The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-07
TOWN MEETING
VOTES To RAISE
TOWN TAX RATE
Jumps From $1,35 to $1,80, IN
crease as Cents on Dollar
SCHOOL TAX ALSO GOES UP
Increase In Tax Rate Due More
to State Tax Than 1t Is to
New Cement Roads

excitement, Dut Ialrly large vote was
cast The count was not completed
at 2 o'clock,
Action on the warning was blum,
dered through with about $50 voters
present soon after the meeting open
ed. Nobody seemed to know much
about the issues and the usual form
notion was to appropriate the same
as last year.
The town tax was raised from $l.15
on the dollar to s160, an increase o.
45 cents. or this sum 35 cents is to
pay the increased state tax and ten
cents to apply on the cement road
debt. The town rural school tax was
raised from 20 cents on the dollar
to 100 cents to pay for the new
schoolhouse in the Wilson district.
Il was voted TO exempt the Tryon
mills from taxation for five years and
to spend 500 IN completing the re.
uairs on the road TO the Woodford
line. The action in detail on the
articles in the warning was as fol
lows:
|. To see whether the town will
vote TO empower and authorize the
selectmen TO appoint one or two road
commissioners. whether the town
will vote to elect one or two road
commissioners.
Voted to elect two road commiss
toner's for the town districts.
2. To see II the town Will vote "a
elect one library trustee.
Elected Rev George S. Mills for
five years.
3. To see II the town will vote to
elect lister to serve one year in
addition to the lister 10 be elected
at said meeting for the town OF three
years.
Voted to elect an extra lister for
one year
4. (a) To see If the town will
vote to elect a second constable. (bl
To see how many grand jurors the
town will vote to ect for the year
ensuing (c1 To see II the town will
vote to elect a collector OF taxes
I'D To see II the town will vote tc
elect a tree warden.
Voted to elect a second constable
five grand jurors. collector Of take:
and a tree warden.
5. To elect all town officers, in
cluding the officers OF the Town
School District
Boxes turned at 2 o'clock
g. To see t. the town will vote
to authorize and direct the select
men to pay the salary and expense:
OF a local health officer.
Directed to pay the expenses.
T. To hear reports Of the town Of
fcers.
Printed report accepted.
8. To see what sum, If any, ant
not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than one thousand dollars
IN excess of the amount OF the high
way taxes now required by law, the
town will vote to appropriate to be
expended for the permanent improve
ment of its highways in accordance
with the provisions Of Chapter 172 o.
the Public Statutes OF Vermont, anC
amendments thereto.
Appropriated $1,000
3. To see what, II any, sum the
town will vote to appropriate for tn,
Improvement of the main highwa!
leading from the east line OF the WI
lage of Bennington to the west line
of the Town OF Woodford.
: Appropriated 800.
10. To see what, II any sum, thu
: town will vote to appropriate from
It's general fund for the purpose o
maintaining the highways OF the towl
for the purpose Of cooperating will
or securing the benefits of the stat,
patrol system for patrolllng an,
maintaining selected roads.
Voted same as last year.
IL. To see II the town will vot
to appropriate the sum OF two hun
dred dollars to be used in conjuuc
ton with outside funds. towards tn
application OF calcium chloride or OF
to selected Highway No, One
Voted yes.
~. To see what sums are neoe.
sary to be raised for the following
purposes, Wis: for the laying out
maintaining and repairing the higf
ways of the town and for the pay
ment of a state highway tax; 70
maintaining the schools and schoc
houses, and for the school purpose
Of the town and for the payment of
state schoo! tax; for the payment G
eny indebtedness and interest there
on; the support Of the poor; for tn
maintenance Of bridges and c
winter or snow roads; for the prost
cution and defense Of the commo
rights and interests of the inhab
tants of the town; for the othe
necessary and incidental currer
town expenses; and the payment {
a state tax, one being required b
law; and to vote tax upon tn
Grand List of the town for the pa.
ment thereof.
Tax fixed at $3.50 of which 20 cen
: is for highways Town school tax
one dollar.
-1S. To see IL the town will vote
install a uniform system of pdbl
accounting as recommended by Il
officials appointed by the GovernC