The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-18

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aiaH iat 81 FHf,a tnua.ag unu 81
- tava r ~ sauoH has Recently
tsta directed Il tbe ff.geeiinKs lhv
iafa 4 supervisors "a making a. a..
tessu.sut IS sstl tawH of $lgto1ts.
ft 6 iaiefett "a fhe iawa lasu|'s
vca Is uhefance e that enterprise.
aetia.ae e Jaly Sd lsI1 and toe r..
gs aitte tl ommItiee aB the
"a ra..e8 Mas lsth Isios and fee
haz tbai asy Information 10 regard Co..
So faa4 Il. condition and prospect.
NauIi f. 81 Interest rs 0er rea@rts, wr
as.psi Bed s reporter "a the general
e tie mr any ~ New Lebanon
susn be wss eoartrously received b
NY Iliu "a the General Mana
ger Il lha rea. ehen the I flowing
eguvefsatuu tiUi places
leparter Its audyptugd Nf TIL
den. iYat tie recent action II the Board
il Supervisors Ia leeyinE the tax OF
SO goo 81 tli. town 10 pay the inter
esteatUwu b0Eas WAS Influenced to
ssmr ,ateat ly the iniou az a ilstiu
gaishrd ladst tia, hap. $50 If the
session Laws. ay, 1870, providing
r. thc redemption and cArcrling ty
tt.. C,tauty Treaeurer ~ town bonds.
given n aid II railroad enterprise, was
unconstitutional What is your ander
standing q - II. iutent and practice
operation
ST. ridden ] ear that some of our
ci,inns have a. erroneous idea that
tbe lep. Il Ii the special committee on
tie Aet II May 18th 1870, referred Ia
the bonding q o. 1866 lfthey will
read the report they will see it doef
pot even allude to the latter. Not he
ing lawyer d. not fe,l competent
IL express an opinion as "a it's eohsu
tu,ionaity | consider that the ira
mers II the law was to reflex e the
towns tha, were paying taxes Oh hondf
issued Is all railroads running through
,hcm. ~ practically exen pting the
rnads from tate aud o0uty taxation
- that ~ taxes paid by the road might
b. applied 10 cancel the debt incurred
~ he town lfany difficulty exist IL
carrym ont the provisions of the law
an unahle 70 SIRE il. Never hay ny
bccn member Of the Board of upper.
visors, ana having no experience 10
such matters. can otly judge from a
mercantile stand point. In that light
Il seems u me. tbat If lAw il constitu
tioaal, any ii parcut difficulty IN IL
execution might be uhviael by chang
ins the mode ~ assessment viz : bN
first lcy ing the tax on tbs town az
thougbuo railroad existed, aud 'hei
assessing tie railroad pso 'aii :--'h''
might lie novel way Of accom- Fishing
tue result
cporter have heard that some
dissatisfaction has been express Oh a
the action Of the Board in leyying Thu
~ fur year aHd "a half Have YOU
known 81 such fact ard what is YOU
impression ia reference to ir'
Mr Tt have heard that there
was some evidence Of unpleasant fee
ling asa the : bject. bat when the fact
ale fully understood by the lax payer
they will see that il only amounts T.
paving six months interest in advance
NV If, unfortunate Y, II should h'
.cessar, to continue the tav, the next
All every follow ug assessment voul
b. lur uue year only, hat however
Us my judgement Is a contingency no'
likely torcar
Reporter -Jn what do you base that
opim ny
Mr. 4 Prom my experience in the
management of the r,ai during tie
present ycr
uep8rtay May hsy tue raj!r a.
becn 80 diIatory Us paying the in,ore'N
on ia h,nI.
Mr. 7, -Iecauso, although nominal
ly apcaei ia jaly. 1889, the road wa