Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07

through. The voters did not understand
hat the big outside aid as expressed
would ba forthcoming. The question was
of interest enough at any rate to have
drawn out one of the largest gatherings
at the opening of the town meeting the
town has seen In years.
The other two articles in the warning
which followed asked for the amount Of
tax to be voted to be used for such land
and building and that committee be APP
pointed to serve in conjunction with the
selectmen relative to such purchase and
building were goth dismissed.
VOTE TO BUY sTONE-CRUsHER
Article -, to see II the town will vote ia
purchase a portable stone-crushing plant
for use on the town highways, brought
two motions before the house. The first
was that the article be dismissed. which,
was voted no. The second was that q
plant be purchased. Mr.. Bigwood
asked II the crusher was for the use Of
the village also stating II not. the village
did not want 1t, since, on the previous
question, the expression was made that
the community building would benefit only
the village. Mr. Morgan said 1t couldAbe
for the use Of the village as we'll and that
such crushing plant would mean a great
saving in the construction Of permanent
highways. He said it was necessary
now to draw gravel from three to Ave
miles in the town and have to pay IS q
day for teams and sometimes an extra
man has also to be paid. Much stone could
be blasted along the highway and crushed
near the point Of constructing such perma-
nent highway. The question was then put
to vote and was strongly endorsed. Ques-
ton IL, asking for a tax to pay for the
same. brought forth from Louis Mongeon
the fact that a stQne-crusher would cost
in the neghborhood of $4,000 and
that would necessitate tax Of IS cents
on the dollar of the towns grand list,
which amount was voted.
TOWN MEETING CALLED AT NINE. |
The town meeting was called to order /
promptly at nine o'clock by Moderator
Louis Alapa, and Town Clerk c. g. Allard
read the call. 1t was voted to accept
the report Of the various town officers
and the selectmen were authorized to
borrow the United States deposit money.
The article relating to the collection Of
poll taxes by poll tax collector was
dismissed. as also was the question Of q |
uniform system of public accounting. Il
was voted to take advantage and accept
State aid on the towns highways and
the sum Of $500 was voted. An amend
ment was made by Louis Mongeon that
this money be spent on the highway be-
tween Colchester and Malletts Bay.
Percy Severance was elected trustee for
the town free library to serve for. dve
years. and SIS was voted for the mAinte-
nance Of the town free library. On the
question Of how much money the town
would raise to keep it's winter roads
opened Mr.. Huard as selectman stated Il
| would cost $500 and when put to q VOTE
the article was dismissed. A tax Of 20
cents on the dollar Of the towns grand
list was voted to be raised this year 70
pay the current expenses and part OF the
towns existing debt.
Just before starting in to ballot for the
various town officers Mr. Bigwood stated
that the women Of the Red Cross were
prepared to serve home made sandwichess
doughnuts and coffee to all who take their
meals down street. The Red Cross rooms
are underneath the voting hall and the
women were much visited throughoutttho
day. They served big number for lunch
and they explained to their visitors just
| what the work was that was dope BY
| them and asked for more women to ap-
pYar to assist them in the work. Lunches
served by them yesterday netted, them
about SIS.
MRS. STANHOPE FIRST TO VOTE.
Mrs. H. I. stanhope was the first
woman who marked and cast her ballot.
| Mrs. L. p. Allard followed next. There
were but few Of the women present at
the opening Of the meeting. but many
came in at different hours during the
forenoon and during the noon hour.
NJ. L. Smith was appointed as ballot
| clerk to take the place of w. H. Num-
| son. and Frank T. Niquette was ap.
sol HIM all
to take the place of Thomas Buckley
who did not make an appearance
90 WOMEN VOTE.
There were 96 women that voted out
/ Of q total Of Ill registered.
LICENSE VOTE.
| The license vote stood: Yes $40, no
307. giving majority for the sale of
intoxicating liquor of 80 votes. This
majority is considerably smaller than
J a year ago, when the town voted a ma
vote stood: Yes 233. no 22S, giving the
small majority of Ave for license OF
| this class. ,
| TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED.
Following is the result of the elec>
! ton of the various town officers: Mod
orator. Louis Alapa, s75; F. e. Bigwood.
|
lectman for three years. B. F. Gale, EOS.
Arthur Manseau, S94: town treasurer.
C. G. Allard. $50; overseer Of the poor
P. H. Chicoine. 377. Henry H. DeForge.
2l6; constable. Bert Dubuo. ass; collec-
tor of taxes. H. F. Wolcott, ass; lister
for three years. Michael Gibbons, SIC.
Louis Mongeon. 2S2; lister for ono year,
r. F.. Gokey. 2s1. Arthur 8. Morgan,
2s7; auditor, Raymond I. Allen. 2ss,
Romulus Blais. 2S6: trustee of public
moneys. C. G. Allard. 5l7 town grand
juror, d. Z. O'Sullivan, SAT, H. F. VOL
colt. 245; town agent. H. F. WolcottI
46S: town school director. Frank
Wheeler, Sc. J. Z. Wolcott. 20.
TAX FOR DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
A tax of 65 cents on the dollar was
voted to be- raised for the town district
, schools, which was the amount recon-
mended by the school directors In a letter
! read before the meeting.
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES HELD.
During the half hour from HOO to II: &,
o'clock yesterday morning the patriotic
exercises. as requested by Governor Ora
. ham. took place. q. r.. Stackpole read
, the message. 1.-The Hun at the Gate. u
| after which Moderator Louis Alapa eus-
pended the business Of the meeting for
the time. When Mr.. Stackpole had finish
ed reading the call. Mr.. Alapa called
on the Rev. r. II. Washburne to say q
few words, but he stated that since the
! time was 80 near up and that so many
were waiting to vote this part of ths
| proRram would he discontinued Mr.