The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-07
TOWN WILL BEGIN
PAYING ITS
DEBT NOW
Town Meeting Votes to Raise
Tax For Purpose
MONEY FOR ARMORY Is VOTED
Large Attendance and the Progress
I've Element Had General
Support
MONEY FOR ARMORY is VOTED

The town meeting this morning
started off with larger attendance
than usual owing to the many impor-
tant articles in the warning. The
voting has been fairly heavy especial
ly during the first hour and from II
to / 80 o'clock but the total vote cast
is not much above the average.
The meeting took forward step
by voting an extra 10 cent tax to be-
gin to clean up the old bonded debt
H. d. Fillmore explained the situar
ton as presented in The Banner
Monday night. The plan was further
advocated by 4. II. Holden, Il. ]. Hall
and r. h. Healy and the meeting
voted the tax unanimously.
The armory proposition was also
agreed to without opposition, the ap-
preparation being $500 on condition
that the village also vote $500.
The rural voters decidedto keep the
school tax up to 40 cents after the
needs OF the schools had been eX-
planned by Supt. Varney. 1t was
voted to elect two road commission
ers for the rural districts.
The articles in the warning and the
action on each was as follows.
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.
Voted to elect two by ballot.
2. To see If the town will vote to
elect one library trustee.
Voted to elect commissioner for
five years and Frank E. Howe whose
term expired was reelected.
3. To see II 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.
Voted to have but three listers af
ter some discussion of the matter by
Peter Longtin, h. J Hall and G. A.
Maurer. The sentiment seemed to
be that no extra lister was needed
except in years OF the quadrennial ap.
praisal.
4. To see how many grand jurors
the town will vote to elect for the
year ensuing.
Voted to have four.
8. To see II the town will vote to
elect a second constable.
Voted Yes.
6. To see II the town will vote to
elect collector Of taxes.
Voted Yes.
7. To see II the town will vote to
elect a tree warden.
Voted Yes.
s. To elect all town officers.
Polls opened. Closed at o'clock
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."
Polls opened. Result given else
where.
10. To hear reports of the town
officers.
Printed report accepted.
IL. To see II tho town will vote TO
establish and conduct, upon the prem.
ises 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
a building to be used for public char
table purposes, and II so voted, to
provide for the expense OF so doing.
Referred to selectmen TO see that
the interests OF the town are looked
after until the town is ready to take
action. the will giving Is years be.
fore action.
~. To see II the town will appro.
pirate any sum, and II 80 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 be
paid.
Voted to appropriate $500 provid.
ed village also approprlates $500.
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.
mont OF a state highway tax; for
maintaining the schools and school.
houses. and for the school purposes
OF the town and Tor 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 inhabl.
tants OF the town; for the other nee.
essary incidental current town OK
penscs. and TO vote tax upon the
Grand List OF the town for the pay
ment thereof.
Voted total tax OF 30 cents on the
dollar including 20 cent highway tax
and 10 cents which must be devoted
toward payment OF bonded debt
IA. To see what sum, II any, and
not less than one hundred dollars,
nor more than seven hundred iifty
dollars In excess OF the amount Of