The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-26
WARMING.

The inhabitants of the Town of fGn-
nington, qualified by law to vote in
town meeting, are hereby notified and
warned to meet at Library Hall in
said Town on Tuesday the 9th day OF
| March, 1917, 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 meeting,
or whether the town will vote to elect
one or two road commissioners.
2. To see il 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 adj
dition to the lister to be elected at
said meeting for the term of three
years.
Ala TO see if the town will vote
to elect second constable. OBJ To
see how many grand jurors the town
will vote to elect for the year ensuing.
(c) To see il the town will vote to
elect collector of taxes. I'D To
see If the town will vote to elect
tree warden.
5. TO elect all Town Officers.
6. 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.
z. To hear reports of the town
officers.
8. To see what sums are neces-
sary to be raised for the following
purposes, viz: For the laying out,
maintaining and repairing the high
ways of the town and for the payment
Of state highway tax; for maintain
ing 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 in
debtedness and interest thereon; for !
the support of the poor: for the main
tenance of bridges and OF winter or |
snow roads. for the prosecution and
defense of the common rights and in |
terests of the inhabitants of the town, |
for the other necessary and incidental |
current town expenses; and the pay |
ment of county tax as required by |
an Act of 1917, and the payment of |
the direct state tax if any is required |
by the Acts of 1917; and to vote tax
upon the Grand List of the town for
the payment thereof.
8. 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
is highways in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 172 of the Pub
ic Statutes of Vermont, and amend
nents thereto.
10. To see what, If any additional
sum the town will vote to appropriate
or the permanent improvement of
highways within said town, and if
my appropriation is voted. to deter
nine where the sum shall be expend-
ID.
IL. To see what, if any, sum the
own will vote to appropriate from its
General fund for the purpose of main
aiming the highways Of the town for
he purpose of cooperating with or Sc
uring the benefits of the state patrol
ystem for patroling and maintaining
elected roads.
II. To see II the town will vote TO
ssue its negotiable bonds to an
mount not exceeding 100000, under
of and pursuant to the pro-
isions of Chapter 1877 of the Public
tatutes of Vermont and pursuant to
special act now pending before the
eneral Assembly of the State of Yer
lont authorizing the town OF Ben
ington to issue refunding bonds