News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-03-08
AGIN' THE PERRY BILL
Morristown Wants Local Option
and Direct Primaries. Vote
$500 Tax and 1t Must
Suffice

tended town meeting IN MorriSvllle yes
| terday, when the twenty-odd articles o
the warning were disposed ofin man
ner that reflected credit upon the Officers
in charge and the voters as a body. Not
withstanding the interest in the Perry
bill and the primary act, the voters hac
evidently considered the other matters o
Importance and much intelligent discus
sion was the result.
The town voted to raise $1,000 to take
advantage of the state aid law for high
ways. 1t was also voted to raise such
proportional part of $1,000 as the
Grand List of the town bears to the
Grand List of the county, for the EN-
ployment of Governmental County Agri-
cultural Advisor. This article brought
out spirited discussion, being favored
by Harold Ryder, Arthur Hollis, George
Terrll, w. S. Newcomb, c. F. Smith and
Julius Mudgett, and opposed by Martin
Carleton and Levi S. Small. 1t was car
by a vote of 81 to 70.
A tax Of So 90 on a dollar of the Grand
List was voted, apportioned practically
as recommended by the Auditors. The
motion of Ed Crowel for tax of ST.. 80
was amended by l.. S. Small to read
| So 90. and after a lengthy discussion, in
which c. H. A. Stafford. H. A. Slayton
and others favored the amendment, it
was voted practically unanimous. The
tax is subject to the usual discount if
paid on or before Nov. l..
Upon motion of Mr.. Stafford, which
was unanimously voted, the officers were
instructed to limit their expenditures to
the amount of money voted for each de-
partment and the town treasurer was
instructed to refuse payment of any or
ders drawn in excess of these amounts.
Morristown voted ag ainst the Perry
bill. The vote was 207 to 1856. The
direct primary wrs carried by vote of
269 to 90. The town license question
was victory for no license by vote of
252 to 1877.
The meeting was called to order by
Moderator T. c. Cheney. who was
unanimously reelected. A. A. Niles was
elected Town Clerk and Treasurer with
out opposition.
The Selectnen were empowered to ap-
point one or two Road Commissioners
as they may deem wise.
Under articles nine and 10, c. A. Slaytun
reported that the New School Building
Committee was unable to report and
made motion that the articles be passed
over and the committee be retained in
Office 1t was so voted.
Under article FIVE of the warning. the
following town officers were elected for
the year ensuing:-
Selectman for three years, to succeed
himself, E w. Gates. Z. A. Smaley re-
ceived 55 votes and Gates 147.
Overseer of the Poor, o. w. Chaffee
First Constable, E. S. Edison. 7. R.
Parker withdrew and Edison received SO
votes, against 80 for H. L. Stevens.
Second Constable. E. A. Smalley.
AOlleCIOr OF axes, Il. y. EQSOD.
Lister for three years, d. N. Hutchins,
who received 156 votes; c, S. Cornell 90.
Auditors, A. H. Slayton, c. H. A. Stat
ford, L. M. Munson.
Trustee of Public Money, w. M. Sar-
gent.
First Grand Juror, w. H. Towne; Sec
ond Grand Juror, T. G. Cheney.
Legal Agent, F. G. Fleetwood.
School Director for three years, c. A.
Slayton. to succeed himself.
Cemetery Commissioner for five years,
A. K. Campbell.
The following appointments were made
by the Selectmen:-
Petit lnrors, Arthur Stancliff, George |
H. Thomas. G. E. Smith. Clyde Wood, |
w. S. Newcomb, Roy c. Stafford, F, A. |
Gilbert, A. A. Thayer, H. A. Smalley, d. |
N. Hutchins, Geo. F. Earle, Leo c. Bak-
er, c. G. Day.
Grand Jurors, Levi S. Small, o. NJ.
Waterman, Geo. LA. Smith, Csc ar Sher-
win, c. F. Smith, c. H. Herrick.
The following appropriations were
made:-
Morristown School Exhibit, $25.
Decoration Day observance, $50.
Morrisville Band 5000.
Morrisville Fire Department, 5000.
Morristown Cemetery Association,
5000.
An amount to procure the making of a
new general index of the land records of
the Town of Morristown and of the
Town of Sterling, of which the Town of
is the custodian, $500. The
article was moved by M. P. Maurice,
who explained the eminent need of such
a work. His remarks were seconded by
T. c. Cheney, A. A. Niles. Geo. H. Terrill
and others.
The article to give John McDermott
TWO cows, etc., which are on the farm
recently disposed of by McDermott, was
passed over.
Under article %, the Selectmen were
instructed to borrow such sums as are
'equired for the interest of the town.
The subject of w. E. Bakers sermon
or next Sunday morning will be "The