Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-08
T0WNSHEND
Business Of the Town Meeting.


Tuesday morning broke bright and
clear, the sunshine indicative of spring
time but the temperature was suggestive
of New Years day. 1t proved, however,
an ideal town meetin" day for the vot-
ers assembled in goodly numbers at the
new town hall at 10 o'clock ready to take
part in the proceedings of the entire
day. The only barrier to interfere with
the largest possible attendance was the
fact that the shedding is ideal and many
of the lumbermen have not completed
the hauling of the logs to the mills, and
they understand that the time Is now
short at best for that work. p. II. Rut-
ter was chosen moderator and the audi
tors report, after satisfactory explana-
ton, was accepted unanimously.
The town refused to authorize the Sc
lectmen to appoint road commissioners,
and dismissed the article. c. w. Cutler
was chosen clerk and treasurer. After
having served the town as selectman 70
year, j. II. Ware was elected again for
three years. Henry Franklin was elect
ed lister for three years and E. B.
Batchelder for two years to fill out the
unexpired term of o. d. Howe, resigned
road commissioner j. c. Taft; overseer
of the poor, j. II. Ware; trustee of pub
lie money, E. B. Batchelder; auditors, E.
L. Hastings, F.. w. Watson and w. H
Taft; town grand jurors e. B. Batch
elder, w. H. Taft; first constable, w. NJ.
| Sparks; second, II. c. Stratton; town
| agent and prosecuting officer, A. B
| Franklin.
The only long delay in the choice OF
the officers came when Rev. Joseph Nc.
i Kean declined to serve on the board Of
| school directors after having been elect
ed. The voters not having any candidat,
dehnitely in mind 1t required many bal
lots to finally dispose of the matter ant
all tod
hour and half of balloting. Mr.. Toilet
also was elected to fill out the unexpiret
term of F. w. Watson, resigned. Thu
petit jurors are c. w. Dunbar, E. H
Allbee, c. o. Kimball, w. A. Eddy an,
b. B. Prentiss; fence viewers, r.
Holtrook, c. o. Kimball and A. c
Franklin; grand jurors, j. H. Ware an,
c. H. Grout inspectors of leather, w
NJ. Sparks and C. o. Kimball; surveyor
of wood and inspectors of lumber F. L
Lowe and Charles Dunbar; pound keep
er, DR.. L. j. Parker; weighers of coal
w. NJ Sparks and C. II. Grout; GENE
terry commissioners-for lakewood GENE
terry, A. c. Franklin, for Maple Grow
cemetery, Charles @. Stebbins, for Roun
Hill cemetery, w. B. Howard; librar
trustee for three years. Mrs. c. H
Willard. 1t was voted to appropriate s.
in addition to that required by law TO
the town library; voted to raise 10 pc
cent in addition to that required by lay
for school purposes; voted to appropriat
$3.50 to take advantage of Public Statut
1909 for roads; voted to fix the tax rat
for the year a 70 cents. On this meas
ure there was a decided difference {
opinion, and the house had to be divide
between those who stood for the 75-cer
rate and those who stood for the
rate; voted to pay the town officers 81;
a day; the article calling for the medics
inspection of schools was dismissed
voted that the taxes be paid on or befor
Nov. l, 1912.
A committee was chosen to arrange fc
the public dedication of the new hal
consisting of A. B. Franklin, Joseph Nc
Kean, f. L. Hastings, Charles H. Wi
lard and w. H. Taft; voted to fix tn
rate of rental of the town hall to tow
people at 50 for an evening up to
o'clock and 50 after that hour. A vot
of appreciation of the efforts of tn
Brattleboro board of trade and the mar
agement of the Central Vermont Raj
way Co. for better train service on til
West River road was unanimous. TT
vote for license was yes 8, no IS. Al
journment was taken at 4 p. m, after
largely ATTENDED and harmonious mee
ing.