Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-16
shown. according to tho value of the land taken, to

Ieu win King when Daniel signed it led nearly al
a suppos- that we should have their cooperation
AMI that there would be no trouble or appeaI know
ing as the public did and still know as their land
p : situated, that the road would greatly enhanc,
the value Of their front lots by giving them FREE
access as above said, where they are now deprived
70 the rear end Of those lots. Therefore the appeal
n struck us like thunder from a clear sky and The
second clap was lOuler than the first when W.
, 'und the. law firm of Lamb & c. p. TarbelI who
I'VE IN our midst and ought to regard the public
interest recently so very active in their en- ieavors
to have the Old street widened, h III Completely
changed front and hal engaged for King and
IcSerm1n as counsel to defeat the proposed new
street. The people wera aroused and regar led il
: not only as blow aimed at the public necessity
put as n block thrown before the whees of public
Improvement in our village.
Messrs. Bixby Il Jones. and NJ. s. Adams, rank.
ing among the first of our business men, actuAte
oS generous public spirit and for the sole purpose
OF ultimately obtaining the road and improving the
. park purchased Of Daniel Tarbol all his Private
park an all the before described lots as Justice
onr i6 E, tne sum Of 200 D. Tarbell generously
uni, towards the fencing and improvement of the
"Justice" SAYS "sI.91o as shown by the deeds.
thus giving an opportunity to irlinerd and rarbell
which they di not care TO let slip"
Mr. etlcewha is the real value of your clients
lnl G'ken Tor the road, as it is lucatel compared
with the value OF this whole 20 purchase? saying
mhing oil the enhlnced value, by reason of the
road to your lroni lots. Will You please figure il
out hnnestlv and let the fyures appear in the Argus
ana tafr'ot? Would your land be worth what tue
| lectnen give you In damages as compared with
TO return to "Justice's article that the names OF
| braneru and Tarbell were stricken from the petit
non mat samuel E. Pingree, Otis Chamberlain
| ina Lew liazen were greed upon as commission
RS and sanctioned byt e court is doubtless true
| nat the commissioners were called out by us about
| he 18th of October and fixed Nov. as a day for
| tearing; that soon after being called out MIR
| dazen declined to serve and so gave notice; that
| great effort was made on our part to agree on
nothcr man TO take his place and have the hearing
| IN the day appointed personally know; that all
ltwyers employe could have atten led on that day
saving great expense an trouble; that we were
| opposed, after making all reasonable offers OF
| tgreement, " Il gin.manger style" and in cOnse
| 1uence utterly faied in agreeing, all is but too
rue; that the case had to go TO the December term
If court; that Hon. Joseph C. Parker of Quechee
| vas appointed by the court to ill Mr.. Hazen's
| place is a so true.
md counsel for the ad and due notice given that
| they would meet at Lamb Tar9ers Office Feb
ruary 49, 1913. for hearing. They met at the time
for continu NICE which was opposed by counsel for
| the road he ring was hal and the case cuntin.
lei by King AMI Dckernan paying the court and
expense of that dav, on the ground mainly, as was
un erstooi, of the necessary absence of Hon. D. e.
| Dennlson At Washington. he case ood continued
| to March 9th.
| Previous to the annual March meeting two sets
Df canli laea for seectmen pLt m nomination
without reg 'rd to poll ica p1rties, squarey the
ground oil road or no road. Each trty had their
ctlve workers in the field long before the meeting
hat the NJ road purity were overwhelmingly de.
teatetl IS true. So it seems public opinion was en-
ph ltically expressed in fIvor of the rJa L. that on
the eth day of March the commissioners met at
Lamb Tarbelfs Office and in consequence of the
great numbers present soon adjou ned to Wood.
TFs hall. The hearing of testimony commenced
March 9th AMI continued until and occupied some
part of Thursday Some sixty or seventy witnesses
testified for the road and a few testified against
but those of any consequence who testified against
(HnZen excepted), eleven in humble gave their
lfli lavts which were read before the court their
names appearing in this article. The hall was lit
orally psckei with people, mlny ladies no were
ieeply interested attending. The result was, from
the testimony, there seemed to be but one side to
the case and that was for the road.
The commissioners, well known men of high
staining in public and private life above all suspi
zion. alter personal examination of tue ground |
reported unanimously that the public good anu
necessity required the 70 III to be laid where the
selectmen had laid it and SO the case went before
the court |
The commissioners found AMI so reported the |
land taken by the road ami the ownership OF the |
same TO be as found by the seettmen particularly
lerelnbciore set lourtn. They appraised damages |
rs follows:
Bixby y Jones and Adams, who said to the com. |
mssoners that they claimed no more damage than
that given by the selecmen, $3jO, for all but The
4x5O feet lot, and $1J for that. They, by request OF
counsel Tor the road reporting that lot sep rately
lsked to report the dlmage of the 2iXJ0 lot if King
'wned 1t, (Which ownership they did not lind, but
Gu maa 70 tne conir!rE and they called it slo
Ezra Willis 81, ami Z. NJ. Lamb $!5 because
Willis small house an Lambs Office were on land
taken by the road, both claiming title by lease and
Joth liable AMI obliged to move "ithout compensi.
