The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-06
". H. NJ GAM ASKS
FOR TELEPHONE
FRANCHISE
In Behalf Of Central New York
and Vermont Home Co.
HEADQUARTERS, GRANVILLE
Large Amount Of Business Transact
ed at Long Session Of Village
Board Of Trustees

The first regular monthly meeting
of the village board of trustees for
the present village year was held last
evening and an unusually large
amount of business was transacted.
Following the reading Of the min
utes of the annual village meeting
and the auditing of the bills Presi-
dent Martin announced his regular
standing committees as follows
Finance-James Hayes. r. A. Dav-
export. William T. Barratt.
Streets-L. H. Buss. James Hayes,
John Nash.
Fire Department. H. Kelly. w.
T. Barratt, T. A. Davenport
Lights-W. T. Barratt, J. II. Kelly,
James Hayes.
Sewers-T. A. Davenport, l.. II.
Buss. Clarence l.. Holden.
Police-John Nash, Clarence l..
Holden. j. II. Kelly.
Curb and Gutter-C. l.. Holden.
John Nash. l.. H. Buss.
J. T. Remington appeared before
the board and was granted permits
to put in plate glass window at 545
Main street, to lower the floor and
extend the front OF the store occu-
pied by the Thompson Pharmacy and
to lay concrete sidewalk in front OF
the Norton property on the north
side of Main street and east Of the
Congregational church
John p. McGurn was granted
permit to operate his popcorn stand
on Main street at the usual location.
Il. J.. Hall with several residents Of
Lincoln street appeared before the
board in relation to the alleged nuis-
ance inflicted upon the people in that
vicinity through the storing of loco
motives on the Rutland railroad side
tracks. He stated that the coal SCOT
was complained OF not only as being
injurious to health but that 1t was
obnoxious to the people living there
in other ways such as the hanging
out of clothes TO dry, the painting of
houses, etc. He went into the de
tails of the attempt to obtain relief
through petition signed by a large
number Of citizens living In all parts
OF the village and referred to the
agreement which he had obtained
from General Manager Jarvis OF the
Rutland railroad that II the petition
were not forwarded to the public ser
vice commission before January
/, sidetrack would be constructed
north of the station and the locomo-
tives removed When General Man
ager Jarvis attention was called to
this agreement after January by Mr.
Hall the railroad man. Mr. Hall
said. replied that large corpora
tions frequently change their plans.
The changes petitioned for to the
public service commission are that
the locomotives be removed, that
gates or ilagmen be stationed at the
Main street, the River street and the
County street crossings and that the
station be kept open nights with an
operator In charge until after the de-
parture OF the last train. The public
service commission has appointed a
hearing here on Tuesday, April 10. at
3 o'clock in the forenoon. Mr. Hall
requested that the trustees instruct
the village attorney to attend the
hearing as the representative OF the
trustees. Mr. Nash inquired II any
other attorneys were to be present
and Mr. Hall replied that the select
men had instructed r. II. Healy to
represent the town and that the pet
itioners were endeavoring to secure
the services of T. W. Moloney OF
Rutland.
Upon motion OF Trustee Nash the
vtlla0a attnrnav ufoc fpofrupfnd 10
represent the board at the hearing.
w. II. Mccain. treasurer OF the
Crystal Lake Telephone Com
pany, appeared before the board
In the interests OF the Central New
York and Vermont Home Telephone
company and asked for a franchise to
operate telephone exchange In Ben
nington. Mr.. McGann read copy OF
his proposed franchise and submit
ted the same to the board. IL pro-
vided for $4,000 bond to protect
the village against damage to It's
streets and stipulated that work on
the construction of the system should
begin on or before October l, 1910.
The company, according to It's APP
plication, proposes to install a COM
mon battery selective ringing, or prl-
vate calling telephone system which
will do away with subscribers ans
wering their telephones when not
wanted. With the new instruments
each subscribers telephone will ring
only when such subscriber is called.
Following the franchise application
request for location for telephone
wires was read from Charles A.
Manrer.
Trustee Nash asked II both docu-
ments were from the same corpora
ton. Mr. McGann replied that he
was the only person present repres-
enting the Central New York and
Vermont Home Telephone company.
Mr. Maurer In turn replied that he
was representing Troy people who
were interested in the telephone bus
mess.
The application for franchise and
the application for locations were
4 both referred to the special commit
Il tee consisting Of Trustees. davenport,
Barratt and Buss.
i Arthur Elwell Appealed before the
board and eslled far<a sewer exten.
sion IN the Switchboard district. II
'..., referred 70 the committee on
First selsStman r. NJ. Crawford