Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-09
THE TOWN MEETING,
Few Changes In Last Years
Officers,

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by less than half of the legal voters,
the hgest vote cast being $751; The
meeting was one Of the brefest and
most business-like ever held in town, the
whole Of the work except the voting on
the license question having been com
pleted in So minutes, All of the officers
were elected unanimously and by ac-
clamation, except such officers as are
required by law to be chosen \by ballot
End in such cases the clerk was instruct
ed to cast one ballot for the nominee,
Moderator James b. Donoway called
the meeting to order at 10 o'clock, sharp,
aud Clerk Joseph M. Burke read the
warning, after which both Of these Of
fcers were promptly reelected and the
real business got under way.
Under Article 2, the reports of the
town officers for the past year were
accepted without any discussion,
Under Article 3; "to determine what
amount of money, if any, should be
appropriated for the observance Of
Decoration day." Hon, John Il. Weeks
said that he thought that larger sum
than the customary 500 should be voted
for this purpose; and he moved that the
sum Of SIPS, to be divided in the old pro-
portions between this village and East
Middlebury, be appropriated, and the
motion was carried,
Article was "to see if the town
will vote any money to maintain the
public library, in co operation with the
Ladies Library Association, " and Judge
Weeks moved that three and one-half
per cent on the grand list be appropri.
atcd for the library. A, W, Dickens
stated that hardly another library in
the whole country had so large a circula-
tion Of books according to the popula-
ton as the Middlebury liDrary, and
seconded the notion which was carried.
"To see if the town will vote any
money for permanent highways, to take
advantage Of the State Aid Law was
Article 5, AMI for this purpose the same
amount az last year, $1,000 was voted.
Under Article 6, the sum of $500, as
usual, was appropriated for band con-
certs the coming season
The next Article was; "to see il the
town will rescind the vote taken at the
last annual meeting requiring the poll
tax to be assessed as single tax. "
Harry l.. Hunt gave instances to show
that the scheme did not work out just
right last year, and on his motion the
vote Of last year was rescinded.
Article 8, "to see if the town will
vote to install uniform system of
public accounting, etc." was laid on
the table, on the motion of Harry L..
Hunt, who stated that the system Of
keeping: accounts followed by our Of
ficals had so far been satisfactory.
The matter of building new bridge
near the old Forge property in East
Middlebury, under Article 8, was, on a
motion of George j. Hodges, referred
to the incoming board of selectmen.
Under the first section of Article TO-
on motion of Judge Button, tax of 70
cents on the dollar of the grand list was
voted for the payment of outstanding
orders of the town, for the support Of
the poor and other expenses of the town
for the ensuing year. A tax of So cents
on the dollar was LAID for the support of
the schools of the town outside the vii
lage, and a tax of 35 cents on the dol
lar was voted for the repairing and
maintenance of highways.
Article II, "to see if the selectmen
should be empowered to appoint one or
more road commissioners was laid on
the table. The election of the remain
ing officers was then taken up, and they
were chosen as follows;
School director for three years, B. A.
MacQuivey; lister for three years,
Charles G. Cady: selectman for three
years, Willis N. Cady; road commission
er, Hartwell Danyew; overseer of the
poor, Noble j. Sanford, and salary fixed
at $780, trustee of public money,
Charles E. Pinney; treasurer, Charles
E. Pinney auditors, George E. Mar
shall for one year, Oscar H. Cush-
man for two years and John E. Weeks
for three years; town grand jurors,
Arthur N. Brown and Clarence Russell;
first constable, Milo K. Moore; second
constable, Edward M. Day; agent to
prosecute and defend suits, James B.
Donoway; library trustee for five years,
Arthur W. Eddy; committee to act in
conjunction with a committee of the
Grand Army post in making arrange
ments for Memorial day, Philip E.
Crane, Edward P. Seymour and Henry
F. Joy.
On recommendation of the selectmen,