Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-08
BOND ISSUES OF $4,000 AUTHORIZED
900 Will Go for Cement SdewaksRoad Commissioner Not
Yet Named-400 Majority for Nolicense-MeIen Elected
Seectman

4 there were but few changes The
complete list is given in the list of Off
GERS from the various towns in this
| county, published elsewhere in this paper
| II. b. Chamberlain was elected lister for
| three years to succeed himself. On
| motion of A. p. Carpenter two listers in
| addition to the three required by law
| were elected for one year, w. L. Sylves-
| ter and E. w. Blodgett succeeding them
selves. The other members are A. J.
| Currier and John l.. Barney. There was
no opposition to ]. Edgar Mellen for
| selectman for three years to succeed the
| late John Calvin. He was nomina ted
by II. c. Rice. The selectmen were re-
| lieved of the responsibility of the office
| of overseer of the poor through the
election of Oscar T. Ware, who was not
| opposed. w. II. Vinton said that as
there was now no public money the Office
| of trustee OF public money was super
fiuous, and the Office was not filled.
George Bishop was elected tree warden
| under article 5. On motion of John T.
| Kaine the salary was left to the dis
erection of the selectmen. Under article
6 Selectman Stafford moved that a As
cent tax be raised, payable on or before
| July l, to defray expenses and liabilities,
and it was so voted without discussion
| Article Z was to see how much the
town would appropriate for highway
purposes under Act No. 125, Acts of 1910
| Mr.. Perry moved a 30-cent tax, 10 cents
more than was required by law. Last
year 2S-cent tax was voted. Mr.. Kaine
| favored a 20-cent tax, but Mr.. Perry
| said that would not allow any improve
ments to be made and in a bad year
would not keep up the repair work. L.
| E. Holden offered a substitute motion,
carrying a 25-cent tax. which was voted
Col. Kittredge Haskins, DR.. S. e. Law
| ton and Rev. John r. Cow were elected
| trustees of the Brattleboro Free library
| for three years to succeed themselves
and o. L. French was elected trustee for
| one year to fill the unexpired term of
the late Col. c. A. Miles. This was
under article s.
Now came the important business of
the day. namely, action on articles and
| TO- the first relative to approprating
| $780, 900 for public sidewalks and the
second relative to the manner of raising
| the money. On motion of w. H.
Bracket it was voted to act on both to-
| gether. Mr.. Bracket then introduced
these resolutions and moved that they
/ be adopted:
Resolved: That the sum of twenty
| thousand dollars is hereby appropriated
| or the purpose of building permanent
sidewalks within the limits of the public
| highways in the town of Brattleboro.
Resolved That there is hereby author
| ICED an issue of twenty thousand dollars
of the bonds of the town of Brattleboro
| to be sold hereinafter directed at not
| less than par and interest to provide
funds to meet the foregoing appropriation.
| Said bonds shall be in denominations of
| $500 each, bearing interest at four per
| cent per annum, payable semiannually.
The principal of the bonds shall be reg
| istered or payable to bearer, the pur-
| chaser may elect; and the interest shall
] be payable by use of coupons attached
| to the bonds; interest payable January l
and July l of each year at the office of
| the treasurer of the town of Brattleboro:
| The bonds to be serial in number, and
| the principal thereof payable in order of
their number, 5000 dollars in 1919, and
6000 dollars in 1920 and 1921 and 5000 dol
lars in 1922. The treasurer of the town
| shall keep a record of all bonds issued
and when and where payable. All bonds
shall be signed by the selectmen of the
town, or majority thereof, and counter
| signed by the treasurer of the town, and
| the treas urer Is hereby authorized to sell
the same a not less than par and accrued
interest. And
Resolved: That a commission consisting
of j. E. Mellen Charles A. Harris, and
j. L. Stockwel be and hereby are elected,
| constituted, authorized and empowered
| to eXpend the said above appropriate
for the purposes specified in the forego-
ing resolutions, or so much thereof as
upon full investigation they shall deem
reasonably necessary; and the said COM
mission is directed to eXpend the same
in constructing such permanent side
walks within the limits of the highways
at points and places where there is now
neither cement nor tar walk. And
Resolved: That said commission are
hereby requested that in making any con-
tract for the construction of such per-
| manent sidewalks, it be provided that the
owners of abutting houses and HOUSEHOLDS
shall, upon advance payment or giving
| security therefor be entitled to have
walks of like character constructed to the
buildings on such adjoining lots at the
same rate of cost as is provided for the
public walks; and that said commission
are further requested to construct such
sidewalks along the routes and courses
which have been mentioned In the public
press of Brattleboro and also along YER
non street from the factory of the White
River Chair Co. northerly so far as the
commission are satisfied that the bounds
of the street are permanently established,
and thence northerly to Bridge street
when the commission shall have deter
mined that the bounds and grade Of the
street shall have been finally established
and constructed; and the commission are
further requested to further construct
such sidewalks within the limit Of appro-
priation so far as may be found reason
ably necessary to reach other houses and
streets not included in the published
| lists
Opposition came from Henry E. Ship
man of Guilford street, who argued that
1t was wrong to oblige those outside the
limits of the sidewalk district to help
pay for the walks, and he made a game
fight almost single handed, but so many
persons were personally interested In
being benefited by the project that he
stood no show of winning out. He offer
ed as an amendment the following:
Sec. 1. Voted, that the town of Brattle-
boro appropriate the sum of 5000 dollars
In the building and relaying of sidewalks
on the public ways in the town of Brattle-
boro under the following conditions
Sec. q Abutters or persons interested
shall petition the selectmen of Brattle-
boro that certain sidewalks be built or
relaid, accompanying the petition with a
good and sufficient guarantee that they
will pay one-half the cost of constructing
the sidewalk Whereupon the selectmen
shall confer with the petitioners, and II
in their judgment 1t is for the best in