The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-27
COMMISSIONERS
TO SELL HORSES
Decided Falling Off in Work
Given Them by Street
Department
CONFERENCE ON
STREET LIGHTING
Question of Maintaining Day Police
Also Considered - Would Welcome
Petition for Special Village Meeting
Other Village Topics.

Several matters of public interest and
Importance are under consideration by
the board of village commissioners. One
of these is the question of new system
of lighting for Main street and parts
of adjoining streets. At ) clock this
afternoon a conference viii be held by
members Of the board and representa-
tives of the Twin State Gas & Electric
company, when various facts bearing
on the subject will be considered.
Some time ago members of the board
suggested to officers of the company the
advisabilitv of ornamental street light
ing and asked for information concern
ing it. Chairman E. w. Gibson Of the
board of commissioners SAYS the board
is disposed to look with favor upon any
plan to bring this about without too
much expense to the village. The idea
is i'll line with the policy of the village
government to act i'll cooperation with
all public service corporations using
overhead wires to get the wires under
ground.
I'VE believe the putting of the
wires under ground would add greatly
to the natural beauty and attractive.
ness of the village, besides being much
safer Chairman Gibson SAYS, "and
we will be glad to cooperate with the
Twin State people in the matter of
| lighting.
| \ special meeting of the commission
ers was held Saturday night and one of
the matters discussed was the advisa-
bility of selling one of the two pairs
of horses now kept in the fire depart
ment headquarters on Elliot street. 1t
was voted to sell one pair.
Before the purchase of motor driven
apparatus there was only occasional use
for the horses for fire purposes. and
since the motor truck was bought the
need of horses is still less Formerly
however, the town road commissions
gave employment much of the time t.
the village horses, using them on roat
work, especially within the village lin
its. In the past year, however, there
has been a decided falling off in the
amount of work given the village team
by the road commissioner, and it i
felt by the commissioners that the VII
lage cannot afford to keep so many idl,
horses.
Another subject considered was TIN
trail left by certain street walkers, bu
concerning this the commissioners d,
not wish to talk for publication jus
now.
The question of maintaining da,
policeman during the winter is still be
fore the board. 1t is admitted tha
Policeman Charles Wood, who ha
looked after the traffic on Main, Ellio
and High streets and has performe,
, other police duty, has been an efficien
officer and that his services have beer
needed. The commissioners have a pc
tition bearing about 200 signatures, t
which more could be added if desired
asking that the day police service b
maintained continuously.
THE record of the village meeting
+ is against maintaining a day police OF
fcer,' Chairman Gibson said to repre-
sentative of this paper, "but we pu
: him on the past summer because we be
! lieved the safety of the public demand
. ed it. 1t costs about $17.50 a week, an
D we do not feel like going contrary t
the vote of the village, therefore W
feel that we ought to let the voters do
! eide when they come together in til
: May meeting. Moreover, the cost O
! a day policeman was not included i
. the estimates for this year.
When asked if special meeting wa
:. | advisable, rather than wait until til
, annual meeting in May, Chairman Gil
) son said: I'VE should be glad to RI
ceiYe petition for special meeting