Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-05-10
TAX RATE Of ~
CENTS IS VOTED
Otherwise Village Meeting Re.
suits as Expected
Day Policeman to Be Retained-Ap-
preparation of $500 for Series of
Band Concerts.

pIoprldIioH VI 9ouU LOT Ser1cS OF
Band Concerts.
In the annual village meeting in Fcs.
tival hall Tuesday night everything
went according TO schedule except tax
rate voted, and that was made ~ cents
instead of 40 cents as recommended by
the commissioners. John r. Kainc was
reelected commissioner for three years,
Ernest j. Waterman was elected com
missioner for one year to succeed Capt.
Il. w. Gibson, resigned, $500 was APP
propriatcd for band concerts, and it was
voted to continue the day police service
the coming year.
About 75 voters were present, and
the meeting was characterized chiefly
by lack of animation, everyone know
ing what he wanted to do but waiting
for somebody else to make the motion.
Every vote was voice vote, every mo-
ton was carried unanimously except
that relating to the tax rate, and all
the business was out of the way in 10
minutes.
When Commissioner John r. Kaine
called the meeting to order it was sos
O'Clock. Clerk w. II. Perry read the
warrant, and under article l Judge A..
+, Schwcnk was elected moderator.
The reports of the village officers, as
printed, were accepted and adopted.
Then came the election of officers.
George l.. Durham spoke in apprccia-
ton of the service of Mr. Kainc as
commissioner and as baiiiff before that,
covering in all period of 10 years. He
nominated Mr.. Kainc for another term
of three years. w. II. Perry was re-
elected clerk and treasurer, w. A.
Subway was reelected tax collector
and l.. Guy Taskcr and o. F. Benson
were reelected auditors.
On motion of Frank f. Barber, under
article 4, the salaries of the officers
were made the same as last year.
The next article was to see if the
village would appropriate money for a
series of concerts by the Brattlcboro
Military band within the village linn
its. The silence which ensucd after the
moderator read the article rcscmbled
orc of a Quaker meeting. Finally Hor
ton ID. Walker moved an appropriation
of 5000 for that purpose and as nearly
as could be judged everybody voted in
favor of the motion; at least there was
no vote against it.
Article 8 relating to the laying of
dust on certain streets and highways,
and resolution introduced by George
l.. Durham was adopted. 1t provided
that the commissioners shall arrange
for the laying of dust when majority
of the abutting landowners on a street
or highway so request, expressing
the preference as to whether water or
oil shall be used, the village to pay one
third of the expense and the landowners
two-t thirds, the amount ttHt -CIrh -fuITrt'
owner shall pay being in proportion toI
the linear feet of frontage of his land,
except that the cost of laying the dust
in front of vacant lots, churches and
cemeteries shall be borne by the vii
lagc. The resolution also provided that
sum sufficient to meet the expense to
the village be set aside for that pur-
pose.
The question Of what action should
be taken relative to employing a day
policeman during the coming year came
up under article 7. Another Quaker
meeting was held at this time and then
Col. j. G.. Estey moved that the com
missioncrs be instructed to employ
day policeman during the year, and it
was so ordered.
w. A. Subway moved that tho Val.
Icy Fair association be paid 800, the
same as last year, for such public use
as is made of the Valley Fair grounds.
This brought the business down to
the question of a tax rate. G.. l.. Dun
ham asked if the commissioners had
made any recommendation and Com
missioner Kaine stated that thte rate
last year was AZ but that Accent rate
would be enough for the coming year
and ought to leave small balance.
Harry Hildreth moved that the rate
be AZ cents.
81 think 40 cents will be enough
was Mr.. Kainc IS opinion expressed with
the rising infection, whcrcupon Mr..
Hildreth arose and exclaimed: "Raise
il to 40 cents and pay off your debt
That seemed to be the opinion of the
majority, as when the question was put
to vote the cages" made consider
ably the most noise.
Moderator Schwcnk said at this point
that the clerk had u communication to
read, and Mr.. Perry read Capt. T.. W.
Gibson = resignation as commissioner,
on account of his inability to give at
tcntion to the duties, being in the
army.
Frank f. Barber placed in nomina
ton Ernest j. Waterman, stating that
Mr.. Waterman was well known and had
the full confidence of the people and
had served in similar capacity. Mr.
Waterman received a unanimous vote.
No business came up under article
10 and the meeting was adjourned on
motion of Col. Estey.