The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-02
VILLAGE Fathers
GIVE AID TOWARD
DECORATION
Voted $3.50 For Electrical H.
Elimination During Pageant.
MAIN ST. TO BE WHITE WAY
Trustees Had Busy Session Preparing
for Pageant but Attended the
Board Of Trade Meeting

The monthly meeting of the board
Of village trustees was held in the
village rooms at o'clock Tuesday
evening, President +. c. Martin pre-
siding and Trustees Holden, Norris,
sey, Buss, Kelly and Davenport and
Clerk w. p. Hogan and Village Attor-
ney h. ID. Barber being present.
h. l.. Bates appeared before the
board as the chairman of a commit.
tee of citizens to urge that the board
appropriate 5000 for the purpose OF
extra lighting during pageant week.
Mr.. Bates stated that paper was be-
ing circulated among the townsfolk
to raise $780, the purpose being to
have a series of overhead electrical
decorations along Main street from
the corner OF Valentine street to the
corner of Depot street. Two thous-
and lights are to be used in the illu.
mination, the bulbs being strung
from opposite telegraph poles, each
string OF lights having an electric
star surmounting IL. At the corner
Of North and Main streets festoon
OF flags decorated with lights is to
be erected The board felt that the
village should aid IN making pageant
week a success and as enjoyable as
possible for the guests of the village
Mr. Bates stated that the Twin State
Gas and Electric company Is to give
the current for the display which will
be from August l. to August II inclu
siye.
As the chairman of committee
from the Bennington Battle Monu
ment association, Mr. Bates through
the board of trustees invited the Ben
nington Fire Department to partici-
pate with other societies In the ded-
icatory exercises of the Seth War
ner monument at Old Bennington on
the morning of August 16 The board
gave permission to the department to
take part in the exercises. Fire Chief
Newton who was present stated that
the matter would be brought up at
a meeting of the various hose com
panies Sunday morning. Following
the annual inspection of the depart.
ment on the morning of August 1e
the companies are invited to proceed
without apparatus leaving adequate
fire protection for the village, to Old
Bennington.
The board voted to borrow $1100
for the highway fund and 1920 for
the general fund. The matter of the
new map of the village showing the
municipal equipment was brought up
Daniel 7. Bates stated that such
map might easily be constructed
from data In the possession OF the
village w. II. Nichols requested
that the fire alarm system be placed
upon the map, but the question was
raised as to whether the alarm sys-
TEN is al present likely to remain as
II is, as great need is felt for
three-circuit system.
Mr.. Nichols who has charge of the
alarm system asked for power to
trim trees near the wires of the system
as the trees during wet or stormy
weather rare constantly connecting the
alarm wires with high tension wires.
He stated that seven alarm boxes had
recently been burned out through this
source IL was thought by the board
to be the duty of the tree warden to
look after the matter II Is under
stood however, that Tree Warden Ed
ward Morrissey has not qualified for
the office. The board took no action.
Permission was granted to IL. 5.
Allen to construct n woodworking
shop in the rear OF 1873 North street
A petition was received from Mrs.
Mary J. Lowrie and Miss Margaret
Lowrie OF Silver street, asking for the
removal OF n telephone pole in front
OF their residence. The matter was
referred to the light committee. Street
Commissioner A. X. Dunn was in
structed to construct a drain near
the premises OF II. Il. Griswold on
Weeks street at a cost not to exceed
S35, to look after surface water. Ed
mund La Franchise of the Pageant
committee on grounds appeared with
a list OF eight extra policemen for
Pageant week. Mr. La Franchise sta
ted that these men would be paid by
the committee. The matter was re-
ferred to the police committee with
power to act.
The sum OF $3.50 was voted for the
extra lighting of Main street during
Pageant week according to the plan
submitted by Mr. Bates. A. r. Dunn
street commissioner, was instructed
to see that West Main street should
not be torn up during Pageant week.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the Rutland railroad that hereafter
no bills will be paid not submitted
three days before the regular meet.
ing.
r. A. Davenport, chairman of the
finance committee, made report on
the state of the village finances. Up
to present time, the total expenditure
has been $l4.906.S4 as compared with
S9,7i5.1O expended up to July 1, 1910,
the extra expense being due to the
purchase of the Tiffany Hose com.
pany. At the present time for the
year there Is available for the high
way fund 5000 approximately S4,262,-
80 having been expended leaving a
balance of $1,000. For fixed charges
during the year there is fund of
S1g,ilgg3. leaving a balance of Sl4,.
1878. Interest ON bonds shows a
decrease of $3.50, owing to q decrease
having been made In the village In
debtedness.
The board held It's meeting In two
Isections, leaving at s o'clock to at
tend the Bord OF Trade meeting, re
lt,rnfno an hnur later Ia continue