The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-18
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MEASURES
Board of Trade and Civic League
Assisted
IN VILLAGE MEETING TODAY
Plan Adopted Looking Toward sys-
tenn of Sewers to Carry OF Sur
face Water.

The voters of the village today
stood firmly in favor of all the plans
to improve conditions in the village.
There was large attendance at the
annual meeting and the business
went along rapidly.
The village voted $500 for the
board of trade; $500 for the Civic
league work in support of play
ground and for recreation purposes;
$500 for band concerts; $3.50 to spray
shade trees; $500 for the village i'm
provement society; and 500 to pay
for plans and surveys for surface
water sewer system.
President of the Village Dan A.
Ward called the village meeting to
order at 8 o'clock this morning, but
after the polls were opened the other
clock, when action was taken on the
several articles of the warning as
follows:
Article 2. 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.
Printed report accepted and trus-
tees ordered to print report next
year.
Article 3. To see what sum, If
any, the village will appropriate to
the Bennington Improvement society
to be used by 1t in the care of the
cemetery grounds in the village and
for other village Improvements.
Voted $500. OF this $500 goes to
the Civic League for playground and
recreation purposes and 5000 for
work by the village Improvement So
ciety.
Article 4. To see what sum, IL
any, the village will appropriate to
pay the Bennington Fire Department.
Voted $125 to each company.
Article 5. To see IL the village
will vote to pay $50 to the chief, and
S25 each to two assistant engineers
of the Fire Department.
Voted these sums for the chief and
assistants.
Article 6. To see what action the
village will take respecting the pur-
chase of additional fire hose for the
use of the Fire Department.
Voted to buy 500 feet of new hose.
Article z. To see what sum, If any,
the village will appropriate for band
concerts.
Voted $500. Same arrangements
as last year.
Article 8. To see what sum, II
any, the village will appropriate for
building permanent highways in the
village.
Voted $4,000 from the general fund.
Article 8. To see what sum, If
any, the village will appropriate tow
ards assisting the Board of Trade in
carrying on its work as planned for
the ensuing year.
Voted $500.
Article 10. To see what sum, II
any, the village will appropriate for
the extension of the village sewer
system.
Dismissed. Matter to be taken up
at special meeting.
Article IL. To see what action the
village will take, IL any. TO provide
and construct surface water drain
age system in the village.
Trustees directed to get a survey
and plans at a cost of not over S70O
and report to special meeting.
Article IL. To see what sum, IL
any. the village will appropriate to
spray and otherwise protect the pub.
lie shade trees in the village.
Appropriated $3.50.
Article 10. To see what sum, II
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.
Voted $500.
Article H. To see what sum, II
any. the village will vote to pay its
president and trustees for their ser.
vices the ensuing year.
Same as last year.
Article Is. To consider and
amend, ifneedful 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.
Voted that the amendments be laid
upon the table, published In the Ban