The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
MANY PETITIONS
ASkIHaG FOR NEW
S|D[.iHi'is;s.:y',
Property Owners Before Trustees
at Last Evenings Meeting
CHANGE IN STREET COMMITTEE
John Nash Relieved as Chairman at
Owo Request and Succeeded
by S. A. Burt.
CHANGE IN STREET COMMITTEE

The trustees last evening held their
first regular meeting Of the village
year and an unusually large amount
of business was transacted Presi
dent Braisted occupied the chair
Trustees, Nash, North, McGurn, Nor
rissey, Burt, Harbour and Richie were
present and Jerk Hogan and Corpora
tion Attorney Bennett were in atten
dance
Several applications for sidewalks
were received Frank Z. Howe made
application for South St, John Paul
son for Scott street, c. E. Snow fol
Bradford street and w. H. Lundergan
for Park street. Norman Edgertol
made application for street repairs OF
Mccall street and Guy Norton for 8
sewer extension on Browning place
The president informed the applicants
that the petitions would be taken VI
for consideration later and that no de
cisions could be announced at the
present time
First Assistant Charles Briggs Of
the fire department appeared before
the board and requested that some
means be provided for an improve
ment of the alarm system in the eas
tern section of the village. The re
quest was referred to the fire com
mittec.
The president announced that hi
had intended to re-appoint the com
mittees as they had served last year
but had been obliged to make ont
change because of the request of Trus
tee Nash to be relieved of the chair
manship of the street committee. Will
this change the committees for thu
coming year will be as follows:
Finance-Ritchie, Burt, McGurn
streets, Burt, Nash, Richie; fire de
partment, North, McGurn, Nash; light
McGurn, Harbour, North: sewers, Har
bour, Morrissey Nash; police, Nash
North Morrissey; curb and gutter
Morrissey, Richie. Harbour
] nt dlSO
he would again request the financ,
/ committee to prepare budget for th,
! several committees as was the plal
| adopted last year. With the appropri
ations made by the village meetini
and the bonded Indebtedness that mus
be liquidated this year, he desired Il
impress upon the board the necessit.
for careful consideration of finances.
Permits for popcorn stands at tn
previous locations were granted t
john p. McGurn and W. +. Snow.
Street Commissioner L. S. Buss wa
reelected The commissioner wa
/ also appointed tree warden.
1t was voted that the three regula
| police officers who served last yeal
Patrick Brazil, Richard Hurley an
Andrew Griffin, be re-appointed an
that Officer Brazil be designated chic
of the force.
1t was voted that the special police
men be appointed in the same manne
as last year as necessity appeared an,
application was made.
The reQ&ost of L. e. Larrabee t
remove an electric light pole on Wes
Main street was referred to the ligh
committee.
| The chief of police was instructe
to request the removal of a steppin
stone in front OF the Norton block o
Main street.
John j. Mahon was reelected supel
intendent of sewers under the sam
arrangement that prevailed last yea
The fire committee was instructed t
make investigation and report reli
tive to the vote Of the village meetin
authorizing the purchase of 500 fee
of new hose.
Ii was voted that the price of a
licenses be fixed at the same rate 6
last year
A motion prevailed requesting thi
| water commissioners to provide
cation for the expenditure of the $l0C
in extensions Of water mains as vote
by the annual village meeting.
The sewer committe was instructt
to make an investigation OF the sew,
outlet near West Main street and r
port at the next meeting.
The sidewalk committee was
structed to prepare contract for Il
construction of walks and present Il
} same at the next meeting.
An application by Mr.. Peckham I
light on Scott street was referred
the light committee.
: Applications for building permi
, Wern made by George Eldred for