The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-04
VILLAGE VOTES CURFEW.

angle of 45 degrees with the right-hand
curb" This amendment was recommended
by the commissioners, except that the
words in the first sentence, except by per-
mission of the commissioners. were IN
serted at the suggestion Of ;. A. Rlch-
mOnd, who thought it should be unncces-
sary to make automobiles turn around IN
order to have their left sides to the curb
when stopping to take gasoline from some
of the public sales places.
The commissioners were directed to
contract for the collection of garbage the
coming year and sufficient funds were
appropriated With only one dissenting
voice the meeting adopted curfew ordi-
nance to keep children under 10 years OF
age off the streets after 8 o'clock at night
unless accompanied by parent. guardian
or other person having control of them
or unless i'm the performance of some er-
rand or duty and having permission in
writing from some authorized person, or
unless they are out necessarily by reason
of employment. \ penalty of a fine up to
so Is provided in case Of violation of the
ordinance by parents or guardians. and
children violating it may be proceeded
against as delinquent children. The fire
chief is directed to sound n warning sig
nal 10 minutes before o'clock each eve
ming.
Under article II, to see If the village
someone moved that the article be passed
over. L. D. Taylor called attention to the
dangers of confagrationS under certain
conditions and said that not many viii
lagos of the size of Brattleboro were with
out some building restrictions. On his
motion it was voted unanimously that the
! chair appoint a committee of three to
formulate a code such as might be &c
Ceptable to all parties and report at a
regular or special village meeting. On
motion of @. l.. Durham the commission
: ers were directed to appoint a commit
tee to act in conjunction with committees
from the incorporated school district and
the town to recommend some plan of con-
Solidating the town, village and school dis
| trict governments. The motion was car
/ ried without opposition.
| Relative to the construction and main
tenance of sewers it was voted on motion
/ of :. \. Richmond that sewers already
constructed and in use be maintained by
public funds and that new sewers be paid
! for by assessment on the abutting land
owners as in the past.
! The question of buying a new hook and
| ladder truck came up under article II
| Mr.. Richmond asked how much a motor
driven truck would cost and Was told by
| Commissioner ". \. Shumway that the
| best makes cost about $4,000 equipped
| Commissioner Gibson said the truck alone
| would cost So.tbU TO SO,DOO. On motion
of Mr.. Richmond it was voted that the
commissioners buy motor driven truck
if in their Judgment one could be bought
at reasonable price, also that sufficient
money be appropriated for the purpose
| On the question of a tax rate Mr.. Rich.
mOnd asked what sum would be necessary
in addition to that recommended by tbs
| commissioners to carry out the various
votes of the evening. Mr.. Gibson said
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but the truck. and if a truck was bought
an additional 1O-ccnt tax would be needed
Commissioner Kaine thought it would be
better to wait for the outcome of thu
movement to consolidate the various loca
governments. Mr.. Richmond said this
consolidation could not take place unit
after the legislature had acted on the
Imatter, but that money might be borrowed
for paying for the truck. On motion o.
] Fred G. Brown a 40-cent tax was voted
1.-THE rate last year was Al cents.
Under the last article, providing for tn