Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-13
The Capitol Movement.
THE NAYOa's MEETING

THE MAYORS MEETING.
The public meeting called by Mayor
Blodgett to ''appoint delegates to represent
the interests of Burlington before the
Legislative Committee. next Tuesday, on
the question of removing the State House"
was not very largely attended. 1.-The boys
and working-men were pretty numerously
represented, but there was Il noticeable
absence of heavy taxpayers and leading
business men. which seemed TO indicate
that the meeting had been called without
much consultation. 1t was called to orier
by the Mayor. and organized with the Mayor
as chairman, and c. E. Allen, secretary.
C. s. Kinsley moved that five delegates
be appointed by the Mayor, to go to Mont
pelier and represent Burlington before the
Legislative Committee.
Capt. +. Ii. Start thought that before that
motion is put, We ought to know whether
this meeting will take any action in this
matter or not. He moved that This meeting
appoint a committee to represent the claims
of Burlington before tho committee Of the
Legislature. The time vas coming when
the State will be cal I upon for very
dtiOns to the present capitol building at
Montpelier, and this is very proper time
to thoroughly investigate and discuss this
question. The time has come for the people
of this city to determine for all time whether
the capitol of this State shall remain in the
insignificant hamlet of Montpelier, instead
of being located in the principal city of the
State. We can say to the people OF the
State that Burlington, above all others, Is
the best place to locate it in-on ac-
count of its situation and the tacili- |
ties for communication that exist, and |
that Will be multiplied. This matter
is regarded as a joke by some. But he
understood that the members Of the
legislature were beginning to canvass this
question seriously, and that there was a
very large number strongly in favor of pass
ing the bill to locate the capitol here. The |
people of this state have become pretty well
satisfied that Burlington must become the
metropolis of the state
Capt. Start further urged the appoint
ment of delegates, and moved that COM
mittee OF seven be appointed by the chair to
nominate five or seven sound, practical men
of standing and Influence, to represent Bur
lington, and urge the passageo of the bill for
the removal of the state house.
Hon. C. IL. Bigelow thought that for a
matter of this Importance, there was rather
a meagre attendance of the representative
men OF the city present. We had voted to
bond our city for new railroad and should
soon probably be called on to take action in
aid OF the Caughnawaga canal, and it was
a question whether We better not devote
our attention to those objects, with regard
to which there was no question, rather than
10 this
AT the request of V. p. Noyes, Esq, the
bill for the removal Of the State House to
Burlington, was read.
Judge Tyler thought we ought to decide,
i the city wants 10 do anything IN this
matter, and if 50, to lake hold in earnest.
Capt. Starts motion was carried and the
chair appointed "a the committee under it,
b. j. Heineberg, F NJ. NanSicklen, W. W.
Henry T. f. Wales and j. \. Shedd.
II II. Taleott, Esq, moved that the
meeting endorse the action Of Mr.. Smalley,
in Introducing the bill. Mr.. Talcott also
repealed the idea that this matter was
Joke He believed nine out of every ten Of
the business men would favor the project.
Mr.. Bigelow understood that Mr.. Smalley
/ only introduced the bill by request, was
unwilling TO father 1t; and had agreed to
support the bill appropriating 100000 for
/ a STATE library building at Montpelier. II
| so many considered the removal feasible
matter, why we're they no; here tonight?
| lie was opposed to carrying on this farce
any longer.
Mr. Talcott'S motion was carried.
Judge Wales declined to serve on the
committee. lie was not in sympathy with
this movement. Ii was mere waste of time
and labor to hold meetings or send dele
gates to support that bill. The people OF
the state had twice fixed on Montpelier a
the capital, and that decision could not
be unsettled SO easily as some supposed.
lie believed that $50, 600 could be invested
By the city 10 much better advantage IN
some mcdaniel enterprise. than in build
ing a State House. Leading citizens OF
Montpelier had told him that If they had
put the $50, 600 OF 500 600 they paid tor
4 the State House into something ike our
pionecr shops it would have been much
better for Montpelier If tho State should
ever choose to put the State House here,
well and good; be would have the city say
that it would gladly accept It, but he
would never vote a dollar 10 remove 1t
here.
W. II. Root said he was at Montpelier
when this bill was introduced, and was told
by a member that it was simply move to
kill the bill for library extension OF the
State House.
a
ing among the members to remove the State
House here but whether there were
enough TO carry it, was a question. lie
wanted vote whether this meeting would
be IN favor of bonding the city for ) 100. COO.
in case the State would give Us the STATE
House.
The vote was taken by rising, and was
largely in favor ct the proposition, 10 one
rising when the negative was called.
Y. P. N0yes, Esq. asked if 1t would not
take three OF four times $4,000 to built a
suitable State House.
Gen Henry replied that We could build
some sort Of building that they could meet
in for that money. lie went on to say that
some counties which went against moving
the State House before, were now in favor OF
pgtting it here. II the vote on this bill
should be close, il would at least XII the
bill for library extension
Mes-rs VauSicklcn and Shedd declined TO
: serve on the committee. not being in sym
= pathy with the movement. and K. II. Start,
t f. j IlenGee and g. g. Benedict were APP
. pointed in place OF those who declined.
Mr.. Benedict declined 10 be on the com
mlttee, believing it utterly impossible to
accomplish the object at this time and that
the city would only he injured by ab0rtlvC
attempts in that direction.
p. T. Sweet was appointed in VI. bene-
diet place.
= A. j Howard moved to dismiss the sub
;, iect, and that the meeting adjourn, whict
was lost.
On motion of II. Il Talcott, the commit
: tee TO nominate delegates were themselve
= appointed as the delegates, and the meeting
s adjourned.
Harlan Horsford. who died in Poultney
II Vt, last week, was the patron Of Horac
Greeley in his youth, furnishing him wit
d books and other reading, furnishing hiI
ali the information in his reach Mr. Gre'
/. Icy boarded in Mr.. H5siord's family durin
l. portion of his apprenticeship in the oihC
. of the Northern Spectator.
Of Mary Pike, Of johnson, Vt, celebrate
,, her one hundredth birthday this week
giving a centennial party to her numero'
; family, which consists of seven childre
twenty-five grandchildren and twenty-eigl
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