The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-02
SELECTMEN TO NAME
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Present Highway Policy to
Be COntinued-Few Votes
in Opposition to This Plan
No Contest Over Town
Clerk-Additional $1,000
for Library, and 53-Cent
Tax Is Voted

Fred Cressy was elected tax eollec-
tor for the town of Brattleboro at the
annual town meeting today, defeating
Harry B. Haus, the only other nomi-
nee. 81 to 186. This election was the
outstanding feature of the meeting be-
cause it was the only matter in which
there was a contest, but there was fully
as much interest in the disposition of
the road commissioner question. in
which the expected contest did not de-
velop, the selectmen being instructed
TO appoint one road commissioner, there
10y continuing the policy of the past
two years
If any scheme had been formulated
for ousting Town Clerk Carl S. Hop
kins, as had been rumored, it did not
show up, as Mr.. Hopkins was given
unanimous vote Defeated in his con-
test for the Office of tax collector, Mr..
Haus was awarded the consolation prize,
being elected lister for three years TO
succeed A. ]. Currier, who was not a
candidate.
- NdA rate WAS NOltu.
Is one cent on the dollar of the grand
list larger than recommended by the
selectmen. to provide for an additional
$1,000 voted for the maintenance of
the BrattlebOro Free library. 1t was
voted to pay the listers So a day in
stead of So, and to appropriate $500
instead of $3.50 for the care of the com.
mons and burial grounds
A sum equal to 80 per cent of the
grand list was voted instead of the
usual 20 per cent for highway and side
walk purposes, which was in line with
the trend of various arguments over
| the increased costs of all activities.
public and private.
Much lung power was expended over
| the question of paving the village and
fire district No. 2 the actual expense of
| attending fires outside the limits of the
| village and the fire district No. 2, which
| Is the West Brattleboro district. and
| finally committee was elected to in
vestigate the question of establishing a
| fire district to include additional ter
| rltory and TO report at a later meet
ing.
More than 500 voters attended the
/ meeting, among whom were a number
| of women, the vote on the tax collec-
torship being SOB, and several Others
came into the hall later. This was an
unusually large number, due to the con-
| test
| Trouble was expected over the road
/ commissioner question. as q movement
had been started to have a commission.
er elected from the floor. When this
article was reached. however, which was
to see whether the seleetmen should be
empowered to appoint one or two road
commissioners, the number to be de-
termined by the town, E. w. Gibson
arose to make an explanation. He said
complaint had been made that many
| voters did not understand the article
and he explained that if the selectmen
were authorized to appoint it would
mean that no commissioner would be
elected from the floor and that the
policy of the past two years would be
continued. He moved that the selectr1er
be empowered to appoint one commits
sloner. The motion was carried by q
big majority only few voting against
the motion.
There were about 200 voters in ths
hall when Moderator A. F. Schwenl
raped for order at o'clock. Towr
Clerk Carl s. Hopkins read the warrant
for the meeting, and the moderator an
nounced that the polls Were open foi
voting on the first and second articles
to see If the licenses should be granted
for the sale of intoxicating liqor ant
TO see If the licenses of the fifth clas
/ ldrug store licenses) should be granted
; He said that ballots would be found oil
the window sills and that the ballo
hnxaS 10
n Under article 3, on motion of c. "A
{ Boyden. it was voted that the audi
tors report be accepted and adopted
) Then came the question of author
izing the selectmen to appoint one O