Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-23
THE VILLAGE MEETING.

Middlebury was held in the town hall on
Wednesday afternoon, beginning at
2:10 o'clock and closing at 20 o'clock
In point of numbers it was rather
small meeting, LOG votes being the
highest number cast on any ballot.
Moderator Charles l. Button called
the meeting to order and Clerk Joseph
M. Burke read the call. Judge Button
was then reelected moderator and Mr..
Burke was reelected clerk in the usual
unanimous manner.
Article of the warning having been
thus disposed of Article 2 was at once
taken up. This was: ''To act upon the
reports of the village officers, submitted
by the auditors" A. w. Dickens moved
that the reports be accepted and placed
on file. The motion was carried.
Article came next. 1t read: ITO
see if the village will vote any money
to the water department for the use of
hydrants and water troughs and, if so,
how much" Lawyer Allen R. Sturte-
want moved that this article be laid on
the table, and the motion was carried,
but the matter was reconsidered just
before the close of the meeting.
1t took but short time to dispose of
Article 4, which read: "To see if the
village will vote to oil the roads the
coming summer, or to purchase a water
sprinkler" A w. Dickens moved to
refer this whole matter to the incoming
board of trustees and the motion was
carried without dissenting vote.
Article 5 read: ''To see if the village
will take any action towards purchasing
small lot from H. A. Peck for village
uses" Chairman P. l.. Dorey of the
board of trustees rose to make eXplana-
tions. He stated that petition had
been received from the people living
near the old foundry and that they
wanted a road so that the patrons of
the creamery and the grist mill and
few private houses could have way to
get in and out, at present being badly
blocked. Mr.. Peck did not want to sell
unless he could get $400 and sell the
whole piece. DR.. Dorey further stated
that if this piece of land was purchased
it would not only be sufficient to open
the desired roadway but that there
would be also enough land left for the
building of a storehouse for the tools
and utensils belonging to the village.
The trustees had not taken any action
in regard to the matter and had referred
it to the meeting.
Village Attorney Sturtevant stated
that he had conferred with some of the
officers of the Rutland Railroad com
pany with view to getting the con-
tinued use of the road further north
over the company's tracks, but could
get nothing more definite from them
than a statement that the railroad was
likely to close up that outlet whenever
they saw fit to do so. Judge John Z.
Weeks made a forcibe speech, explain
ing the needs of the people in the sec
tion under discussion, and on his motion
the whole matter was left to the action
of the board of trustees later to be
elected
Article 6: "To see what action the
village will take towards extending the
lease of the stone ledge for a further
term, the former lease having ex-
pired, . did not take up much time in its
consideration. DR.. Dorey said that
Contractor Perry, who has done con
siderable road building here, had told
him that there was not stone enough
in the ledge to last more than one or
two years more, and he suggested that
some competent person ought to be
appointed to make an investigation be- |
fore a new contract should be made.
DR.. L. II. Martin stated that he
agreed with DR. Dorey and moved that
the entire matter be left to the incom-
ing board OF trustees, which motion was
carried.
Article Z: "To see what action the
village will take with reference to
changing the water rates now in force
in said village, gave rise to a brief |
discussion between Lawyer Sturtevant
and Water Commissioner John d.
Woods. Mr.. Sturtevant had gathered
the idea that unfairness was shown in
some cases in the matter of water rates,
as in such cases he understood that
people in some houses had to pay the
Sl4 rate when there was only from two
to four people in the house, while in
other cases, with from six to ten people
in the house only the 81 rate was
Mr.. Woods declared this to
be an error and that when six or more
people We're in house from so cents to
81. so extra was charged each for the
toilet. Finally it was moved that the
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