The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08
Otherwise Village Meeting
Results We're as An
ticipated
DAY POLICEMAN
TO BE RETAINED
Appropriation Of $500 for Series ~
Band Concerts-Kaine Reelected
commissioner for Three Years. Wa
terman for One Year.

iii'oioAer Ior Tnree Years, Wa
terman for One Year.
In the annual village meeting in Fes-
'iVal hall last evening everything went
according to schedule except the tax
rate voted, and that was made 10 can+o
instead OF 40 cents as recommended bv
me commissioners. John T. Kaine wac
1e-elected commissioner for three wears
i1!hest j. waterman was elected co,n
lniaSiohef = Tor one year to succeed Cant
H. w, 'lpson, resigned, $500 was an
Proprlated for band concerts, and il was
voted 10 continue the day police service
the coming year
voters were present, and
ne meeting was characterized chiefly
py lack OF animation, everyone know.
ihg What ne wanted to do but waitinp
Ior somebody else to make the motion
vote was voice vote, every mo-
.,ol was carried unanimously exeept
tiiat relating to the tax rate. and an
the business was out of the wav in X
| minutes.
When Commissioner John t. Kaine
o clock. Clerk ". H. Perry road +bo
" Warrant and under article l Judge 4.
T. Schwenk was elected moderator
ine reports OF the village officers, as
printed, We're accepted and adopted
Then came the election of officers
George L. Dunham spoke in annree;a
ton Of the service of Mr.. Kaine as
commissioner and as baiiiff before that
covering in all period of 10 wears. He
| nominated Mr. Kaine for another term
OF three years. w. II. Perry was re-
| elected clerk and treasurer. w. A
ohuMWay was reelected tax collector
ana L. Guy Tasker and o. F. Benson
We're reelected auditors.
| On motion of Frank E. Barber. under
article 1, the salaries of the officers
| were made the same as last wear.
Inc next article was to see if tho
| village would appropriate money for a
| series OF concerts by the Brattleboro
Military band within the village linn
| It's. The silence which ensued after the
moderator read the article resembled
| one OF Quaker meeting. Finally Hor-
| Ton y Walker moved an appropriation
OF Soo0 for that purpose and as nearly
| as could be judged everybody voted in
1aFor or the motion; at least there was
no vote against it.
Article relating to the layino of
aust on certain streets and highways.
ana a resolution introduced by George
/. Dunham was adopted. 1t provided
that the commissioners shall arranoe
Tor the laying of dust when a 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 paw one
thlrd of the expense and the landowners
two-thlrds, the amount that each land
owner shall pay being in proportion to
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
lage. The resolution also provided that
a 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 dav
policeman during the coming year came
up under article Z. Another Quaker
meeting was held at this time and then
Col. j. G. Estey moved that the com
missioners be instructed to employ
| day policeman during the year, and it
was so ordered.
w. A. Shumway moved that the Val
icy Il air dSsoclalon De pald SlUU, 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 a 40-cent rate
would be enough for the coming wear
and ought to leave small balance.
Harry Hildreth moved that the rate
be 40 cents
| q think 40 cents will be enough, -
was Mr.. Kaine 9 opinion expressed with
the rising infection, whereupon Mr..
Hildreth arose and exclaimed: "Raise
it to AZ cents and pay off your debit
That seemed TO be the opinion of the
majority, as when the question was put
to q vote the "ayes'' made consider
ably the most noise
Moderator Schwenk said at this point
that the clerk had communication to
read, and Mr.. Perry read Capt. f. w.
Gibson s resignation as commissioner.
on account of his inability to give ar
tention to the duties, being in the
army.
Frank f. Barber placed in nomina-
tion Ernest j. Waterman, stating that
Mr.. Waterman was well known and had
the full confidence of the people and
had served in a similar capacity. Mr..
Waterman received unanimous vote.
No business came up under article
10 and the meeting was adjourned on
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