Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-09

of Rutland, Is before us. 1t contains
facts and statistics which are of inter-
est to every citizen OF the town.
II appears that under the July call
for 100000 soldiers, the Selectmen. en-
listed II men, ut prices varying from
500 to 1915, this last sum being paid
to Michael Brassey, Il New York recruit
The whole amount paid in bounties
with the exception of Sl202 for three
southern recruits, was S54 ,25S, which
was nearly equally divided between one
years and three years men.
The number of men enlisted since
Jan. l, 1865, under the last call for S00,-
600 is "a thirteen of whom are one
years men men, five are two years men
in the navy and the balance are three
years men, mostly for the navy. The
bounties for three years infantry re-
cruits, except in one instance, did not
exceed 5000.
The Report contains a list of l02 re
enlisted men, the names being obtained
from the Adjutant and Inspector Gen
erals Office, Woodstock.
We append the Introductory remarks
OF the selectmen, which give concise
view of their Official doings;
To the To,sn of Rutland,
Fellow IrIzEEs: The labors of your
selectmen for the year now drawing to
a close have been very great. The re-
sponsibilities resting upon us, and the
difficulties we have met with, have been
far greater, than any former board ever
experienced. To state all of our do
ings here in detail would be to extend
this report to an unwarrantable length ;
we therefore contine ourselves to a plain
statement of facts ana 3gures:
The ordinary expenses Of the town
have been large; but not more so than
the actual wants of the town required
The old practice of opposing each and
every public Improvement has been done
away with by general consent. No one
will now contend that the Grove street
road, the Moulthrop and Kelley roads,
and the new road to the quarries at
West Rutland, are not great improve
ments yet all these roads were laid by
a committee appointed by the Courts,
and opposed by the town. An altera-
ton of the road near the lime kiln at
the quarries has been solicited. We
offered to pay the land damages. if the
Marble Company would build the road.
This offer has not yet been accepted
The Spring street, Church street and
Putnam street roads have been built,
besides one in Nebraska. The Wells
and Deland bridges broke down in Sep
| tember and new and durable structures
have been erected at a cost of 1865, 40.
The Clement road has been built at a
cost of $461-$200 Of which was for
land damage to Mr.. Ripley.
The Ripley bridge should have a stone
pier to insure it's safety. We know OF
no extraordinary expense for the town
to incur the coming year.
MILITARY MATTERS,
The number OF men we have enlisted
with the sum paid EACH will be found
within. The high bounties paid last
summer, were made so by enlisting Off
GERS of other towns coming here and
bidding over each other, and by the
| scarcity of men during the most busy
season of the year.
In filling the quota under the last
call, you will observe that we have paid
less for three years men than we did
! last summer for one year. Most of our
men for this call have been navy men
| and for three years.
A large number of men have applied
to enlist in the army, who seemed to us
to be bounty jumpers and deserters. We
could not so squander your money, and
prove false to the trusts reposed in us
by the government, as to take such
men, although they wonld pass to oul
credit as soon as mustered. The mer
who received the highest bounty, last
summer, for one year, are men from this
county, and are men to be relied upon.
On the 1st of January last, we had
| 2l0 one years men to our credit. We
supposed this credit would be allowed
| on the present call for 100000 mon; but
| as our quota has never been over So or
former calls for 100000 and the enroll
ment no larger, we cannot see where
the credits are given, unless it be
| in the reduction of the quota from Sc
as first assigned-to 54-the last assign
ment-thus giving us credit for only 81
men, and calling these 80 three years
men. There still remains 118 one years
| men to be accounted for.
On the petition of large number Of
soldiers of the 18th regiment, town
meeting was called on the 31st (?) Of Sep,
TENDER last, and a vote taken to pay
$500 each to re-enlisted men. of that
regiment who applied on the July call
for 100000. Whether that vote was lie.
gal or not, we leave for legal gentlemen
to decide. We have inserted an article
in the warning covering the whole
ground. The number of re-enlisted mer
who have been credited to, Rutland is
about one hundred If any bounty is
given it should be given to all alike
| Should you deem it best to pay these
| re-enlisted men a bounty, we would re
spectfufly suggest that it be paid in in
stallments, according to the time the,
may serve in the army.
We are sorry to inform you that WI
have men among us so lost to all sens
of patriotism and manliness, as to buy
up the alleged claims of the soldier fol
his bounty, at from 80 to 90 cents on thu
dollar made payable when the soldier
was paid by the town, and then present