The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-06
VILLAGE To TAX
TAX|DR|VE rs s1O
FOR EVERY CAR
Trustees Ban Carnivals during
Season of 1921
SEEK TO REMOVE SWITCH
Adopt Resolution Fixing New
Location for Turnout on
Depot Street
SEEK TO REMOVE SWITCH

The trustees at their regular meet
ing last evening voted to hold spec
ial village meeting for the purpose of
presenting to the voters for the en-
dorsement the arrangements entered
into by the trustees and officials Of
the Berkshire Street Railway system
regarding the permanent improvements
being made on Main street. This
meeting Is being called at the request
Of the Berksh re company.
Tn communication to the board
from the company's counsel it was
stated that thes disposition of the
switch on Main street could be
reached by mutual agreement Later
in the evening a resolution was adopt
ed disseminating the switch and es-
tablishing a new location on Depot
street.
President J. p. Morrissey presided
at the meeting and the full board was
in attendance, Trustees Lighthall, War
ner, Estes, Bergeron, Mcclure, Holton
and Buchanan. Clerk Hogan and
Corporation Attorney Clayton were al
SO present,
Popcorn stand permits were grant
cd to John p .McGurn and Archie
KIM.
Arthur Elwell appeared before the
board and requested that a sewer eX'
tension be made on the road leading
to Lake Hancock which he said
would accommodate three houses.
This brought up the general subject
Of sewer extensions and 1t was voted
that the committee make investiga
ons of the various applications and
report at the next meeting
Joseph Lee appeared before the
board and asked for carnival per-
nit In behalf of the f. NJ. t. A. B. 1t
was voted that the clerk be instruct
cd to issue no permits for carniyals
during the 1921 season.
Resolutions adopted by the Benning-
ton Merchants association favoring
the adoption of daylight saving dur
ing the coming season. 1t was dis
cussed informally but the trustees did
not see wherein they could more than
indorse the proposal.
Ira Hubbell was appointed checker
for the village in connection with the
permanent street improvements,
duties to begin when he is needed by
the consulting engineer.
The trustees then took up the cleo
tions with the following results; Chief
of police, Patrick Brazell; policemen.
James Morr.ssey and A. j. Griffin;
street commissioner, f. 8 Buss. 1t
was voted that traffic policeman be
appointed by the police committee for
the summer months.
The sidewalk committee was au.
thorized to advertise for bids.
A resolution forbidd ng excavations
in the streets except under the direc-
tion, of the trustees was adopted.
The chairman Of the fire committee
was instructed to investigate the
building operations of I. Leader and
to report at the next meet ne.
1t was voted that all persons oper'
ating taxls from taxi stand be. re-
Quired to pay a license Of $40 for each
car SO used and that no taxi driver be
permitted to have more than one car
on a stand at the same time.
1t was voted that the traffic laws
be published in the Evening Banner
with an amendment max ng the speed
limit Is instead of 10 miles an hour
and that the publ be notified that
copies of the laws could be had upon
application to the village clerk.
The street committee was instruct
ed to investigate the horse market, |
the annual village meeting having vot- !
ed to purchase pair of horses for
village work
The clerk was instructed to COM
municate with oil companies in order
to carry out the vote Of the village
meeting that OIL be used on the
streets during the summer.
II. II. Ferguson, who was reelected
superintendent of the fire alarm sys-
tenn. appeared before the board with