The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-09
VILLAGE MEETIN C
WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED
Several Plans To Improve Fire
Department.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED
Present Fire Alarm System Is Out Of
Date and Plan is to Have
New System

The following is the warning for the
annual village meeting and election
to be held on Tuesday, March 10, and
the warning contains many matters of
interest to the village:
The legal voters of the Village of
Bennington are hereby notified and
warned to meet at Free Library hall
in the Village of Bennington, on
Tuesday, March 18th, 1912, at nine o..
clock in the forenoon to transact the
following business
Article l. To elect a president OF
the village, a clerk, a treasurer. 2 col
lector of taxes, a corporation attor.
ney, three CD auditors, two GU trus-
tees, and two (2) water commissions
ers.
Article 2. To consider ba reports
OF the officers for the year past and
to see If the village will diroc its
trustees to print the report of its
officers for the year ensuing before
the next annual meeting.
Article $40 see what snn, any,
the village will appropriate 20 De
Bennington Improvement Society 10
be used by it in the care OF the oem-
etery grounds in the village and for
'ef village nj ovemer',
Article 4 To see what sum. if any,
the village will appropriate to pay
the Bennington Fire Department
Article 5. To see il the village will
vote to pay $50 to the chief, and s25
each to two assistant engineers of the
Fire Department
Article 6. To see If the village viii
vote to direct its trustees to rear.
range its present fire alarm system
by changing it from a one-circuit 20
fourcircuit system, and ii so, what
amount shall be appropriated there
for
Article T. To see what action the
village will take respecting the pur.
chase Of additional fire hose for the
use OF the Fire Department
Article s. TO see what action tn,
village will take respecting the in
stallng Of additional hydrants, where
needed
Article O. To see what sum, If any
the village viii appropriate for band
concerts.
Article TO- To see what sum, If any
the village will appropriate for build
ing permanent highways in the vi
lage under the provisions OF chaptei
l72 Of the Public Statutes
Article II. To see what action tn,
village will take concerning the pur
chase OF new steam road roller
Article 10. To see II the vilag
will so amend Sec. Is Of its bylaw
as TO provide for the weekly paymen
Of the employees in the street depart
ment.
Article 10 To see what sum. (
any the village will appropriate fo
the extension OF the village sewe
system
Article IA. To see if the villag
will reimburse Mrs. Charles II. Nh
son the sum OF $4,000 by her e,
pended in the laying Of sewer Of
Prospect street from her properl
thereon to the South street main.
Article Is. To see II the villag
will vote TO reimburse ]. Ed. Wa
bridge for expenditures made by hlr
in laying sewer main. gutter and sid,
walks on Imperial avenue. provide
the selectmon OF the town lay out
public highway over said Impera
avenue, and If so. in what amount,
Article Is. To see what sum.
any the village will vote to pay il
clerk In addition to the amount pre-
crhod by the charter, for services a
CLERK for the ensuing year.
Article H. To see what sum.
any, the village will vote to pay ID
president and trustees for their Sc
vices the ensuing year
J Article rs. To see what tax In
village will raise upon it's grand u.
to defray the expenses OF the villoo
! for the year ensuing and to pay ID
Indebtedness. aud to fix the time 1,
the collection OF such tax.
Article 10. To see what tax Ii
village will vote to raise upon Il
grand list for the construction
curb, gutter and sidewalks upon Il
streets for the ensuing year.
Article 90 To 500 AZ tho viila,
? will vote to have the provisions
Chapters II and 10 OF the Public Sta
! g.ea and amendments thereof app
Z to the next annual meeting OF the v
4 lase and to any special meetings 1
/. tervening
! Article 81. To transact any 9th
! business found necessary and prop
7 when met.
/. Fred c. Martin. President
w. p. Hogan, Clerk.