Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-12
EdI,eriai Correspondence.
MONTPELIER, Nov, 7, 1868

A great degree OF progress mas peeh
made by the Legislature since Thursday,
and there seems TO be determination to
finish up at an curly day, Contrary TO
any previous Saturday OF the session, there
is quorum in both Houses, and they are
diligently at work,
During the present week several bills
have been passed for Incorporating Harl'
Gus establishments in Rutland and Addi'
son counties, viz:
The Benson and Orwell Slate Company,
naming for eorporators, John Bates. Mar
tin c. Rice, l., Howard Kellogg, Henry
II. Jones, Of Benson; John l.. Hammond,
Roswell Bottom. William II. Sanford, j,
W Boynton, Ii. C. Holley, Of Orwell, with
power To fix their own capital.
The Brandon Manufacturing Company,
Tor general manufacturing purposes, with
capital Of not less than $4,000 or more
than five hundred thousand dollars, with
the names Of John A. Conant, John Sim
onds, Nathan 7, spraguc, L. \. Briggs
and W, w. Reynolds as eorporators.
The snowden Slate Company, with pow
or to fix their own capital. c. NJ. Dayy,
Evan ID. Jones and Sidney w. Rowell are
the corporators
Tie Belden Falls Marble Company
Incorporating the owners Of water pow
or in New Haven of that name, with
capital of $4,000, with the privilege of
increasing TO an amount not exceeding
one million Of dollars, with the following
named gentlemen as Corporators Edwin
Vallette, Charles q. Colby, Andrew y,
Child. Brainard Kellogg, F, II, Dean and
W IL, Hand
An Act TO revive and extend the Char
tors of the Bank Of Poultney. This bill
is for the revival Of the two Banks, one
chartered in 1870. and the other in 1850,
unde, the State law, continuing them in
force until January LIST, lS;s, for the pur-
pose Of closing up their affairs and con-
stitutiug the Cashier of the National Bank
Of Poultncy, the attorney and agent for
carrying out the provisions Of the Act,
under the direction of the officers Of that
institution, and making = unnecessary
10 elect directors,
\ spirited contest is going on relative
TO- the annexation of a part OF the city OF
burlington 10 the town OF Colchester
The petitioners reside in that portion of
the city lying contiguous TO the village OF
Wirao,ki Falls. who set forth that their
business relations are mainly identified
with the people of the latter place, com
planning that the taxes Of Darlington are
heavy, and especially that for the building
of the water works. from the benefit OF
which they are shut off, from their loca-
tion. In the portion Of Burlington pro
posed TO be set off is located Green Noun.
tain Cemetery, which contain the grave
and monument OF Gen. Ethan Allen. Hon
John W. Stewart, Of Middlebury, and \
c Ballard, of Winooski Falls, appear a,
council for the applicants, and VIM, G
shaw, Esq, Daniel Roberts, Esq. and
Hon. rorrey T.. Wales, appear for the city
of Burlington. The committee of both
Houses having the subject under consid.
Grafton. visited the territory in dispute
to-day. So far as we are able to Judge OF
this.mAttcr, from the testimony presented
and from personal knowledge of the terri
f,ry. We can conceive no valid reason why
aportion of the city Of Burlington should
he taken off from that part Of it where, il
must grow. and while the portion, now
complaining Of burdens, may be oppressed
but a few years will elapse before that en-
tire section will be built up and the city
II Burlington and The village of Winoosk
Falls will he one place, united in all it
interests, and, undoubtedly, under one
government
The Committee on Railroads have to
day reported on the application Of tn
Bennington and Rutland Railroad to ex
tend their road to the marble quarries a
West Rutland The report was made a
such late hour that We have not had al
opportunity to ascertain the precise point
taken IN the report puI we uhderstah
that il certain rights are not granted +
the Bennington and Rutland Railroad b,
the Saratoga road. 81 commission is to b
appointed b, the Supreme Court to fl
the conditions and terms upon which tn
Bennington and Rutland road shall be a
lowed to run their engines and cars to tn
marble quarrics. The bill has been lai
IN tile table, and made a special order fc
Tuesday afternoon next. at half past tw
o'clock, when spicy and spirited discu,
sion is expected to take place on the bill
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