The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-04
EARLY MORNING
FINDS TRUSTEES
STILL IN SESSION
Long Meeting to Reach Trolley
Road Agreement
FIVE TAXI STANDS FIXED
Toard also Decides upon Concrete
Sidewalks and Some Sewer
Extensions

AT | O'Clock this morning DR. C. S.
buchanan loaded the village trustees
into his new Nash touring car for the
purpose of dlstr.b buting them at their
various homes, after one of the long.
est sessions held by the present or
any previous board
Much of the time of the meeting
was consumed n discussion of the
agreement with the trolley company
relative to the improvements on Main
street.
Corporation Attorney o. r. Clayton
presented the draft of an agreement
in behalf of the village which was ar
gued by members of the board and
Robert e Healy, attorney for the
Vermont company, for nearly two
hours. Before adiourning the points
of difference were eliminated agree
ably to both parties.
President John p. Morirsey presid
ed and the full board, Trustees Light
hall, Mcclure. Hoton, Buchanan. Ber
geron and Warner, was in attendance
Clerk Hogan and Corporal on Attor
ney Clayton were also presnt.
Five taxi stands were established on
North street through applications OF
the drivers and permits from proprie
tors of the different places OF busi
ness for Leonard Lawrence, Charles
Jones. Robert Turner, ]. w. Pierce
and Elmer Mattison. 1t was voted
that all taxi drivers who have stands
at any point on the village streets be
required to take out licenses at once
and that licenses be limited to taxpay.
ers in the village or town of Benning-
ton.
There were nine applications for
the position of checker for the village
in connection with the permanent i'm.
provements beng made on the village
streets. Frank p. Nolan was ap,
pointed at salary of $25 week.
A letter was received from the Of
five of the STANDARD Oil company
stating that its apparatus for oling
the streets would be in the village st
an early date and requesting that the
preliminary work be done by the vii.
lage street department as soon as
possible
Building perm IS were granted to
Charles II. Dyer. William Harrington,
and c +. Winthrop
1t was voted that the fire comnr,t.
tee be given authority to make neces-
sary repairs at the quarters Of the
Eagles and Stark hose companies
The clerk was instructed to notify
George NJ Hawks to cease dumping
refuse and garbage at the corner of
Putnam and Elm streets.
petition with SO signatures was
received requesting that a light be
placed on Short street Short street
is not an accepted thoroughfare but
after some discussion it was voted to
install the light. 1t WAS also voted to
place a larger light at the corner of
Putnam and Weeks street and the
lighting committee was authorized to
put in necessary lights on Grandyiew
street.
1t was voted to build sidewalks on
West Main street from the extremity
OF the present concrete walk to Con
gress street, on the north side OF
Union street from Valentine to Silver
street, on the south side of Union
street and on School street from the
Y. NJ. c. A, building to the bridge,
A numerously signed petition for
sidewalks on County street was refer.
red to the Sidewalk committee to in,
vestigatc.
1t was voted to construct sewer
on Stafford street.
Proposals for the constructions Of
sewers on Depot and Grandview
streets were referred to the sewer
committee.
D. y Thompson, engineer in charge
of street improvements. appeared be
fore the board and stated that the
work so far accomplished during the
present season had been done below
the instructions of the voters.
The proposed contract for the re
moval of garbage was laid on the
table. 1t developed that the village
meeting when it voted that the vii
lage government tackle the garbage
problem made no appropriat on. and
as there are no funds in sight to GOV
er the expense, the trustees felt tina