The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-07
FUNDS OF VILLAGE
APP 0 R1|0NED
BY BUDGET
,s ~; - +!
New Plan Of Administration Adop-
/ ted By; trustees HI,
POSTPONE POLICE ELECTION
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Committee Not Ready at Last Nights
Meeting to Recommend AM
53s tf Choice.
POSTPONE POLICE ELECTION.


lar monthly meeting last evening.
President BREASTED occupied the chair
and Trustees Nash, North, McGurn,
Morrissey. Burt, Harbour and Richie
were present. Clerk Hogan and Ger.
poration Attorney Bennett were in a.
tendance.
Following the auditing of the bills,
Peter Longtin appeared before the
board and requested building pei
OF citizens to request the const. uction
OF a. sidewalk Oh County street. lie
also called attention 10 the condition
of the highway and Grove street. he
complaints were referred TO the side
walk and street committees.
Representatives of the Standard
OH and the Texas Oil companies ap-
peared before the board seeking d
contract for the oil TO be used IN tic
village streets during the coming
summer. Theye were requested 10
furnish samples and bids.
John b. Halto appeared before tile
boar dand requested a building PEI
nit to construct a theatre in the rear
Of the property on Main stree. now
occupied by Hart's restaurant. He
submitted a plan for the 5uim"g
which would have a seating capacity
OF about 100 with an entrance on
Main street through the building low
occupied by the restaurant Mr.
Harte stated that he was anxious t.
begin the construction of the building
at once and asked for action on Tho
application. The request was referred
to the fire committee with power. 10
act
The usual popcorn wagon peri il,
was granted to J. p. McGnrn at his re-
quest
The bill for hauling hose to the
Hoosick Falls fire was referred TO the
chief engineer of the fire department.
with Instructions TO ascertain why the
bin was sent 10 the village.
1T was voted that +. S. Buss De ap-
pointed street commissioner under
the same conditions that prevailed dur
ing the past year.
AT the request of the chairman Of
the police committee the election OF
police officers was continued TO he
next regular meeting
~ 1t was voted that John Nation he
appointed, superintendent OF sewers
Under the same conditions that pre-
vailed last year.
II wasf voted that the street com
mittee present contract 70. side
walk construction at the next me Ell
ing. 81
The matter of purchasing q scarf
fer, a machine for the purpose of
loosenins the surface OF streets pre-
paratory to rolling, was referred 10
the street committee with power ~
act
1t was voted that the driver ii tine
village team be paid $50 month for
the coming year
George Phelps appeared before the
board and requested that sewer be
built in Browning place. The request
was referred to the sewer comnitlee.
The matter OF licenses was takeE up.
and the following schedule was ad1i,t
ed: Liquors. first class. 5000: second
class, $500; third class, $3.50, nrlh
class. $500 sixth class. 5000; seventh
class, 5000. Other license fees were
fixed as follows: Moving picture the
aires. 500; merry go-rounds. 50 Il
day; itinerant peddlers on foot, s.. i;
peddlers, SIS year; circuses and Wild
ner fakirs, 50 night: meat and fish
peddlers, SIS ear circuses ard wild
west shows. $50 to 500; small tent
show, $40 a day; merchandise ped.
ders. $25 a year; Bennington ope.a
house, $50; fortune tellers 81 day.
Chairman Richie of the finance sub
mitted a budget in which he had est
mated the expenditures in each de
partment within its appropriation.
The standing committees OF the
board are as follows: Finance, Rit
chic, Burt. McGurn; streets. Nash
Burt, Richie; fire, North, H4rhAur
Nash; lights. McGurn, Harbour.
North: sewers, Harbour, Morfissey.
Nash; police, Burt North Moulssey,
curb and gutter, Morrissey, Ritcliic,
Harbour.
The clerk was instructed to draw
orders for the following bills H6i