Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-03-04
TOWN MEETING.
Not Large Attendance. voter
Once More Decide Against
License.


The annual town meeting Tuesday
was not attended by all the voters,
owing probably to the bad condition OF
the highways. The meeting on the
whole was harmonious and the business
transacted with but little opposition.
The meeting was called to order by
J. B. Donoway, moderator, who was
reelected, as was also J. M. Burke,
clerk The reports of the town officers
were accepted and adopted.
1t was voted to appropriate the sum
of $1O0 for the proper observance OF
Memorial Day, sos of which sum is to
be expended in Middlebury village and
the remaining $35 in East Middlebury.
A committee of four was chosen to have
charge of the expenditure of this money,
the committee consisting of c. F. Rich,
T. F. Burns, r. S. Benedict and c. w.
Tisdale.
Article four of the warning "To see
if the town will vote to appropriate any
money, and if so how much, to pay the eX-
penses of open-air free musical entertain
ments to be given by the Middebury band
within the limits of said town during
the coming summer" was discussed at
some length Hon. j. E. Weeks made
a motion that the sum of $500 be appro-
priated for such purpose, 500 to be
paid to the manager of the band the
first day of July and the same amount
on the first of each succeeding month
until the whole sum was paid. This
motion was seconded and carried. 1t
might be said in this connection that the
band contemplates giving some of the
concerts in East Middlebury during the
coming season.
Article 5, to see if the town will vote
sum of money for permanent high
ways in addition to the amount now re-
quired by law to take advantage of the
state aid law, and if SO, how much, was
next considered and gave rise to the
longest discussion of the day. Mr..
Battell opposed the expenditure of mo-
ney on the highways unless under the
supervision of the proper town authori-
ties. Mr. Chapman favored road i'm
provement; to which Mr. Battell replied
that no one was more in favor of road
improvement tnan himself; and offered
to contribute $500 if the town voted an
equal amount; but the money was to be
expended under the direction of the Sc
lectmen. The original resolution was
then voted down with practical unanim-
ity and Mr. Battell's proposition was
accepted.
Article 6, covering the vote of taxes,
was next taken up and 80 cents on the
dollar was voted for the ordinary eX-
penses of the town and the payment of
outstanding obligations.
A tax of 80 cents on the dollar was
voted for the school districts in town
outside of the village and tax of 20
cents on the dollar for laying out and
repairing the highways in the town.
Thomas F. Burns, the retiring mem
Der of the board of selectmen, was
elected for the term of three years to
succeed himself. This is compliment
to Mr.. Burns who has done good work
on the board for several years.
Chas. E. Pinney was elected town
treasurer and also trustee of public
money to succeed himself. Mr. Pinney
has been treasurer of the town for
many years and his reelection express
es the confidence which his townsmen
place in him.
William M. Jackson was reelected
overseer of the poor, an Office which he
has held for several yea ears, and the sal
airy was fixed at 500, the same as has
heretofore been in force. 1t might be
said unless Mr.. Jackson had admins
tered the affairs of his Office to the sat