The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-05
VILLAGE BONDED
DEBT TO Be
WIPED OUT
Trustees Plan TO Take Up Remain
ing $1,000 This Year
SOME CORNERS MUST Be CUT"
Chairman Richie OF Finance Commit
tee Presented Budget at Last
Nights Meeting.

OOnSlu6faDle business was transact
ed at the adjourned monthly meeting
Of the village board Of trustees last
evening. Chairman Richie Of the
finance committee presented the bud
get for the coming year and the trus-
tees laid out campaign with the view
OF taking up during the year all of the
bonded Indebtedness of the village.
To do this will mean strict economy in
a number of directions and it is the
intention Of the trustees to cut a
few corners" during the next seven
months.
President A. w. Braisted occupied
the chair and Trustees North, Nash,
McGurn. Morrissey, Ritchie, Burt and
Harbour were present. Clerk Hogan
and Corporation Attorney Bennett
were also in attendance.
The Twin State Gas and Electric
company was given permits to make
extensions of the gas mains on Wash
ington, Dewey and Putnam streets.
The request of Mrs. John X. Burton
for the construction of concrete
water course in the rear of her prop
erty on Elm street was referred to the
sewer committee with power to act
Building permits for houses were
granted to Albert Gokey on Putnam
street and w. II. Myers on Union
street.
Charles Walker was given a permit
to conduct a popcorn wagon in front of
the Y. NJ. C. A. building provided no
objections are made by the associa-
ton.
The several requests for sewer ex-
tensions which have been made to
the board recently were all referred
to the sewer committee with power to
act.
Perry 3. Gardner made application
for a sidewalk in front of his place OF
business on West Main street, stating
that he would build the walk If REIN.
bursed for one half of the expense by
the village. The request was referred
to the sidewalk committee with power
to act.
The street committee was EN-.
powered to purchase oil for use on the
streets.
1t was voted that John w. Duff, con.
tractor, be allowed to purchase the old
stone crusher at 20 per cent of the
cost of new machine of the same
size plus so for loading.
1t was voted that the monthly pay
Of the driver of the village team be $50
with no allowances for lost time.
Several complaints have been made
to individual trustees in relation tc
the use of the sidewalks by the chill
dren as roller skating parks. 1t was
voted that the police enforce the by
laws relative to the use of the side
walks.
Chairman North OF the fire commit
| tee made report relative to addi
| tional fire alarm service in the eastern
section Of the village. The committee
was instructed to purchase knocking
bird" whistle which will be installed
| at the II. Il. Bradford company mill
| For the present the whistle will be re
leased by the watchman and engineer
| at the mill but eventually the commit
| tee proposes to have the new alarm at
| tached to the system so that it will
| work simultaneously with the bell il
the tower of the Congregations
| church.
A letter was received from Superin
tendent f. Il, Larrabee of the Twin
State Gas and Electric company in re
lation to the transfer of the wires o
the fire alarm system to new pole
now being erected on Main street. an
the light committee was empowered t
carry out Mr.. Larrabee's suggestion
The police committee was empov
cred to purchase a silent policeman
to be installed as nearly as possibl
in the center of Putnam square. TIL
silent policeman is signal for al
tomobiles that is in use in many con
munities. 1t is surmounted by re
flag during the day and red light 9
night. In other towns its use ha
been found to assist materially in tn
refulation of automobile traffic.
The clerk was instructed to dra
his orders for the following bills:
/ ~ 4 l.. tfN1.