24 votes cast.
In 1904 there was a contest and 772
votes were cast for village president
OF these Frank H. Battles, republican,
had 463 and Dr. l.. l.. Fillmore, demo
crat, had 300.
In 1903 the largest vote was cast in
village meeting of any during the
past ten years. the total being S22
Dr. l. L. Fillmore, democrat, had
52S. and John Brant republican, had
294.
In 1902 there were M votes cast.
Dr. w f. Putnam had 1876 and Joseph
T. Watson 26l.
At one o'clock the articles in the
warning were acted on as follows:
Article /. To elect a President of
the village, a Clerk, Treasurer. a
Collector of Taxes. a Corporation At
torney, three go Auditors two (2l
Trustees. and four Water Commits
sioners.
Polls closed at 2 o'clock. A large
vote was polled and indications are
that Martin is elected village presi-
dent by large majority
Article O. To hear the report OF
the officers for the year last past
Report accepted as printed.
Article 3. To see II the village
will vote to direct its trustees to have
printed the report of the dolngs OF
its officers for the year ensuing. be
fore the next annual meeting.
Ordered to have reports printed.
Article 4. To see what sum, II
any, shall be voted to pay the Ben
nington Fire Department
Voted 1925 to each active company
Article 5. To see what sum, if any
the village will vote for open air con
certs given by the Bennington City
band.
Voted $500 for l6 concerts, eight OF
which must be given Sunday after
Moons at the Soldiers Home.
Article 6. To see what sum, If any
the village will vote to be paid to the
Bennington Improvement society 10
be used by 1t in the care of the Gene
terry grounds in the village,
Voted 800.
Article 7. To see what sum, If any
the village will vote to pay its clerk
in addition to the amount prescribed
by the charter for services rendered
him as such clerk, for the ensuing
year.
Voted same pay as last year, $3.50
Article s. To see what sum, il
any, the village will vote for the ex
tension Of the village sewer system
Voted $1,000 to be used in the dis
erection of the trustees.
Article Q. To see what sum, II
any, the village will appropriate fol
building permanent highways under
the provisions of Chapter 172 of the
Public Statutes.
Trustees ordered to use $1,000 fol
this purpose.
Article TO- To see what action the
village will take respecting the in
stalling of additional MIGRANTS, where
needed.
Left to trustees.
Article IL. To see what sum, /
any, the village will vote to pay It's
president and trustees for their ser
vices for the ensuing year.
Voted president and each trustee s.
for each meeting attended but tota
expense must not exceed 5000
Article 10. To see II the villag,
will vote to pay Remington & Woo
! the sum OF $l06.53 by them expended
in the construction Of u sewer mali
4 on Hillside street.
| Voted to pay the amount
Article 10. To see il the villag
will vote to pay Ernest T. Grlswol
the sum of $3.50 by him expended Il
the construction Of sewer main o.
| Weeks street.
| Voted to repay II claim is found col
rect,
/! Article IA. To see If the villag