ION on the owners OF the land giving them notice. |
fhIt E. Hyge, a. Davis, J; b. Bacon of Chelsea
upon to testify, Justice" asserts and lat to the
great value OF Kin san Dickerman's land is true.
The astonishment of all land owners in the village
It South ROyalton, who before supposed they
Knew something about the value OF their lands may
Ne imagined In the history OF the village land has
,ever been sold at such lIbu Gus prices $500 for
he little strip Nj feet Dickerman's pent up lot
estlled to be wo til relatively much as his front
ot OF the same size and with the new block upon
IT, one witness sottened that little by saying its
elatlve value to the whole, building and ali, he
loulu put at one-thlri. The new DuIl ling Itself
oui,i not have cost much less than 500. l have
lot their testimony before me but am quite sure o
lot mlsl epresent. If do / shall be glad TO set
mem right before the public l know am right
bout the lix5o feet 80 o STRIP. Ono witness said
re was lever in the village before, but had gone
trough on the cars. Elihu Hyde, assignee Vi Z.
;. oouthgate in bankruptcy, sod to a. n. King the
large tive STORY bl ding thereon AMI The Gx5O feet
,lece ana that bcure The tall of real estate for
Sli3O KING got S@J insurance money ON the build.
.ng alone What would be the value of the front lot
MO- feet, with the basement and wall, as now
tanding if the IL foot piece worth So Not /
less than sl2OJ But "Justice says, " Men of en-
erience, acquainted with the value OF such proper
"" etc. That Elihu Hyde, a. Davis anu j. Is. {
iacon are associate directors in Chelsea bank with
N King was admitted by them. Dckerman told
'arl0uS persons that he was now satisfied.
"Just1e" admits individual subscriptions to ,
leiray the opening OF the street AMI the suuscrip
ion to-'iay stands on paper to the amount ot slJ
substantial farmers AMI those holding important s
own offices signing literally. one lady living in ,
assachusetts, owning property here, gave 81.
Justice Is quite correct where he says: Upon |
he advice OF counsel, the petitioners for the road
ct the matter go before the court" etc and .
- although the afi iavlts cont lined no new evi.
enCe." The astOnishnent of that counsel when |
.he court went behind the report on e partisan Z
m.iavts OF Dickerman and King, and the ain iavits
II tle chelsea men, Hyde, Davis and Bacon, the
randolph man, Tewksbury, the Royaton men, o
iradsreet, WnslOw Hewitt Southgte, q. Z, Tar. II
ell, counsel, and Mr.. lazen OF Hartford, com
rises al the affidavit, before the court 1t is not
understood that the aldavits OF Hewitt, Soutngate
II llazen went to th" needs of the road, but to =,
tner matters bearing on se issues Hazens had
tarbeil sand it would be eter for the public to r
locate it all on the common.
"Justice " =" Upon view of the evidence,
'accomlanle by plan of the village it is under n
stood that Judge Barrett and Jul e Miller, the
only members oil the COURT were unanimous in
: their decision in setting aside the report" ii
What "view OF the evIuence /" for the road of /
nose Sixty or seventy witnesses examined before ,
ne commissioners did Judge Barrett and Ju Ire "
,liller have? Was the plan made by MIR. Hazen, "
Who was employed by MIR. King TO make it, a iuli T.
nj 1r representation OF all the points IN the VII
age bearing on the necessity and location of the
'raWn' as lar as 1t went. Did That plan have a II
marx or a tlace of a recently made three or four
GOT Sidewalk taen on the sIle OF the street opposite
IcrosS To it? No. Did that plan have "a mark or :,
race of the very Important fact of the location at
ne mead OF the Old street, of The scales where the
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Weighed! NOtata'l.
lido not wish to reflect upon Mr.. ITazen for being
mployed and p I'D by Mr.. King. lie was IN duty =
'ound to omit in his work what they directed. r;
As the loo itlon of the whole of the new street on
he PARK was strangely urged, and as testimony VI
vas put IN 10 that eject, few words in answer:
me vast amount of fir ght Of titoes, grain cat N
le hogs, horses and often lumber weighed on those VI
Gales ant loaded and unotded into and from the 81
airs on the side track near Bixby jones' store al
though the cattle, hogs and horses are not gener
lily carred thcre) of necessity compels tho publ "
drlve there. Now which is best for the public ST
oo to have the street laid, or go four rods far
ner down the Sharon road still farther away from .
ne direction of the scales and se track, then turn
. right angles ON to road through tile park, to o
he Woodland Hotel road then turn at right angles VI
gain back towards the old road so rs 10 reach the
Gales anu track, making eight rods extra travel
nj two sharp turns for very loaded team or
lher teams OF those doing business on the main i,
treet! Is there but one answer? u
Wnen the community surrentiers or permits the sc
mole OF street to be laid across our beautiful -
ARK, when fenced and decorated not excelled on
PC line OF the railroad from burlington to bellows NJ
ans, iOr purposes af public highway it will be ca
'hen Woodstock surrenicrs their park for the al
anne purpose and when less than four thousand "
eople lhther on our park, that number by esti II
late ' last Friday, to celebr the declaration of
'uepehuehce' WILLIAM j. TARBELL. M