The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
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was referred to the street committee
and the commissioner with power to
act.
The clerk was instructed to notify
President Green of the Hoosac Valley
division OF the Berkshire Street Rail.
way system that the village was
OF him what the company proposed
to do in relation to its portion of the
expense.
The removal Of tree and an cleo.
trio light pole at the corner OF Main
and School streets was referred to
the light committee with the same
power which was conferred when the
matter was before the board a year
ago.
Chairman Kelly OF the fire commit
tee reported adversely upon the ap.
plication OF A. l.. Bottum for per-
nit to put in a gasoline tank under
the sidewalk in front OF his store on
Main street.
Trustee Morrissey, for the Benning-
ton baseball association, made appli-
cation for the use of the steam roller
in leveling the ground at Morgan
Park. No action was taken by the
board, the matter being left to Mr..
Morrissey and the street commission
err
Trustee Holden requested that his
resolution introduced at the regular
meeting in April and calling for the
withdrawal of $1,000 from the high
way fund to be used exclusively in
tho CONSERVATION of cihnuro lie he 20
ken from the table. The resolution
was read by the clerk and Mr.. Holden
stated that since the last regular
meeting over so persons had advoca-
ted the action proposed in the resolu-
ton. He stated that the village had
the money to spend and that it was
only question Of using the funds to
the best advantage. He thought that
at least one-sixth should be used for
those who walked instead of expend-
ing all for those who Travelled on
wheels.
Trustee Davenport did not believe
ry. The electric road had been prom
Using to- raise its tracks through the
village and every dollar would be
needed to put the streets at grade.
Trustee Kelly thought it would be
good plan to find out what the
street railway company were going to
do. The company has been talking
about raising its tracks for two years
and nothing had been done. If the
company was going to do anything,
all right, if not the village certainly
needed the money elsewhere.
Trustee Holden still insisted that
the village could expend $1,000 for
walks and that 1t might just as well
begin now. The village meeting last
year had voted $500 for this purpose
which was not used according to the
vote and $1,000 the year before when
nothing was done.
Trustee Buss stated that IL any
sidewalks were built that the abutters
should be made to pay their share
at once but he was informed by Trus-
lee Holden that in this matter the VII
lage must proceed according 10 the
charter which provides for notices
hearings and a right OF appeal.
Trustee Davenport was anxious TO
pay the debt assumed in the purchase
Of the Tiffany property and did not
deem 1t wise TO vote any money out
Of the highway fund. He moved that
The resolution be laid on the table
The motion prevailed but there was
an emphatic No" from Trustee Hol-
den.
II was then voted that the $1,000
voted by the village for the repair of
curb, gutter and sidewalks be expend-
ed in the discretion of the curb and
gutter committee.