The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-15
BIG VOTE CAST At
ANNUAL VILLAGE
MEETING
lust Enough Strife TO Create
Healthy Interest
TAX or IS CENTS VOTED
Question Of Quarters for Fire De-
partment Referred to Special
Committee to Prepare Resolution

There was just enough strife over
the selection Of several officials at
the annual village meeting today to
bring out a good vote The citizens
began to appear at Library hall early
in the day and there was a constant
stream passing into and out of the
booths up to the hour Of closing, o.
7 clock.
The usual custom of calling the
/ meeting to order in the morning and
( postponing action on the business to
! / O'Clock In the afternoon was adopt
ed Az that hour when President
Martin called the meeting to order
the hall was so completely filled that
il was difficult to move about.
The most thoroughly discussed ar
ticle was that calling for action on
f. the proposed purchase Of a site for a
fire house to be used for other public
purposes. This was finally referred
to a committee consisting of Emory
s. Harris, r, J Hall, L, l.. Bates, w.
!. Meagher and John Hayes to draft
a resolution and report later during
the meeting, the resolution to instruct
the trustees to investigate all phases
of the matter and report at special
village meeting to be called later
Action on the different articles in
the warning was taken as follows:
Article 2 To hear the report of
the officers for the year last past
Dispensed with
Article 3. To see If the village
will vote to direct its trustees to have
printed the report of the doing of its
officers for the year ensuing, before
the next annual meeting.
Voted that they be printed.
Article 4. To see what sum, IL any,
the village will vote for open air con
certs given by the Bennington City
band
s40O for l6 open air concerts. one
half at the Putnam House corner and
one-half at the Soldiers Home.
Article 5. To see what sum, II any
shall be voted to pay the Bennington
Fire Department
Voted Sl25 for each company.
Article G. To see what sum, if any
the village will vote to be paid to
the Bennington Improvement society
to be used by Il In the care of the
cemetery grounds in the village.
Voted 5000
/, Article T. To see what sum, If any
the village will vote to pay its CLERK
/ in addition to the amount prescribed
by the charter for services render
ed by him as such clerk, for the en-
: suing year.
Same as last year.
: Article S. To see what sum, if an,
u the village will vote for the extension
OF the village sewer system.
;, Same as last year $1,000.
Article Q. To see what sum. if any
/, the village will appropriate for build
o ing permanent highways under tn,
Y provisions Of Chapter 172 Of the Pub
lie Statutes.
Y $1,000, same as last year.
n Article TO- To see what action tn
village will take respecting the n
stallng of additional MIGRANTS, wher
Y needed
Referred 20 trustees with power t
is act.
Article II. To see what sum-
4 any, the village will vote to pay It
4. president and trustees. for their SCI
II vices for the ensuing year,
'. Same as last year
Ie Article u. To see if the villag
is will vote TO repay James Shepard
Of tax OF S1,34, alleged to be unlawful
IF assessed against him for the yea
N 1907 and o tax Of 8 "a alleged TO b
at unlGwfully assessed against him fc
s. the year 1909
10 Moved that, they be refunded
~ Article 10. To see what action tn
lie village will take relating to the pu
p chasing of site and the erectio
thereon Of building, the same to /
occupied by the W. H. Bradford Hoo
e Ladder Co, of the Bennington FIJI
Department and also to be used K
is the pnrpose of housing the fire e
I CINE, stabling the village team an
40 for the storing Of other property (
~ the village.
o. Referred TO social committee to r
~ port resolution.
es Article IA. To see what action Il
ly NllldbS VIII ldhe relalillS 10 Cne pu
m. chase of a piece of real estate, Il
X. same to be used for the dumping
refuse
N. Instructed trustees to purchase
m. an expense not exceeding $500.
nd Article IS. To see II the villaI
on will vote to authorize It's Trustees
he purchase at least Ave hundred go
feet OF hose for the Bennington ri
Department.
Voted that 500 feet be purchased
Article 16. TO see what tax 4
village will raise upon the grand Il
nv to defray the expenses OF the villa
tiy for the year ensuing, to pay its
nd debtedness, and to fix the time
ay the collection of such tax.
Tax Of 65 cents for all purposes