News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-03-04
MOrriStoWn Town Meeting

the election of the new set OF officials and
planning the business of the coming year
so far as possible.
Moderator, T. c. Cheney called the as
semblage to order and called for nomina-
tion for Moderator. Mr. Cheney's name
was the only one mentioned and he was
duly elected to succeed himself as soon as
Town Clerk, Niles called for the vote.
In the same spirit Town Clerk Niles was
re. elected as Clerk for the 14th time. At
the req1estot Moderator Cheney M. P.
Maurice explained the primary ballot.
On motion of c. H. A, Stafford the
printed report of the official acts of the
town officers was adopted, with a few
corrections, which did not materially
effect the totals.
The question of the selection of one or
more road commissioners by the Select.
men was appar entity votee down by
viva voice procedure, but upon a BALLOT
being taken, the selection was left with
the Selectmen.
c. F. Smith was elected Selectman for
the three-year term and for the second
Seectman r, ]. Caswell and Guy Camp
bell were placed in nomination, the vote
standing as follows:-Number votes
cast, 244; necessary for choice, 1913;
Campbell, 1855; Oaswell, Sc
H. L. Stevens was selected for First
Constable. For second in rank, the
names OF ]. r. Parker, Harry Neuland
and George E. Town were brought for
ward and all refused to have honors
tarust upon them. !, 4. Parker finally
carried off the honors.
The spirited contest of the meeting was
over the election of a member of the
school board, when the names of Geo. |.
A. Smith Ito succeed himselD and George
II. Terrill wete brought forward. q. H.
A. Stafford in a few pertinent remarks
brought out the fact that the school
board was in the midst of working out
an uHLllCu S'luSdllOhdi MAJ
ters and should not be changed, mat
ter that appeared to strike the voters as
being correct, for it was upheld by a vote
of l57 to SO.
The election of c. H. Richardson as
Lister for three years, and W. M. Sargent |
as Trustes of public money folio wed.
Then quickly followed the election of
c. H. A. Stafford, H. A. Slayton and
Levi Munson as.Auditors; T. c. Cheney |
as First Town Grand Juror and X. w. |
Eaton as Second Grand Juror; A. A.
Niles as Treasurer; F. u. Fleetwood as
as Legal Agent; NJ. B. White as Gene
terry Commissioner for five years AMI
0. w. Chaffee as Overseer of Poor.
In the line of appropria tions $50 was
voted for Memorial Day: $25 as pre-.
MUM in Agricultural work by schools;
5000 to the Band provided ten concerts
we're given during the summer; 5000 to
the Morrisvile Fire Department, and
$1,000 to State Aid for Roads.
The 15th article in the Warning, relat.
ng to tree warden was passed over.
The McDermott case was brought up
~ George w. Clark, but as it had not
,een included in the warning, was with
lrawn.
Town finances was practically the last
rider of business-a summing up otto wn
demands and how to meet them. 1t
vas started about by Judge Powers,
a motion of So 25 tax on the dollar
,vy. This was debated by others pro
nd con and two dollar vote finally
greed to and voted. 1t is expected that {
his will meet all demands and leave a '
tile for sinking fund. II
Thus was completed what may be
ropery called Town Meeting routine,
hat the fathers so considered before the
cult and progressives came to be the
ogue.
The license box did not close until three
clock d. m. and was tame affair, as
ne promoters" were not in evidence
nd only about a third of the voters re-
bonded to a choice. The vote stood
45 no to 81 yes. In spite of the fact
1at il was more than a three to one
ctory for temperance in a light vote, it {
iii remains patent that a full vote
light produce a change, very unpleasant n
, the victors. The druggist proposition 7
as showed UNDER" being 80 yes and
II no. $
The following resolution was adopted: "
REsoLvED.-That the total tax vote
r the ensuing year, including all taxes
,sessed by law, shall be $500 on the
,ilar of the Grand List. OF this sum,
Ich amount shall be set apart to the
,rious departments in the same amounts
, shown by the expenses of these de-
,rtments last year, or so much thereof n
NAV be necessary, and the balance ap-
led on the indebtedness of the town.
hat a discount of four per cent be al v
wed on all taxes paid to the Treasurer
or before November i, 1914.
Grand Jurors-J. H. Atchinson, G. S.
aucIiffe, G. w. Clark, W. s. Newcomb, -
p Nuuson, A. J. Douglass.