The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-12
HINSDALE, n. II.
A QUIET TOWN MEETING.
Old officers Chosen-Depot Street Hill
Matter Still Unsettled.

A comparatively small number OF voters
gathered Tuesday for the annual town
meeting and all business was transacted
before noon, the meeting on the whole be
ing about as quiet any on record.
There was no contest of any kind Tor town
officers. The moderator. F. A Buckley;
town clerk, f. J. Temple; treasurer, {. +.
Kevou; auditor. H. W. Taylor; and the
old board Of selectmen. James OfBrien,
f. B. Pike and w. f. Fay. all were re
elected the unanimous vote OF those
present the only alteration being IN the
selectmen. James O'Brien and +. Il. Pike
being moved up to first and second mem
bers respectively and W. E. Fay as third.
The selection of highway agent was left
in the hands of the selectmen.
With the exception of the Depot street
bridge question there was no article III the
warrant that aroused much general inter
est Only a few debates were held and
those principally on the above subject.
The reports of the selectmen, auditor
and other town officers were read and
adopted. bringing the business up to
Article 4, under which the following ap-
preparations were made: Ordinary town
charges. s., 800; support of the poor, 500
| $3.50 less than last year,; for the mann
tenance of the fire department., 500; tor
lighting streets. 81, 800; for library and
reading room, $500; reduction Of the float
ing debt 5000.
The town voted to ask state aid ion per
manent highways and in addition to the
sum of S1,611.75 which is required by law
1906. 81 was appropriated which will en-
sure state aid to the sum of S6042I. y
| similar sum was voted last year to ht
| used for a permanent road across the
| King fiat from the top of Liscom's hill t.
the Monument but owing to the excessive
amount of heavy traffic over this roac
during the past summer due to the new
railroad. the selectmen decided to wait /
year before building the above mentioned
road and the sum. therefore. Il IN The
| treasury.
1 This year the town Will have to pay l.
per cent of the estimated cost of 81 ,00C
or about 1000 for the Doohttle under
pass. Under Article 6. $500 was raise'
for the maintenance of the state high
way under the provisions of the automo
bile law as a result of which the state vii
add 5000.
The Depot street bridge came up for az
ton under Article and after considera
BILE discussion in regard to the adylsabilit
of repairing the present structure 0
building new one It was voted to hav
the selectmen look into the matter and It
port at a special town meeting which WI
be called on Saturday, April =. at = p. M
During the action on this article II Wa
brought out that the present bridge va
built in 1862 but since that time OF cors
| it has undergone extensive repairs SCI
eral times. A letter from Engineer job
: w Storrs, who has examined the huda
and found it in an unsafe condition state
that it would cost Approximately $500
to repair the bridge this sum includu
paint and considerable remodelllng.
Article s calling ion an appropriation &
500 for laying the dust on the stree
near the town hall and school hWldm.
in the village was passed as was Article
calling for another light on Cream Pot hill
but Article 10 calling for light near
J. Neber's was tabled because i
sponsor was not present.
Under Article II $500 was appropriate
for the building of road from PIoepe
street near the house of Samuel Lj>co
then southerly to and connecting with II
River road.
In regard to the lowering Of the fl
pipe on Mortified street where the 4rao
of the road has been changed IN Article
it was voted to leave the matter in Il
hands of the selectmen who were mstrut
ed to use $500 or so much thereof as m;
be necessary for lowering the pipe. ind
Article - the town was asked to ran
one-half the expense of repairing Il
court between the town hall and the pc,
\ office and $50 was raised for this pJ
4 pose or as much thereof as may be necC
! sary. Under Article II it was voted
i pay So per trip for driving the hearSe.
Under the last article. namely to tran