The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
Town Meeting Business Done
in Rush After Officers
Were Elected
MAJORITY OF $50
AGAINST LICENSE

Stellman Elected Selectman-Tax Rate
47 Increased Appropriation
for Library-voted to Raise Main
Street Bridge.
Thanks to one or two well-worded
motions and the promptness Of Mod
orator Sehwenk, the possibility of the
town meeting yesterday tapping over
into night session to elect some of
the town officers or pass appropriations
or DO something else that someone
might deem necessary vas overcome
and in a whirlwind finish the meeting
at $50 clock took a recess until
$50 last evening, when the vote on
the license question. state building
proposition ana primary law were an
nounced. Interest centered in the ques
tion Of license for Brattleboro, and on
this the vote was: Yes 500, no 659, a
majority Of 800 for no license.
When the recess was taken all town
business had been transacted. Even
the matter OF raising the Main street
bridge and grading the approaches 70
1t so as to conform to the grade of the
proposed railroad overpass had gone
through flying Such debate as was
enjoyed. by the participants, was brief
/ and to the point. Considering the
/ large number of voters IN the hall some
/ Of the viva voce votes were woefully
1 weak. But they counted just the same.
/ Business Started with Rush
While the ballots were being counted
! FOR Selectman the moderator heard no
/ objection TO taking up the remainder
| OF the business, ana It was started with
a rush.
Judge Frank +. Barber nominated
Oscar T. Ware for overseer of the poor
~ succeed himself, and he was unani-
mou-lv continued in Office.
Scion a. Richmond presented the
name of NJ. \. Shumway for collector
Of take, rs succeed himself, and this
election, too. went through unanimous
Ii.
The moderator waxed facetiOus when
he came to the trustee of public mon
/ cy, saving that he was informed by the
clerk that there was none, but that the
meeting might decide 10 elect one TO
hunt some NJ. The Office was passed
over without without being filled.
". Fl. Brarkctt was reelected -unan-
imously town treasurer, upon motion Of
/ H. +. Wellman-
Oscar +. Benson, &. G. Staples and
/ Dana stafford were unanimously elect
I cd town auditors without opposition.
Q. B. Hughes and +. ID. f. Stowe were
just a quickly and as unanimously
made town grand jurors. and {. l.
Knapp and \. w. u. Wilkins were
unanimously elected first and second
constahles. 4. L. Carpenter was re-
elected town agent without opposition.
George Bishop was reelected tree
warden under article 9, but that por-
tion of the article reading 'appro-
| pirate money for the same. > was pass
cd Der. leaving the incumbent in the
position of having been elected to of
fee, but without pay.
Various Appropriations.
Upon motion of David T. Perry,
county highway commissioner it was
voted to raise II GOO in excess of the
amount required by law to be raised
for highways. The chair called for
the second voice vote on that question
and the second time just one voice
shouted, "no.
The proposition TO increase the libra
~ appropriation $500 over the amount
voted last year, making il $4,000 in
stead of $500, caused the most de-
bate OF the afternoon. III. L. Eddy
made the motion. Senator Barber i'm
mediately asked what the appropriation
was last year, and upon being in
formed that it was $500 explained
that he was not opposed to improve
ments, but that in view of the in
crease in the town IS expenses he would
move an amendment to Mr.. Eddy's
motion that the same amount as last
year be appropriated.
John L. Kaine believed that this
year the library needed the additional
amount and hoped the original motion
would prevail. George l.. Durham
spoke briefly in the same strain. The
question on the amendment was lost
and the motion as originally given was
then carried unanimously.
The same amount as last year for
. Memorial day, 500, was voted upon
motion of f. G. Crosby. The sum of
$3.50, the same as last year, was like
! wise unanimously appropriated for the
care of the commons and burial
grounds.
! Upon motion of :. A. Richmond the
same salaries were voted for the sew
eral town officers as were paid last
year, with the exception of the pay
of the auditors, which was increased
from $3.50 day to s3.
Article 15, to see whether the road
; commissioner should be instructed to
wash the business sections of Main and
. Elliot streets, upon motion of E. c.