Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-05

The annual meeting OF Randolph viii
lage Tuesday evening brought ont the
usual large attendance and developed the
usual amount OF fun and excitement.
/ The officers OF last year were reelected,
almost without exception, as follows:-
Moderator, L. B. johnson; clerk, v. l.
Spear trustees, W. G. Emerson, A. q.
Osgood, |. g. Chase, d. c. Woodward, M.
I H. Miller; treasurer and collector, A. M.
Hubbard; chief engineer fire department,
N. G. Buck first assistant, J. B. Fisk;
second assistant, L. o. Thayer; fire war
dens, n. C. Buck, ]. b. Fisk, Fred Bry-
ant; auditors, ]. W. Fargo, j. Fl. Du-
| Bois; water commissioners, for five years,
w. c. Emerson; for two years, A. E.
bass; for one year, L. A. Russlow.
Reports of officers were accepted and
adopted.
Voted to allow collector one per cent OF
tax collections as bis compensation.
Tabled article relative to appropriation
of money for building and maintenance
OF sidewalks.
Appropriated 800 for sprinkling
streets.
Instructed trustees to build a concrete
sidewalk from j. NJ. Holman's place on
Prospect avenue to Southview cemetery,
via the new houses on Highland avenue.
Tabled article relative to lowering
water rates.
Appropriated slOO for Green Mountain
band in return for twelve band concerts
during the season. Authorized trustees
to fix upon a location for a band stand
that the band proposes to have built.
Tabled article providing for village
bylaw to require abuttors to remove snow
from sidewalks. ]. G. sherburne favored
the bylaw, which works we'll In Wood
stock and gives much better sidewalks.
J. d. Laport proposed change in
water department regulations so that u.s.
ers Of village water should pay for faucet
connections only, stating grievance he
had for bathtub collection the past year
that he deemed unjust. On motion Of
Guy P. Lamson, supported by DR.. q. W.
Scott, the proposition was tabled.
Voted tax of 60c. for indebtedness
and current expenses.
The special committee elected last year
to investigate the subject OF electric light
ing aud report at this meeting made it's
report by its chairman, O. j. Marcott,
and V. l. Spear, a member The commit
tee had found only three possible sources
OF supply-the Consolidated company Of
Montpelier, whose president retired May
] and did not care to commit his CONF
pauy to a proposition at this time; the
Bethel Electric Light aud Power COM
pany, aud the White River Electric com
pany, which has the present contract and
franchise expiring July, 1911. The latter
company offers 10 renew the contract for
street lights on meter basis at the rate
OF eight cents per kilowatt hour. II pro-
poses that the village, at an outlay OF
about s11O0, change the street service to
the tungsten system an It will mean bet
ter lights at less cost. The White River
will Immediately begin putting
IN meters for ell commercial service in
this village and as fast rs introduced will
change from the fiat rate TO the meter
system ot charges, on the following oasis:
i2c. per kilowatt hour for first 10 during
month"; l0c. per X. b. fer second 10; Sc.
per K. h. for ell additional; minimum
.harge, 81 per month. These rptes are said
o be as low as meter rates average else
where. Compared with present rates
hey would mean that 16 C. y. light
would cost about one-half cent per hour
while burning. II will take year to
complete the installation OF meters and
feet the entire change to that basis.
be company believes that from the saw
ng in power that will result 1t can give
i-hour service, II the demand for day
lower is sufficient to justify il.
] be Bethel company, having its power
liant in the White river below Bethel,
nd which now lights Bethel village,
ffers to sell its entire plant TO Randolph
illage for 100000. over $4,000 has
een expended in this property. A sug-
estion also came from large stockhold
T in the company that a five-year lease Of
be plant might he made to the village,
'ith option Of buying, so that the expert
lent Of municipal control might be made
efore actual purchase.
After thorough discussion, il was vot-
a hat the committee should continue its
q sestigation and report at special meet
ng before the last of August.
4 motion by Dr. A. c. Bailey to pay
Y. G. Emerson, chairman OF last years
oard oi trustees, $3.50 for his service last
ear, and al the rate OF fifty cents per
our this year wben called on board OF
ealth duties was lost on ballot. 27 to