The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
VILLAGE MEETING
QUICKLY FINISHED
Matter of Lamp Posts Left
With Bailiffs
BARBER SUCCEEDS WATERMAN
As Chairman of the Board of Bailifis-
Tax of 45 Cents Votes as Per Recon-.
mendation-No Engine House Not
TO be Sold at Present.

mendation-No Engine House Not
to be Sold at Present
II required Just 80 minutes Tuesday eve.
ming TO transact the business of the annual
village meeting, Chairman Ernest .;
Waterman of the baililfs was absent and
the meeting was called to order by Bailllt
John 7. Kaine who presided. The war.
rant was read by Clerk W. II. Perry and
| +. T., IIopkinson was on his feet mmedl'
ately. to nominate successor to Chairman
| Waterman who il was understood would
decline reelection. Mr.. llopkinson named
| Herbert G.. Barber as the first ballii but
| the presiding officer explained that It would
be necessary TO have clerk elected first
| W. IT, Perry was reelected 10 that posi-,
ton and Mr.. llopkinson again nominated
Mr.. Barber who was elected without a dis,
senting vote. The rest of the old board
was reelected in the following order ;. \.
| Richmond, John 7. KANE, w. 5, Stearns
and q. 7. Ware, The other officers elect
ed were w II. Perry treasurer w. A.
| SmImway. tax collector; II. w. Sanders,
chief engineer, and +. X Barrows, auditor.
Upon motion OF L. G. Crosby It was vot.
ed To accept the reports Of the ballitts,
treasurer and chief engineer. When Artl.
Gle was taken up, relative TO raising mon
ey TO defray the expenses of the coming
year, Mr. Richmond moved that It be laid
upon the table until Article {, relative TO
installing ornamental poles could be acted
upon The same salaries as last year were
voted The only debate Of the evening
came when Article J was reached, TO see
whether the village would appropriate
$500 for III concerts by the First Regiment
band. George t. Dunham moved to appro
pirate that amount and w. II Nlnton
moved To amend the motion by specifically
stating in. the resolution authorizing the
appropriation that the concerts be held in
sucl parts of the village a. the bailiifs
might designate. Joseph i. Brockington
said that the band had always given its
openair concerts at such points as the
bailiffs had designated and that the band
management had nothing whatever TO say
about where concerts should be given, MIR.
Ninton insisted that the Durham resolu |
ton be amended to make il sure that the
bailiifs would have the authority in the
matter and it was so voted
The increase in salaries of members OF
the fire department will amount to about
$3.50 but the reorganization OF the depart
ment will make a reduction of about $500
in the salary item from last year. \. I.
Simonds moved to raise the salaries OF the
Assistant engineers from SO TO $50 year; |
foremen from S25 to S35, and regular fire !
men from $50 to $50. There were few
noes but the resolution prevailed.
When Article Z, relative to purchasing
ornamental poles for electric lights in the
business district was reached MIR, Kane |
said that the retiring chairman, Mr.. Wa
terman, had had charge of getting esti- |
mates for the purchase and installation OF
such poles. As Mr.. Waterman had turned /
the matter over to Mr.. Richmond only a I
short time before the meeting the latter |
explained that he was not very familiar
with the figures which he submitted. Mr. |
Richmond read several pages OF figures
which Mr. Waterman had prepared as an /
estimate OF the cost of installing orna-
mental posts but the voters looked at each |
other as though the whole matter was
Greek to them. The gist Of the report |
was that it would cost about $500 to in
stall 80 ornamental posts on Main street 4
from the Wells fountain to Milestone |
brook bridge and out Elliot street as far
as the Grange block The current for
such an installation would cost about
81 800 a year Mr.. Richmond thought
these figures too low if anything. Elk
Chairman Watermans estimate OF the
cost Of installing ornamental posts and
electric n&tureS was explained bfleHY by
Mr. Richmond but there was no discus
sion. +. c. Crosby moved to dismiss the
article and leave the lighting question with
the bailiffs. 1t was so voted
Mr. Richmond made a short but con-
elusive speech relative to selling No 6
hose house on South Main street. He
moved to dismiss the article and it was so
voted. Mr.. Richmond said that with the
building bringing in a revenue in the shape
of rental sufficient to maintain the proper
ty he did not consider il good business
to sell the house. He called /
attention to the probability within few
years of a use being made Of the building
and suggested that the state board Of /
health might at any time call for decent
police station in Brattlehoro The hose
house could be used for such purpose and
until then it could be utilized as storage
'oom for department equipment. Mr. Rich
nond believed that within a very few years
Brattleboro will have automobile fire an
)aratus and when that times comes it will
)e necessary to have more room.
Article ) was then taken up and-apon
notion of b. G. Crosby the recommended
ION of the balliffs for a 45 cent tax was
ldopted. Under the last article of the war.
ant the presiding officer asked what ac.
ION had been taken by the special commit
ee appointed a year ago to draft a new
-lllage charter. There was no reply forth
oming and several voters moved that the
be dismissed. Before the mo-
ion could be decided motion to adjourn
'ronghf the meeting to a close