Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-11-27

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County. The siartipg Of this opposition
vas With Mr.. Fairbanks Under that ~
tAiBer wrote some letters; that vas the
end Of IT,
II. HESRr PowEEs In the Summer
Of 1869 -ss retained by Mr. Hatch. at
Burlington, aud was paid BY him $50, as
a retainer. My retainer did not interfere
with my feeling in favor Of the Portland
& Oglensburg road. and was for one year.
During the session Of 1869, Mr., Hatch
wrote me to appear at Montpelier TO come
before the railroad committee 10 oppose
the charter Of the Lake Shore road, il
necessary. Came to Montpelier aud staid
three or four days, but did nothing Mr..
Hatch paid me on going home, my bill Of
expenses, s25. Have bad no subsequent
employment from the road, my obligation
expiring in July, 1870.
GEORGE N. DALE.--Was retained by
the Central road some eight or ten years
ago. Iuthe spring Of 1869, Dir. Hatch
spoke to me in relation to some litigation
10 my part Of the state, and told him |
was /" on the other side" He then said
be desired to have me in the interest OF
their road in their law business. At the
close Of the session OF 1869. as l was leav-
ing Montpelier, Mr.. Hatch retained me.
and paid me $50. Have declined doing
business since against the Central on ac-
count of this retainer. Never supposed |
should be again a member of the Legisla-
ture when accepted this retainer. Had
nothing to do with any matters Of legisla-
ton whatever.
No other witnesses appearing before
the committee, Senator REYNOLDS, Of
Grand Isle County, said that perhaps it
was due to the pc ,ition he occupied that
he should say a few words in relation to
this matter. He was the original mover
of the investigation, and contrary to GUS
tom aud what he regarded good public
policy, he had been left of from the COM
mittee, and hence he asked them to con-
slider the following propositions, which he
submitted
Erst-Would have the committee as.
certain if the Trustees and managers Of
the Vermont Central. and Vermont and
Canada railroads. have been in the prac-
tice of making contracts with the St. Al
bans Foundry company for car wheels
and other castings, at much higher rates
than they ought to cost, and at much high
er rates than they would cost elsewhere,
and ascersain if the profit of said foundry
business referred to goes directly to any
of the Trustees and Managers aforesaid.
Second.-The committee to ascertain
if it is true. that the Montreal and Yer
mont Junction Railroad was built in whole.
or rart by and with the trust property in
the hanis Of the Trustees and
Managers of Vermont Central, and Yer
mont and Canada Railroads, and ascertain
if it Is true that said Trustees, or any
number of them, did appropriate to them
selves, the entire ownership of said rail.
road, and greatly enrich themselves with
what as Trustees they should have handed
over to the trust fund.
tn ird.-The Committee to ascertain
whether it is true or not, that the Trus-
tees and Managers of the Vermont Gen.
trail, and the Vermont and Canada rail-
roads, or any number of them, did in the
construction of the Missisquoi Valley rail.
road, appropriate $50, 900 to their private
use, as profits ofsa'd construction account,
which amount belonged of right to the
trust fund.
Fourh.-The committee to ascertain If
it be true that the Trustees and Manag-
ers, or any number Of them. of the Yer.
mont Central, and Vermont and Canada
railroads, have while in the discharge OF
their trust. leased the Sullivan railroad,
and if the same did pay net profit Of
about $4,000 per year, aud If all said
profit was appropriated to the personal use
and advantage Of said Trustees, when by
right it belonged to the trust fund.
FJM-The committee to ascertain il
it is true that the Trustees of the Yer.
mont Central and Vermont & Canada rail
roads did, in order TO secure the lease Of
the Ogdensburgh & Lake Champlain rail
road, bride w. G. Brown, the confidential
counsel of said road, by paying him s25,
600, the same being paid in the first in
stance by two notes Of $l2,500 each t.
said W. G. Brown.
!, Sirth.--The committee to ascer tain i
} it is true that the Trustees and Manager
of the Vermont Central and Vermont 4
Canada railroads have heretofore, and dc
, now keep secret service fund. which il
used as a corruption fund for the purpos,