Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-12

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II. 1874, the Bellows falls Building AS
ISOLATION.
II. 81, relating to the fees Of the town
grand jurors.
AFTERNOON.
Joint Resolutions. - Providing for a |
photographic survey of the State. The |
Senate concurred in the substitute of the
House therefor.
Third ReadinC Ordered. S. 81, auth
orizing certain towns to aid in con-
struction or MONTPELIER and White Riv-
er Railroad amended 50 as to limit it to
the town of Barre.
HOUSE.
Bills Introduced and Referred. All
highway taxes that are not collected by
the highway surveyors, shall be added to
the town tax of the person neglecting to
pay, and shall be collected and paid into
the town treasury; the monies thus
collected to be used for the building of
bridges and rep hing of highways only.
Reports. -From committee on Joint
resolution for final adjournment recon-
mending final adjournment on Friday
the Goth instant; agreed to.
Unfinished Business.-H. 6, to author
ize the Bennington and Rutland rail-
road to extend its road to West Rutland
was taken up and Mr.. Park, of Benning-
ton resumed his remarks.
| He then compared the Business of the
different owners of quariies at West
Rutland, and, from statistics which he
read, showed that those owners which
desire, and petition for this road pro-
duce more marble than all other quar-
ries combined, and are more interested,
financially, in having the b annington
and Rutland Railroad extend against
such extension, and that although the
latter are more in numbers, the former
represent a much larger interest and
their request entitled to full as much
consideration from the Legislature. To
show 10 the House that the grievances
now complained Ofwere nOnew or drum
med-up affair, he read a remonstrance
made several year. ago by Mr. Baxter,
one of the largest owners in the marble
quarries, to the managers of the Rensse-
laer and Saratoga complaining of the
excessive charges then made for freight,
and stated at length that no change had
been made to give the marble dealers
any relief from the grievances then
complained of. The tariffs of freight
established by the Rensselaer, and Sarato-
ga road are excessively high and are
kept so in violation ofexpress contracts.
He stigmatized in strong terms the ac-
ton of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
road in playing what he called "sharr
tricks" upon one of the largest and most
: important interests OF the Stnte of Yer
| mont.
+ He then read several letters written
Ly Mr.. Baxter to the Ulcers Ofthe Rens-
sellaer and Saratoga, asking them tC
; relieve him in some way from the eX'
cessive burdens they were forcing upon
him-the road aving had the use o.
, cars belonging to him without any al
s lowance, which was made TO other deal
e ers, and then offering but small pro-
portion to their real value for sa d cars
when asked to purchase, and which thu
owl er was compelled to accept. HI
0 then referred at length to the fact thai
G a discrimination was made by the mana
gers of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga roat
against Mr. Baxter, charging him
= higher tariff of rates than they did thu
other marble dealers, and that those par
- ties who were demonstrating agains
this application were the very ones wh'
were favored by the managers of tn
a road, as agains9 +. Baxter, who quar-
ried more marble than all the remon
strants combined-a discrimination o
Il which he knew not until it came out OF
) the examination before the committee
= He instanced Mr.. Sheldon, who, Will
= his marble is billed from West Rutlan
to Rutland, at 81, 20 per ton. pays Onl
: 50 cents per ton, while Mr.. Baxter
G marble is billed a the same rate-1, 90
and he has to pay it in full, without al
debate giving Mr.. Sheldon an advar
~ of 10 cents per ton over Mr. Baxter II
e referred to offers that had been made t
e. Mr. Baxter, which no honorable ma
could accept, and stigmatized them {
- sharp" and q ample Of the " railroa
T. morals" of the Rensselaer, and Saratog
road.
VI Mr.. Park then analysed the stat,
III ments made by the marble quarry owl
st ers-remonstrants against the eXtensiO
r- of the Bennington and Rutland rOa'
. and the positions Occupied by thei
II firms in relation to the transportation
at freight, that Mr.. Sheldon, one of IL
firm who signs it first. has a car
&c blanche to transport freight at any pri
vi he chose that Mr.. Clement. the prime
Id pal of the firm who We're second signer
ie- was signer TO the petition for the e,
tension, and that that signature WI
placed on the paper by the junior men
Der of the firm, signing the firm name
ed that the Manhattan Marble Compan
eX signed the remOnstrance "by G. Nj. w
M lard, managing director; while Mr.. Ri
lev, VINO was one of the largest owne
se of stock in that company, was apetitio
ng er for the extension now asked for ; al
on proceeded to show how the signatures
I'll that remonstrance had been obtained
3 the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railro
Vi Company, who were the real opponen
as to the extension of the Bennington a
ng Rutland road to West Rutland Wit
re- out concluding his remarks,
~ On motion of Mr. Abel of West II
VIZ ven, adjourned.
j.
HOUSE,