The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17

TOWN MEETING WARNING
Articles to Come Before Voters at
the March Meeting.

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The Inhabitants of the Town o
Bennington, qualified by law to vot'
In town meeting, are hereby notified
and warned to meet at Library Hall
in said Town on Tuesday the 2nc
day of March, 1915, at nine o'clock IN
the forenoon to transact the follow
ing business:
/. To see whether the town will
vote to empower and authorize tie
selectmen to appoint one or two road
commissioners, the number to be de-
termined by the town In said meet.
| ing, or whether the town will vote 10
elect one or two road commissioners.
| g TO see If the town will vote to
elect one Library trustee.
g. To see If the town will vote TO
elect lister to serve one year in ad-
dition to the lister to be elected at
said meeting for the term OF three
years.
4. To see If the town will vote
to elect a second constable.
5. To see how many grand jurors
the town will vote to elect for the
year ensuing.
G. To see if the town will vote
to elect collector of taxes.
I. To see if the town will vote
TO elect a tree warden
s. To elect all Town Officers.
g. To vote by ballot in the man
ner provided by law upon the follow
ing questions: A. Shall license be
granted for the sale of intoxicating
liquors in this town. B. Shall II.
censes of the fifth class be granted
in this town."
10, To hear reports of the town
officers
II. To see what sums are neces-
sary 10 be raised for the following
purposes. viz For the laying out.
maintaining and repairing the high
ways Of the town and for the pay
ment of state highway tax; for
maintaining the schools and school
houses. and for the school purposes of
the town ah4 for the payment of
state school tax; for the payment OF
any Indebtedness and interest there
on; for the support of the poor; for
the maintenance OF bridges and OF
winter or snow roads. for the prosecu-
tion and defense OF the common rights
and interests OF the inhabitants OF the
town: for the other necessary and in
cidental curreet town expenses; and
the payment of the direct state tax
required by No. 43 of the Acts of 1912:
and to vote tax upon the Grand List
OF the Town for the payment thereof.
II. To see what sum, If any, and
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars. in ex-
cess of theamount of the highway tax
es now required by law. the town will
vote TO appropriate to be expended for
permanent improvements of its high |
ways in accordance with the provis
ions of Chapter 172 of the Public Stat
utes of Vermont, and amendments
thereto.
10. To see if the town will vote to |
appropriate the sum of four hundred !
eighty-three dollars and eighty cents !
to pay its share OF the expense incur
red in the employment of a govern
ment county agricultural adviser pur-
suant to the provisions of an Act EMIT |
led, AN Act to enable the towns to |
appropriate money for County agricul- |
tural work being No. 12l of the Acts
OF 1912
a. To see if the town will vote to
have medical inspection of the schools |
OF the town
15 To see what sum, il any, the |
town will appropriate for the planting |
or protection OF shade trees. pursuant
to the provisions of No. rs of the Acts
of 1904, entitled, "An Act to Provide
for the Protection of Shade Trees"
16 To determine at what time the
tax bills shall be delivered to the
treasurer of the town for collection.
II. To see If the Listers for 1915
shall be paid fo- their services Sept
ember lst, next. and what sum per
day: also to see what sum per day
shall be paid to other town officers:
tut lONH ClVTh, anu lliS pOuiu VI Nifii |
for their services for the
coming year.
Is. To see what sum, if any. the
town will vote toward the expense OF
observing Decoration or Memorial
Day.
10. To see what sum, if any. the
town will vote in aid OF, or for the
purpose of maintaining public lib
rary or libraries therein and also. to
determine how the same shall be dis
tributed
20. To transact any other business
found necessary when met.
Dated at Benninfton, Vermont, this
18th day of February 1915.
Frank Cromack.
w. r. White.
Selectmen of the Town of Bennington