The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-22
TRUSTEES WILL NOT
CHANGE PRESENT
POLICE FORCE
Selections For Coming Year
Made Last Night
PATRICK Brazil IS CHEF
Officers Must Report All Fees Reesiv
ed fer Arrests In Criminal
cssee

The village trustees held an ad-
journed meeting last evening. Presi
dent HOLSTER occupied the chair and
Trustees Nash. North. Richie. Nc
Gurn. Burt and Gunsnannon we're
present. Clerk Hogan and Corpora
ton Attorney +. c. Bennett were In
attendance.
II was voted that the rates for IL
censes be the same as prevailed
last year.
The application OF the f z Waist
company for a permit 10 connect the
, basement OF the company's building
on Gage street with the sanitary
sewer to carry away seepage water
was left 10 the sewer committee.
The police situation was discussed
/ at length. Trustee North was OF
the opinion that radical change
should be made In this department
In this contention he was supported
by Trustee Richie who believed
that the village should have police
protection during the day as well as
after dark. Mr.. North favored a
force 10 consist OF a chief and one
patrolman who should divide the p
hours OF the day so that there would
be continuous service. His plan did
not appear to meet with the views of
the other trustees and the following
policemen were elected: Patrick
Brazell. Richard Hurley. a. ]. Grit
fin and William +. Sears. Patrick
Drazell was elected chief OF the
force
The following resolution was then
introduced by the police committee
and adopted Resolved, That eacn
and every police officer Of the vii
lage, either regular or special, shall,
not less than three days previous TO
each regular meeting by the board.
file with the chief OF police state
ment OF all arrests made by him
since his previous statement, show
ing the disposition of each case and
the amount of fees paid to or due
said officer for each arrest. And that
the chief OF police shall personally
present said statements together with
his own statement Of arrests made
by him. containing the same informa-
ton, TO the board at each regular
meeting. Said statement shall also
show all fees received by said Off
Ger or due him on account OF assis-
lance TO any other officers or due him
on account of assistance rendered
any other officer in the service OF
criminal warrants, whether in or out
of the village limits
Three applications for building
permits were received from the VIII
liam L. Hawks estate, one for an
extension of the Powers laundry
building. one for the erection of
farmers sheds in the rear of West
Main street and another for a tene-
ment on River street, and repairs
upon the Roster store building
on Main street. Upon recommends
ton of the chairman of the fire COM
mittee, the first two permits were
granted. The third was referred
back for plans and specifications.
The sewer committee was instruct
ed to purchase material for the pro-
posed extention of the sewer out
let aud to secure from the Holden
Realty company the necessary deed
or right of way to carry out the
work.
Certain complications had develop
ed in the investigation of the title
to the land in the rear of the Stark
hose company building which the
village is endeavoripg to purchase
from C. P. Oatman and after some
discussion the matter was referred
to the fire committee and the corpor
alton attorney.
A proposal for the construction OF
cement sidewalks was submittedN to
the board through the corporation
attorney by the firm of Lambert &
Burlington. The sidewalk commit
tee and the corporation attorney
were instructed to draw up a con
tract which should be submitted tc
the trustees for approval.
1t was voted that the first side
walk be constructed on South and
Union streets and that the nexi
work be on Depot street.
The corporation attorney called
the attention of the trustees to he
! conditions existing on School street
as the result of the caving in of the
= surface of the street over the power
trunk So far as the corporation at