The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-02
WARNING

The warning for the annual March
meeting to be held at Library hall
on Tuesday, March 7th has been
posted. The articles are as follows:
The inhabitants of the town Of
Bennington, qualified by law to vote
in town meeting, are hereby notified
and warned to meet at Library Hall,
in said town on Tuesday, the 7th day
of March, 1911, at nine o'clock in the
forenoon to transact the following
business:
/. 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.
8. To see If the town will vote to
elect a 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.
3. To see II the town will vote to
elect a second constable.
6. To see If the town will vote to
elect collector of taxes.
z. To see II the town will vote to
elect a tree warden.
8. To elect all town officers.
9. To vote by ballot, in the man
ner provided by law, upon the follow
ing question: shall license be grant
ed 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 prem
Uses on the south side of Main street,
so called in the Village OF Bennington
known as the box shop and laundry
property. and owned by the estate of
Rufus b. Godfrey, deceased, public
hospital, or building TO be used for
the public purposes OF the town, such
as the holding Of its meetings and
the maintaining OF its town Offices, or
building to be used for public char
table purposes, and II so voted, to
provide for the expense of so doing.
IL. To see II the town will appro-
pirate any sum. and II so how much,
toward the purchase or construction
by the State OF Vermont of an armory
in the Village OF Bennington for tho
use Of the Vermont National Guard,
and to provide how the same shall be
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
ment Of state highway tax; for
maintaining the schools and school
houses, and for the school purposes
of'the town and for the payment OF a
state school tax; for the payment Of
any indebtedness and interest there
on; for the support OF the poor: for
the maintenance OF bridges and OF
winter or snow roads; for the prose-
cution and defense OF the common
rights and interests OF the inhabi-
tants OF the town; for the other nee
essary incidental current town ex-
penses; and to vote a tax upon the
Grand List OF the town for the pay
ment thereof.
IA. To see what sum. II any. and
not less than one hundred dollars,
nor more than seven hundred fifty
dollars in excess OF the amount OF
the highway taxes now required by
law, the town will vote to appropri.
ate to be expended for permanent
improvement OF its highways In &C
cordance with the provisions OF
Chapter i72 OF the public Statutes OF
Vermont, and amendments thereto.
10. To see what, II any sum. the
town will appropriate for the plant.
ing or protection OF shade trees, pur-
suant to the provisions OF No. 76 OF
the Acts OF 1904, entitled An Act
to Provide for the Protection OF
Shade Trees"
l6. To determine at what time
the tax bills shall be delivered TO the
Treasurer OF the town for collection.
II. To see II the Listers for 1911
shall be paid for their services Sep
TENDER LIST, next, and what sum per
day; also TO see what sum per day
shall be paid to other town officers
the town clerk. and the Board OF Civil
Authority for their services for the
ensuing year.
is. To see what sum, II any, the
town win vote toward the expenses
Of observing Decoration or Memorial
/ Day.
/ 10. To see what sum. II any. the
town will vote in aid OF, or for the
purpose OF maintaining public II
brary or libraries therein, aud also
to determine how the same shall be
distributed.
20. To see II the town will vote &c
authorize the selectmen to refund
certain taxes claimed TO have beer
enormously paid to Il by Loren Greer
Charles Jones and Patrick Gulltlnan
including any costs OF collection
thereof, that may have been paid e
the collector OF the town.
81. win the town vote to hav,
medical inspection OF the schools o
the town.
%. To transact any other propel
business found necessary when met
Dated at Bennington, W., this 20tl