Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-03-29
Rail Road Meeting.

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Rail h0au MeeLlnS.
A large number of the citizens of Montpelier
and vicinity met at ,"e Coutt liouse on .ne eve
notice.
Hon JACOB SC'1It was appointed fresi-
ue ,ri "',d HnA -. ,,o ,"no,;n ora
nv Mr.. DanIor,h TO ADOPT measures to obtain
surveys of the different Rail Road routes from
Mortoelipr IN The pnssumpsic Rail Road.
The mee,ng wns addressed bv Messrs J. A
Vail n Da1rnrih IT, Joseph poland f. p
Wal,on r. and others. mon The imnorl,uce and
feosib,l,v ri Tho nrnnoset road and lis etTec,
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w SATURDAY evening heH'--re'ne"oer'
The Directors OF the Rutland and Whitehall
y ,il,o,d C,,,ror, reoon,lv ch,san ,.o w
ma''oau Go"'Pu"y, 'u''"'y s"o'e, ''' a. w.
i1yde, Dudley ID. fu'ier' OIL NE" 1oFR' W. Z.
Kittre1ge, Edward +. Hodges, of Boston, and
r. f.. I,anpdon.
Ihe 6Fidge question: mere are the extracts
from the report to the Now York Assembly,
nr,,r;sed !, our last.
IL was III eueu oeio'u youi 1p'I''''l''ee vi oe
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10" 10. Wv D :. .,Il I",. w
wi s,I, o Gu
n,oin bn,ween ' ,hn I1niteI States md Cana.
do md wonld he in violation of The treaty
s,;n,iot;ons ov;.tirr betwecn ,he ITnited States
al Gyoot pr,,,iu
Oh nm, if ,Le Sto,o bos tho noyor IN make
tho crant. i, ,s inexnedIent as re1ards her infer
os,s IN dn 50 aud
Al That such n bridge would obs,ruct ,be
r,ee-dow of the water fro n the lake. and cause
the overflow of firms, wharyes. and mill nriy,le
gcs nm its border,
From tho authorities cited. and the afidayits
and statements produced before YOUR committee.
tbev ore convinced that neither Of the obieclions
argued nr,insl the construction of the nronoscd
draw brjJge. are founded in truth. reason. law or
sound policy.
The first objection THE violation of treaty
stinulationA is. IN the opinion of YOUR commit
leo mos, couclusiyelv answered. in The very able
and in,erostiur rooort of the select conmi:lee of
! the Senate having this sub Get in CHARGE. 10
which rpnor, vonr committee ber leave TO refer.
fSee senate Document. No. 81. Isle\
7, ,vas shoyn ,Svnur commi,,ee hv cor,i6
cato of Tho collector n, ST Jobns tim, the whole
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us w. ."e o b',, e.,, 't;ah ton'a
aune ny e'cdnuo'is' '.u''
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Nouse Po'n'' W oon!oo' " ''' 'ie '"i'"er" ra"'
r ,w as'uilce OF ,ess ,hah '"eh'y miles
men tiat snail oo uouo' 'no "u"s,'p.hon' wiz
'ahe Pluee at itouses Po'''', anu s.eanooal'
wouIu not geheraily pass oeiow Tue oFluse'
~ was 'u''her sho"" ny a''ua'' 10 your com
ini''ec .'iat "uhy t''h"s '''e eo"'"he'ee % LIKE
Champlain at houses Poih', passes through
Draw bridges over the Oiaries river al boston,
WITHOUT serious Inconvenience or obstruction 10
tne irade' ANA lhe "heie commerce OF Inc
Weiland canal, amounting ollen 10 more than
my vessels per DAY, OF nom Two 10 ,our nun
urea IONS D1r'heh each' passes 'hrongh sue
cessioh oi oraw ofinSeS, constructed over Inc
canal every lew miles, throughout ITS entire
ieng'h OF lwenty-eleht n'ies ana though one
oil your committee mas oeeh engaged IN Tins
trade tor many years, he has never heard these
numerous draw bridges spoken oil as an embar'
rassment or obstruction to It's progress.
Inc Location proposed, at Houses Point, is
oeened oy competent engineers most iavora'
oie one Tor a dfaw, bridge, being protected from
me WIND ana sea- by projecting points and head
lands, ana the contraction OF the lake to com
para1lve'y narrow limits, tor some distance above
me rolht; ANA ltS construction, as proposed,
WIN pier al me draw' tnree hundred feet long,
Iurnished WIN posts aho TENDERS, viii afford ev-