Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-06

s.4- recorded on any
..Ilge meeting Tues
festival hall, and the
--lons were over in
the meeting was one
..... far-reaching in its
officers were elected,
..ranses was raised. a
POINTED to investigate
I'm Brattleboro, the
the fire department
.r..n will cut the number
.ua 90 80. and the bailifts
.u appoint a committee
village charter. only
were present, a hard
with the attendance,
100 acrimonious debate,
.- at all times.
.no storm the opening of
..luled for $50 o'clock,
few minutes before
n4n L. J. Waterman of
lifts called the meeting
ERIK W. II. Perry read
use officers were elected
objection or discussion:
Ferry: first bailiff. Ernest
second bailiff, John T.
..Hff. oscar 7. Ware;
Walter S. Stearns; fifth
richmond; collector, w.
,~aasurer. w. II. Perry;
Harvey W. Sanders; audi
Is Barrows. Mr.. Barrows
.f bv Charles A. Harris,
.r last year. The reports
e.. and other officers as
r5epted without debate,
lf William H. Vinton it
raise a +5-cent tax as
.t the bailiffs. payable on
was reached. which was
.- .8ries should be paid the
Bailiff Richmond said
uHiar with the duties Of
... .~er felt that he was not
t his services were worth.
,H was fixed some 10 years
hen system of keeping
ree ready for easy ref
adopted and some Of
.. r.e done by the bailiffs
over to the clerk. lie
salary of the clerk and
person be $50 and that
.. ".- remain as heretofore,
was carried.
f. was to see If the village
-.. O.. S5oI for l6 concerts by
E. meut band. Charles r.
j. was important to have
O. given at different points and
.s. 500 be appropriated and
b.. rs be instructed to have
{. 10 concerts given on the
,.r the Brattleboro House
$. voted, the motion being
.- reunison Cowles.
~ -t.cle s was: ITO see what
T. Il do relative to lighting
..I the renewal of the present
t,- contract, which expires II
li Under this article Den
% -- introduced resolution
, -oonded by George L. Dun
vas adopted. 1t was as follows
ha- the chair appoint two citi
-.-e,her with the board o
1a'. constitute a committee Il
r 'rther in regard to lighting
Brattleboro. 1t shall b,
.. -leh committee to get infor
-.- surrounding towns, thei
.-. and commercial lighting
I'. # producing power, and t
with the local company TO
.rort to the village at
...-- tn be called later" Tn
r.-J Col. ]. Gray Estey an
Walker.
..g in the warrant was 70
-...n Of other business.
-~H-by introduced the follow
.' In view of the increase
.r-. and additional pre1ssur
rI- which will be available owe
Up art Of the village of Brat
. -a- completion of the eXter
, .- process Of construction b
...r1 Water Works compan!
a.. -re time has arrived for
a- % of the fire department {
-e .rr the purpose of placing
r. PRACTICAL working basis an
nom steamer to hydrant fiji
N-.e We fully recognize an
o. -H- faithful and efficient Sc
.i.r-5 by the members of II
r--aut, We believe that on II
DO { the improved hydrant sy
i-E l.o hydrants available for fl
I. the village limits, an acti'
FL f.remen, properly organize
ind distributed. will furnis
election to property within II
me village of Brattlebor
resolved, that the bailif
village of Brattleboro, Wi
,a z the chief engineer, be al
P. uthorized and empowered |
.a -4Npayers and legal voters
vs. e Brattleboro to revise al
..- 'Ie rules and bylaws COVER
20 apartment of said village al
o. tiremen and 10 substitut
i've members of the prese
.-' md to apportion and ASST
.a duties and positions in I
.- ment as in the judgment
f. and chief engineer the m
--.i are qualified to fill" Bail
vowed that the resolution be a
adopted, and it was so vote
Richmond called attention
that the resolution made
.0- the disposal of any of I
3. Hgd ne said that it seemed
.uoers Of the department a
cliffs that the village shot
an but one of the steame
stated that it was his eXp'
that matter would be i
..ffs. S. B. Emerson thouG
a. we're competent to decide
.l he moved that the BALL
F.rad to dispose of one or I
E..age fire engines as in tn
Gems best" Mr.. Kaine ga
relative to the fire departing
Falls, where there are