The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-19
VILLAGE MEETIN c
AND ELECTION
RESULTS
Warm Session Over Several
Appropriations.
CITIZENS TICKET ELECTED
CITIZENS TICKET ELECTED
Dan A. Ward Is Chosen Village Pres
Ident BY Large Majority Over
Norman GreensIet


The unusual number of important
proposals contained in the warning
and the pleasant weather combined
to bring together at the annual vii
Iage meeting and election one OF the
J largest gatherings of voters in the
history of the corporation.
At 8 o'clock the meeting was called
to order and according to custom the
polls were declared open and the |
business session was postponed to !
o'clock. At that hour there were
about as many voters in the hall as
could comfortably stand in the room.
While there was iess than the usu-
al amount of interest in the election
of village officials, there being but
one contest, that for trustee from
t. ward three, 1t was nevertheless
evident at 1880 that good sized vote
would be cast
The first controversy over the
adoption of a resolution appropriating
500 to the Village Improvement so
ciety. of which $500 to be turned over
to the Civic league, toward support
ing the playground and other pub
lie recreation lasted fully half
an hour and put the meeting in pro.
per fette for the discussions that
followed. The actions on the differ
ent articles in the warning were as
follows:
Article l. To elect a president OF
the village, a clerk, treasurer, a col
lector of taxes. a corporation attor-
ney, three (S) auditors, two (2) trus
tees, and two (2) water commission
, ers.
Polls closed at o'clock.
S Article 2. To consider the reports
of the officers for the year past, and
/ to see If the village will direct It's
e trustees to print the reports Of Its
n officers for the year ensuing before
/. the next annual meeting.
). Printed report accepted.
Article $40 see what sum, II any
:. the village will appropriate to the
I Bennington improvement Society to
. be used by 1t in the care OF the Gem
. etery grounds in the village and for
y Ter village MP ovemeris
: Voted $500 of which $500 is for the
! Civic League to expend for recreation
Z purposes.
Article a. To see what sum, If any,
q the village will appropriate to pay
o the Bennington Fire Department.
e Voted 1925 per company as here
d tofore
Article 5. To see If the village will
e vote to pay $50 to the chief, and S25
Ie each to two assistant engineers of the
Fire Department
Voted to pay these amounts.
Article G. To see II the village will
vote to direct its trustees to rear.
= range its present fire alarm system
by changing II from a one-circuit tc
N a fourcircult system, and II so, what
At amount shall be appropriated there
,e for.
ID Article dismissed
ID Article T. To see what action the
le village will take respecting the pur
chase Of additional fire hose for the
use of the Fire Department.
a Left 20 village trustees with power
"a to act.
80 Article s. To see what action tn,
So village will take respecting the in
30 stalling OF additional hydrants. wher,
- needed.
Sc Left to trustees.
Article Q. To see what sum, II any
the village will appropriate for banC
concerts
10 Voted $500 sans as last year to b.
Oh used for open air concerts under thu
IG direction of the board of trustees.
Al Article 10. To see what sum, II an,
49, the village will appropriate for build
80 Ing permanent highways in the VII
lage under the provisions Of chapte
l72 Of the Public Statutes.
Voted $1,000.
Article IL. To see what action tn
nc village will take concerning the pui
chase OF new steam road roller.
Left to trustees.
81 Article 70. To see II the vlllag
90 will so amend Sec. 10 OF It's bylaw
. as to provide for the weekly paymen
he Of the employees in the street depar
no ment.
on Voted to strike out Sec. 10, an
Bile with that done weekly payments wi
ks be permitted.
in Article 10. To see what sum,
ue any, the village will appropriate fC
ed the extension of the village sew,
MS. system.
Appropriated $1,000.
Article a. To see II the villas
will reimburse Mrs. Charles II. Nj
on son the sum OF $4,000 by her e
pended in the laying Of sewer q
the Prospect street from her properI
en-. thereon to the South street main.
or Voted to pay the amount which
sle. 1920 instead of SAG as staded In q
at warning by error
Tor Article 10. To see II the yillal
will vote to reimburse j. ED. Wa
ave bridge for expenditures made by hi
lar in laying sewer main, gutter and sid
III walks on Imperial avenue, provide
the selectmen OF the town lay out
ana public highway over said lmperi
Sc avenue, and If so, in what amount
~, Voted $500 toward what Mr., Wa
~, bridge has expended.
Article 16 To sec what sum.