The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
TOWN MEETING PROTRACTED.
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come and erect railing on each side
of the entrance of the hall. He could
not be found and Janitor H. t. Harris
had been reported missing 50 the mod
orator finally started matters by APP
pointing Judge +. +. Pier. Senator II.
G.. Barber, Town Agent 4. L. Car
penter and Judge W. K. Daley TO dis
tribute one each of the three tickets
furnished by the secretary of state TO
each voter. The reading of the war
rant was then resumed by Town Clerk
Carl S. Hopkins and finished at 9.46.
The first business was completed
with the prompt acceptance OF the au
ditors report. Article {, to see wheth
er the selectmen should be empowered
TO appoint one or two road eommst
sloners drew a motion from Judge Glib
son to elect such officials. The mod
orator remarked that the seiectmen did
not have the power to appoint them
now and Solon A. Richmond cleared
! the atmosphere and got by tangle by
/. moving that the article he passed over
+ without action, a motion promptly see
+ onded by Mr.. Gibson.
When Article came up. :. To choose
all town officers, etc, Moderator Hoi
+ ton took occasion 10 say that he would
not serve in that capacity longer and
+ thanked the voters for their kindness
and forbearance during his % wears OF
service in that capacity.
Charles r. Crosby moved vote of
thanks TO the retiring moderator and
il was given
Candidates for Moderator.
Herbert g. Barber. William r. Daley.
Robert G. Bacon, \. F. Schwenk ami
+. c. Crosby were nominated for mod
orator and all but Messrs. Barber and
Schwenk withdrew. At 90 the bal
loting for moderator began and the
checkers accepted the ballots on the
, three state questions from those who
cared to vote .on them at that time
This made the balloting slow as
/ those in charge of the four separate
ballot boxes had either to sort the bal
lots themselves or allow each voter K
hand them out one NJ time, an
I nouncing what each was
! At 1880 clock the moderator an
. nounced that in five minutes the bal
lotng for moderator would end. WheI
he so announced there was long lin
; waiting TO vote and protest wa
L
clock said that five minutes NOR
. would be given to vote for moderator
but this time was stretched out unit
- all who desired had voted and at Ill
: the ballot box was turned. The boar
!; of civil authority went to work an
= counted the ballots.
Schwenk Beat Barber
1t was about Ills clock whe
Moderator Holton announced the RI
suit of the ballot for moderator.
in was as follows:
Total vote, 40l
ne Necessary for choice, 20l
H. c. Barber had LAG
~ A. +. Schwenk had go
II. The chair declared Mr.. Schwen
va elected and on motion of Mr.. Barb
the election was made unanimous.
introducing the new moderator Dr. He
y ton said: - Gentlemen, | take gre
a pleasure in presenting your new mo
as orator, and l hope he viii give as go,
satisfaction as / have tried to Civ
er for the next 40 years
St Chairman Schwenk announced til
he whenever there was but one nomin
Sc, ton for an office he would consider
ms the sense of the meeting that the va
be viva voee He then called for
nomination for town clerk. Scion
Richmond said il was an Office whe
experience counted, and he nominal
ev. Carl s. Hopkins for reelection.
AL other name was presented and the ell
md ton of Mr.. Hopkins was unanimous
re 1t was voted to leave the election
a town school director for three We;
to the meeting of the town school
trict
On motion of G. L. Durham the Gle
ace cast a ballot for the election of Jo
l.. Barney as lister for three years
mes succeed himself.
Then came nominations for selt
p. man for three gears, the term of
E. lectman J. c. Stafford having expir
E. c. Crosby nominated Mr.. Static