The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-08
MANY CALLS MADE
ON VILLA &c
FOR HELP
Warning for Village Meeting,
tuesday, March IS
SURFACE SEWERS ASKED FOR
Some Better Disposition of Surface
Water Needed to Protect Streets
Is Reason For Article.

The legal voters of the Village of
Bennington are hereby notified and
warned to meet at Free Library Hall
in the Village of Bennington, on
Tuesday March 18th, 1913, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon to transact
the following business;
Article l. To elect a president of
the village. clerk. treasurer, a
collector of taxes, a corporation at
torney, auditors. two 90 trustees,
and two GU water commissioners.
Article 3 To consider the re-
ports of the officers for the year past
and to see if the village will direct
its trustees to print the reports of
its officers for the year ensuing be-
fore the next annual meeting.
Article g. To see what sum, if
any the village will appropriate to
the Bennington Improvement society
to be used by it in the care of the
cemetery grounds in the village and
for other village improvements
Article 4. To see what sum, if
any, the village will appropriate to
pay the Bennington Fire Department.
Article 5. To see if the village
will vote to pay $50 to the chief, and
$25 each to two assistant engineers
Of the Fire Department
Article G. To see what action the
village will take respecting the pur-
chase of additional fire hose for the
use of the Fire Department
Article T. To see what sum. If any,
the village viii appropriate for band
concerts.
Article s. To see what sum, If
any. the village will appropriate for
building permanent highways in the
village.
Article .. To see what sum. II
any, the village will appropriate tow
ards assisting the Board of Trade in
carrying on its work as planned for
the ensuing year.
Article 10, To see what sum, If
any, the village will appropriate for
the extension of the village sewer
system.
Article IL. To see what action the
village will take. if any. to provide
and construct a surface water drain
age system in the village.
Article -. To see what sum, il
any, the village will appropriate TO
spray and otherwise protect the pub
lie shade trees in the village.
Article 49, To see what sum, if
any, the village will vote to pay its
clerk in addition to the amount pre-
scribed by the bylaws. for services
as clerk for the ensuing year.
Article IL. To see what sum. il
any, the village will vote to pay its
president and trustees for their ser
vices the ensuing year.
Article Is. To consider and
amend, If needful and necessary. the
Bylaws of the Village, to conform
to the Amended Charter of the Vii.
lage, and to make necessary bylaws
respecting the Water Commissioners
and other officers of the village. And
to further consider the proposed
amendments of the bylaws Of said
village that have been accepted by
the trustees.
Article Is. To see what tax the
village will raise upon its grand list
to defray the expenses of the village
for the year ensuing and to pay its
Indebtedness, and to fix the time for
the collection of such tax.
Article L. To see what tax the
village will vote to raise upon its
grand list for the construction of
curb, gutter and sidewalks upon the
streets for the ensuing year.
Article is. To see If the village
will vote to have the provisions Of
Chapters IL and IL of the Public
Statutes and amendments thereof
apply to the next annual meeting Of
the village and to any special meet
ings intervening.
Article 1s. To transact any other
business found necessary and proper
when met
d. A. Ward, President.
W. P. Hogan, Clerk.