Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-10

| The nomination was seconded by q. l..
Durham and j. c. Newton, the latter
| saying that Mr.. Stafford's record was an
| open book and that he needed no eulogy.
| William H. Nnton, who formerly served
| with Mr.. Walker on the board of Sc
lectmen, nominated Mr.. Walker and re-
| ferred to his acceptable work on the
| former board Several seconded the
nomination, but made no speeches. f..
| G. Crosby said he had favored having
| the office rotate until few days ago,
| but he had changed his mind and wanted
to second Mr.. Staffords nomination.
The count showed the following result:
Total number of votes, 6Sl
| Necessary for a choice, 341
Mr.. Stafford had 4iO
Mr.. Walker had 2i1
Mr.. Stafford was on his feet instantly
and thanked the voters for their con-
| tnued expression of confidence and
promised to continue to work for their
| interests. The election of F. D. l.. stowe
and r. c. Bacon as town grand jurors
completed the list of officers.
According to the warrant the next
business was to decide whether the town
| would elect a tree warden hut as one
had been elected article was skipped
and article taken up, to raise money
to pay expenses. Selectman Calvin said
| the selectmen recommended a 42-cent
| tax rate which was three cents less
than the rate voted last year. and show
ed that it would cover all estimates on
motion of Mr. Crosby a 42-cent tax rate
was voted without opposition. Under arti-
Gle I, relating to appropriations for high
| way purposes, Road Commissioner Perry
| showed wherein more money was needed
| and on his motion tax of four per cent
for sidewalks and four per cent for road
improvements was voted in addition to
the general fund of $4,000, raised by the
usual 2O-cent highway tax.
m I al IQaNs Il a ~ a
| f. X Barrows were elected trustees of
the Free library for three years. An
appropriation of $1,000 was made for the
maintenance of the library as usual. For
the observance of Memorial day 800 was
set aside and $3.50 was voted for the care
of commons and burial grounds.
When article II. relating to salaries for
town officers, was reached motion was
made that all officers be paid the same
salaries as last year F. c. Brown
wanted to know how the salary of the
overseer of the poor would be paid. now
that the seectmen had been elected to
that office. Mr. Calvin said the salary
was 800 and although that did not
answer the question Mr.. Brown said nc
more and the motion was carried. No
salary was voted for the tree warden
last year and Tree Warden Bishop was
not pleased with the prospect of not get
ting a raise. He moved that the salary
be 500 on motion of John r. Kalne the
motion was laid on the table.
1t was voted, on motion of ID. r Perry
to raise $3.50 in addition to the regular
highway money, thereby taking adj
vantage of the statute which makes ar
equal sum available from the state treas
urY, which will be used for permanent
work. Mr.. Calvin explained that the
tax rate recommended by the selectmer
contemplated this appropriation of $3.50
which was $3.50 larger than last year,
raising anything in addition 90 what the
42-cent rate would raise. 1t was voted
to exempt from taxation the polls OF
the members of the Western Engine
, company of West Brattleboro.
The next three articles related to the
railroad situation. Under the first At
torney f. w. Gibson referred to a reso-
| luton adopted at special town meeting
which asked the public service commits
. | sion to suspend" its order rela tive L
the abolition of the Bridge street grad,
crossing. In order to have the record reat
properly he offered the following resolu
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved by the legal voters of tn,
town of Brattleboro in annual meetinl
assembled, that the selectmen and rail
road committee are hereby instructed
and directed to secure either a vacation
modification, suspension or amendment o
the order of the public service commission
adjustment of the Bridge street crossinl
as in their judgment will serve the in
terests Of the people of the town"
on motion of Mr.. Gibson the next ar
ticle was laid on the table. 1t was il
regard to instructing the selectmen I,
take action to prevent the carrying gu
of plans of the General Vermont Railway
company in relation to the abolishmen
of the crossing and the building of al
overhead pass.
The third of the railroad article.
was to see what other action the tow
would take in relation to the abolishmen
of the crossing and in relation to tn,
railroad situation. Mr.. Gibson called t,
mind the fact that at the special towi
meeting it was voted to rescind the vot,
of July 2, when an appropriation o
$4,000 was made to help carry out tn,
y overhead pass scheme. He offered tn
following resolution, which was adopted
in order that there might be no lega
question about the matter:
"Be it resolved by the legal voters o
the town of Brattleboro, in annual meet
ing assembled, that we hereby affirm an,
ratlfy our vote taken at the special tow
. meeting on the fourteenth day of Feb
= ruary. 1911, resembling the vote of Jul
> second, 1910, which said vote of July sec
!, ond, 1870 appropriated fifteen thousan
y dollars to be expended in relation to tn
= adjustment of the Bridge street CROSSING
. and the building of a new station"
:. A round of applause greeted the rcsolu
r. ton offered by G, L. Durham under tn
q, same article. The resolution, which wa
= adopted, read thus:
e Resolved: That the people of Brat
tleboro in town meeting assembled hereb
" request Charles S. Mellen, president O
= the Boston e Maine railroad, to bull
the proposed extension of the Vernon
Valley railroad in Vermont We hereb
pledge to the Boston & Maine railroad on
earnest efforts to secure such concession
as are necessary and our hearty supper
of any honorable move which may max
it possible to build such extension 1
Vermont"
At this point Mr.. Gibson said the rail
road committee had devoted much q
their time the past year toward securin
additional railroad facilities for Brattle
boro and that more remained to be done
He moved that the town pay the ex
penses of the committee and counsel an
the motion was given unanimous support
Article IS, which was to see if the tow
would vote that hereafter the town schoC
district might hold its meetings at sue
time and place as the town school di