Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-03-04
TOWN MEETING REINSTATES OFFICERS
VOTES FOR HOSPITAL, TABLES CRUSHER
Moore and Daeau Meet with Only Opposition but Triumph WOmer
Act as TeIerS; Business Ended at Noon

The acceptance of the fve-county tu-
berculosis hospital project, the rejec-
tion of the proposal to purchase a
stone crusher for the town. and the
correction of printers errors in the
annual report form in summary the re-
suits of the annual town meeting last
Tuesday morning. The 1920 officers
were all reelected with but little op-
position and that so feeble as to be
hardly discernible. For the first time
in the history of the town two women
shared with two men the responsible
ties of tellers for the ballots, although
the female contingent in the audience
could have been counted on the fingers
of two hands.
Ira H. LaFleur was returned as
Moderator, as was Joseph M. Burke in
the office of Clerk, when the meeting
VISA called to order at 10 o'clock When
the vote was about to be put on the
adoption of the annual report, Sena-
tor Willis n Cady arose to explain
several errors made by the printer. He
read corrected statement of c. E.
Pinney, treasurerl reducing the liza
bilities of the town from the erroneous
$26,77S06 to S2365761. The suggested
so cents of the auditors should have
been 90 cents, he said The report was
adopted with the correction amend,
ments.
Michael Calvin of East Middlebury
registered a protest against what he
thought was poor management of the
town farms herd of IS cows. He said
that since he with only 6 COWS could
realize milk and cream sales of more
than 500, the towns dairy ought to
total at least $2l00 instead of the 5000
listed, F G. Brookins explained that
the inmates of the farm were given all
the milk, cream and butter they wished
and that the surplus only was sent to
the creamery Others too spoke in
defense of the kind treatment that the
unfortunate and friendless poor re-
ceive at the farm and the criticism was
ignored
The town voted 31a per cent for the
maintenance of the public library in
cooperation with the Ladies Library
Association There was no opposition
For the commemoration of Decora-
ton Dav the same amount as last year
was appropriated, $l75. This is to be
divided between the two villages, with
500 for Middlebury.
In order to avail of the State Aid
law for the improvement of highways,
$1,000 was voted, although at first Mr.
Calvin suggested that none be raised
The state will match this amount with
another thousand.
Mr. Brookins made a motion that
Article six of the Warning whereby
medical inspection of the schools would
be appointed, be adopted There was
no opposition,
The stone crusher proposition might
have succeeded had not Senator Cady
warned against the very heavy expense
of maintenance Mr. Brookins said
that Orwell possessed a crusher that
had cost $4,000 and had a capacity of
so tons per day. Mr.. Dupoise urged
the purchase of the machinery in order
to avoid the expense of three and four
dollars for every load of gravel haul
ed from the pit to the road. The
crushed stone would not cost more
than 80 cents per load, he said. 1t
was about to be accepted, apparent
Iy, when Mr.. Cady told of the difficult
ties to be expected in the operation of
the crusher, with the result that the
matter was tabled on the motion of
Benjamin McQuivey.
Charles Harris asked for an explana-
tion OF the five county hospital plan
before the ballots would be cast. DR..
P L. Dorey was called on by the Chair
to inform the meeting of the project.
He said that the hospital was a vital
need in the unanimous opinion of the
medical men of the state and urged its
adoption When it was further ex-