The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-07

Among the bills read was one from
G. M. Lambert g. Son for work on the
Congregational church walk, half Of
which the village agreed to pay. All
ter some work had been done the
forms for the walk were taken up
and relaid 1917 inches nearer the
church property In order not to in
terfere with the large elms and to
give a wider walk. This work cost
1854. The village will pay for one
half
A number Of business men on East
Main street have complained of a
parlor car which is allowed to stand
on the tracks near the street. In or
der to allow the cars to pass, this
car is being continually moved back
and forth, which, the merchants say,
frightens horses and otherwise hurts
their business interests. The subject
was referred to the street committee.
A petition TO have a large tree at
the corner of Main and School streets
removed and also a telephone pole in
front of the Congregational church
removed was presented. 1t is claim
ed that the tree is partially dead and
that a number of dead limbs hang
over the street, making it dangerous.
The petitioners would place the OBJ
iectionable pole where the tree now
stands. This Is opposed by h. h.
Larrabee OF the Twin State Gas &
Electric company, who claims that
by placing the pole where the tree
now stands, the pole would be too
near the one on the opposite corner.
| The matter was referred to the tree
warden.
An appropriation of $50 for improy-
ed lighting during the G. A. Il. en-
campment was made by the trustees.
The appropriation was made upon the
offer of the Twin City Gas e Elec-
trio company to furnish. lights and
labor, and all other necessary mater
ial to place lights from the Putnam
hotel to the opera house Thursday
night. Some doubt as to the author
| ity of the village to grant the appro-
priation was raised but it was finally
decided that it could be done under
the head of improved lighting
A tract of land above the Rock
wood ochre works was leased for a
period of nine years at rental of
SIS for dumping ground.
The question of what constitutes a
sign next caused discussion. The
cause was the action of Chief of Pc
lice Brazil, who regarded the light
suspended from the library building
as a sign The lamp, which
hangs above the center of the side
walk was lighted soon after being
placed in position. II was not long,
however, before officer Brazil spied
lit and, regarding IL as
sign, and thinking it
conhicted with a law passed May
IA, 1909, making it unlawful to sus-
pend sign over the sidewalk, mott
fed Mr.. Harte that it must be remov.
ed before o'clock the following
night. Mr. Harte appealed to the
trustees and, as they could not see
anything to suggest sign about 1t,
no unfavorable action was taken.
The attention of the board was
then called to the dam at the east
ern end of Main street, where num-
Der of fash boards were erected is
inches high causing the water 10 run
up Main street. AS il had been guar
anteed by the owner of the property
that il would not again occur, the
matter was referred to the street
committee.
A permission TO goabout the streets
taking pictures was granted. The
licenses of this nature had formerly
been distributed by Village Clerk
Holden, who declared that some of
those who received the permit lately
had declared at various times that
they had paid between Sc and So for
IT, AS there is no fee attached to the
license, Mr.. Hogan desired to clear
himself by having the board grant
them in the future.
The report of Municipal Judge Il.
H. Holden showed that $73.17 had
been collected in fines. The cost was
$1773, leaving a balance of $31.Sl In
favor of the village.
The clerk was instructed to draw
orders for the following bills:
Il. e. Larrabee, Mgr. lights, $40 90
f. E. Larrabee, Mgr, Chang
ing Fire Taper 10 SO
c. ii. Dewey, Trs, Inst. due
June LIST. 60 10
Louis Beau, Driving team
for May 45 90
Patrick Brazil, Police duty
for May 81 90
Richard Hurley, Police duty
for May 90
H. w. Putnam, feed for viii
lage team %
H. w. Myers & Son, roofing
at Hose House 3 70
J. NJ Ayres, Soda Bicard l 90
Patrick Guiltinan, tax as per
vote of meeting 60
JOS NJ Murphy, police duty
for May %
A. r. Dunn, highway 1852 81
A. u. Dunn, sewers 40 bO
Geo H. Moore, hay IA SO
Jas. Bushee, sprinkling 80 90
c. ID. Sawyer, sprinkling ~ W
Il. II. Holden, municipal
court, 81 81
w. Fl. Nichols. care of alarm so 90
IL. II. Buss, shoeing team 3 20
A. H. Winslow, wagon jack 70
Village Improvement Soc, 100 W
c. M. Lambert & Son, curb
& Gutter 236 81
A. j. Griffin, police w
70. d. Barber. services IL SO
10 !. Tiffany. insurance SO 40
Borrow for highway 400 90
Borrow for Gen. Funds 400 90
DEATH OF D. FRANK LLOYD
Assistant Attorney General Dies In
New Haven, Conn.