The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-01
TOWN NEE inc
GENE ROUS AND
GOOD NATURED
Large Attendance and Sentiment
For Progress
DEBATE BUT NO SCRAP
Greatest Enthusiasm When 1t
Was Proposed to Reduce Pay
Of Town Officers 22hfo

Town meeting today continued its
record OF a year ago IN supporting pro-
gressiye efforts for town improve
ment and every backward step was
defeated The attendance was large
and the interest keen
II was voted to build a new school
house in the Moses Wilson district to
replace the one burned and a special
tax Of 20 cents on the town district
was assessed for that purpose. The
voters unan mously approved a speci-
al appropriat on OF $500 to complete
the repairs on the Burden ore bed
road after the matter had been ex-
planned by W. r Mattison
The North Bennington library was
given an increase Of $500 and the H.
brary in this village $200 One thous-
and dollars extra was voted for town
roads to be used where the seectmen
shall find the need greatest
The se,ectmen were directed to un-
dertake TO provide rooms for the CIV
War veterans and the American l4e-
gion at the expense of the town. The
town tax was raised from Sl15 to
$1.20.
The hit Of the meeting was when
Frank Burchard moved that the ray
Of the town officials De reduced % -
per cent but the moderator didn't put
the motion.
The meeting was called to order at
Q O'Clock by Moderator T. H. Holden
and the action Of the meeting on the
various articles n the warn ng was as
follows
l. TO see whether the town will
vote b. empower and authorize the
selectmen TO appoint one or two road
comm SIS oners. the number to be de-
Ntermined by the town in said meeting
or whether the town will vote to elect
one or TWO road commissioners.
Voted 90 elect two road commits
sioners
2. To see if the town viii vote to
elect one library trustee.
Elected DR. l.. II Ross
3. To see Il the town VIII vote to
elect lister to serve one year in
addition TO the lister to be elected at
said meeting for the term CT three
years.
Voted yes
4. tal To see if the town will vote
to elect a second constable. (b) To
see how many grand jurors the town
will vote to elect for the year ensu-
ing tc) To see if the town will vote
10 elect a collector Of taxes. (d) To
see If the town will vote to elect a
tree warden.
Voted 10 elect a second constable
five grand jurors, a collector of taxes
and tree warden
O. To elect all town officers, in
cluding the officers of the Town
School District
Polls opened Closed at o'clock.
6. To see if the town will vote to
authorize and direct the selectmen to
pay the salary and expenses CT local
health officer.
Voted yes
Z. To hear reports OF the town OF.
flcers.
Printed reports accepted
8. To see wnat sum, II any, ana
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars, in ex-
cess of the amount CT the highway
taxes now required by law, the town
will vote to appropriate to be expend-
ed for the permanent improvement of
It's highways in accordance with the
provisions OF Chapter l72 of the Pub
lie Statutes Of Vermont and amend.
ments thereto.
Voted $1,000.
g. To see what, If any, sum the
town will vote TO appropriate for the
Improvement OF the highway leading
from the Henry bridge, so-called, to
the New York State line on Burden
Hill, so-called
Appropriated $500.
10 To see what, if any additional
sum the town will vote to appropriate
for the permanent Improvement of
highways within said town, and ii any
appropriat on Is voted 20 determine
where the same shall be expended.
Appropriated $1,000 TO he spent un-
der the direction Of the selectmen.
If, To see what, if any sum, the
town viii vote to appropriate from
its general fund for the purpose of
maintaining the highways or the town
for the purpose of cooperating with
or securing the benefits of the state
patrol system for patrclling and main
tanning selected roads.
Voted $1,000 for maintenance.
10. To see what sums are neces-
sary to be raised for the following
purposes, viz. for the laying out, main
talnng aud repairing the highways of
the town and for the payment Of
state highway tax; for maintaining
the schools and school houses, and for
the school purposes Of the town and
for the payment Of a state school tax
and to defray the cost of purchasing
a site for a school house in the WI
sen district so.caned and the erection
Of a schoolhouse thereon as directed
and authorized by a special meeting
of the town school district held May
2l. 1920; for the payment Of any in
debtedness and interest thereon; for
the support Of the poor for the main
tenance of bridges and of winter or
snow roads, for the prosecution and
defense of the common rights and in
terests of The inhabitants OF the