The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-03
Drivers Given Hearing to State
Grievances
NO DECISION is REACHED
Definite Announcement to Be
Made Following Adjourn
ed Meeting

President Martin presided and the
full board and other officials were in
attendance.
Haviland Sibley and two members
OF Bennington post, American Negion
appeared before the board and made
application for a permit for dancing
in connection with the post fair on
the evening of May q. Mr.. Sibley
stated that the post bad made its ar.
rangements and engaged its enter
taners previous TO the order Of the
board prohibiting Saturday night
dances. The request was granted.
Judge Il, H. Holden urged that a
sidewalk be built on the south OF
West Main street Mr.. Holden called
attention of the board to the fact
that the proposed construction had
been previously presented to the
board without action. The applica-
tion was referred TO the chairman OF
the sidewalk committee.
J. Guy Livingston made a request
for a hydrant on Union street which
was referred to the chairman of the
fire committee with power to act.
Mr. Livingston demonstrated that
considerable residence property on
Booth Terrace and on Union street
was insuficiently protected at the
present time.
The proposal OF Karl II. Martin to
provide the stone to be used in per.
manent road construction on Main
street was laid on the table.
The application OF Louis A. Irish
to build a garage ON Beech street
was referred TO the chairman of the
fire committee with power to act.
The application Of Arthur w. Russell
TO ra.se the roof OF a house on Gage
street was granted. The application
OF the Vermont Novelty company to
construct a dry kiln on Park street
was referred to the chairman OF the
fire committee. Requests for build.
4 ing permits by Albert Gokay and
James Fox were granted.
Edwin ID. Moorse was granted a
permit to build a garage on Gage
street. Lawrence Connolly was civ.
en- permit TO build house on
County street. The application OF
John Winslow for a permit TO build
garage on Gage street was granted
on condition that the building be
constructed on a site approved by the
chairman Of the fire committee.
J Hiram l.. Hall appeared before the
board and made an urgent plea for
repairs on Grandyiew street. Mr..
Hall contended that the street was in
a wretched condition and the mem
bers OF the board agreed with the
contention.
Chief William T. Sears OF tie fire
department Chairman Buchanan OF
the street committee, Corporation At
torney Bennett and Clerk Hogan in
dulsed in an extended discussion OF
the recent rep/nanding OF Hosea
e Brooks, driver of the village team
while hurrying to fire last week
The chief took the position t.lat II
: was the duty of the driver to trans
port the truck to the scene OF a fire
IN the shortest possible time. The
officials maintained that tAe horses
were not being properly driven on
the occasion in question. No acton
: resulted from the discussion.
Chief Sears was instructed to con
Ter with the school authorities rela
tive to the installation Of fire a arm
boxes at the different school build
ings.
I've taxi drivers appeared before
the board with permits from occu
, pants of different places OF busines,
and made application for taxi stant
permits. A lively discussion follow
ed but the trustees concluded thai
no decision could be reached at tn,
time and postponed action to an ad
, lourned meeting to be held this even
in.
The clerk was instructed to draw