The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-31
SPECIAL VILLAGE MEETING
To Act on Surface Sewer Proposal
and Bylaw Amendments.

IN the village OF bennington Oh hOH-
day June End, 1913 at one o'clock in
the afternoon for the following pur-
poses, viz
1. To hear the report of the en-
gineer employed by the Trustees to
make survey and report upon the
most feasible and practicable sys-
TEN of disposing of the surface
water from the streets of the Village
and see what action will be taken
respecting said report.
2. If such report is adopted, to
see if the Village will vote to con-
struct part of said system.
3. To see what sum, if any, the
Village will appropriate for the ex-
tension of its sanitary sewer system
A. To provide, by tax or other
means, for the payment OF any con
struction work the Village may vote
to do under the above articles
5. To see what action the Village
will take upon the adoption Of
amendments to the Village Bylaws
as prepared and printed by the Viii
lage Attorney
w. p Hogan, Clerk,
d. w Ward, President
Bennington, VT, May 81, 1913.
The proposed amendments read as
follows:
Rsction 1.-Section 1, of present
bylaws to remain as at present.
Section 2-Section 1, To be
known and numbered Section 2, and
amended to read as follows
The trustees shall hold meetings
monthly, at some convenient place,
on the evening of the first Tuesday
in each month, for the transaction
OF the business of the village and
the payment of its bills.
Section 3.-Section 2, To be
known and numbered Section 3, and
amended to read as follows
The duties of the trustees shall be
those specified and enumerated in
Me act of incorporation now in
force; they shall regulate the loca-
zion, construction and use of hay
scales, markets, slaughter houses,
blacksmith shops, victualing saloons,
billiard saloons and bowling alleys,
and the erection of dwelling houses
aud other buildings. so as best to
provide for the safety of the village
and the prevention of fires and the
preservation of health; they shall
restrain, remove or abate nuisances
Except such as may be removed and
abated by the board of health), at
tend to the cleaning, building, con-
structing, maintaining. grading and
repairing of the streets, highways,
walks, alleys and lanes of the village
and light the same, restrain horses,
cattle, sheep, swine and other ami
mails from going at large; provide
for the planting and preserving of
shade and other trees, and for the
care, preservation, and improve
ment of public grounds and parks;
and may arrange for band concerts;
and shall appoint not more than
seven police officers, one of whom
they shall designate as chief
Section 4.-Section 3, To be
known and numbered Section 4.
Section 5.-Section 4, To be known
and numbered Section 5, and be
amended to read as follows
1t shall be the duty of the corpor-
alton attorney, to prosecute to final
Judgment all violations of the act of
incorporation, bylaws. rules, or ordi-
MANAGES of said village unless set
tied as hereinafter provided. This
bylaw shall not be prohibitory of
any person other than the corpora
tion attorney prosecuting for said
violation, provided that such person
before any such prosecution is com
menced, shall give sufficient securi-
ty to the trustees or the corporation
attorney by bond to idemnify said
village against any and all costs
that may be recovered against said
village in such prosecution.
Section 6.-Section 5, To be
known and numbered Section 6, and
be amended to read as follows:
A majority of the trustees or the
corporation attorney shall have pow
or to settle any violation of the act
of incorporation, bylaws and ordi-
nances, excepting those relating TO
the public system of water works or
relating to the Henry w. PUTNAM.
Memorial Hospital, and for violation
by said trustees or corporation at
forney, for a less sum than the pen
alties annexed thereto, whenever in
their opinion a respect for. the laws
can be maintained and the circum-
stances of the case may warrant il:
and it shall be their duty to account
to the treasurer for all sums receiv-
ed by them respectively for any VIC
lation of any of the by laws or ordi-
nances and any penalties incurred
by the charter under the provisions
OF this section.
Section 7.-Section 6, To be
known and numbered Section Z, and
amended to read as follows
Said trustees at the first regular
meeting succeeding their annual
election, or at any succeeding meet
Ing, may appoint and remove al
pleasure a street commissioner. or
they may employ expert assistance.
said expert assistance need not
necessarily be a resident of said
village, who shall have in charge the
building and repairing of all the
streets, sidewalks, culverts. sew
ers and drains in said village. and
the purchasing of materials. and pro
curing labor for the same, under the
direction OF the trustees, and he
shall keep a correct account of all
material and labor furnished. price
paid for each and where expended.
and he shall at all times have the
books ready for inspection by the
trustees or any one OF them. said