Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-06-05
Montpelier & st. JOhnSbury Railroad.

ACTN N OF The COMMITTEE APPOINTED AT THE
MEETING IN MONTPELIER.
The Caiedonian of last week makes the
following inquiry
80 WHAT is MONTPELIER Done ?''-This
question has been asked in this village many
times during the past few weeks. The in
quirers mean to ask what she is doing for the
great railroad enterprise that is to connect
that place with Portland direct We have
been unable to find an answer to these in
quiries, as yet, bat we cannot believe that
the people at the State capital will so stand
in their own light as TO much longer remain
inactive They cannot surely remain dor
mant until the golden opportunity is lost.
The LamOillc valley is on fire with enthusi-
assn mean The railroad fever is up ::
and they certainly have the shortest line, d
beautiful valley and abundant resources to
dcvelope, all in favor of their route. In view
of what has been, and what is being done by
other towns which have less pecuniary inter
est in the project than the State capital. we
repeat the question What il MONTPELIER
doing for the new railroad?
The inquiry is pertinent one; although
1t is proper TO say, that each town, from which
a subscription is asked or expected, is respon-
sible to its own citizens and the representa-
tives of it's own business interests rather
than To other towns, interests located
elsewhere.
Montpelier. as a town. has taken but one
step in the matter of aiding in the construc-
ton of this railroad At public meeting
held in Village Hall early in April, after re-
marks favorable t, the road, the following
gentlemen were appointed a committee u
consider and report what action the town
ought to take.-if any,-in aid of the pro-
posed railroad Daniel Baldwin, James II.
Langdon, Roderick Richardson, Julius y.
Dewey, Joel Foster, Jr., Carlos Bancroft,
John A. Page, E. p. Jewett. Geo. c.. Shep-
ard, j. W. Ellis, Denison Taft. Levi Bout
Calvin Robinson, Orange Fifeld. Homer W
Heaton. George W Scott, c. W. Storrs.
This committee DELAYED action several
weeks at the request of the friends of the
road and in order TO hear from the engin eer.
Mr. Linsley, in respect to the survey, the
feasibility and the estimated cost of the road
Since Mr. Linsley was before the committee,
action has still been delayed at the request
of Gen Pitkin, one of the directors of the
road, because he understood that the COM
mittee were not disposed to report. in any
event, a recommendation that the town con-
tribute, upon the grand list, more than $50
600; and Gen. Pitkin hoped that, upon fur
Their consideration of the matter, the commit
tee would look more favorably upon the sub
ject, and recommend a more liberal subscrip-
ton on the part of Montpelier. Last Satur-
day evening the committee took final action
A motion was made to recommend that Mont
pelier subscribe for $4,000 in stock and
$4,000 in bonds of the proposed road. Up
on this the vote was six for to eight against,
the committee not being full. Several mem
bers of the committee were absent, but the
absentees. it is said, would, if present. have
voted with the majority. The committee
then adjourned, without further action, SINE
die, although we understand that some of
those voting against the proposed recon
mendation would vote for a smaller sum-
how large we do not know.
This action of the committee, is not the