Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-15

to consult with the bailiffs relative to
securing the services of an expert engi-
neer to make us a report OF the condi-
tons as they exist in Brattleboro rela-
tive to what we ought to pay for COM
mercial lighting and the village lighting
we to cooperate with the village bailins
| by paying one-haf of the expense of such
a report. This report has been received
and our committee has asked the local
company to submit a fiat rate for COM
mercial lighting and l will quote here
with from a letter from the Twin State
corporation under date Of March 81"
President COwles then quoted the Twin
State company's reduced rate. which al
ready has been published in The Phoenix.
He also quoted the conclusions" OF the
( report OF Alton d. Adams, the expert
employed by the board and by the viii
lage, which are given elsewhere in this
article.
After calling attention to the fact that
the prices made by the company did not
conform to the recommendations Of Mr.
Adams, President Cowles continued:
They assume that the board Of trade
| has no authority to demand quotations.
while we feel that we have asked moth
ing but what the humblest citizen of the
! town would he justified in demanding.
| Whatever may be the income for light
ing from the citizens Of Brattleboro. the
members Of the board OF trade no doubt
IL.
/ list of the village OF Brattleboro Is S46,-
/ 990.l9 The maDlbers OF the board OF
| trade pay taxes on s16925.s6 or more
| than one-third Of the entire grand list.
/ Should the question come before the citi-
{ zens OF Brattleboro as to wheteher or
not we should have a municipal lighting
! plant the members OF the board of trade
b will have upon them the burden of taxa
4 ton.
The report of Mr. Adams has not been
/ published for distribution on account of
( some delay in the local company making
! satisfactory prices to the board of bailiffs
! for village lighting, but l understand that
+ il is soon to be placed before the voters
{ of the entire village for their considera-
! ton and it is for the board Of trade to
take some action tonight as to whether
! they will agitate the establishment of
a municipal plant.
Many times it has been asked why
don't the board of trade get new indus
tries?' Opportunities for new industries
of questionable character are too numer-
Gus to mention and we have questioned
the ACCESSIBILITY of recommending even
for consideration propositions that have
come to us, and we are proud to say that
we have no experience like that of
neighborng town for record; but we are
hoping when matters can be thoroughly
worked out to bring to the citizens OF
our population and Industrial interests
! by large manufa cturing plant"
| Reference to the social features the
past year were made, including the ban
quet TO the President of the United
States by the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, at which the Brattleboro board
was officially represented, the "junket"
of the Springfield board of trade. etc.
! The board assisted in maintaining the
| rest room, secured an abatement of the
smoke nuisance on Main street from
! railroad locomotives and accomplished
other things beneficial to the community.
! The membership a year ago was 1853
now it is IFS. With sorrow the deaths
| of George w. Pierce, Oscar NJ. Lawtong
! Leroy f. Adams and Charles w Durham
were recorded. Credit was given Secre-
tary George e Fox in the following
words: In no small measure do we owe
| to him every achievement of the past
year. He has been alive to every sub
ject and has been faithful to- every duty"
The report closed as follows 'I can
| assure my successor,-whoeYer he may
| be-a busy years work, In the year
| past / have found plenty to occupy my
mind subjects being brought to me for
consideration of whose existence l was
not aware. With the assurance OF a new
government building, the prospect of a
new railroad station, the probability of
a parallel railroad from the South, a new
industry Of large magnitude, the possi-
bility of larger hote accommodations,
the construction of trunk line from the
Massachusetts line through to the North,
running the entire length of Windham
county, Brattleboro stands today with
better prospects OF the slogan "A popula-
ton of $1,000 in 1915 than ever before in
its history; and in all this Brattleboro's
board Of trade must play an important
part My motto for years has been
|
cess, and II the Brattleboro board OF
trade has nothing but optimistic views
and will adopt this motto success must be
ours"