The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-17
ROAD PROGRAM
WENT THROUGH
WITH ENTHUSIASM
Practically No Opposition to
Highway Appropriation
VOTERS MUCH INTERESTED
Original Resolution Calling for $780,
600 Amended to 100000 and
Promptly Passed

In the hurried report of the village
meeting yesterday il was not possible
ito do full. justice to the emphatic
demand shown for road Improvement.
| The demand was not confined to
amy. one class or group. Heavy tax
payers and poll,tax contributors
We're equally insistent that the vii
lage make real start in building
roads that will prove a credit instead
of disgrace.
Even those who opposed the $780,
1000 appropriation stated that they
were in favor of spending money
generously but thought that two hun
dred thousand dollars at lick was
going a trifie too fast. The hall was
packed with people like cherries in a
pie and they weren's even willing to
listen to anti-road improvement argu-
ments.
Just as soon as they got a chance
to vote they promptly raised the ap-
preparation from 100000 TO 100000
on motion of DIR. Bartlett, and
passed it with only few scattering
votes in opposition. The resolution
as adopted is as follows:
Reso. we'd. That the sum of two
hundred thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated for the purpose Of buitd-
ing. constructing and surfacing new
and permanent highways, surfaced
either or paving or improved con-
crete. as the trustees, after due in
yestigation of the merits Of each
method OF surfaeing shall determine
10 be most advantageous for the inter
ests OF the village, on Main street
from the crossing of the Rutland rail-
road tracks on Depot street easterly
to the Cooper bridge, so-called, and
on North street from its Intersection
with Main street nortnerly, or on
such other street or streets as the
trustees shall deem, in their discre-
tion. most advisable as far as the ex-
penditure OF said sum or any part
thereof will warrant and permit: to-
gether with making all necessary
changes in the village sewers ana
drainage system as may be proper to
carry out such highways construc-
ton; and that such construction
work shall be done and performed un
der the direct supervision OF a COM
petent road engineer and let out un-
der conract with some competent and
responsible contractor or contractors;
and be It further
Resolved. That the village trcasur-
er is hereby authorized to borrow
said sum or any part thereof ana
pledge the credit OF the village there
for on the most advantageous terms
and at as low a rate Of interest as he
may obtain to carry out the purpose
of this appropriation.
Henry Chase, who introduced the
resolution with the amount fixed at
S100,0 600, stated hat the board of
trustees had obtained figures which
indicated that it vii cost somewhere
about $3.50 600 to build a cement or
brick road from the railroad tracks TO
the Cooper bridge and from the upper
end OF North street TO the village
limi's at the Meaeh Hole bridge.
While the resolution does not con-
fine he trustees except as to Main
street the trend of discussion seemed
to favor extending the cement road
around the depot where traffic is
heavy and out West Main street a
least to the corner of MIL Street
When some Of the speakers opposed
to the appropriation raised questions
as to whe her the vii age could bor-
row the money, PresidentI. E. Gibson
of the savings bank said that the
bank would loan the village anything
from $4,000 up to 100000 at five per
cent as the money is needed and
would loan it either on long time
bonds or short time warrants
The resolution in regard to chang
ing the names of certain streets was
offered by Randall Waite In behalf OF
the local post OF the American Legion
II is as follows.
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting, and it is SO. recommend
ed to the board of trustees, that eight
of the present names of the village
streets be changed according to the
of Bennington post,
No. 13, American Legion, and conform
ing to that of names of soldiers who
were residents of this town and who
were killed in ac ion, or died of
wounds received in action on the
battlefelds of France in the late
world war
On motion of q. j. Hal it was voted
that eight hours should constitute a
days work for village employees.
Il was voted to adopt the daylight
saving plan for the summer, following
the plan of Troy and other Industrial
communities of this vicinity.
The tax solution adopted is as
follows:
Resolved, That the village raise
sum of S1.10 on the dollar of its grand
list for the ensuing year to defray
the expenses of the village, including
the sums already appropriated and to
pay and discharge its Indebtedness
and that the tax be placed in the
hands of the vi lage treasurer on the
18th day of July, 1920, and that of the
amount so raised not less than 20