The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-23

OF ~ CEllJS w rs gOCeu--59lu issue 4
for Railroad improvements Provided
Fcr-Ncw Road Roller.
About 100 voters at the special town !
meeting Saturday evening IN Festival
hall voted tax oil - cents on the
grand ist, which Treasurer W. H.
Bracket announced Would raise 81,
90, and said that in this amount was
included the $500 needed for new
road roller which is already here. 4
highway tax Of 20 cents was voted
after Commissioner Henry r. Brown
had said that he hoped to be able to
get along with that amount The
proposition to grade South Main street
hill was promptly dismissed. The
treasurer was authorized to issue $50
coo worth OF bonds and to borrow such
portion OF that amount temporarily as
might lie required to pay he town 5
share OF the railroad improN cmcnts,
pending the sale OF the bonds, which
are 10 be 20 year paper with interest
ut no higher rate than ~ per cent.
i Members of the Western Engine com
3pany who are residents of fire dis
trict No. >, in West Brattlcboro, were
voted exempt from poll taxes 1t was
voted to lay sidewalks on both sides
OF High Lawn avenue from the funds
left over from the sidewalk purposes
last year.
Christie B CroweH was chosen mod
orator of the meeting. The first ar
tisle regarding he raising OF money
for town expenses brought Treasurer
Bracket to his feet equipped with
figures TO show the needs OF the town.
lie said that thcrc was note OF $1,000
falling due which must be paid and
| that $25G0 was ncedet for tile par
chase Of q road roller. 4 tax Of =
cents would raise he funds necessary
10 meet the estimated running oA-
Ipcnscs OF the town pay the note and
purchase the ROAD rolier. lie sand that
IF the Same amount had been nceessssy
last year it would have required a taA
OF 5Il2 cents.
7 ". H. }Iutou wished 10 know wlcr
the tax would be payable and Mr.
Brackett replied July }, and it wa.
so voted.
The next article, regarding tht
amount 10 be- raised FOR highway par
poses, brought MIR. Vinton 10 his fec
again asking that the act unde
which the article was inserted be rea,
and Clerk Carl S Hopkins complied
Last year the highway tax was :,
cents and $4,000 was raised. Com
: missioner Brown was asked how mac
& hc needed above the - cents In,
3 Gown is compelled by law TO raise an
replied that he hoped to get along vii
shat amount and could If there wer
no bad storms TO wash the streets.
motion to raise 2D-eent highway Ia
- was immediately carried.
A motion to dismiss article ;, cal
ing for the grading Of South Mai
street hill, was carried instantly wit
hearty Nigor.
Mr. Bracket explained that artigI
= calling for the issuance o. tow
! bonds to the amount Of $4,000 as a.
thorized 10y the legislature, was mereI
a. confirmation Of the recent vote Of Il
of town to raise that amount to pay Il
'rrt town 5 share OF the railroad itnproz
q, men expenses, Onc-half o. th
ell amount is payable when the work
!, hale done and the other hale upt
T. completion.
IN Attorney A. p. Carpenter suppl
mcntcd Mr. BracIsctt IS remarks with
statement that bond dealers are Gls
about bonds and that legislative san
ton was sought TO clear any possih
question about the bouds He offer
a resolution which was adopted tn
the town issue 100000 of 20-ves
bonds bearing date OF July /, 1913,
bear interest at rate not great
. than ~ per cent.
u MIR. Ninton speaking on article