Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-03-05
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.

to order at 0:15 O'Clock Tuesday mo rn-
ing by moderator James B. Dono way
and the warning was read by Clerk
Joseph M. Burke. Mr. Don oway and
Mr.. Burke were Immediately reelected
to their former positions as moderator
and clerk.
Prof. Thomas E. Boyce moved that
the report of the town officers, as
printed, be accepted and adopted, which
was carried.
Under article 8, to determine what
sum of money, if any, should be ap-
propriated by the town for the proper
observance of Decoration day, it was
finally voted on the motion of Charles
F. Rich, with an amendment offered by
Edward P. Seymour, that the sum of
Sl26 be appropriated of which the $26 is
for markers for veterans graves, and
the other $100 to be divided, $65 for
Middlebury village and $35 for East
Middlebury, as has been the costume in
recent years.
Under article 4, to see if the town
would vote a tax to maintain in CO.
operation with the Ladies Library
association the free public library in
Middlebury a tax of three per cent on
the grand list was voted.
Article called up quite little dis
cussion. 1t related to the matter of
building new bridge over the East
Middlebury river at East Middlebury
and after quite a little discussion the
sum of $1,000 was appropriated for that
purpose. One thousand dollars was
voted for the purp, Sc of permanent
highways, in order to take advantage
of the State law.
Article to see if the town will vote
to appropriate any money to be paid for
band concerts, and, if so how much,
brought up the greatest discussion of
the day. At the start it was moved
and seconded that the article should be
laid on the table, which motion the
moderator said was lost, but ballot
was demanded and after taking twenty
minutes to get the ballot cast it was
found to he lost by a majority of
eighteen votes. Then on another trial
of the question whether the vote should
DC lost or stand a ballot was again
called for and resulted in favor of con-
certs by the band by II majority, which
gives the bard $500, the same as has
been voted for several years past.
Under article 8, to vote a tax for the
payment of outstanding orders of the
support of the poor and other expenses
of the town for the ensuing year, tax
of 60 cents on the dollar of the grand
list was voted. and so cents on the dol
lar of the grand list was voted for the
support of schools in the outlying dis
tricts of Middebury.
In addition to the former taxes, after
considerable discussion, a tax of 35 cents
on the dollar was levied for roads and
repairing the roads in the town. There
were only three or four ballots taken in
the meeting and A. N. McQuivey was
elected school director for three years
by acclamation. A. N. Brown was
chosen town grand juror by an unani-
nous ballot, and for first selectman
there We're two ballots, to choose a sue
cessor for three years to +. E. Ross.
The candidates were Elmer f. Ross,
the retiring member, N. C. Fem and
+. B. Cornwall The first ballot re.
suited: Mr.. Fem I25, Mr.. Ross 148 and
Mr.. Cornwall SO. Mr.. Cornwall with
drew after the ballot and on the SECOND
ballot Mr.. Ross was reelected by a vote
of 165 against 153 for Mr.. Fem. The
old board of auditors was elected in g
bunch and Arthur N Brown was elected
town grand juror by acclamation. The
final ballot of the day was in regard tC
/ the choice of first constable and col
lector to fill the place vacated by
Charles j. Seeley. The candidates were
/ Milo X. Moore and John d. Wood, ant
one ballot finished the matter as Mr.
Moore had 1873 votes and Mr. Wood 12l
out of total of 309, and Mr.. Moore wa
declared elected by 67 majority. Ed
ward M. Day of East Middlebury wa
reelected second constable. Charlie
E. Pinney was elected unanimousl.
town treasurer. as well as trustee o
public money. Mrs. John A. Fletche
was reelected library trustee to succee
herself for five years. William Jackson
was reelected poormaster to succee
himself at the same salary of $l0C
Hartwell Danveau was unanimously re
elected road commissioner to succee
himself and the following were chose
as the citizens committee to assist i
the carrying out of the Decoration da
exercises in conjuction with a commit
tee from the Grand Army post: Edwar
p. Seymour, John X. Dyer an