The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-17
ANN j Al VILLAGE
MEETING HELD
TODAY
Largest Attended Election In
Many Years
CIVIC LEAGUE BATTLE
Usual Appropriation of $500 Voted
by Majority of 40 After an
Hours Struggle

There was the largest attendance
in years at the annual village meet
ing today and one Of the most vigor-
ously-fought contests in local history
developed over the proposal to appro-
pirate $500 to the Girls Civic league
for playground purposes.
The hall was so closely crowded
with voters tina. it was impossible to
adopt the usual plan Of dividing the
house. The chair appointed obs Sc
OF tellers who came upon the plat
form and attempted to count the two
sides. This set of tellers decided
hat It was unable to solve the prob
lem and second set was appointed.
The second set likewise failed to
come to an agreement and it was
eventually decided to ballot. The
method of balloting was to empty
the house and permit the voters to
cast their ballots as they passed out.
rhey then returned where it was an
nounced that the motion to appropri-
ate $500 had won by vote of 2S2 to
242.
The actions taken on the ar
ticles in the warning were as fol.
lows
Article 3. To see what sum If
any, the village will appropriate to
The Bennington Improvement socie-
~ to be used by it in the care of
The cemetery grounds in the village
and for other village improvements.
Voted 5000.
Article 4. To see what sum the
village will appropriate to the Girls
Civic League for play ground and
-ecreation purposes.
Voted $500.
Article 5. To see what sum, If
my, the village will appropriate to
pay the Bennington Fro Department.
Voted $500.
Article 6. To see If the village
will vote to pay $50 to the chief, and
,25 each to two assistant engineers
f the Fire Department.
Adopted
Article Z. To see what sum, If
my, the village Will appropriate for
band concerts.
Voted $500 with the understanding
that seven of the 16 concerts should
be given on Sunday afternoons at the
oldiers home grounds and one on
he day of the inspection of the vii
age fire department.
Article s. To see what sun IL any
he village will appropriate towards
assisting the Board of Trade in
carrying on its work as planned for
he ensuing year.
Voted $500.
Article 3. To see what sum, If
any. the village will appropriate for
building permanent highways in the
village.
Voted $1,000 and an additional
$1,000 if me. with a similar appropria-
ton from the state
Article 10. To see what sum, if
any, the village will approximate to
spray and otherwise protect the pub
lie shade trees in the village
Voted $3.50.
Article II. To see what sum. If
any, the village will vote TO pay its
clerk in addition to the amount pre-
scribed by the bylaws, for services
as clerk for the ensuing year.
Voted 5000.
Article u. To see what sum. If
any. the village will vote to pay It's
president and trustees for their ser
vices the ensuing year.
Voted S25 a year.
Article 13. To see If the village
will purchase from c. p. Oatman
land up on which a part OF the Stark
Hose House stands for the sum OF
Two Hundred (2O0) Dollars.
Left 10 trustees with power to act.
Article IA. 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
Eve or more years.
Left 20 trustees with power &C &C.
with proyiso that limit should be five
years.
Article Is. To see il the village
win direct its trustees 10 rearrange
the present Mill Street cutie. OF the
present sanitary sewer system as
recommended by the engineer Of the
State Board Of Health.
Left to trustees with power to act.
Article 16. To see II the village
will vote to direct its trustees 10 re-
arrange its present FIRE alarm sys-