The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-23
ANNUAL WARNING
FOR MARC
MEETING
To- Be Held at Library Hall
tuesday March 7
CONSIDERAB LIE BUSINESS
Action to Be Taken on Rufus B. God
frey Gift and Erection of
State krmory

The warning for the annual March
meeting to be held at Library hall on
Tuesday, March 9TH has been posted.
The articles are as follows:
The inhabitants of the town of Ben
Inington, qualified by law to vote in
town meeting, are hereby notified and
warned to meet at Library Hall, in
said town, on Tuesday, the 18th day of
March, 1911, at nine o'clock in the
forenoon to transact the following
business:
l. To see whether the town will
vote to empower and authorize the
selectmen to appoint one or two road
commissioners, the number to be de-
termined by the town in said meet
| ing, or whether the town will vote to
elect one or two road commissioners.
2. To see II the town will vote to
elect one library trustee
3. To see if the town will vote to
elect lister to serve for one year in
addition TO the lister to be elected at
said meeting for the term Of three
years.
4. TO see how many grand jurors
the town will vote TO elect for the
year ensuing.
5. To see If the town will vote to
elect a second constable.
6. TO see If the town will vote to
elect a collector of taxes.
7. To see if the town will vote to
elect a tree warden.
s. To elect all town officers
8. To vote by ballot, in the man
ner provided by law, upon the follow
ing question: Shall license be
granted for the sale of intoxicating
liquors in this town.
10. TO hear reports Of the town
officers.
II. To see If the town will vote to
establish and conduct, upon the
premises on the south side OF Main
street, so called in the Village Of Ben
nington, known as the box shop and
laundry property. and owned by the
estate Of Rufus b. Godfrey. deceased,
public hospital, or building 70 be
used for the public purposes OF the
town, such as the holding of its meet
ings and the maintaining Of its town
offices, or building to be used for
public charitable purposes, and II SO
voted, to provide for the expense OF
so doing.
IL. To see If the town will appro
; pirate any sum, and il so how much
toward the purchase or construction
by the State of Vermont OF an armory
in the Village of Bennington for the
use Of the Vermont National Guard
and to provide how the same shall bC
paid.
10. To see what sums are neces
sary to be raised for the following
purposes, viz: For the laying out
maintaining and repairing the high
\ ways of the town, and for the pay
4 ment OF a state highway tax; 70
m maintaining the schools and school
" houses, and for the school purposes
Il of the town and for the payment OF
II state school tax, for the payment o
II any indebtedness and interest there
u on; for the support OF the poor: 70
+ the maintenance OF bridges and o
Il winter or snow roads; for the prose
n cution and defense OF the common
II rights and interests OF the inhabI
n tants of the town; for the othe
II necessary incidental current town eA
III penses; and TO vote a tax upon tn
II Grand List OF the town for the pay
u ment thereof.
4 IA. To see what sum. II any, ant
Il not less than one hundred dollars
4 nor more than seven hundred flft
u lnilorc Ia avcayc 80 Oh, n,,ot,.. - -
m highway taxes now required by law
the town will vote to appropriate I
III be expended for permanent improve
III ment OF its highways In accordanc
with the provisions OF Chapter l72 @
4 the public Statutes OF Vermont. an
j amendments thereto.
u 10. To see what, II any, sum. IN
= town will appropriate for the plan
N Ing or protection OF shade tree,
III pursuant to the provisions Of No. z
III OF the Acts Of 1904, entitled "An AC
II to Provide for the Protection {
" Shade Trees"
q l6. To determine at what time IN
e tax bills shall be delivered TO IN
Treasurer of the town for collection
y II. To see II the Listers for 1871
shall be paid for their services Sci
tember LIST, next, and what sum De
III day; also to see what sum per da
Il shall be paid to other town officers
the town clerk, and the Board ,
civil Authority for their services Il
the ensuing year.
n is. To see what sum, II any. N
a,' town will vote toward the expens,
III OF observing Decoration or Memoirs
III Day.
III 10. To see what sum, II any. Il
w town will vote In aid of, or for n
purpose of maintaining publ
library or libraries therein. and ais
to determine how the same shall |
distributed.
NM 20. To see II the town will vote
III authorize the selectmen 10 refur
III certain taxes claimed to have be,
enormously paid to Il by Ior,
la Green, Charles Jones and patrl,
~ Guiltinan, including any costs OF @,
HI lection thereof that may have be,
vi paid to the collector OF the town.
ki 81 VIII the town vote to ha'
NH medical inspection OF the schools
III tho town.
Hill 70 To transact any other prop
llI business found necessary when m,
p Dated at Bennington. VI, this 20
day OF February, 1911.