The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-05

LHt HlSHCu the ONiY menus IOl tIc l'lplit
to Get the information as to appraisals,l
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 Office any time, to I
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 cx
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.. Kainc s motion, to
the effect that the selectmcn be in
structed to print the appraisal of new
property and the changes in the ap
prasal of 1914. The amendment was
agreeable to Mr. Kaine and the motion
as amended was carried by a large ma
I iority, on a division Of the house.
Rev. J. Fredrik Virgin, rector Of St.
Michael 5 Episcopal church made a
! spirited speech under article II, which
was to see if the town would appropriate
q 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 a dis
missal of the article, which brought Rev.
Mr. Virgin to his feet. He stated that
whenever over three inches of snow fell
the hazard existed and that twice during
the past winter snow had slid off in such
quantities as to completely block the
entrance to the church where people
are going in and out nearly every day
He told of one occasion where Il lot
, of work was required to shovel out in
preparation for a funeral and another
hen he came within one minute of be
ing buried under an avalanche of snow
, and Ice which threw the board walk out
, into the middle of the church yard. He
. said that because no accident had hap
= pcned this was no guarantee against fu-
= ture accidents and that if a few chill
a, dren on their way to or from church
should be killed or manned the town
would pay through legal process many
5 times the cost of putting adequate snow
G guards ON the roof.
, Fred C. Brown said that the danger
Gus risk which existed was known by
= all He felt that the article should not
r. be dismissed and moved that the select
men be instructed TO put guards on the
T. roof the coming season. J.. Il. Holden
: caused laugh by suggesting that an
d iron fence be put up to catch the snow
= as it slid off, apparently not giving
:. thought to the fact that an exceptional
n " high and strong fence would be re
I quired Samuel G. Brown called atten
II ton to the fact that the church had {
y right Of way in common with the town
1t on the north side Of the town building
n and declared "there IS no such thing a
@ fencing them ont. When F. {
n Brown 5 motion was put IT was carried
/ without a dissenting vote.
S Under article II Captain W. I. Haigl
II moved that the town exempt from tax
P alton the polls OF all Brattleboro me-
IS now enlisted in the military service o
z the United States and all others whit
should hereafter enlist, for the duration
$ Of the war, and this WAS voted wlthou
y dissent
e It was now zoos o clock and all III
x regular business had been disposed OF
n Moderator Schwenk stated that Coy
/
O. ines throughout the state to reaolv
- themselves into one big patriotic rail-
al and he read statement from the goN
crnor entitled, The Hun Is At TIL
DC Gate, which is printed in full on pag
I : in this paper.
X He finished reading at 1924 an
OF Major F. w. Childs moved that as
o. mark eff respect and esteem for tn
US bows in service the audience 'tand wit
- bowed heads in silence for one minut
to be followed y an audible prayer b
" Rev. l.. Il. Trout, which was done adj
~ inc a decidedly impressive and unusu;
/" feature to the annual Mare meeting
u The patriotic feature Of the mcetlr
- was continued for some minutes eft
~ this. Rev. Richard II. Clapp eXplainir
10 the thrift stamp and war savings stan
80 plan. Food Administrator J. J. Nande
~ veer telling how food could win the wa
On Town Clerk Hopkins reading a col
h., munication from the liberty loan COZ
as- mittee of New England and Rev. d.
20, Trout outlining Brattleboro S war che
in plan
q Under the last article to transa
fr any other business, John I. kaine
,sr troduced a resolution which was adol
nor ed unanimously calling for the CO
he atruction of q sidewalk four feet wi
vas on Estcv street beginning near I
sehoolhouse and extending to the jun
kcr ton Of Fstev and Birge streets,
arn gether with the necessary retalni
ex- walls.
,es. \ recess was then taken, at abe
ow 1915 o'clock, to await the completi
f. of the voting on the license question
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mar TO TAKE BIC WHARVES.