Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-11-02
Extension of Jail Yard Limits.
STATE or VERMO.VT, }
County OF CHrTTENDEN, as. {

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WHEREAS at a special term Of the
w County Court holden at Burlington,
in and for said County Of Chittendon, on the
9th day OF October, A. D. 1888, all 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
tho limits OF tho Jail Yard in Chlttenden
County be so altered as take in the Breakwa.
ter, now being erected in the Bay Of Burling'
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 ali that is allowed by law therefore, it is
hereby further ordered by the said Court that
there shall be taken off from the northerly
part of said Jail yard SO much land as the adj
ditional quantity ofwatcr in Lake Champlain
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 and
description OF the land so taken off. and Of
the surface Of the water 10 be included by
the foregoing order, and 10 mako duo 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 drects and to cause the stone monu.
ments which have been erected 10 designate
said boundary. TO DO SO altered and placed os
to denote tho present boundary as herein be-.
fore directed.
And it is hereby further ordered by the
Court aforesaid. that when the plans. altered
and corrected as aforesaid, and desert ton
Of the said alterations shall be returned by
the said Johnson INTO the Clerks Office afore
said, it shall be the duty Of the Clerk 10 cause
the said description. together with this order
to be published in both the newspapers print
cd 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 Chiltenden.
SAMUEL S. PHELPS,
WILLIAM WOOD. }Judcs
STEPHEN BYlNGTON\
Now. therefore, the said John Johnson, in
pursuance Of the foregoing order Of court
commenced the survey at a stake at the foo
tf 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, 10 a buoy fixed in the Lake
thence S. 90 So" w. passing about 100 fee
outside or west Of the Breakwater, 80 chm
| e.
Thence S. $50 E. 26 chains IS links TO
S stake on the bank between the Cove and III
} Lake. in the south line Of the lane or mario,
, street which extends from the angle in Shell
\ burn street, near the brick yard, TO the lax
shore across the Cove. Thence following tn
, shore of the Lake norlherly to the place @
9 beginning containing eighty-nine and tw
tenths acres, exclusive Of what was befor
! within the limits the Jail Yard, and whic
y =, above said tract Of water is annexed 10 th
u said Jail Yard,
then commenced on the northerly line G
: said Jail Yard at stone standing SO chain
SO links from the north east angle of sal
Jail yard, and on tho east side Of the stree
extending from the lower bridge over OHIO
River, norlhcrly, through the town of Col
:. chester; thence N. 800 w. lOl chains Id link
= across Onion River 10 a stake in the forme
| line of the Jail Yard thence following til
lines Of the Jail Yard now on record an
s in force, except the piece above excluded
Il which contain eighty ninu AID two tenth
acres, and leaves The Jail Yard equal 10 70,
, square miles, as before.
Ihave also Couscd the stone monuments
:, be placed on the streets in The last mention
! ed line, and also, stones TO be placed at Il
:. foot of the bank OF the Lake in The north lir
10 Of the said Franklin street, and in the sou,
:, line Of the lane or narrow street above mel
u toned. and on the bank between the CO,
B. and the Lake.
!, Dated at Burlington, this 18th day of Oct
Der, A. d. 1888.
JOHN JOHNSON, Surveyor.
STATE OF VERMONT, } hereby cert,
Chtlenden County, IS the foregoing
!. be true copy Of the order of the Judges
Chiltonden County Court. altering tho lin
its of the Jail Yard in said county, and a
,e ihorising survey and publication of Il
IS same, aud also of the return and survey
" the came by the said Johnson in complain
l., W it'll said order.
= WILLIAM NOBLE,
Clerk of Chittenden County Cou