The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-18
VILLAGE MEETING
ORDERED ROAD To
NEW HOSPITAL
Five Thousand Dollars For
Weeks and Washington SITS.
VILLAGE TAX OF 80 CENTS
Smaller Attendance Than Usual To,
day Because OF No Contest On
Village Ticket


The annual village meeting and
election took place today with an at
tendance rather smaller than usual
owing to the lack of contests for VII
lage office.
II was voted to spend $4,000 to build
a highway via Washington and
Weeks streets to the hospital Not
to exceed $250O was voted for side
walks and similar amount for sewer
, extension.
The trustees we're directed to pro-
vide proper police protection for life
and property and village tax of 80
cents on the dollar was ordered
The action on the articles OF the
warning was as follows:
Article 1. To elect a president of
the village, clerk, treasurer, a col
lector of taxes, corporation attor-
ney, three auditors, (3) two (2) trus-
tees and two (2) water commission.
ers.
Polls opened at 10 o'clock Closed
at 2.
Article 2. To consider the reports
of the officers for the year past.
Printed report accepted.
Article 3. To see what sum II any,
the village will appropriate to pay the
Bennington Fire Department.
Appropriated $3.50 per company
which is an increase of $25.
Article 4. To see what sum, If any,
the village will appropriate TO the
Public Welfare Association for play.
ground and recreation purposes.
Voted same sum as last year.
Article 5. To see what sum, II any.
the village will appropriate toward
assisting the Board of Trade In carry
ing on the. work planned by said
Board for the ensuing year.
Article dismissed.
Article G. To see what sum. il any.
the village viii appropriate for mu-
steal concerts and how such sums
shall be expended.
Voted $500 to be spent same as last
yea..
Article Z To see what sum, II any.
the village will appropriate to the
Bennington Improvement Society. to
be used by il for the care of the Gem
etery grounds in the village and for
other village improvements.
/ Appropriated 5000.
Articles g. To see what sum. il any.
the village will appropriate for the
building and construction Of curb,
gutter and sidewalks in and upon the
streets for the ensuing year.
Voted $25OO
/ Article Q. To see what sum, if any.
the village will appropriate for the
extension of the village sewer sys-
TEN.
Not to exceed $25OO.
Article 10. To see what sum. II
any, the village will vote TO pay It's
President and Trustees for their serv,
ices for the ensuing year.
Same as last year. S25 each.
Article II. To see what sum, II
any, the village win vote to pay It's
clerk in addition TO the sum pre-
seribed by the bylaws OF said village
for services as such clerk during the
ensuing year.
Salary fixed at $1,000
Article ~. To see what sum, II
any, the village will vote 10 pay the
chief and two assistant engineers OF
its fire department for services dur
ing the ensuing year.
Voted SlOO for the chief and s5C
for each assistant. This is double
the amounts paid last year.
Article l3, To see what sum. IL
any, the village will appropriate fol
the purpose of permanent highway
construction work in said village.
Appropriated $4,000 for work OF
Washington and Weeks streets ant
directed that in view OF this appro
priation for permanent road the stat,
be asked to aid
Article Ia. To see IL the villag,
Will vote to appropriate and expent
a sum Of not more than $500 or an,
part thereof for the purchase and In
stallation OF a modern 4 circuit stor
age battery fire alarm system will
, switchboard and protector board, au
tomato repeater and manual trans
: mitter, and win authorize. empower
and instruct it's Board OF Trustees {,
purchase and install the same.
Article dismissed on motion OF Il. ]
Hall.
Article Is. To see if the villag,
will authorize It's officers to make M
plication TO the War Department 70
cannon. ordnance or relics used Il
. the late war that Is to be distribute,
by the War Department to the town
and cities throughout the Unite,
States.
On motion Of y. ]. Murphy 1t wa
, voted to make such application
Article 10. To see what tax the VII
: lage will raise upon it's grand list 4
defray the expenses Of the village 70
4 the year ensuing and to pay its IN
debtedness, and to iix the time for IN
+. collection of such tax.
Tax of 90 cents voted. the motto
4 of George N Hawks.
Article IL tn rro N fhe Ninar