The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-04
Unanimously Chosen This
Morning - Merrill
Selectman
TAX RATE DEPENDS
ON GRAND LIST

Abolition OF OuSetS May Anect 1t so
Matter VIII Come Up Later-S2500
for Chestnut Hill improvements
Other Officers Elected this Morning.
With the exception of the results of
the vote on the license question and
the eight proposed constitutional
amendments, the count of which has
not been finished, the story Of today's
town meeting in BrattlebOro is pre-
sented here in detail. Festival hall was
crowded within an hour after the
meeting opened, and remained so un-
til the last article was voted upon at
II o'clock.
Not far from $50 voters were in the
hall when Moderator Henry d. Holton
raped for order at 9 o'clock. Con
stables c. /. Knapp and II. J. Allen
were in their places to have charge of
the ballot boxes. After Clerk Carl s.
Hopkins had read the warrant the
moderator explained that the first
three articles. two relating to the
question of granting liquor licenses
and one relating to proposed cOnstitu-
tiOnal amendments, would be voted on
until o'clock, as provided by law.
Article 4 was then taken up and on
.
report was accepted and adopted
without discussion.
Contest No / came when article
was taken up, to determine the number
of road commissioners desired and to
determine whether they should be ap-
pointed bv the selectmen or elected.
John II. Kaine thought the Office
should be filled by election, which
would place in an independent po-
sition whoever held the office. He
said much dissatisfaction had been ex-
pressed over the road department the
past year, and that he intended to
nominate Henry R. Brown, man with
practical ideas.
After much discussion by Mr.. Kaine,
+. w. Gibson, g. L. Dunham, L. Z.
Holden and the moderator as TO how
to proceed under the article Mr.. Kaine
moved that the town have only one
road commissioner and Mr. Gibson of
fered an amendment that the com
missioner be elected. 1t was so voted
and Mr. Brown was placed in nomina-
tiOn. A ballot was necessary under
the law and L. f. Holden moved that
the clerk cast one ballot for Mr..
: Brown. After the moderator had put
the motion twice there was but one
dissenting vote against that manner of
election and Mr.. Holden made the
suggestion that if the motion We're put
once more perhaps the one man dis
senting would withdraw his opposition.
Thereupon J. K. Allen arose and in
positive tones said: He will not,
sir. That settled it and when the
laughter had suhsided a general ballot
was necessary, which wasted 45 min
utes, the moderator limiting the time
to 10 clock.
Because of an objection it was nee
essary to ballot for road commissioner
after il had been voted that only one
should be elected. The name of Hen
~ r. Brown was placed in nomination
] and balloting closed at 1910. Mr..
! Brown received 222 votes an dthere
! were II scattering. The result was
TO 10 clock. Mr.. Brown received
), 222 votes and there were y scattering.
The result was announced at 10.15.
Carl s. Hopkins was nominated and
!. elected unanimously for town clerk.
! Lyman f. Holden placed Harry L.
! Emerson : name in nomination for first
I lister. George Dunham asked if there
: were other candidates and the chair re-
piled that he understood that A. j.
I Currier was again a candidate. There
upon H. q. Barber, III order to get Mr..
Currier : name properly before the
meeting, nominated him. Mr.. Holden
then withdrew the name of Mr.. Emer-
I son and upon inquiry from the chair
" as to whether it was with the consent
of the candidate, hunted Mr.. Emerson
: up and announced that the withdrawal
was with his consent. Mr.. Currier was
then unanimously elected by acclama
tion for three years.
The moderator started to call fol
nominations for selectmen but the
house desired to finish the listers first
W c. A. BOyden placed the name of +
w. Bodgeltt before the meeting as {
candidate for second lister and l.. +
te Holden again presented the name OF
5 Harry l.. Emerson. Mr.. BlOdgett haC
n printed slips while those bearing Mr.
N Emerson Is name were not on hand a
n the first of the balloting but arrived
le a little later The vote as announced
a showed that Mr.. Blodgett had received
)f 131 and Mr.. Emerson only 80 and Mr.
= Blodgett was declared elected secon,
" lister
x w. L. Sylvester, upon motion of A
r. p. Carpenter, after no other name ha'
y been presented as that of a candidat
for third lister, was unanimousl~ elect
ne ed by acclamation.
le A. +. Merrill, who was nominate
to for selectmen for three years was uI
MT opposed, and again upon motion o
Mr.. Carpenter, was elected by aeclams
tion. There were no opposing vOte'
w. A. Shumway was unanimOusl
elected tax collector upon motion of l