St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-18
WARNING
FOR
Annual Town Meeting
Tuesday, March 8, 1914

The Citizens of st. Johnsburv who are Legal
voters in Town Meeting, are hereby notified
st. Johnsbury, in said Town. on Tuesday.
the third day of March, 1914. at nine O'Clock
in the forenoon to transact the following
ARTICLE 1. To elect all Town Officers
required by law.
ARTICLE 2. To see what action the
town will take with reference to the United
states Deposit Money now held by the town.
ARTICLE 3. To see If the town will vote
to pay a certain sum of money from the
treasury not otherwise appropriated to de-
Iray IN whole or in part. the expenses Of an
appropriate observance of Decoration Dav-
SO called, as authorized by law, and if any
ARTICLE 4. To see how much money the
town viii vote to appropriate for highway
purposes under Act No. 125 of the Laws of
ARTICLE 8. To see If the town will vote
to raise money in excess of the amount re-
CURED by law to be raised for highways to
take advantage of the provisions of the so
called state Aid Law, ," and If So how much
ARTICLE 6. To see If the town will vote
TO authorize the SelectInen to purch asc a lot
of land suitable for Armory and will au-
thorize and direct its Selectmen as its agents
for that purpose to convey the same to the
state OF Vermont, provided the State will
in accordance with Act No. 1872 Of the Laws
of 1872, erect thereon Armory, and If So
to see If the town will approprite sum of
money for the purchase Of such lot, and II
so, how much.
ARTICLE 7. To see If the town will vote
TO appropriate sum of money TO help pay
how much.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the town will vote
to raise money to detray the expenses and
liabilities of the town, and if so. how much.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the town will vote
to auth orize and instruct its Selectmen and
Treasurer to borrow money, IL necessary, to
defray its current expenses prior to the col
ARTICLE 10. To see If the town will vote
to appropriate money for the maintenance
OF its public schools and to defray all expen-
ses incurred by the School Directors in con-
nection Herewith. except as to matters con-
tanned in the two following Articles, and If
ARTICLE II. To seeif the town will vote
to appropriate and authorize the Selectmen
to borrow seven thousand nine hundred
twenty-one and forty-one hundredths dol
lars to defray expense incurred in connection
with the repair work on the school buildings
ARTICLE II. To see If the town will
vote to appropriate and authorize the Select
the work on the south school building on
Summer street, and to purchase equipment
for the same. and If SO, how much.
ARTICLE 3. To see whether or not the
Selectmen shall be empowered and author
lied to appoint one or two Road Commits
sioners, and If so. which number (Act No.
23S of the Laws Of 1912 requires the inser-
tion of this article in the warning of all an
nual Town Meetings,)
ARTICLE IA TO vote upon the follow
ing questions: Shall license be granted for
the sale of Intoxicating liquorl Shall IL
town?
ARTICLE 10. To vote upon the follow
.
sembly of 912, entitled. AN Act { o provide
for erection of building for the use of the
State Library and Supreme Court, and for
other State purposes" become a law July 4,
1914?
ARTICLE 8. To vote upon the follow
ing questions: Do you favor preferential
primary system whereby the voters may In
struct their delegates TO political conven-
lions to their preference for candidates
for Office? DO you favor direct primary
law whereby the voters are to vote directly
for the candidates rather than the present
system of nominating candidates for State,
Congressional and County of1cesl
ARTICLE IT. To see II the town will
vote to issue Rounding Bonds 70 pay it's
visions of Chapter ST of the Public Statutes
of Vermont.
ARTICLE IS. To by vote determine the
amount of such bond issue, when and where
the same shall be payable, the rate OF inter
est thereon. and when payable, and whether
the same sh all be registered or have interest
coupons attached.
ARTICLE 10. To transact any other
business that may legally come before SAID
meeting. -.
Dated at st. Jobnsbury, Vermont, this
18th day of February, A. d. 1914.
CHARLES WEEKS,
c! r. BECK. Selectmen
WILLIAM r. WEIGH,
ST Iohnsbury, Vt, Town Clerks once
Feb. II. 1914.
Received for record at O'Clock p. M, ana
recorded in Records Of Town Meetings.
Attest M ''''''' - Town clerk.