The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-04-23

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New hFt ia rcead % aIiown tova
al iag building railroads Namer9a
Grants af6sa sud btsr bsa rIal and
mos i not ali 81 them merely foq1ra
she ut4af rrHfH mal1r 81 tbs
tsaxefs 81 8 ua arty 81 prolr
nut one Think, requiring both untt
Act AZ April lth 1866 authorizing
ths towns or Che iine Of The Lebanon
Springs road e. aii Was passed The
idea ofluclu }ing The assent 81 both vas
my own. 80 as 10 more t8eetaally guard
tBe rights ol Che minority lf auy tlgre
should Be. For az q puh6e town mtt
iae. while ) majority IF rbe lose might
Ne obtained there Es IT'S egilaar that
6neiourth ofthe property was i,prgs
4atel ty the vote
THE written Is g dulz ackno8l,
a. IS atiol hega.e set aud has also tte
Official certificate which has bcn u
tbuei hy the Courts oi our state, bHa
incorporated and required 10 oil ihe
|rfceHt grants FOR this purpose
The suggestion Of submitting the
matter GOA Fote at Town meoutnn IS
mot uc2 is me Nhlo Tie Lebanon
Springs bl VAS before a committee os
tie House there appeared some twelve
gentlemen purporting 10 represent the
Board of Trade Of Troy III opposition
"a II, among thum the Wee President
and Treasurer of tht Troy q Boston
railroad and tile President 81 the Bcn-
sstlaer a Saratoga railroad mo 59i 8y
1gf3 ms tagy dl1 aot aJusar o. lfll*a
Ae interest u heif respective foads bfa
IS tiilssas ~ IIoH With them came
Mr. Beach, their counsel, who made an
argument before tie Committee with
his usual ingenuity and ability; bat fail
cd rs convince The Committee, who rec
ported The BIN ~favorably. During tic
pendency of the bin various devices fer
lts defeat were sought. One day found
III the hands Of the chairman OF the
Committee, one Of car printed bills So
I altered, whenever necessary, as TO in
chlde and allow the city Of Troy to sub
scribe bali d million of dollars. The
chairman thought it a very fair and lib
eral amendment, uatii / explained and
pointed out to him that The city 81 Troy
was more than 20 miles from any point
ou u line, One 81 the agents sent
down 10 lobby against us, with apparent
siaeertY urged that they honestly de-
sircd TO aid, but iii order to do SO the
road mast terminate at Troy. | offer.
ed to aid npassing a separate bill for
an independent extension Of Tie Har-
lem road to Troy, if they desired 10
make the connection. a few days after
this / was informed that several rcmou-
strances from citizens Of Rensselaer,
crunty had been presented against the
passage Of tic bill. Upon enquiry We
found they were from citizens Of Sand
lpko-Q i0lca near 4roy and WHO were
not called upon TO AID.
1t was during this persistent oppose
lion, aud from tfs source, that tic
PIVlp7l'tNH ~
determination @ the fieS'loh 70 the
actioh 81 q Town hie'1ln6' le5t'e lhe
reader to draw ms own conclusions
from inns bfIei statement O Llcls'
Inc LEBANON springs DA contains
one feature pecullaf 70 ltsan' hhlcl Y
quoted by 1t. GOV. Gaedhef IA nls
speech, J. &, requiring the town sao
seIiptlon 70 be expended ior rams @e.,
and the complexion Oh inc ROAD; no
other act authorizing to"h aii y iiii-
roads contains any provisions 81 the
blnd' Inc leoailp springs I&iI-foitl
was commenced many years aoo' 4
grading Of taa5 portion between Shal-
nam / our Corners ana Lebanon 9pflh
was beil8 pushed WIN energy Nheh
the disastrous ialiufe o. af. oeloyief
ptosiIated w taii-foaa e4teiItlse4' altt
destroyed Tor the nm belnB MI CONT
deace II thl5 class 81 sceailaeaj eatl5
ing our project WIN the l1s'. loi
many years the haFieia Dragged a-ohg'
unable e ASSIST and before they were
able TO do $50, ne western vermont hsAt
passed INTO otllef hands eoltiolAh9
ior the timg being its business II slleil
y manner a to niakelt nhproltaDie iof
rs e undertake the resumption 81 the
work. Thus our lp3c mas remained
many sections nearly 8faaea' q laf6e