The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-06
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The voting went forward rapidly and
at it's close the board of civil autho-
rity and the ballot clerk and checkers
counted the votes and the moderator
announced the result as follows: Total
number of votes east, 1874; necessary
for a choice, %; for Mr.. Brown, II;
for Mr. Stearns, 10. The announce
ment was greeted with cheers.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Richmond in Festival hall
at clock and it was over and the
hall cleared just before 9 o'clock.
Clerk w. II. Perry read the warrant, |
and Judge A. f. Schwenk was elected |
moderator under article /. The printed /
reports of the village officers were
adopted without debate, under article |
2 Then article was taken up, calling
for the election of officers.
A commissioner, Mr.. Stearns, having
| been elected, William II. Perry was
elected clerk and treasurer, William A.
| Subway tax collector and Fletcher
| X Barrows and l.. Guy Tasker audit
| ors
A vote under article made the sal
aries of the officers the same as last
wear. On motion of l.. f. Holden, IN
der article 5, it was voted to appropri-
ate the same amount as last year, 5000,
for a series of 16 concerts by the
First Regiment band. the same number
as last year, the concerts to be gwen
in the same places as in the year past.
Resolution AS TO Dust.
Next to the election of a commits
sioner. the most interesting feature
of the meeting was the discussion and
action under article :, ITO see if the
I'LL 70 for no
laying of the dust upon certain streets
and highways within the limits of the
village for the year ensuing, and what
method for paying for the same will
be adopted
Major c. Houghton stated that he
thought the plan followed in the past
year had been satisfactory and he OF
/ fered the following resolution:
"Resolved: That the commissioners
are hereby authorized and instructed
to arrange for the laying Of the dust
on any street or highway within the
village limits upon n petition signed
T by a majority of the abutting land
I owners of such street or highway
? which petition shall express the pref
t erence of such abutting landowners as
f TO whether water or oil shall be useu
4 in laying the dust. The expense OF lay
/ lily LIe tluSl upon sum HlICtJ vi h-r-'l
e way shall be apportioned rs fellows
L One-third of the same 10 be paid by
e the village and the other two-thir'ls
4 shall be assessed by the e. .mlssiOacrs
I against the abutting landowners OF
t such street or Ei4hway in proportion
J. to the number of lineal feet of lane
which each abuttiug landowner may
t own upon such street or highway
IL Eojna QHerc Amendment
=, This resolution brought out Il propo
- sition of amendment from Commission
q er Kaine. who said that in a few place
n there were vacant lots fronting tn
h street and that the owners felt tina
- the plan proposed was not fair t.
them. He offered an amendment to Nj
l. Houghton : resolution, as follows:
ne Resolved: That the commissioner
10 be authorized to assess the cost Of lay
IN ing dust in front Of vacant lots at
Is rate which they consider fair to TIA
n owners of such lots
re George /. Durham thought the frs
ut resolution was fair and that the adol
~ ton of the proposed amendment woul
of lead to complications. The amendmCT
an was lost and the original resolutio
an was carried, only two or three votin
he against it.
Under article :, to appropriate moi
at ev for laying the dust, a query by n
an II. Bracket as to whether it would /
lie advisable to vote n definite su
lis brought from Commissioner Riehmou
IS. the statement that it was not know
I'M Just how much would be needed. Nj
It's Houghton moved that a sum be Apr
he priated which would equal one-thil
ed of the amount needed to cover II
p | - y-,+t,
rs, Voters Reversed Themselves.
81 An amusing situation developed u
49, der article $. "'To see If the villa;
- will appropriate money for sprayil
trees during the ensuing year. NJ
.o Durham moved that there he appr
bo priated ''the amount necessary f
,t spraying the trees III the village lii
ht, its. - Col Kittredge Haskins thong
~ the motion ought to specify und
whose supervision the spraying shou
ma be done. Elbridge l.. Knowlton ask
~, if the motion was intended to inclu
,a5 privately owned trees. Mr.. Dunha
90 then changed his motion to cover on
the trees in the parks and highway
On viva voee vote the motion W
declared lost
Mr. Durham thought the vote W
not decisive enough. He said the villa
N had gone to the expense of buying
~ sprayer, that the matter was importa
and that it would be short-sighted n
=, to make an appropriation to prote
oil the trees. Dennison Cowles moved tn
; $3.50 be appropriated. Ernest ). Wat'
man asked if the commissioners cor
give an idea of how much was needt
for Commissioner Richmond said the {
20 pense the past year was about 81
,ro and that $3.50 ought to cover all II
idp would be necessary the coming ye
20 Having ruled once, Moderat
on Schwenk said the matter could not
1T ~ voted on again without vote first
~ reconsider, and this was prompt
~ done, not voice being heard in I
ue nosition. Then Mr. Cowies 5 mott
"a to appropriate $3.50 was carried by