Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
WINOOSKI

Inc marriage OF EVrOul j. DcSautelS,
a machinist. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur ]. Desautels of 60 Hickok ST..
and Miss Evelyn Walker of 90 Chase
street. Burlington, was solemnized
Monday morning at st. Francis
Xavier's Church by the Rev. Joseph
Turcot.
News has been received of the pro-
motion of Henry Chicoine, a former
resident of this place. but now of
Montreal, to the position of purchas-
ing agent for the Smardon Shoe Ltd.
Of that city. Mr.. Chicoine left about a
year e and has been in the en-
ploy of that concern since leaving this
village.
AT the close of the session of the Troy
annual conference at Saratoga, n. Y,
Monday afternoon the Rt. Rev. William
Burt, d. D., LII. D., of Buffalo, n. y,
announced the appointment of the Rev.
Fl. A. Durfee. D.. D.. Ii. r.. of Salem,
n. Y, to the pastorate of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in this village. DR.. Dur
fee has already served a pastorate in this
village and his many friends will well
come his return to town. He will occupy
his new pulpit next Sunday.
One of the largest attended annual viii
lage meetings was held last evening in
corporation DdIl when tHc voters OF I1e
village of Winooski met and elected the
various officers. The hall was packed with
voters who had come up with the inten-
ton of fighting some of the articles in the
warning. but outside of the office of wa
ter commission and village trustees very
little opposition was encountered and the
meeting was conducted in a quiet manner.
Some opposition came UP about maintain
ing n regular police force of three police
men. as the opposition thought that there
ought to be but one policeman. instead OF
ithree. in order to cut down expenses. but
when 1t was brought out in a very plain
manner that the village needed the po-
licemen to-day as well as during the time
that the saloons were open. the majority
in the hall thought so too. For when they
were called upon to vote to see whether
they would amend the article calling for
a vote maintaining a regular police force
Of the policemen. the yeas were deafening
In their answer. There we're two opponents
for the office of water commissioner, +.
+. Bigwood and +. f. Nillemaire, Mr..
Bigwood receiving 203 while Mr.. Vile
MARE received 143. and a scattered vote Of
20. Mr.. Bigwood, therefore was elected
water commissioners to serve three years.
There was opposition in each ward for the
office of trustee, there being three and
four opponents outside of the south ward
In both the other wards. In the south
ward, John O'Brien was elected trustee
over John Lavalley by a majority of 81
votes, Mr.. O'Brien receiving 81 and Mr..
Lavalley "a. In the east ward, there were
three candidates, Harry Ritter, T.. A.
Richard and Joseph Cusson. Mr.. Cusson
was elected, having received g. votes. Har-
ry Ritter 10 and Eugene A. Richard 81. In
the west ward. Octave Cormier was the
winning candidate. in this ward there
were four opponents. Adolph Vallee who
received II votes: Ernest Brown 80; Ed
ward Bashaw 30 and Octave Cormier 50
votes. Mr.. Cormier has already served a
number of terms as trustee In this
ward. The present village president, Albert
Dubuc, who was a candidate for
reelection, had an easy time of it. as
there was no opposition to him and he
was unanimously elected. George r
S%tackpole was elected to serve as library
trustee for five years and II. A.. Bailey
was elected to fll the unexpired term Of
two years of the late d. f.. O'Suilivan
Articles 9th, 10th and l1th. pertaining &c
the purchase Of the Congregations
Church property for the sum of &c., 600
was withdrawn because OF failure Il
comply with tho provisions OF tho revised
statutes OF 1917. Following is n brief sum
mary OF the vote on the various articles
voted on last evening: Article one, /
was voted to accept the repor of tint
village officers: article two, It was votef
to maintain n regular police force; article
three. Il IVES voted to appropriate thu
sum of $500 for tho maintainanco Of thu
Free Public library; article four. 1t wa.
voted to exempt the firemen OF the vii
lage from paying the village poll tax
article Ave, II was voted TO appropriat,
the sum Of 800 for the support of the fir
department of the village; article six. !
!, was voted to extend the public sewer oil
Forest street $50 feet; article SEVEN. 1
was voted to pay the taxes assessed or
) It's grand list of 1920 directly to tn
treasurer; article eight, 20 see what pc
cent on a dollar on its grand list TO
1920. the village will vote to pay its debt.
I and the current expenses of the ensuing
year. and when it shall be collected. On
this article the chairman was asked Il
5 appoint a committee of three to retir'
3 and to recommend a rate of tax to pa!
r Its debts and current expenses. The fol
lowing committee was appointed to serve
George ii. Horton. II. A. Bailey and Louis
Mongeon. They returned recommending
e n tax OF 30 cents for current expenses
3 and an additional tax of 20 cents be raised
= for the sinking fund, and the following
= resolution was presented: Resolved ina
the board Of village trustees is instructed
= as follows. that they shall spend durln'
the fiscal year of 1920 at least so per cen
= or the total amount spent on highway
and sidewalks In permanent improve
ments of highways and Sidewalks
Articles 9th. 10th and 18th were with
drawn because of the failure to com
ply with the provisions of the re
4 Vised statutes of 1917. Article l2th
-, pertaining 10 the installation OF new mr.
/. alarm boxes, one III the WinoosK
a heights, one at the corner OF ST fete
ana North streets. and one at the cor
her or North and Union streets was dis
missed; article 18th. pertaining to the re
moVal or the fire alarm box IL from IL
present position to the corner OF Eas'
a Alien street and East street and a new
box to be installed at the corner OF Bar
X, low and East Center street was dis
missed; article l4th, 1t was voted 10 III
stan MIGRANTS in the following places
one IN front of Or. Sheehan's residence
on East Allen and one at the corner o
9 MAIN and East Center street. Followinl
II are the officers elected; Moderator r. +
n nl*wood' village president. Albert a
= Dubuc; village clerk, Joseph Cauchon
T treasurer C.. q. Allard collector OF taxes
i ~. r. Wolcott; auditors, Leo Aoa'r
q ru"ard Horton and George Graves; rus
IL tee south ward. John O'Brien; east ward