The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-20
SCHOOL MEETING.
CONTINUED from Page Ii

rill read the warrant, and under Article
Mr.. Barber was reelected moderator.
The reports of the treasurer and pruden-
tIaI committee as printed and distributed
were accepted and adopted under article
Officers were elected under article 3.
Several persons nominated DIR. Miller to
succeed himself on the school board and
he was reelected without opposition. no
other name being presented. Throughout
the meeting there was no dissenting voice
in any vote. The other officers elected
were: Clerk, Clarence Il. Merrill; treas
urer, Charles G.. Staples; collector of
taxes, Fred Cressy; auditor, Fletcher X.
BarrowS.
The question of continuing to receive
tuition pupils and the terms therefor
came up under ARTICLE 4. Martin Austin
moved That the current rates be increased
- per cent instead of the amount .ecom-
mended by the committee in the annual
report. lie thought it was not difficult
to determine the average cost per pupil.
as the amount could be arrived at by di-
viding the amount raised by taxes Dy the
number of pupils. He included in his mo-
ton a provision that the district receive
only such tuition pupils as there was
room for after the Brattleboro pupils had
been cared for.
Chairman E. Q. S. Osgood of the school
board said the cost of instruction for tu-
ition pupils could not be arrived at in
that easy way of taking Il lump sum and
dividing it as Mr.. Austin had suggested.
lie said the committee and principal had
spent many hours ON the subject, and
he thought the figures recommended in
the report were equitable.
George l.. Durham moved an amend
mcnt to Mr.. AuStin'S motion, saying that
the recommended rates were an increase
of - per cent in the high school and
nd oil ~ IL
less in the other grades. His amendment
was that the rates recommended by the
committee be adopted. While the mod
orator was explaining the two motions
for the benefit of those who had arrived
late Mr.. Austin accepted the amendment,
and the committees recommendation was
adopted.
The question of having medical iuspcc-
tion of the schools was left to the dis
erection of the committee. as heretofore.
which means that there will be medical
inspection.
1t was voted on motion of II. c. Rice
that the prudential committee appoint
special committee to act with rOwn and
village committees relative TO consolidate
ing the town, village and school district.
Under article it was voted on mo-
ton of G. l.. Durham that the district
collect interest on unpaid taxes after
Oct. l nj the rate of One-half Of one per
cent lhohtn OF traction Jhefeot.. inns
places the district, town and village on
the same footing in this respect.
The tax rate was decided under article
s The committee had recommended 100
cents as last wear. II. G. Rice inquired
if the committee had taken into consider
alton the fact that the grand list was in
creased over $1,000. and Chairman Os-
good stated that had it not been for the
increase the committee would have asked
FIR Il rate of los or 106 cents. On mo-
tiop of c. L. Crowell it was voted to
raise 100 cents on the dollar of the grand
list payable at the usual time
Salaries for officers. under the article
for "other business were voted the same
as last year, on motion of Martin Austin.
Adjournment was then taken, after be-
ing in session just 30 minutes.