Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-12-11
Village Meeting.


was elected Moderator, james I. Sabin
Clerk, Robert Hargin, Collector, and A L
Carlton, Treasurer.
The following board of fire wardens were
elected: p ?. Pitkin, L. Bart. Cross, c.
B. Wilson, John W. Clark, and George a.
Peck
The board of bailifs for the ensuing year
was elected as follows: l.. Bart. Cross, NJ.
NJ. Cutler, Charles A. Reed, Ebenezer Serb
ner, and George L. Nichols. The meeting
adjourned until Friday evening, in order to
give the board of auditors appointed at this
meeting, an opportunity to examine the
accounts of the bailifs for the past year, at
| which time they were to report.
| At the adjourned meeting on Friday even
ing, on their request, Eben Scribner and
Charles IA. Reed were excused as bailiffs,
and E. w. Bailey and James 5 Peck we're
elected in their stead. The meeting then
adjourned after hearing the report of the
village treasurer, which is as follows:
1871.
Dec. >. By cash on hand......:.... sIl6 q
rent of Village Halle. 3I4 -
Err. skIuner,rent Of land 10 90
K. Hargn, collector ....ltOJ 10 -
To cash paid Baiins' orders 1926 o.
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st the adjourned meeting on Monday
evening, after reading the minutes of
the last meeting, the first business IN order
was the completion Of the organization of
The E,---o C,r,,,-;os ,,I ~ EIo,Ly and
Ladder Company.
No. 4, sixty-seven men, was rstreported,
and is Offered as follows:
Foreman, 4. Jangraw; lst Assistant,
Chauncey Murdoca; 81 Assistant Q. f.
Collins; Clerk, c. G. Robinson Treasurer,
A. D. Bancroft.
Capitol NJ. 3, soveuty-1ne men, Foreman,
o. A. Seabury; lst Assistant, j. w. Page
81 Assistant, J. c. Cave; Clerk, W II.
Barnes.
When the list for Torrent, No. ,, thirty
eight men, was presented, Mr.. John L.
futile moved that the reading of the names
be dispensed with ibis was objected to by
Mr. Hiram Atkins, and the reading was
proceeded with. Before the organization
was accepted, debate sprang up a. to the
efficiency of soms o the proposed members,
a. fremen. The list embraced the names of
some Of our best citizens, and quite q mum
Der OF them experienced il the ways Of
putting out fires. But there seemed to be
an impression among some, that there was
too much &" dead wood - for the live mate
rial, and that it was matter Of - poll tax -
with some. Any suggestion, however, to
throw tlis company overheard, which is
regarded somewhat in tic light II Is re
serve, but capable Of doing good service, 50
far as the capacity Of their machine will
admit ir case Of an emergency, met with no
favor, ami the discussion ended IN the
adoption Of the list proposed, with the in
struction that before it was returned to the
proper authorities there should be made
such erasures and changes as were necessary
10 bring the company up to the maximum of
efficiency. This appeared to be satisfactory
to all
The Off GERS Of the company are, Foreman,
W. U. staudish; LIST Assistant, John
Voodrv 2d Assistant, q. B. Dodge; Treas
urer, Charles \. Reed; Clerk and Collector,
Loomis Palmer
Farraglt Hook and Ladder Company, 10.
/, forty-six men, was next accepted. Fore.
man, Moses Kane; Ist Assistant, Josiah
Batchelder; % Assistant, R. j. Seaver ;
Clerk and Ire }surer, VI. G. Kinson.
\ communication was read from Capt. j.
W. Clark, resigning his position as Sd as
sistant engineer, on account Of insulHciency
of health, and Louis P. Gleason was elected
in his place.
The meeting then took up the article IN
the warning, relating to water supply for
the village, and in order that all may the
better understand this matter, we publish
herewith the amendment to the village
charter, passed at the late session Of the
Legi stature, and approved Nov. %, 1872.
Sec. /. The second section of the act
Of interpretations of the village of Montpe-
lier is hereby SO amended as t. authorize
said corporations to purchase the right to
take water from the outlet Of Berlin pond. or
such other place as sand corporation may de-
sire, and convey said water IN suIta lie aQue-
duct and pipes, to said village, and then dis
tribute tue same through said village, in
aqueduets and pipes, for the extinguishment
OF fires, and sanitary purposes, and for the
use and convenience OF the inhabitants of
said village, and receive and collect such
rents for the of water as shall be agreed
upon b. the parties.
see. 2. In all cases where the baiifTs of
said village can not agree with the land own
ers for the land Tor reservoirs. and the right
20, T. ~ If md
pipes f conducting water, or where said
baIiIfs can not agree with the land owners
and other parties interested in the natural
flow of the water, n cessary to be taken for
the purposes aforesaid, on the amount Of
damages sustained by the parties owning
land. or interested in the water as aforesaid,
they shall notify such land owners and the
parties interested in the natural hJw Of said
water, Of the time and place Of meeting to
award damages, and alter hearing the parties
so interested, they shall award such damages
as to them shall appear just, and tender the
amount awarded ID the party OF parties to
whom the same is awarded. and file a copy
of their proceedings in the town clerks
Office IN the town where the land Is located.
or where the parties interested in the natural
flow of said water may reside or have their
place of business, and have the same recorded
IN the records for recording deeds,
Sec 3. When any person interested shall
be dissatisfied with the decision Of said
bailiffs in determining and awarding dam
ages in any of the cases above mentioned,
such parties may petition the Washington
County Court for re-assessment and award
of damages. Said petition shall be served
on the clerk of said vlllageiwithin sixty days
next after said award shall be flied in the
town clerks Office, as Aforesaid, and shall be
sorvod at least twelve DAYS before the term
Of court to which it is made returnable but
nothing in such proceedings shall prevent
the bailiffs from entering on such land and
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