The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-08
MUCH INTEREST IN
ANNUAL VILLAGE
MEETING MAR. 18
Warning Contains Is Articles,
Mostly Appropriations
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UP
Sum Of $500 Asked for Its improve.
ment--War Relics May Be
Asked Of Government
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UP

meeting contains number OF articles
of special interest TO the citizens of
Bennington. Nearly all of the arti-
cles call for appropriations. One of
those out OF the usual order is that
asking for $500 for improvement of
the fire alarm system. Following is
the text In full Of the warning
The legal voters of the Village of
Bennington are hereby notified and
warned TO meet at Free Library Hall
in the Village OF Bennington on Tues
day, March 18th, 1919. at nine o'clock
in the forenoon to transact the fol
lowing business:
Article /. To elect a president Of
the village, clerk, a treasurer, q col
lector of taxes, corporation attor-
ney, three auditors, CD two t2) trus-
tees and two (2) water commission
ers
Article2 2, To consider the reports
OF the officers for the year past.
Article g. To see what sum il any,
! the village will appropriate TO pay the
Bennington Fire Department.
Article 4. To see what sum, if any,
the village will appropriate to the
Public Welfare Association for play
ground and recreation purposes.
Article 5. To see what sum, If 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 6. To see what sum. if any,
the village will appropriate for mu-
steal concerts and how such sums
shall be expended.
Article T. To see what sum il any,
the village will appropriate to the
Bennington Improvement Society, TO
be used by it for the care Of the Gem
etery grounds in the village aud for
other village Improvements.
Article s. TO see what sum, If any,
the village will appropriate for the
building and construction of curb,
gutter and sidewalks in and upon the
streets for the ensuing year
Article .. To see what sum, If any,
the village will appropriate for the
extension OF the village sewer sys-
TEN. n
Article 10 To. see what sum, if
any. the village will vote to pay It's
President and Trustees for their serv'
ices for the ensuing year.
Article IL. To see what sum, il
any. the village will vote to pay It's
clerk in addition to the sum pre-
scribed by the bylaws OF said village
for services as such clerk during the
ensuing year.
Article II. To see what sum, i
any, the village will vote to pay the
chief and two assistant engineers oI
its fire department for services dur
ing the ensuing year
Article 13 TO see what sum. If
any. the village will appropriate fol
1 the purpose Of permanent highwa!
j. construction work in said village.
J. Article Ia To see If the village
J. will vote to appropriate and expent
q a sum of not more than $500 or an,
part thereof for the purchase and in
! stallation of modern circuit stor
q age battery fire alarm system witt
{, switchboard and protector board au
tomato repeater aud manual trans
r. mitter, aud will authorize, empowe
I. and instruct IFS Board OF Trustees I
u purchase and install the same.
T. Article 10. 10 see II the villag
[. will authorize It's officers to make N
7. plication To- the War Department 70
n cannon, ordnance or relics used /
n the late war that is 10 be distribute
ID by the War Department to the town
Ic and cities throughout the Unite
States.
Article l6 To see what tax the vi
lage will raise upon It's grand list
defray the expenses OF the village fC
~ the year ensuing and to pay it's II
. dcbtodness, aud TO iiX the time FOR tll
M collection Of such tax.
y Article n. To sec II the Villag
!, will vote ~ have tho provisions ,
~ Chapters - aud l3 OF the Gencri
- Laws OF Vermont and amendment
4 thereto, apply to the next annui
meeting of the Village and to an
special meetings intervening.
Article is. To transact any 9th,
> business found necessary when me
)" Dated March G. 1919
EDWARD II. HOLDEN.
- Village Presiden
ol WM. + HOGAN.
N Village Clerk.