The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-23
CHIEF HURLEY
REAL HEAD Of
DEPARTMENT
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Given Full Responsibility By
Village Trustees
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SIDEWALK CONTRACT LET
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Only Bid Received at Special Meeting
Last Evening Was From M. J.
burlington
SIDEWALK CONTRACT LET
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considerable business was transact
ed at the special meeting of the vii
lage board Of trustees last evening
called for the special purpose Of leas-
ing the gravel pit in the Bushnell lis
trict lnasmuch as the street depart
ment is to install the stone crusher
on the property it was deemed best
to make lease for a term of three
years and lease for this period was
drafted by Corporation Attorney
Chase. The document was ratified at
the meeting.
The following resolution was adopt
ed: Resolved, That it is hereby or
dered that the chief OF police Of this I.
village shall be the head of the police
and, under the direction of the board
and the police committee thereof,
shall have the control OF the depart
ment, its property and all of the Of
ficers thereof, both regular and spec
ial when any Of such officers are on
active duty and engaged in the serv-
ice of the village, and he shall be
held responsible for the conduct OF
any officer acting under his orders
and direction; and the said chief shall
report without delay to said police
committee any instance of insubordi-
nation. neglect of duty. conduct an
becoming an officer or other offence
or violation Of any regulation or order
made by this board respecting said
police department upon the part of
any member thereof, whose duty shall
be to investigate any such charge and
report as soon as may be to the full
board of trustees.
Because OF the absence of President
Morrissey due to the recent death of
his son, Trustee North presided.
Trustees Burt, Wills, Howard, War
ner, Lighthall and Bergeron were
! present as were Clerk Hogan and Cor
poration Attorney Chase.
The police committee was given in
structions to investigate on prices
for new uniforms for the village po-
lice and report at the regular May
meeting.
t was voted that Earl w. Will
liams be reimbursed for labor and
supplies in the use Of the tractor and
drag on the village streets.
The street committee was author
lied to engage a driver for the vii
lage truck.
The request of Gilbert Luzon For
permit to build a house on Mill
street extension was granted.
George lllingworth was granted
permit to build a garage on West
Main street.
1t was voted that light be placed
on Division street at the head of
Division place
4 The request of Peter Longtin for
sidewalk grade was referred to the
village clerk
The clerk was instructed to notify
the abutting property owners on
Main street from Valentine street to
the Cooper bridge where cement side
walks are not already existing that it
was the intention of the trustees to
build such walks Property owners
are instructed to appear before The
board and show cause why such
walks should not be constructed.
Applications of property owners for
sidewalks on Stafford and North
streets and at the corner of Pleasant
and Valentine street were referred to
the sidewalk committee.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the Standard Oil company that the oil
sprinkler would be needed in Ben
nington on May 10,
Burt Elliott, Charles B. Whitcomb.
Thomas Dockum and Patrick Parrot
were appointed special police.
II was voted that should no other
bid be received before midnight that
the bid of Marcus j. burlington for
the construction of village sidewalks
be accepted. The prices in Mr.. Bur
rington's bid were as follows:
Straight curb, rs cents a foot: circu.
lar curb, so cents foot; excavation.
80 cents per cubic yard; fill, 1920 per
cubic yard; sidewalks, $3.50 per
square yard driyeways, 1921 per
square yard.
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