The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-03

! 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 IL
'brary and Supreme Court, and for
other state purposes become law
July. l, 1912"
Polls opened. Closed at o'clock.
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 voters are to
vote directly for the candidates rath-
er than the present system of nomi-
mating candidates for state, congress
ional and County offices?"
Polls opened. Closed at 3 o'clock.
IL. To hear reports of the town Of
fcers.
tOnil iiIOlt oNSCHtNS.
10. 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
cution and defense CT the common
rights and interests of the inhabi-
tants Of the town; for the other
necessary incidental current town ex-
penses; and the payment of the di-
rect state tax required by No. AZ OF
the Acts of 1912. and to vote tax
upon the Grand List of the town for
the payment thereof.
Voted a town tax of so cents to
cover all purposes except schools
and roads and to pay $4,000 on the
bonded debt. Voted a highway tax
of 20 cents and town school tax of
so cents.
a. To see what sum, if any, and
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more 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 for permanent improvements of
its highways In accordance with the
provisions CT Chapter 172 of the Pub
lie Statutes of Vermont. and amend
ments thereto.
Appropriated $1,000.
is. To see If the town will vote to
appropriate the sum of four hundred
ninety-six dollars and ten cents to
pay it's share of the expense incurred
county agricultural adviser pursuant
to the provisions of an Act entitled,
IAN Act to Enable Towns to Appro-
pirate Money for County Agricultural
Work." being No. 121 of the Acts of
1912.
Appropriated S496.10
16. To see if the town will vote
to have medical inspection of the
schools of the town.
Article dismissed.
II. To see what, If any, sum the
town will appropriate for the plant
Ing or protection of shade trees. pur-
suant to the provisions of No. IS of
the Acts OF 1904 entitled IAN Act to
Provide for the Protection OF Shade
Trees"
Appropriated $3.50.
Is. TO determine at what time the
tax bills shall be delivered to the
treasurer of the town for collection.
Fixed July Is.
10. To see If the Listers for 1914
shall be paid for their services Sep
TENDER LIST. next. and what sum per
day: also to 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.
Same pay fixed as paid last year.
20. To see what sum, If any. the
town will vote toward the expenses
Of observing Decoration or Memorial
Day.
Voted 5000.
p. To see what sum, II any, the
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.
Appropriated $500 OF which $1,000
is for the Bennington library, $500
for North Bennington and 5000 for
Old Bennington.
%. To see If 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 II il so votes. TO deter
mine how far such extension shall be
carried and to provide for the cost
thereof.
Directed the selec.men to open the
road ia order to accommodate the