Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-08
al time, was voted on motion of L. E.

al time, was voted on motion of L. Z.
Holden. There was no discussion.
This brought the business down to ar.
ticle 10, to see how much the town
would appropriate for highway pur.
poses under Act No. 1873, Acts of 1912.
Twenty per cent is required by the state
law. Last year two per cent additional
was voted. w. l.. Walker moved that 90
| per cent be voted. 1t was explained by
the chair that 20 per cent would be as
sesscd without any vote and if 20 per
cent were voted that would mean in
addition to what the law required. c.
b. Crowell then moved to amend Mr..
Walkers motion by making it two per
cent. l.. +. Holden moved a further
amendment making it nothing. The
last amendment was carried and it was
voted that nothing be appropriated.
Under the next article w. l.. Walker
moved that the members of Western
Engine Co. of West Brattleboro be ex-
empted from the payment of poll taxes
! s. A. Richmond wanted to know how
many members there were and w. E.
Stellman said the number was between
35 and As. John T. Kaine asserted that
they were not required to do fire duty
thought they should be taken care of by
the district they served. He moved
that the article be dismissed, which was
done.
| A resolution was introduced by Treas
urer +. G. Adams, and carried by a
unanimous vote, directing the selectmen
TO issue bonds to the amount of $21 900
for the purpose of refunding bonds of
$4,000 due July and for paying SO 900
of temporary loans made on account
OF the extra expense of removing snow
and raising the sidewalks on upper
/ Main street. He stated that the Sc
lectmen had the authority to do 80 any
way under an Act of the last legisla-
ture, and he called attention to the
fact that the statute limited the rate
of interest to per cent and stated that
the sale of the bonds would not bring
quite 2l,000.
The next two articles, Is and l6,
brought out the real discussion of the
day. The first was to see if the town
would vote to print the quadrennial APP
praisal for 1918. John T. Kaine prompt
ly moved that it be printed. A ques-
ton by o. B. Hughes brought out the
fact that the printing of the previous
appraisal cost about $400. L. ID. Tay-
lor thought it high time to cut out un-
necessary expense. He thought it
would be better to pocket the money or
send it "Over there. Mr.. KANE as
serted that property in Brattleboro was
not cquitably assessed He said real
estate on Main street was assessed for
one-third to one-half its value while
residence property was in the appraisal
at 20 to so per cent of its worth. He
thought residence property ought to be
reduced 20 per cent. Printed appraisals
furnished the only means for the public
to get the information as to appraisals,
he said, and he thought the printed list
was worth the cost Mr. Taylor again
urged cutting corners when possible and
said persons could get the information
at the town clerk S Office any time, to
which Mr.. Kaine replied that they did
not take the trouble to do so. He said
very valuable buildings had been erect
ed since the last appraisal.
j. G. Stafford said the question was
whether the publication of the appraisal
would have any effect on the valuations
he said it had no effect at all and he
thought the expense should be saved, S.
A. Richmond explained that the last
printed list included all real estate ex.
cept buildings erected the past year, and
said that all we would get for the ex-
pense of printing the list would be the
appraisal of new property to come in
this spring. o. B. Hughes moved an
amendment to Mr. Kaine S motion, to
the effect that the sclectmen be in
structed to print the appraisal of new
property and the changes in the APP
praisal of 1914. The amendment was
agreeable to Mr.. Kaine and the motion
as amended was carried by a large ma
iority, on division of the house.
Rev. J. Fredrik Virgin, rector of ST.
1 Michael s Episcopal church made a
: spirited speech under article II, which
was to see if the town would appropriate
a sum to alter the roof Of the town
house so as to remove the hazard of
snow sliding from the roof ON the north
side. Rollin S. Childs moved for dis
missal of the article, which brought Rev.
Mr.. Virgin to his feet. He stated that
whenever over three inches of snow fell