The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
VILLAGE VOTED TO
BUY TIFF ANY
PROPERTY
On Stafford Street For Use OF
Fire Department
$4,000 BUY, $1,000 REPAIRS
Rather Slow Village Meeting Devel-
oped Into a Lively
Contest

The village today voted to buy of
f.. ]. Tiffany for $4,000. his building
on Stafford street used by the fire de-
partment. The village also voted
$500 for the armory and $500 for the
playground. The tax voted is 70
cents and it was voted to authorize
a further debt of $1,000 which will be
due to buying the Tiffany property
and fixing 1t up.
The meeting which started out to
be very quiet affair developed into
an oratorical outburst mostly over
tn question whether or not to buy the
Tiffany property and fix it up. The
action on the various articles of the
warning was as follows.
Article l TO elect a president of
the village, a clerk, a treasurer, a
collector of taxes, corporation at
torney, three CD auditors, four ca
trustees, and two CD water com
missioners.
Polls opened
Article 2. To hear the report OF
the officers for the year last past.
Printed report accepted.
Article s. To see il the village
will vote to direct its trustees to
have printed the report OF the do
ings OF its officers for the year ensu-
ing. before the next annual meeting.
Report ordered printed
Article 4. To see what sum, If
any, shall be voted to pay the Ben
nington Fire Department.
Voted same as usual $125 per com
pany
Article 8. To see what sum, II
any, the village will vote for open
air concerts given by the Benning-
ton City band
Voted $500 Trustees to arrange
schedule OF concerts.
Article 6.-To see what sum, If
any, the VILLAGE will vote to be paid
to the Bennington Improvement SOC
iety to be used by It in the care of
the cemetery grounds In the village,
and for making other village i'm
proYements.
Voted $500.
Article ITO see what sum, II
any, the village will vote to pay its
clerk in addition to the amount pres
cribed by the charter for services
rendered by him as such clerk, fol
the ensuing year.
Voted 800 extra making total sal
airy 5000.
Article s. To see what sum, i
any, the village will vote for the ex
tension OF the village sewer system
Trustees authorized to spend $1,000
Article 9. To see what sum, 1
any, the village will appropriate TO
building permanent highways unde
the provisions OF Chapter 172 Of thu
Public Statutes.
Voted $1,000.
Article 10. To see what action tn
village will take respecting the in
stalling of additional hydrants
where needed.
Left TO trustees.
Article IL. To see what sum,
any, the village will vote to pay It
president and trustees for their SCI
vices for the ensuing year.
Voted to pay same as last year.
Article 12. To see II the villag
will vote to repay to Patrick Guilt
nan, tax OF $1.65. TO Charles Jone
tax of $1.70 and to Nelson Matt
son tax OF S5.47, alleged TO be III
lawfully assessed against them 70
, the year 1910.
I Left TO trustees and village alto
ney.
, Article 1S.-To see what sum,
r any, the village will vote to be pal
1 to the Girls Civic League OF Be-
/ nington, the same to be used Il
, the payment OF the services of a FIR
' class director for the Village Pla
ground. and other necessary expo
. SEES incurred In the management
3 said play ground for the summer
n 1911.
Voted 5000.
n Article Ito see what sum.
!. any, the village will appropriate I
?. ward the purchase or constructiC
!. by the State OF Vermont OF an q
r mory in the village OF Bennlngt'
, for the use Of the Vermont Nation
Q Guard. and to provide how the san
s shall be paid.
Q Voted $500.
a Article 10. To hear the report
n the committee. the trustees OF q
Q village OF Bennington, appointed
n the annual village meeting A.
e 1910 under Article 18th OF the Wal
ing there OF entitled ITO see VIII
action the village will take relatl
to the purchasing OF site and {
erection thereon Of a building, I
10 same to be occupied by the w.
Bradford Hook and Ladder Co,
N the Bennington Fire Departmer
n and also to be used for the purpo
3. OF housing the fire engine, stabli
" the village team and for the stori
Of other property Of the village;