The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-01

town; fer the other necessary and in
cidental current town expenses; and
the payment Of a state tax, If one is
required by law; and 20 vote tax
upon the Grand List or vae town for
the payment thereof
Fixed town tax at s115, highway
tax at 20 cents, and rural school tax
OF 90 cents. The town tax covers the
various items IN the art Gle,
10. To see il the town will vote to
install a uniform system Of public
accounting as recommended by the
officials appointed by the Governor
under one hundred and nine OF the
acts Of 1915.
Article dismissed
IA. To see If the town will vote to
have med cal inspection Of the
schools of the town.
Article dismissed
IS. To see what sum, if any, the
town viii appropriate for the plant.
ing and protection Of shade trees, pur-
suant to the provisions Of No. Is Of
the Acts of 1904, entitled, IAN Act
to Provide for the Protection of Shade
Trees"
Article dismissed
l6. To determine at what tine the
tax bills shall be delivered to the
treasurer of the town for collection.
July Is.
II. To see il the listers for 1921
shall be paid for their services Sep
tember 1st, next, and what sum per
day shall be pad to the town officers;
the town clerk, and the board of civil
authority for their services for the
coming year
Voted same pay as last year.
Is. To see what sum, If any, the
town will vote in aid of, or for the
purpose OF maintaining a public Ii
brary or libraries therein and also, to
determine how the same shall be dis
tributed
Appropriated $1,000, of which $500
Is for the Bennington library $500 for
North Bennington and 5000 for Old
Bennington
19. To see what sum, II any, the
town will vote toward the expense Of
observing Decorat on or Memorial
Day.
Voted same as last year.
20. To see If the Town School Dis
trict will vote to pay a higher rate OF
tuition than $50 per school year per
pupil for the High School instruction
which Il furnishes It's advanced pupils
as required by law, and II it so votes
to fix said rate.
Directed the payment of the tuition
charged by the Bennington graded
district
2l. To see # the town will vote to
exempt from taxation. for period
not exceeding five years, buildings
erected hereafter, used and occupied
exclusively as a home, exclusive Of
land. and such exemption, to be limit
ed in the aggregate as 10 valuation OF
any one building, to the sum OF $4,000,
Voted to exempt for five years,
(Under the state law this applies only
to homes erected and occupied by
their owners and does not include
property any part Of VIII 'ch IS rented.)
%. To hear the report Of the com
mittee appointed at the last annual
meet ne to investigate and report up
on the cost and expense Of erecting q
su table monument or memorial to
the memory Of the citizens of Ben
n4ngton who were in the military or
naval service of the United States in
any OF It's wars and upon proper site
for the same and ether details con-
nected herewith and also to hear
the report OF the committee appoint
ed at the annual meeting OF 1910 and
directed by the annual meeting OF
1920 to cooperate with the committee
first herein mentioned to investigate
the advisability OF erecting such
monument or memorial on the Root
property now owned by the Town or
"emodeling for such purpose, or 9TH
er purposes advantageous to the
Town. any building thereon; and to
see what action If any, the Town
viii take upon sucn report or reports.
One committee reported, the report
being signed by u. b Keller, Harrie
C. White G. T. Brettell and Fred c.
Martin The other two committees
were not ready to report The report
fled advised that 1t is not time yet
to act in the matter and the time Of
the various committees was extended,
George NJ. Hawks moved that the Old
Stone shop be fitted up as quarters for
Custer post and the American legion
hut there was some objection lest it
might interfere with the ultimate use
Of the property and It was finally yot-
ed to leave the matter to the select.
men to provide quarters for the Old
and the new veterans at the expense
of the town.
%, To transact any other business
found necessary when met,
No action taken.