The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-07
One Break in MOnOtOnywhen
Exemption Was Voted
l. o. o. F. Temple
EXTRA MONEY RAISED
FOR HIGHWAY WORK
Small Number of Voters Present when
Meeting Opened Business Outside
of Australian Voting Postponed Un-
til II O'Clock.


of Australian Voting Postponed Un-
til II O'Clock.
The annual town meeting today was
peaceful and harmonious to a monoto-
nous degree. Only one of the articles.
when the question was presented for a
vote, drew dissenting vote. That was
the one to exempt the new Odd Eel
lows building from taxation to the
extent of $4,000 for 10 wears. The
dissenting voices were not numerous
enough to cause formal doubt of the
vote and the article was carried with
out discussion.
Two other articles were amended as
first moved and the amendments were
accepted and promptly carried.
The Australian ballot system, with no
opposition for the nominees of the Peo-
pies party, forestalled any possible
squabble over the officers, eliminating
much Of the possible chances for debate
on the floor
when the meeting was called to or
der by Moderator A. f. Schwenk at Q
clock there was comparatively small
flooring of voters. Town Clerk Carl :.
Hopkins read the warrant and the mod
orator announced that the polls were
open TO vote on the questions of town
officers, license and the two referendum
votes, covered by Articles !, ., 5, Il
and 1S
Under article 3, the auditors report
was accepted.
Article 4, to see whether the select
men should be empowered to appoint
one or two road commissioners. the num-
ber to be determined BY the town. on
motion of f. c. Crosby, was disposed of
by voting TO have one commissioner
and to have him elected.
Attorney Z. W. Gibson at this point
said that there was only a handful of
men present and moved that the re-
naming business be postponed to II
9 clock. The motion was adopted
promptly.
promptly. At IL o'clock the business
was taken up and article s, to see
whether the town would elect n tree
warden and appropriate money for the
same, wass passed over on motion OF
| John T. Kaine.
Article z, TO see if the town would
raise money IN excess of the amount re-
quired by law TO be raised for high
ways, to take advantage of the sts+a
aid law, and if so, how much, brought
J. G. Stafford to his feet. He moved
! that $1,000 be appropriated and that
II be spent on Western avenue between
the east and west villages.
| Lyman f. Holden offered an amend
ment to the motion to read that the
expenditure of the money be left to the
seleetmen and road commissioner. Mr..
Stafford accepted the amendment and
it was promptly and unanimously car
ried
On motion of A. L. MAYNARD the sun,
of $4,000 was appropriated under arti-
cle S for the support OF the Brattleboro
| Free library. This was the same amount
as was appropriated last year.
Major f. W. Childs moved that 500
be appropriated under article for the
observance of Memorial day, and this
was voted unanimously.
| Under Article 10 the sum of $3.50
was appropriated for the care of the
commons and burial grounds. This
sum, too, was the same amount as was
appropriated last year.
Herbert b. Chamberlain moved that
the town officers be paid the same sal
aries as last year and this was carried.
under article IL.
Under article u, to see if the town
would vote to raise money to defray the
expenses and liabilities of the town
and, if so, how much, Mr.. Holden
moved that tax of 45 cents, payable
at the usual time, be raised. There
Were no dissenting voices.
/ Mr.. STAFFORD moved under article IL
4 TO see how much the town would an
propriate for highway purposes under
Act. No. 13s OF the Acts Of 1919. that
two per cent on the grand list be
raised with the understanding that this
was to be expended on the Marlboro
road from the Stark bridge TO the town
! line, under the direction of the select
men.
Mr.. Holden again offered an amend
ment to Mr.. Stafford s motion. This
time he asked that the expenditure IN
that particular locality be made prorid-
ing that the other towns on the route
! between Brattleboro and Wilmington
should appropriate sums for the bet
terment of the proposed state highway
and that otherwise the money raised
under the article should be expended
at the discretion of the seleetmen. The
amendment was accepted and the
amended motion adopted.
On motion of ID. T. Perry the mem
/ bers of Western Engine Co. No. / were
exempted from poll taxes This was
under article IA.
Then came the question of exempt
ing Wantastiquet lodge, /. o. o. T..
from taxes to the extent of $4,000 on
their new building on Green street for
period of 10 years. E. w. Gibson
moved that the exemption be made and
Major Childs seconded the motion.
There were few dissenting voices, but