The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-02-08

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lsea,aing ne titss Il iboas Who nrs
H. favor u srsct4tg nea 80 q com
~ ts.lliugs 5, soas resnta1n centre
Pr quite number u years ibs Pc.
pc y Arlugton ta1s en:tusipei
y ,sei 81 maklng fbs.T s.liage ths scat
e cor Comfy We arc not surprised
ihsi ihs hope q adding : fno SCI d
s1aniy bmli.ugs % TIE other attrse
t.3as = tber village should have lead
them 70 iabor psrssteuty and ererge,-
b4Ily d procure tie e5nsghtsisa q
The sbteg II o'he, tosas 5fihtuouu.
n labor lor Their Interests VII, The
zeal crhih,s,i IS tie -.iIFeas q Airing
ton 10 eoulendug TOT sba, they believe
& 10 thuifs then. can to no hobt u
the ffsuli
Tie writer q .his communication
thinks tie interests 81 the people u
the county would be better served by
having one soi u county buildings at
some common center Common cen
ter sounds VERY vel 90 paper, but
unfortunately there Is 90 eomm6h ceu.
ter, The Creator made the territory of
Bennington county without / cSsamon
center. and neither newspaper Gfeles
nor popular votes can give il one II
we mako the proposed change. instead
81 having two towns each the natural
center Of shire, We shall have q CON
mon ceuter" which is The center Of
nothing Ia endearoring TO make our
people sec common center which can
no, be found upon the map, the writer
makes some statements which We feel
called upon to refer TO.
II il said that under the existing ar
rangemeut the people will soon be call
ed uron 70 build a new iail at Man
chester, The present jail was not built
by the county bnt hy the people Of the
town ia which il is located When It
censes 20 answer the purposes OF jail,
there Will be no ueed Of erecting new
one 10 IT'S place 4 good jail At one
ehd Of the county Tor the permanent
abode Of criminals awaiting trial and
uuder sentence. add lock up at The
other end fortemporniy use during the
arraignnient and trial Of prisoners
is aIl tia, il required That arrange
ment exists ID several tgo-shire coGn
Ties 10 the State d New York amons
others, 10 the county Of Washington.
The people ate also reminded that /
the court touae at Manchester IS 40
speedily barnt. il will soon have 70 b
TcUuiie or extensively repaired. IN
people Of Arlington may take this yle'
al it's necessities bnt. as far We know
the people OF Manchester are well sat
isdcd with its size, appearance and con
diuon, Tue court room IS convenient
~ large, and properly furnished Thos
who live 10 Its immediate vicinity hay
never seemed inclined 10 be hshame
81 It's exterior A few years since IL
bu,idin was Thoroughly repaired, an
20 ordinary eyes IT does not eIhib
any signs Of tnmbling to pieces as SOC
es the people have voted not to Gel
tar
The people are warned that the cou
house TO be erected a, Bennington W
probably cost twice the appropriate
II the new court house was to be cree
cd at Arlington would the cost be 81
less likely to ovefrun the estimate
Whether we vote TO center or not, '
must build new court house, Enle
we center at Manchester II the c
peBse Of the taxpayers is the on
thing to be considered. aud the {
penso aud inconvenience Of those "
Attead court is Of little account, th
the county should be conferred VIII,
there Is court house and jail alrea
erected. even II il IA at one end Of
county II the article we are consid
ing proves anything, il proves not o.
that The county should be conferred, |
THAI Il should he esntered At Mauch
ter II says 10 those citizens Of
hngton aho are taxed 10 build Co
houses, and never have a suit IN couI
Your interests will be best served
toting 10 center al Manchester.
Ibe COMMITTEES appointed to bu
The court house are Authorized TO
pcud sam nol 10 exceed tulrty ID
sand dollars Tue members Of 4
committee are Henry W Putnam
BeaaHston. Samuel VI West Il
liugton. sad Augustus q Clark % NJ
ehesgef a majority u whom are
residents II Bennington, and have
cOnrsct.oa viii it, local interests
have 10 dgub, that ST. West AMI
Clark All, CONSIDER the approprial
Amply - fieieut - bpild as goo
court house - the couuiy requig
~li think thai 4 lie people d Bean
ION wish ior hper building ,ban
he erected with taai sum they sh'
furnish The remainder q the funds
individual subscriptions and ~. !
arm thaf4aa8see afefsr8tuDtx We