The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-02
FIRST MEETING OF
NEW BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
Police Force Elected for the
Coming Year
BIG BUNCH OF BILLS
Considerable Business Postponed TO
Special Meeting to Be Held
Tuesday Evening.

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The first meeting of the village
board of trustees for the present year
was held last evening with all the
members present, President Ward
presiding and Clerk Hogan and Cor
poration Attorney Maurer in atten-
dance. The oath of Office was admin
istered by Attorney Maurer as soon
as the meeting had been called to or
der.
Considerable time was taken in the
matter of the large number of bills
presented for payment. 1t was voted
that the bill of Corporation Attorney
Charles A. Maurer for legal services
in connection with the transfer OF the
water system to the village be laid
upon the table until it could be sub
mitted to the board of water commits
sioners, to ascertain what portion Of
the account should be met by that de-
partment.
petition for a sewer on Washing
ton street was referred to the sewer
committee.
Chief OF Police Brazel brought be-
fore the trustees the matter OF the
fine and cost in proceedings brought
aHzznst a young man who admitted
that he was responsible for two false
alarms. Chief Brazel said that he had
S43 in his possession and wanted TO
know what he should do with 1t. Ac-
ton was postponed to a special meet
ing to be held next Tuesday evening.
Members of the board OF trustees
for the graded school district appear
ed at the meeting and asked for an
appointment with the street commit
tee to ascertain what should be done
toward repairing the damage in the
school yard wrought by the recent
food.
Health Officer Joseph NJ. Ayres call
ed the attention of the trustees to the
unsanitary conditions at the public
dump ground and 1t was voted
that T. um of $50 annually be paid
Elmer / ckwood on condition that he
keep the dump in proper condition
Daniel Robinson appeared before
the board and asked that the trus
tees use their influence to secure the
CAlcuSlOu VI 0dbe blItct.
The board went into executive SEES.
sion and elected Patrick Brazell chief
of police and Richard Hurley and An
drew J. Griffin police officers. The
present force of special officers who
serve without pay was continued.
The resignation of Street Commits
sioner A. X. Dunn was received, but
inasmuch as the commissioners term
of office expired March 81, no action
was taken further than to refer the
matter OF new commissioner to the
street committee with instructions to
report at the special meeting.
The clerk was instructed to draw
orders for the following bills:
K. Z. Larrabbe, Mgr, lights
for jan, Feb. Mch. sl,45S.75
Louis Bleau. driving village
team $500
W. p. Hogan, clerk, trus-
tees and pesident, sal
airy for 1912 10000
II. w. Putnam, rent of Put
nan Hose $500
Patrick Brazil. police duty S1.O(
Richard Hurley. police duty "
II. ID. Fillmore, auditing 1000
4. I. Lambert, auditing 2z.5(
w. II. Myers. auditing 22.5C
John b. Hart, rent of Lii
brary hall 215i
Bennington Board of Trade
IL of appropriation $4,000
w. z. Hogan. clerk. cleo
ton expenses 1886
Katie Morrissey, making
Check list 5000
II. w. Myers G. Son, coal PASS
John Z. Gibney, chef, dry
ing hose 1906
Fremen Cook. putting up
booths 1906
Geo. X. Moore, hay $3.50
+. II. Ferguson, replacing
glass in boxes 1.5(
K. f. Larrabee. changes in
lights 3500C
L. H. Buss, shoeing and re-
pairs 6.6s
Chas. Adams. clothing torn,
cause by accident on Elm
St, sidewalk 5000
J. E. Walbridge 10000
A. r. Dunn, extra services
for driving team to
fires $500
A. X. Dunn. highway payroll 64.2s
A. r. Dunn. sewer payroll 46.7s
F. L. Howe. advertising
warning 12.Os
Mulligan & Roche, mittens
used by hose CO 100
c. A. Wood, ballots 45.4s
Olin Scott S.5l
Geo. Harwood care OF steamer 5000
c. A. Maurer Village attorney e6.5'