The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-03
MARCH MEETING WARNING
Business To Be Transacted by Ben
nington Voters on Tuesday.


Bennington, qualified by law to vote
in town meeting, are hereby notified
and warned to meet at Library Hall
in said Town on Tusday the 7th day
of March, 1916. at nine o'clock in the
forenoon to transact the following
business:
l. To see whether the town will
vote to empower and authorize the
selectmen to appoint one or two road
commissioners, the number to be de.
termined by the town in said meet
ing, or whether the town will vote to
elect one or two road commissioners.
2. To see if the town will vote to
elect one Library trustee
3. To see if the town will vote to
elect lister to serve one year in ad-
dition to the lister to be elected at
said meeting for the term of three
years.
! 4. To see If the town will vote to
elect a second constable.
5. To see how many grand Jurors
the town will vote to elect for the
year ensuing.
! 6. TO see if the town will vote to
elect collector OF taxes.
i 7. To see il the town will vote to
elect tree warden.
! s. To elect all Town Officers.
9. To vote by ballot in the man.
ner provided by law upon the follow
ing questions: Shall an act OF the
general assembly of 1915 entitled, an
act to prohibit the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, become a law May /, a.
q. 1862
10. To vote by ballot in the man
ner provided by law upon the follow
ing questions: A. Shall license be
granted for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in this town." B. Shall
licenses OF the fifth class be granted
in this town."
II. To vote by ballot in the man
ner provided by law upon the follow.
ing question; Shall an act of the
general assembly of 1915 entitled, an
act to provide for primary elections
become law March 90. 1862"
~. To hear reports of the town
officers.
10. To see what sums are neccss-
airy to be raised for the following pur-
poses. viz For the laying out, main.
tanning and repairing the highways of
the town and for the payment OF q
state highway tax; for maintaining
the schools and school houses, and
for the school purposes Of the town
and for the payment of state school
tax; for the payment of any indebted
mes and iterest thereon; for the sup.
port OF the poor; for the maintenance
of bridges and OF winter or snow
roads, for the prosecution and defense
OF the common rights and interests OF
the inhabitants of the town for the
other necessary and incidental cur
rent town expenses; and the payment
of county tax as required by No PAS
Of the Acts of 1915; and the payment
of the direct state tax required by No.
80 OF the Acts of 1915; and to vote a
tax upon the Grand List of the Town
IUT lUe payment lHeTeOE.
IA. To see what sum, il any, and
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars, in ex-
cess of the amount Of the highway
taxes now required by law. the town
will vote to appropriate to be expend-
ed for permanent improvements of its
highways in accordance with the pro
visions of Chapter 172 of the Public
Statues of Vermont, and amendments
thereto.
Is. To see what. IL any. additional
sums the town will vote to appropri
ate for the permanent improvement
OF the highway leading from the east
line of the village of Bennington east
wardly to the west line of the town of
Woodford and for the permanent i'm |
provement OF the main highway lear
ing westwardly from the railroad |
crossing on the Colgate road so-called |
to the east line of the State of New |
York and to provide for the raising of |
any sum thus appropriated.
IT, To see if the town will vote to |
have medical inspection of the schools |
of the town.
II. To see if the town will vote to
install a uniform system of public &C
counting as recommended by the Off.
Gals as appointed by the Governor UNI
der the act of 1915.
IS. To see what sum, if any, the
town will appropriate for the planting
or protection of shade trees, pursuant
to the provisions of No. rs Of the Acts
of 1904, entitled. IAN Act to Provide
for the Protection of Shade Trees"
10. To see if the town will vote to
exempt from taxation, for a period of
ten years, the real estate not ex-
ceeding in value ten thousand dollars,
of the Bennington X. Of c. Home AS
ISOLATION, Inc, fraternal and charit-
able organization located at Benning
ton. Vermont.
20. To determine at what time the
tax bills shall be delivered to the
treasurer of the town for collection
81. To see if the Listers for 1916
shall be paid for their services Sept
ember LIST, next and what sum per day
shall be paid to other town officers;
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