Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04

STATE OF PUBLIC BUsINEss-THE NEW
BURY CAsE-THE PROJECT FOR
NEW JAIL IN RUTLAND COUNTY.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 30, 1869.

i NEW JAIL IN RUTLAND COUNTY.
/ MONTPELIER, Oct. 30, 1859.
/ The General Assembly is making excel
i lent progress in it's business. The Hous,
has 81 bills upon its calendar, classified .,
follows: General legislation. 81; specia
acts, ga; bonding bills railroad bills
10; twelve have already passed. Thu
Senate 40 bills: General, %; special, II
bonding, 1 railroad, q; five of which
have passed. Ten bills have finally
passed both houses and gone to the Gov.
ernor for his signature. The general
legislation is of more Importance than il
has been for several years. There seems
to be general disposition to give less
consideration to special legislation, es-
pecially to acts of incorporation, heliev-
ing that they should be organized under
the general law, which, If not sufficient,
should be made more operative, as it is in
other States, and afford revenue to the
State. There are but few questions that
are controverted before committees which
involve the appearance of counsel The
only one thus far is between the Newbury
Seminary and the Vermont Conference
Seminary, located at Montpelier. For
merly there were two educational institu-
tons uncer the patronage of the Yer
mont Conference of the Methodist church,
one located Newbury, the other at
Springfield The Conference determined
to consolidate 6oth and unite them with
a new institution t. be called the Yer
mont Conference Seminary, to be located
at Montpelier a majority Of the board
of both Summaries consented, by vote, to
the consolidation. The people of New
bury now seek to retain their school and
It's buildings, aud the Conference CAIN to
sell the real and personal estate AMI APP
prapriate the proceeds fer the benef, Of
he new institution. This is strongly It.
sisted by the people of Newtury. Two
classes of bills on this question have been
introduced, one class has been referred
to the committee on Judiciary the other,
t. the committee on education. These
committees in both Houses hold joint
Sc .sion in the hearing Of the question, as
both bills are closely connected. Ex-
Governor Paul Dillingham; of Waterbury,
Hon c W Willard of Montpelier, and
4 T Willard, Esq, OF st. Johnsbury, APP
pear Tor the conference Hon. Timothy
P. Reaheld Of Montpelier, and c. w.
"mka, Ed, OF Chelsea, are counsel for
Newbury. lion. c. w Willard made a
very elaborate and at times eloquent
appoll to the committee. On Friday
evening Mr.. Redfcld followed in
ono Of his characteristic, able, and pa
thetic arguments. Gov. Dillingham; il to
conclude the argument These gentle
men draw q large audience Of members TO
listen 10 their addresses. The hearing
before the committee will be concluded to-
day, and whatever report the committee
may make, the question will probably he
For.istently contested in both houses
\ bill has been introduced into the
House which may surprise some OF the
people Of Rutland county, authorizing the
borrowing Of money at seven and three
tenths per cent. 10y the county for the
erection Of jail We ask candidly why
was not this proposition made public 10
the people II the county before the ses-
sion Of the legislature, that they might
have al opportunity II canvass the ques-
i'.ia', md ascertain if it WIS the sentiment
OF the taxpayers, at this particuI.. pe.iod,
to eInhatrass the county by securing a
loan AT 4 large rate Of interest for the
erection Of Jail, We are fully impressed
with the belief hat the taX-pryers do not
understand this project as fully as they
ought and a. openly rs they have a right
to know. before they arc compelled by an
act 81 legislation to contribute by tax to a
large Joan - tie current value # money
ia these time, OF depression. l. not
I,utltud county now erecting Court
ilauae, the cost 81 which II il currently
reported, #Dli far exceed the present APP.
he rai-el - borrowing or an additional
tax ~ complete the building now in pro-
eers y erection Arc the people of the
county prepared, under these cifcum-
stances, 70 have the Treasurer Of the
county authorized 70 make Il loan Of
twenty five y thirty fhon-and dollars for
the erection q jail before they roe their
~ay cut ia the construction If tho Court
lloaeef D. BE ttzpayers Of the county
~ THE tim ~i.h to b. loadcd with an
alii,iybd dobtl 4 new Jail perhaps
would be- very pr1pcr, and IA needed at
soioe i'ue, bat viii not the proscut build
in,s sub..fs al ~. ueec.sitics until tho
Court ileasg j. completed aud tho people
ktpa wbat fhe cast II it, construction is
10 be- 1hls il a question which the
prople -houd consider before loan IL
made lor he purposes Of erecting
n nv ii building TLh 81 a
question which the members q the
Legislature from Rutland county are
hoHor,b.y bound 10 oousidcr before thcy
report in it's favor bill, that IL -
plunge tho county into additional debt.
Impre-sed with the fact that the people
DO not understand this movement, an ex-
precision II our views have been made.
There are feature. and aepcots ~ this new
jail JOB" considered, in relation to the
purchase u it, site, aud from a sanitary
and moral stand point az injurious 10 a
growing community, which will be con-
sidered - IA early day in an article apart
from editorial correspondence that may
cghsht"u, N "a measure, the people ~ the
county ~ reference - this project. While
We arc decidedly oppo,cd 70 borrowing
money for this purpose until tho Court
House Is finished, We have no opposition
to make to the erection Of now public
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