The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-03

date for reelection. There were 22s
votes cast, l26 of which were for Mr.
Gibson and 102 for Mr. Richmond
The only other feature of the meeting
out of the routine was the adoption of
an amendment to a resolution providing
for the sprinkling of streets, by which
amendment the village is to pay the
street sprinkhng tax on vacant lots in
stead of having two-thirds of it assessed
against the owners. The chairman was
in doubt on the first vote on the
amendment, but when lie called for a
second vote the majority for the adop-
tlon of the amendment was large.
The meeting was called to order soon
after o clock by Chairman Richmond
of the commissioners. and Village
Clerk W. II. Perry read the warrant
Judge \. F. Schwenk was unanimous
ly elected moderator and the reports of
the various village officials were
promptly accepted as printed
Dennis f. Tasker nominated Solon \.
Richmond to succeed himself as COM
missioner when article of the warrant,
calling for the choice of the elective
officers of the village was taken up.
f. e. Crosby said that it frequently
was advisable to have opposition to a
man who has been in office, and he
named +. w. Gibson for commissioner
Balloting was at once begun. the
chairman appointing the following
tellers: Oscar I. Benson, l.. d. Taylor,
George f. Foster, H. d. Tasker and l.
Guy Taskcr. He appointed w A. Shum-
way and w. B. Smith as ballot box
clerks. While the vote was being taken
there was considerable securing of
nearby territory and general use of tel
] q -
for both sides and the machinery of
the winning candidate appeared to be
| better oiled. While no formal announce
ment of Mr.. Gibson s candidacy had
! been made, it had been decided upon
in sufficient time to have the ballots
/ printed and men were instantly ready to
/ furnish them to all voters present when
the order went forth to prepare your
! ballots. -
! There were no contests for the other
offices, the present incumbents being re-
elected by voice vote. They are: Clerk
and treasurer, W. H. Perry; tax col
lector, W. A. Shumway; auditors, l..
Guy Tasker aud Oscar T. Benson.
Under Article 4 it was voted to
pay the same salaries to village officers
as last year.
On motion of Lyman e. Holden it
was voted to appropriate the same
amount of money as last year for band
concerts by the First Regiment band
with the proviso that there shall be
the same number given in the same
places as last year. This carries an ap-
preparation of $500 for l6 concerts
The only debate came on resolution
introduced by President Horton ID.
Walker OF the board of trade to cover
articles and concerning the sprink-
ling OF streets in the village and the
payment therefor. The resolution pro-
yided that the commissioners be IN
lsfruefed and authorized to arrange for
the laying of the dust on any street or
highway in the village, or any portion
Of any street, when a majority of the
abuttofs on each street, or portion of
street. petition for It in writing, the
petition to specify whether water or
/ oil Is to be used. It provided that the
village pay one-third of the expense
and that the remaining two-thirds be
assessed against the property owners
/ on the street in proportion to the front
age of their lots.
Commissioner John T. Kaine said that
there was one bad feature of the reso-
i