Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-02-27
For the Daily Free PressJ
The Colchester Bridge.


IN jTmiS7ue honiHis est lR0pria ucri ia1HiSitiO
dt2Hc investigation"
Notification OF Colchester.
Dear G,neral:-
l'y the testimuns annexed OF our Town Clerk |
you wal, hope, be convinced that your corre,pon- /
dent Progress has stated The truth IN regard to the
"Nn LITIGATION" ot Colchester. The design OF PRO
gress' was no other lhan to show the simple facts OF
the case. And it his communication exposes any
thing like taHh FndiHg atpl, it is with greg JaIies
and naiirr OF public acts Neither had he the least
desire to bca 5chooHasertf snd town nor the keeper
OF the cast IRON cors:lt1ce Of the Water OF Cochps
tcr as In Gals him1Il. Knowing very well from the
contents and spirit OF his communication, ihat his
C0ld brain not being ovetstockcd with the progress
>lve Improvements OF our tge, Progress docs not find
HIM ID, subject to lecture 20 at present as he can
employ his time to stto- advantage in some other
quarter. Bat ont oi SpmpGhy to man he cannot re-
tram from advising cur otter If Colchester De
spolsbI" to herself alone fnr his ,rision and p,oyri
eiy) to be snnrlcd how he cXpcnds the $500, IN
making embellishments aud 4radln z til, h,1 Of sun
derand ll"towS yaHnnl quit in all human
flh'hy SAID operation Will, III six months after
turn mt" nan est iarrnthr process, the lawyers
say. Onr Corh"5rcr Io'sr lnbotr4 to prove that
the hrde" IN question - no. much for the benefit
OF the imhmhllants Of the Point which 5y the by,
confirms more Ian 90 tnnG'cs, and about quar-
ter Of the Territory ct said town Us it is tor Outsi-
"cFS. II the gentleman had taken the pains, to in
form himself correctly on ne snb Get, am sure he
would never have made such al absurd statement
''N III" co3'rary, Ii" wo1ii hay, c1ud ont, that the
inI h.iants OF the Poit cal s.lerrn the bGldmg OF
the nridLr 50 intimately connected with THEN welfare
aud prn~p"riy-'hat idcy with tn" lrncyori. aid OF
som" bui"dcrS have alr"aiy N III err wisi,R a.I
p,oprisiy cNp"ud between T. and L. hundred dol.
lrr- toward. the stone work IT .ad ,rldrr aud dos
pairing OF r"ccNin. any material all from nu.hiors
who nave ever collected and used Il cir tax, lor the
benefit OF other qlartrrsHsb Bird ?" etc. petition.
I'd lat Fall oar Legislators tor ,uarrcr OF Toll
Brdsr-vhlcu the L"g!s.ntorS N tl,r ,cisI1m ard
lro2ricy saw III not to grant the, ground thai the
travelling community, lou's iers 1T the progress OF
the age. required tree bridge, and thus the matter
,tani--no g'ert and notification in Colchester
CUR oppoIcnt ms aso committee; MOI a less error III
whathe caii, establishing Free Ferry.
better acquaintance with sa d territory would
have ban'SIed such a notion rou his mind the c.os-
ing ct the river IN the h"In nluL Of wi.tr--'he
breaking ny OF the same II the sprluG 'e7rn Yet the
j." in the bay Is good tor tcIy, lng 3 ul weeks, the
Ianuary thaw. lood--aI| d INV high 7,ltcr--mtkes
Ferry useless said pIJ '". CONSIDERING al thcs
h nIrapc"s, tn" public D,uid no, be- benefited hv
Ferry moe t,nn / months "a year, winch wor,d
not answer 'helr purpo-' About the superiority Of
the road N contemplation. above his hcioved guli.
road Progress prefers to iho.d hl. opinion tor the
present, knowIng that tbs important suhec, has
been lali beior' higher tribunal tuaa Chichester
Town Meeting by morr than bunIrrd rcs,mrta-
b" petitioner, OF Grand !.lc Co, hr-rcr and Hor-