The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-18
twenty-five Matters to Be
Decided by Voters in the
March Meeting
QUESTION OF RAISING
MAIN STREET BRIDGE
Sentiment Of Voters Toward Preferen-
tial Primary System and Direct Prt-
mary Law to Be Registered - Pro
posed State Building.

The warrant for the annual town
meeting viii be posted in the usual
places tomorrow, calling for the meet
ing on March ; at 3 clock. The war
rant contains - articles. Of which q
Few are special and two OF general
Importance
Article , calls for a vote on the
act to provide for the erection of a
building for the use of the state IL
brary, supreme court and for other state
purposes. II this is passed by refer
eudum vote throughout the state it be-
comes q law July !. 1914.
Primary Systems Up.
Articles ana 5 have to DO with the
nominations of candidates. Article (
requires an expression rs TO the prefer
cntia primary system, whereby voters
would instruct their delegates to politi-
cul conventions as to their preference
for candidates for office, and article
requires expression of opinion as to the
e'Tcct pIigary law. whereby the voters
would vote directly for the candidates
rather thau the present system of NOM
mating candidates for state, congress
sional and county officers.
OF strictly local Importance and in
terest are the two votes required on
the license question. Article concerns
the granting of licenses in town and
article = the granting OF licenses of the
fifth class should the town vote for
license the vote or article would be
old. bat in the event of the town yot-
| ing against license under article | the
recorded vote on the fifth class license
question would stand.
| Article = reads as follows: ITO see
| / the town Will vote to instruct the
| road commissioner 10 wash off the busi-
| ness portion OF Main and Elliot streets
once q week when necessary.
| Article % reads: ITO see if the
town viii instruct the selectmen TO
| build . cement sidewalk on the south
| side. Of Maple street from the top of
the hill near Fairview street TO Bel
mont avenue, and if so TO appropriate
money for the same.
Question OF Raising Bridge.
Article is is of unusual Importance.
| This is: To see if the town will in
/ struct tile selectmen to raise Main
street bridge. and If 50 to appropriate
money for the same.
t This is "a matter that has been dis
cusSed at sCme length with +. .. Sin
clair. civil engineer of Burlington,
who favors raising the bridge one foot
on account Of the proposed new over
pass II IS estimated that this matter
I Of raisiag the bridge would cost only
about $500 and that II would bring
about the Improvement of the high
way from the bridge to the junction of
South Main and Canal streets, which
is sadly in need of repairs most of the
time The raising of the bridge, too.
would provide one more foot clearance
for the waters of Milestone brook and
would force the regarding and fepaying
Of Main street from the bridge for
some distance up the hill.
Tie other articles on the warrant are
of THE general nature required, provid
ing for the election of officers, tie
raising Of funds ana provisions for the
free library. cemeteries and Observance
OF Memorial day.