The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-31

Section 7, is hereby repealed.
Section 8, is hereby repealed.
Section 9.-Shall be known and
numbered Section s and be amended
to read as follows:-
1t shall be the duty of the trustees
of said village to regulate and con-
troll the location, inspection, mater
ials, construction, alteration, remov
al, repair and use of buildings and
other structures, excepting such as
are owned by the United States, or
by the State and bridges, quays and
wharves, within the limits of the
| village, so far as it by them be
deemed necessary for the prevention
| of fire and the preservation of life.
and they also are hereby empowered
to prevent the erection of any build
ing within said limits deemed by
them to be extra hazardous. Before
the erection, construction, alteration
or extension of a building or part
thereof in said village is begun, the
owner, builder, or architect shall
submit TO the trustees a comprehen-
sive statement of the material to be
used and the mode of construction
OF the proposed building or altera-
ton, with plans and specifications.
II there are any; and such statement
shall be in writing, and no building
OF part thereof, alteration or extern
sion shall be commenced until the
owner has received from said trus-
tees a certificate of permit specify
ing the material of which the outer
walls and outer covering of the root
of such building is to be composed,
and street upon which and the dis.
lance therefrom at which such build.
ing is to be placed; and such certifi.
cate shall not be granted unth said
trustees are satisfied that such struc
ture when complete will be safe and
secure and build in the best manner
to escape the dangers of fire, ex-
plosion and disease. If "a building,
alteration or extension of building
is begun without such certificate of
permit, the builder and the owner
shall both be deemed to have violat-
ed the provisions of this section.
Any person violating this section
shall be fined not exceeding one hun
dred dollars for each violation of
this bylaw.
Section 9.-Secuon 10, shall be
known and numbered Section 9.
Section II, is hereby repealed.
Village Records and Expenditures
Section 10.-Section II. shall be
known and numbered Section 10 and
be amended to read as follows
The clerk of the village shall act
as clerk of the trustees, and shall
| hn he nf oil wi re
vouchers, correspondence and other
papers, except such as appertain to
| the Office of the treasurer. He shall
attend the meetings of the trustees
and keep the records thereof, and
shall keep the accounts of the trus-
tees covering all expenditures OF
village money, and for such services
he shall be entitled to receive three
hundred dollars per year as compen-
sation, payable in equal monthly in
| stalments. In case of his disability
or absence the trustees may appoint
one of their number to act in his
place.
Section 11-Section 10, shall be
known and numbered Section II.
Section 12-Section Ia shall be
known and numbered Section IL and
shall be amended to read as fol
| lows:-
Village orders shall be drawn only
in pursuance of vote of the trus-
tees passed at the regular monthly
meeting of the board, except as
otherwise provided in this section,
and said orders shall be signed by at
least five trustees. No order shall
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shall any order be drawn to cover
more than one bill against village,
except in case of pay rolls for high
ways; and the trustees may draw or
ders upon the highway fund to the
order of the street commissioner or
expert assistant for the weekly
payment of the employees on the
streets and sewers under such regu-
lations as the trustees may require
and before the same has been ex-
pended. The water commissioners
shall draw all orders relating to the
operation and management of the
public waterworks. The corpora
ton attorney shall draw all orders
for the costs in all legal prosecu-
tions.
2 Section Section. shall
be known and numbered Section 10
and amended to read as follows
The highway money shall be ex-
pended by orders drawn in favor of
the street commissioner or expert
assistant, which orders shall never
exceed fifty per cent of highway tax
uncollected, the amount of highway
tax actually in the hands of the
treasurer unappropriated at the time
such order is drawn. and a separate
account thereof shall be kept by the
treasurer. Such orders shall ba
drawn only upon presentation by the
street commissioner or expert as
sistanee on monthly statements. ex-
cept for the weekly payment of the
employees on the streets and sewers.
showing in detail all items of labor
and material for which payment is
needed: giving dates, and names OF
streets, and also including the orders
drawn for the weekly payment of the
employees on the streets and sew
ers, and sworn to as hereinbefore re.
quired. Said orders when issued
shall be charged against the street
commissioner or expert assistance
personally, and credits therefor shall
be allowed him only upon the return
| OF a duplicate payroll with original