The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-04
BROWN COMMISSIONER
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-" AAoISAN1A1 III OtlAtl 1lea44lS OC1LS pre-
scented.
w. H. Bracket, upon motion of
Clarke c. Fits was reelected treas
urer there being no opposition.
Mr.. Bracket moved the reelection
of the three auditors, II. B. Chamber
lin, Charles G. Staples and Dana H.
Stafford. Mr.. Chamberlin called atten-
ton to the fact that as he was now a
lister under a new law he could not
hold the other office. He nominated
Scion A. Richmond and Mr.. Richmond
was elected without opposition. So
were Charles G. Staples and Dana H.
Stafford.
C. l. Knapp and II. j. Allen were re-
elected first and second constables
without opposition and A. P. Carpen-
ter was reelected town agent.
George Bishop was unopposed for
tree warden and was elected by accla-
nation and then the moderator went
back to finish up the list of regular
town offers when F. E. Barber called
his attention to the fact that no cleo
ton of oyerseer of the poor had been
made. Mr.. Barber nominated o. T.
Ware for reelection and this was ac-
complished unanimously.
When nominations were called for
town grand jurors the chair mentioned
the two incumbents, r. c. Bacon and
/ F. ID. E. Stowe. The chair caught the
nomination of Mr.. Stowe and before
Hermon Z. Eddy could prevent it Mr..
Stowe had been reelected
Mr.. Eddy finally gained the atten-
ton of the chair and announced that
he had been awaiting the election of
the first town grand juror before MAX
ing a nomination for the second grand
He +ha+ II
who was not present at the time, had
asked him to present the name of Or
rim B. Hughes in place of that of Mr..
Stowe as Mr.. Stowe did not care to
serve further in the capacity of grand
juror.
The chair accepted the substitution
and Mr.. Hughes was unanimously
elected. r. C. Bacon was then elect
ed as the other grand juror, also
unanimously, his name being presented
by A. P. Simonds.
The board of civil authority placed
in nomination as grand jurors the fol-
lowing: Fred r. Thomas, William c.
Horton, w. c. Mitchell, Sanford A
Daniels, I'll. B. Chamberlain and w. A.
Subway, and they were unanimously
elected.
The board of civil authority placed
IL Num- AdIAblA as 3CtAi .jAiOiS IlC lbl-
, lowing: L. A. Butterfeld, George II.
: Hall, f. d. Whitney, E. H. Putnam,
= Herbert Z. Walker, A. f. Boynton,
Peter Chase, Loren Howe, Melvin f.
+ Cooper Farley r Crown, II. F. Well
man, J. E. Hall, f. L. Parker, II. F.
!; Weatherhead, Walter A. Proutv, Viii
lis J. Hawkins, Diedrich Stolte and H.
} r. Lawrence and they were likewise
Pa unanimously elected.
T. Article 8, to see whethe rthe town
would vote to issue bonds for the pur-
, pose of refunding temporary loans
= brought Treasurer Bracket to his feet
/ with resolution to the effect that the
;, town issue coupon bonds in the sum OF
, $1,000 each to care for loans made on
account of the Brattleboro House pur
5 chase and town hall repairs, the bonds
= to be dated March 10. 1913, with inter
f est at per cent, payable Jan. / ana
e July / of each year. OF these $4,000
+ are to mature Jan. !, 1924, and $4,000
Il Jan. l, 1925, bonus and interest to b,
X payable at the Peoples National bank
r the bonds to be signed by the select
{ men and the town treasurer and the
L treasurer to be authorized to sell them
: This resolution was adopted withou
n discussion.
: Article Q, to see if the town would
/ vote to issue its bonds to the amour
|. of $4,000 for the purpose of payin.
it and retiring temporary loans brough
r Mr.. Bracket up with a second resolu
n tion to the effect that the town issu
d coupon bonds in the sum of $1,000 eacl
r and to the amount of $4,000 for tn
# purpose of retiring temporary loan
h and caring for outstanding notes, sue
E. bonds to be dated March Is, 1913
I } with interest az I M
able Jan. l and July l of each yea
It and maturing, $1,000 on Jan. /, 1913
L and $4,000 each on Jan. l of 1915, 191
5, and 1917. This also was passed will
Dr out discussion.
e. Article 10, to see if the town wouI
It, vote to raise money in excess of til
ut amount rquired by law for use 0
g, highways, was disposed of by prompt
IS, voting that $1,000 be so raised. TIL
j. motion was made by Scion A. Ricl
o, mond and seconded by D. T. Perry.
Town Meeting Begin article eleven
On motion of G. l.. Durham $3.50
was voted, the same as last year, I
maintain the Brattleboro free librar,
For the observance of Memorial da
en- 800 was appropriated as last yea
The sum of $3.50, as last year, W.
wv voted for care of commons and buri
grounds.
~ The same salaries as last year WEI
:, voted for the town officers, but on m
ton of C. c.. Fits, who explained tn;
the town clerk has to spend lot
re- time showing records where it is NJ
y. feasible to make a charge, the selec
rk men were instructed to investiga
er and report at the next March meetil
TN what would be fair salary for Il
town clerk in lieu of fees. Most larg
he towns, he said, now pay salaries