The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-28

this town.
10. To vote by ballot in the man
ner provided by law upon the follow
ing question; Shall an act of the
General Assembly of 1912, entitled,
An act to provide for erection of a
building for the use of the state Ii
brary and Supreme Court, and for
other state purposes become a law
July, /, 1914?a
H.. To vote by ballot in the man
ner provided by law upon the follow
ing questions: ADO you favor a
preferential primary system whereby
the voters may instruct their dele
gates to political conventions as to
their preference for candidates for
Officer
B.-"Do you favor a direct pri-
mary law whereby the vo.ers are to
vote directly for the candidates rath-
er than the present system of nomi-
mating candidates for state, congress
ional and County ofIices?'
H. To hear reports of the town Of
hcers.
Is. To see what sums are neces-
sary to be raised for the following
purposes, viz; For the laying out,
maintaining and repairing the high
ways of the town and for the pay
ment Of state highway tax; for
maintaining the schools and school,
houses, and for the school purposes
of the town and for the payment OF a
state school tax; for the payment Of
any indebtedness and interest there
on for the support of the poor; for
the maintenance of bridges and Of
winter or snow roads, for the prose-
cuticn and defense OF the common
rights and interests of the inhabi-
sants Of the town; for the other
necessary Incidental current town ex-
penses; and the payment Of the di-
rect state tax required by No. As OF
the Acts OF 1912. and to yo.e a tax
upon the Grand List OF the town for
the payment thereof.
H. To see what sum. IL any, and
not less than one hundred dollars nor
moro than one thousand dollars. in
excess OF the amount of the highway
taxes now required by law. the town
will vote to appropriate to be expend-
ed fer permanent Improvements Of
It's highways in accordance with the
provisions OF Chapter 172 Of the Pub
lie Statutes OF Vermont. and amend-
ments thereto.
Is. To see If the town will vote 20
appropriate the sum of four hundred
ninety-six dollars and ten cents to
pay its share of the expense incurred
in the employment OF a government.
county agricultural adviser pursuant
to the provisions Of an Act entitled,
IAN Act to Enable Towns to Appro-
pirate Money tor County Agricultural
Work. being No. 121 of the Acts of
1912
16. To see if the town will vote
to have medical inspection OF the
schools of the town
IL To see wha-, II any, sum the
town will appropriate for the plant
ing or protection OF shade trees. pur.
suant to the provisions of No. 10 Of
the Acts OF. 1904 entitled AN Act to
Provide for the Protection of Shade
Trees"
Is. To determine at what time the
tax bills shall be delivered to the
treasurer of the town for collection.
49, To see if the Listers for 1914
shall be paid for their services Sep
TENDER 1st next, and what sum per
day. also 10 see what sum per, day
shall be paid to other town officers;
the town clerk, and the board of civil
authority for their services for the
coming year
90 To see what sum, il any, the
town viii vote toward the expenses
of observing Decoration or Memorial
Day.
Il. To see what sum, if any, tho
town will vote in aid Of or for the
purpose of maintaining a public IL
brary or libraries therein and also.
to determine how the same shall be
distributed.
%. To see IL the Town will vote
to instruct the Selectmen to lay out
as q highway in the manner provided
by law and easterly extension OF East
Gage street in the Village OF Ben
nington and Il II so votes. to deter
mine how far such extension shall be
carried and to provide for the cost
thereof
%. To see If the Town will vote to
exempt from taxation all or part OF
the manufacturing establishments Of
the Bennington Hosiery Company.
The E. 2. Waist Company and Elmer
II. Johnson and John A. Morris dolns
business at North Bennington under
the name. Try-O-Brush Company. and
each machinery appliances and build
ings OF said companies as are ueces-
sary for use i'm the businesses Of said
companies and the capital and per-
sonal property used in the businesses
Of said companies and II the Town so
votes. 10 determine for what period
OF time such exemptions shall con
tinue. all pursuant and subject TO the
provisions Of Sec. 4s9 OF the Public
Statutes OF Vermont and to see II the
Town will vote a similar exemption