The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-05
Reelected in Village Meet
ing by LAG to 121 for
Z. Ill. Howard
Fits SPEAKS ON
PIPE LINE RENTALS
Causes Marked Change of Sentiment
Commissioners Authorized to Guaran-
tee Rentals Prospect of Another
Large Industry.

Large Industry.
John T. Kaine was elected village
commissioner for three wears to sue
ceed himself, defeating Frank H. How
ard by vote of 146 to 12I, in the
annual village meeting last evening.
The meeting, after refusing TO dis
miss the article calling for a guaran-
tee of water rents for the extension
of the water main in Vernon street to
the plant of the Vermont Last Block
company, adopted with but one dis
senting voice a resolution offered by
Clarke c. Fits authorizing the village
commissioners, in their discretion, to
guarantee to the Brattleboro Water
Works company water rents to an
amount not to exceed 800 a year for
period not to exceed 10 years, pro-
vided the company would extend the
main. This resolution was explained by
Mr.. Fits and resulted in a pronounced
change from the sentiment which had
been shown by one element in voting
on the motion to dismiss.
All the other articles in the warrant
went through without discussion or a
| dissenting vote and the meeting ad-
! journed in one hour and five minutes,
other business being carried on while
/ the ballots for commissioner were be-
ing counted.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman S. A. Richmond of the com
missioners and Clerk w. II. Perry read
the warrant. A. F. Schwenk was
elected moderator unanimously, anG
upon motion of F. P. Hopkinson the
rc7orts of the village officers were
adopted as printed.
Kaine and Howard Nominated.
i Col. J. Gray Estey nominated John
T. kaine TO succeed himself as CON-
missioner and Leon G. White nominal
led Frank H. Howard. Ballots had been
distributed and the moderator appoint
ed r. G. Averill, G.. NJ. Miller, L. g.
/ Tasker, A. 2. Simonds, w. A. Shum-
way, II. E. Harris and NJ J. Moran as
ltellers and checkers. Balloting began
at once.
While the ballots were being count
led by the board of civil authority the
other business was taken up. BY a
Unanimous vote by acclamation, W. H.
Perry was reelected clerk and treas
urer, w. A. Shumway tax collector,
and L. G. Tasker and o. T. Benson au-
: ditors.
1t was voted that the pay of the
t village officials should be the same as
last year.
On motion of C. c. Fits the sum of
$500 was appropriated for 10 band
: concerts.
Articles and Z concerning the lay
ing of dust and the payment therefor
/. were covered by a resolution offered
by NJ. c. Houghton which was adopt
!. ed unanimously. This authorized and
j instructed the village commissioners to
arrange for laying the dust on any
streets or parts of streets in the village
if petitioned by majority of the abut-
ting property owners on such streets
or parts of streets, who shall express
in their petition preference for water
T or oil, one-third of the expense of the
dust laying TO be borne by the village
and the remaining two-thirds to be as.
d sessed on the abutting property
: in proportion to the linear feet of land
! which such abutting property owner:
s may own. The resolution carried with
J. it an appropriation of sufficient
funds
n n On motion of George L. Dunham the
y sum of $3.50, the same amount as las