The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-09
ANNUAL NEE Ting
FOR VILLAGE
VOTERS
Will Take Place Next Tuesday
March II
20 ARTICLES IN WARNING
Most Articles are Routine In charae.
ter But Several Are Of
importance

The annual village meeting and
election takes place next week Tues
day, March II. There are % articles
in the warning, but most of them are
routine In character and not of spec
ial interest though several are of con-
siderable importance. The warning
is as follows:
The legal voters of the Village OF
Bennington are hereby notified and
warned to meet at Free Library Hall
in the Village OF Bennington, on
Tuesday, March 18th, 1914, at nine o.
clock in the forenoon to transact the
following business:
Article l. To elect president OF
the village, clerk, a treasurer,
collector of taxes, corporation at
torney, auditors, three (3) trustees.
and two (2) water commissioners.
Article 2. To consider the reports
of the officers for the year past.
Article 3. To see what sum If
any, the village will appropriate to
the Bennington Improvement socie
ty to be used by 1t in the care OF
the cemetery grounds in the village
and for other village improvements.
Article A. To see what sum the
village will appropriate to the Girls
Civic League for play ground and
recreation purposes.
Article s. To see what sum. If
any, the village will appropriate to
pay the Bennington Fire Department.
Article 6. To see II the village
will vote to pay $50 to the chief, and
$25 each to two assistant engineers
of the Fire Department.
Article Z. To see what sum, IL
any, the village viii appropriate for
band concerts.
Article 8. To see what sum, il any
the village will appropriate towards
assisting the Board of Trade In
carrying on its work as planned for
the ensuing year
Article g. To see what sum, If
any, the village will appropriate for
building permanent highways in the
village.
Article 10. To see what sum. If
any, the village will appropriate to
spray and otherwise protect the pub
lie shade trees in the village.
Article IL. To see what sum. If
any. the village viii vote to pay its
clerk in addition to the amount pre-
scribed by the bylaws. for services
as clerk for the ensuing year.
Article IL. To see what sum, If
any. the village will vote TO pay lis
president and trustees for their ser
vices the ensuing year.
Article 10. To see If the village
will purchase from C. p. Oatman
land up on which part of the Stark
Hose House stands for the sum of
Two Hundred (2OO) Dollars.
Article IL. To see IL the village
will instruct its board of trustees
to renew the Street Lighting con-
tract with the Twin State Gas &
Electric Company. for a period of
five or more years.
Article Is. To see IL the village
will direct its trustees. to rearrange
the present Mill Street outlet of the
present sanitary sewer system as
recommended by the engineer of the
State Board of Health.
Article 16. To see II the village
will vote TO direct its trustees to re-
arrange it's present fire alarm sys-
TEN by changing it from a one-cir-
cult system, to four circuit system.
and II so. what amount shall be APP
propriated therefor.
Article II. To see IL the village
will vote to purchase new com
pressed air whistle for the fire de-
partmene
Article Is To see IL the village
will vote to reimburse the Benning-
ton City band for s17.75 expended
by them in repairs to band stand.
Article Is. To consider any
amendments to the present village
by laws.
Article 20. To see what tax the
village VIII raise upon It's grand list
to defray the expenses OF the village
for the year ensuing and to pay its
Indebtedness. and to fix the time for
the collection Of such tax
Article n. To see what tax the
village win raise upon Its grand list
for the construction Of curb. gutter
and sidewalks upon the streets for
the ensuing year.
Article =. To see II The village
viii vote TO have the provisions Of