Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-11
CReported for the Herald.l
The Tinmouth and WaiIfngford
slt Road Case.
ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL.

S0oe, eApIcSStu Tue nope THAI IHe IOin-
mittee would decide it onits own merits
He briefly reviewed the evidence on
either side, claiming that the merits were
| with the friends of the north road, and
that that road was the best to subserve
the interests of both Wallingford and
Tinmouth. 1881 ri Der
| Joel w. Ainsworth followed in advo-
cacy of the claims of the south road,
| which he asserted possessed the greatest
advantages, and was more desired by the
people of Wallingford, while it would
answer the people of Tinmouth just as
we'll.
WIG. VeaZey, in taking the floor, said
he could not but feel that the Committee
had already made up their minds. But
| as his clients probably expected it, he
made an argument, going to show that
the south road was the more natural and
| advantageous from its location, exhibit
ing the map prepared by ]. J. r. Rand
all to uphold him in his statement. He
dwelt on the fact that the Tinmouth
people could get to the depot and the
stores certainly as easily by the south
road as by the north road, and that Wal
lingford would be better accommodated
by the first than by the latter road. Tin
mouth men testify that they want the
north road but many of them have iron
| contracts with Franklin Post, and it is
to facilitate this business that they favor
this road. They want to get to the fur
mace that Post intends, or proposes to
build. But the principle of public con-
tributiOns to private Interests is one that
is fallacious. df there is field for any
business, it will flourish without bolster
ing up or feeding, and no amount OF
forcing will be Of avail to make it grow
where there is no place for it. The his
tory of Mr.. Posts past operations won't
warrant any very sanguine expectations
for the present scheme. 1t viii likely
be of the same Improbable character,
He continued at some length in discuss
ing the evidence presented, and in show
ing that Wallingford needed the south
road to further its own interests and ac-
commodate its tributary, Tinmouth. Ia
| conclusion, he requested the Committee
to exercise their own judgments, and
have the road most demanded by the
| public good. .....
Chas. H. Joyce closed the arguments
! in a review of the case, which he pre-
| faced with the remark that he could not
! believe the committee had yet made up
| their minds He insisted that personal
quarrels were not to be considered; that
when it was intimated to the committee
| that this matter was fight between the
Bateheller interest and the Post interest,
| they were to pay no heed. 1t makes no
difference what certain men want; the
road is for the public, and must be laid
| for the best accommodation of the peo-
| pie, Nevertheless, when it was avowed
/ that Mr.. Post has virtually done nothing
| in the past, it is going too far. He then
! briefly alluded to the fact that Mr.. Post
I took hold and pushed through, the Wal
lingford and Clarendon road that lac
had spent fifteen thousand dollars
for the. benefit of Wallingford, and in
| improving the village, and that single
handed and alone he.had pushed on his
| scheme for Improvement, while contin-
ually hampered and punched at by a
vigorous opposition. This foundry pro
posal of Mr.. Posts was 5ona fde af-
fair. He as already made leases with
owners of iron mines, and there must be
a way of bringing that iron to his forge
fires and this whole opposition to tho
north road is pra 2tically by the no-road
men, who have taken several new de-
| partures for the purpose of carrying on
this opposition to the. north road, and
finally, when they saw no other way to
defeat it, came in with petition for the
south road Now the Tinmouth people
want this north road. They are solid in
their advocacy Of it, and the Walling-
ford people are divided on the question,
| The best interests of both, however, de-
mand the building of the north road.
With a review of the evidence he rested
the case, requesting the committees each
to act separately, and report so upon
either road. a..a--. ..,..:......., Z:
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