Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-10-26
Extension of Jail Yard Limits.
STATE OF TERMONT.
' County OF CHITTENDEN, SIS.

"HEREAS at special term OF inc
w County Court holden at Burlington,
in and for said County of Chittendon, on The
9th day of October, A. ID. 1888, an order
was made and issued by the said Court, in the
words and figures following. to wit:
1t is ordered by the Court aforesaid that
the limits OF the Jail Yard in Chlttendcn
County be so altered as take in the Breakwa-
ter, now being ere ted in the Bay of Burllng'
ton, with sufficient room around the same for
the conveniency Of doing business. And
whereas the full extent of four square miles
is now included in the said Jail yard, which
is all that is allowed by law therefore, it is
hereby further ordered by the said Court that
there shall be taken off from the norihefly
part of said Jail yard SO much land as the ad-
ditonal quantity ofwater in Lake Champain
which will be taken into the limits OF the said
jail yard by virtue of this order.
And we hereby 'appoint John Johnson, Esq.
of Burlington, to make correct survey anG
description of the land SO taken off. and of
the surface of the water TO be included by
the foregoing order, and TO make due return
of the said survey into the Office of the Clerk
our said Court also to alter the plans or
maps OF the said Jail Yard now deposited
with the said Clerk, and at the Jail House in
said County, in conformity TO the alteration
above directed, and to cause the stone monu.
ments which have been erected to designate
said boundary. TO be SO altered and placed as
to denote the present boundary as herein be.
! fore directed.
And it is hereby further ordered by the
Court aforesaid, tina, when the plans. altered
and corrected as aforesaid, and description
Of the said alterations shall be returned by
the said johnson INTO the Clerks Office alore
said, it shall be the duty of the Clerk to cause
the said description. together with this order
to be published in both the newspapers print
ed in Burlington, three weeks successfully, al
the end of which term the same shall be and
remain the limits of the Jail Yard for the
said County OF Chittcndcn.
SAMUEL S. PHELPS,)
WILLIAM WOOD. }Judgs
STEPHEN BYgNGTON)
Now, therefore. the said John Johnson, in
pursuance Of the foregoing order of court
commenced the survey at a stake at the foot
If the bank of the Lake, in the north line o.
Franklin street, being the street next north o
College street. Thence N. $50 w. "a chain.
and 80 links, to buoy fixed in the Lake
thence S. 80 $50 w. passing about 100 fee
outside or west of the Breakwater, 80 ch'n'
"a links TO another LUCY in the Lake.
Thence S. $50 E. 26 chains 85 links to Q
stake on the bank between the Cove and the
Lake. in the south line Of the lane or narrow
street which extends from the angle in Shell
burn street, near the brick yard, TO the lake
shore across the Cove. Thence following tht
shore of the Lake notherly to the place o
beginning containing eighty.nine and two
tenths acres, exclusive Of what was before
within the limits of the Jail Yard, and whicl
above said tract of water is annexed 10 thu
said Jail Yard,
! then commenced on the northery line OF
said Jail Yard at a stone standing 80 chains
SO links from The north east angle of sale
Jail ward, and on the east side Of the stree
extending from the lower bridge over Onior
River, norlhcrly. through the town of Col
chester; thence N. 800 W. lOl chains ] 4 links
across Onion River TO a stake in The lOrmc
line of the Jail Yard thence following the
lines of the Jail Yard as now on record ant
in force, except the piece above excluded
f which contains eighty nine and two tenth
, acres, and leaves the Jail Yard equal TO fou
square miles, as before.
! have also coused the stone monuments &
be placed on the streets in the last mention
ed line. and also, stones To be placed at th
; foot of the bank OF the Lake in The north lin
of the SAID Frank lin street, and IN the sout
line of the lane or narrow street above men
toned. and on the bank between the GOV
and the Lake.
, Dated at Burlington, this 18th day Of Octo
Der, A. ID. 1885.
: JOHN JOHNSON, Surveyor.
STATE OF VERMONT hereby certif
> Chittenden County, SIS the foregoing [
. be a lruo copy Of the order of the Judges q
r Chiltenden County Court, altering the lin
4 its of the Jail Yard in said county, and at
e ihorsing survey and publication Of tn
e same, aud also of the return and survey
the same by the SAID Johnson in companc
with said order.
WILLIAM NOBLE.
Clerk of Chmtendcn County Cour
INDICTMENT or THE COM.nO.