The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-10
NEW COUNTIES.

One OF the questions to come before thu
next general assembly of the state, and on
which will, to some extent, be a controlling
one in the choice of senators and represen.
tatiyes from certain portions Of the state
will be the erection of new county, o
counties. 1t 10 well understood that GEL
tain towns in Windsor, Rutland and Wild
ham counties are dissatisfied with tn
present division, and propose to apply t,
the next general assembly, as they hay,
done in years past, for the erection Of
new county to be known as Allen county
We have no desire or intention of tskint
sides in this controversy. We believe it I,
be one in which the towns alone which viii
constitute such new county, il there shall
be one, are interested. If established,
will neither increase or decrease, TO any
appreciate extent, the taxes either of Rut
land, Windsor or Wlndham county, or til,
stale. The additional officers to be Great
ed, So far as they are to be supported GU
of the state treasury, are few, and theil
annual pay or salary would be less thar
fifteen hundred dollars-an amount which
probably, would be otherwise saved. Il
the situation OF the other counties 10 tn,
state is TO be considered, the pe,i
tioning towns have population,
enough for Il county, and after
THY are Get off, the remaining
towns Ia the three counties mentioned will
still have populations proportionately as
large as the other counties of the state, and
Ia fact, larger than most of them. With
our present system of government, the POI
litical power OF county ia as nothing
1t is all exercised through tho state auo
through the several towns. The county
as such cannot legislate, cannot vote a tax
can do hardly Il single political act. Tn
question MS TO whether the three countie
shall be SO divided as 10 make four coun
ties, seems TO us to be simply question Of
convenience to the several towns to b
embraced in new county. viii the cree
ton Of new county give them greater
facilities for the prompt, cheap and proper
administration of justice? Ii so, and the
several towns desire to be formed into +
new county and are willing to bear the
burlhen Of providing suitable county build
ings, then II seems to us that their wish
hould be granted. 1t seems to US, as W.
have said, that the wishes and convenience
of the eeversl towns interested should
alone determine the matter.
The people Of The state, however, are
interested in having the question at one,
and finally determined, and that, too, 10
accordance with the wishes of the votcrs
and tax payers Of the towns. So far a.
expense is concerned, Allen county has al
re1dy cost the tax payers of the state a.
much, rs it would have cost to have erected
and presented to this new county suitable
county buildings. Until the question is
final ~ determined, it will continue to be
an expensive matter to the state.
The question will enter into the
selection Of senators and represent
atves, this fall, and it is right
that it should. If the people desire the
new county, It is their right and duty to
elect senators and representatives who will
endeayor to carry out their wishes. 50 if
they prefer TO remain 90 they are, they