The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-04
ANNOYING WATER
POWER IS OWNED
IN NEW YORK
Further Action in Relation To
Overflow on Main Street
VILLAGE TRUSTEES MEET
Transact Some Routine Business and
Draw Orders for Big Budget
of Bills

The regular monthly meeting of
the village trustees was held last eve
ming, all the members of the
board, President Martin, Clerk Hog
an and Village Attorney Ernest
Barber being present.
Chief of the fire department John
f. Gibney appeared before the board
and advised the cleaning up of pap
ers and rubbish in back yards, stat
ing that through such precautions
much of the fire danger might be
eliminated. The matter was refer
red to the fire commissioners who
we're empowered TO act
A letter was received from Mrs.
Mary Lowrie petitioning the trustees
to order the removal of a pole in
the front of her property at Union
and Silver streets. The board yot-
ed to acknowledge the receipt OF the
letter and referred 1t to the lighting
committee.
Patrolman James NJ. Murphy pre-
sented his resignation from the pol
ice department and the trustees vot-
ed to accept it,
Burt lockwood of Prospect street
appeared before the board to enter
an objection to the changed course
of the sewer now in course oil con-
struction through South street The
matter was referred to the sewer
committee with power to act.
The matter of the overflow of wat
er from the Payne, Clark brush
companys dam came up. Last eve
ming the owner was found to be j..
]. .Dakas of New York City and the
clerk was instructed to notify him
OF the conditions
The following bills and appropri-
atoms we're approved for payment:
E. E, Larrabee, Mgr, lights, $40 W
I.ouis Bleau. driver 40 90
Patrick Brazil. duty for Sept 2S 90
Richard Hurley, duty for Sept.
IL 25
VIM. Ashton, duty for Sept. 10 90
Jos. Murphy duty for Sept OO
A. j. Griffin. duty for Sept. %
Mrs. Hope Colgate, land lease,
10 90
Andrew Oatman, land lease,
~ w
Eagle Hose Co., appropriated
by village 1875 90
Putnam Hose Co appropriated
by village 1926 90
Stark Hose Co., appropriated
by village, 125 90
w. Ii. Bradford II. & l.. Co,
appropriated by village l25 90
Village improvement Soc, ap
propriated by village 100 %
Town of Bennington, rent OF
village rooms l25 90
Fred Rice, rent of village
clock 20 w
w. p Hogan. clerk, salary to
October LIST 80 W
Geo. Harwood, salary to
October, LIST. % w
Jas. Hogan, horse hire Aug. IL
for Police %
Julis ]. Dukas, land lease of
Eagle Hose
Il. ii. Putnam, Trs., water
rents to Oct. LIST, 1886 %
p. h. Larrabee. Mgr, lights
for Police rooms, 90
~. II. LdTTdDee, MBIs, repairs
at Police rooms, 50
c. NJ Lambert e. Son, side
walks 37S Il
II. w. Putnam, feed for team, 8 81
L. H. Buss, shoeing and re
pairs %
90 4S
A. r. Dunn, highway, 6i5 5S
A. II. Dunn, permanent high
way, 1886 81
A. X. Dunn, sewers for Sept. 20 SO
A. Il. Dunn. curb 4 gutter for
september 1853 %
Geo. II. Moore, hay, is 20
Jas. Bushee, Jr., st. sprlnking
for Sept. AZ so
w. l.. Gokay. Soda Bicab l 20
Frank Il. Howe. advertising, z 90
c. ID. Sawyer, st. sprinkling
for July 10 90
John o. Hare, repairs at Put.
nam hose, 3 30
Il. ID. Barber attorney fees 90
Bennington City Band balance
of appropriatiOn 20 90