The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-20

Holden, Leonard Company to
Stand One-Half of Expense
TO AVOID REFUSE DAMAGE
Proposal Laid Before Village
Trustees at Special Meeting
Last Evening

1t is probable that the surface sew.
er being constructed in connection
with the permanent improvements on
Ma n street will be continued through
Depot pond below the dam owned by
the Holden, Leonard Wooden company
This proposed extension was part
of the plan for surface drainage se-
cured a few years ago in accordance
W tn a vote Of the annual village
meeting. AT the present time the sur
face sewer is being constructed so
as to terminate at the pond
At the spec al meeting of the VIII
lage board of trustees last evening.
Attorney Collins NJ Graves appeared
in the interests Of the Holden, Leon.
ard company and made proposal
that the sewer be extended through
the pond below the dam, one-half Of
the expense to be borne by the CON-
pany. w. F. Scott, superintendent
for the company and Fred C. Martin
were also present at the meeting Mr..
Graves stated that the present plan
of term mating the sewer at the pond
would be damaging to the company In
that it would result In the depositing
of filth and oil. particularly the lat
ter, IN the pond from which the
company drew the water used in
washing its cloth.
Ways and means of making the
proposed extension were discussed
informally but no action was taken
further than that the trustees agreed
to take the matter up with the con-
sulting engineer, H. e. Breed. before
the next regular meeting of the truS.
tees early in May Mr.. Scott estimat-
ed that the extension could be made
for $4,000 and the suggestion was
made that the company do the work
and the village pay-one-haf the bill.
1t was the understanding that the en-.
gineer would confer with Mr.. Scott
on his next visit to Bennington.
President J. p Morrissey presided
at the meeting and Clerk w. P. Ho'
gan and Corporation Attorney Osro
r. Clayton were in attendance. The
full board Trustees Gighthall, War
ner. Buchanan, Estes, Ho'ton and
Bergeron and Dwyer was present
number of building permits we're
referred to the chairman OF the hre
comm ttee with power to act:
Charles Dyer, improvements on Main
street; Mrs. Margaret Larin, shed on
Pratt street; John NORM, garage on
Park street; j. n. Belemare. garage
on Dewey street; John Costeuo.
house addition on Mill street; II NJ.
Gleason, house on Union street.
1t was voted to award the contract
for sidewalk construction to NJ. j. Bur
rington jr. on
II was voted to purchase 10000
gallons of oil from the Standard OH
company to be applied on the streets
bv the company's apparatus. Ine
company makes a price of application
at two and one.half cents a square
ward. The oil is to be applied De-
tween May 10 and 10 in order tnat
the work may not interfere with the
exercise on Memor al day.
The application of William H. NC
hols for a permit to install a gaso-
line pump at his place OF business
and to locate gasol ne tank under
the sidewalk was denied The trus-
tees we're of the opinion that 1t wouid
not be safe to grant such permit
William Cameron was appolnteo
traffic policeman
Ira B. Hubbell, who was appointed
checker for the village in connection
with permanent street improvement.
has resigned to take employment
with the Bennington Wax Paper
company. Filling of the vacancy was
postponed to the next meeting.