Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
STEAM ROLLER TACTICS REFLECT BOARD;
CURFEW AND SIREN ALARM ADOPTED
FactOna Machine Shows 1854 Voting Strength in GOhamRenOdS
COnteSt--PrOpOSed Amendment Tabled

the maintenance OF roads and walks.
which motion was adopted.
Article six Of the warning, ito vote
tax to pay the expenses OF the en-
suing year and to pay outstanding
orders and obligations with interest,
was quickly taken care of by Mr..
Fletcher's motion that the suggestion
OF the auditors Of funding the $4,000,
paid out for new road work, over a
period OF FIVE years and the payment
OF S3,SOO a year and tax rate Of $1.00
on the Grand List this year.
Interest had not Jagged throughout
the meeting but it was redoubled when
the nominations were begun Ira H.
LaFleur proposed Robert +. Pinney to
succeed himself as chairman of the
board OF trustees in recognition of his
experience and good record The vote
was unanimous, Judge A. w. Dick
ems put in nomination as second trustee
George Reynolds, superintendent of
the marble mill. James B. Donoway
offered the name of Z. c. Gorham, the
then incumbent. Cries of "Gorhaml"
from the rear were repeated with ac.
clamatlons, and ballot was requested.
OF the 249 votes cast, Gorham received
lS4 and Reynolds 65 Mr.. Dickens
suggested the reading of the list,Of de-
llnQuent tax payers but was ridiculed
by the rear The result of the ballot was
greeted with loud applause
Only six of twenty or more women
eligible to vote cast their ballot Mrs.
l.. ]. Hathaway Mrs. L. |. Bonney.
Mrs. E. c. Ryder, Mrs. L. c. Russell
Mrs. ]. ]. Ross and Mrs E. M. Saun-
ders. There were many women in the
gallery but as disinterested though ap-
parently amused onlookers only.
When James Barron was next nomi-
mated, Judge Dickens seconded his
choice in loud voice with "he's a good
man. No opposition candidates were
proposed after Mr.. Reynolds decisive
defeat and the entire 1920 Board was
seconded and unanimously
accepted with machine like precision.
{. F. Rogers was elected Water Com
missioner. Edward Higgins Fire Chief.
I. +. Pinney village treasurer. c. c.
Wells and D. S. Pease auditors,-al
but the first to succeed themselves.
Mr.. Fletcher then asked for the con-
sideration of the ill-fated article third.
which he wanted taken from the table
and put before the house. There is
nothing of politics in the measure" he
said in requesting that it be discussed
plainly on its own merits. He was
by Mr.. L" Tleur who request
ed that the matter be left on the table
as its discussion might lead to things
some of us may not like" When the
question was put by the moderator
Mr. Fletcher asked for a ballot for
the reason that although the noes"
were the more noisy it was doubtful
that they were the majority. In the
ballot the matter was tabled 149 to 80.
Mr. Dickens here pleaded again "as
voter" to have the list read of the un-
paid poll taxes but the assembly did
not support him, while the rear booed
the suggestion Constable Milo K.
Moore had made the list, containing 40
names. There was one voter who had
settled with him Just prior to the
meeting
The adoption of the curfew regula-
Ion was made after a stirring appeal
to the fathers and mothers present to
think of their children as the citizens
# tomorrow and to keep them off the
street at night by Rev. T. J. Leonard.
He said that in his ten years of pas
oral service i'll St. Iohnsbury he had
lot seen one tenth as much scandal
Is he had learned of since his coming
o Middlebury. He stressed the value
'f the curfew law in protecting the
hid from dangerous influences and
uggested that the new siren be used
IS the signal. Rev. H. c. Newell. pas
or of the Congregational church, Sc
onded the motion and after minor
discussion the matter was voted into ,
he care of the trustees Mr.. Dickens
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