St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-24
The Village Meeting.

The special village meeting last FIJI
day evening, to consider once more the
Bagley bank-washing case and to fix Il
compensation for the use of the water,
was very fully attended. Moderator
Johnson presided, and A. w. Roberts
was made clerk pro TEN. III. C.. Bates,
Esq, introduced the following resolu-
ton.
Resolved, That the trustees of the
village of st. JOhnsbury he, and they
hereby are, instructed to allow c. Ii.
Bagley the use of the village water
and waterwOrks for the purpose of
washing the bank on the westerly side
of Railroad street into the gulf on the
easterly side of said street, sufficient to
fill said gulf, he using a one and one
eighth inch stream ten hours per day for
that purpose, to be used only at such
times us there is plenty of water, and
for the term of three months actual
use i'll all the village having the right
to stop his use of said water in time of
drought or fire he to pay the sum of
one dollar per day for the use of said
water, and to take the water from the
same pipe and hydrant from which he
has formerly taken it for said use.
This resolution called forth consider
able discussion. Trustee Carpenter
thought Bagley had already washed
away more dirt than was agreed upon
ut first. Mr.. Bates spoke in support OF
the resolution, and considered the work
to be done would be Il public improve
ment which the village could afford to
help along, and that there was nothing
unreasonable in the provisions of the
resolution. Trustee Carpenter said he
should he glad to be instructed had
had applications for use of the water
from other parties, and would be GLAD
to know how he might treat them all
Trustee Mccormick thought the com
pensatiOn called for by the resolution
was pretty low, and wouldn't pay fol
the wear and tear of the machinery
He, as one of the trustees, was willin.
to grant anything reasonable. Mr.. Id,
read from a deposition by Messrs. Hub
bard and Marshall, of Lyndon, going t,
show that the extra use of the pump
would impair them and necessitate ex
ira repairs; and that at certain time
when Bagley was using the water i
would tend to deprive the dwellers OF
the Plain of their full supply. HI
thought we could not afford to give al
this for dollar a day. Mr.. Bate
} then read a previous letter from Hub
bard, and inferred from it that the ex
pense would not be increased by Bag
ley's use of the water, and claimed tina
one dollar a day would pay for the ex
ira wear of the pumps. Messrs. Nc
Leod and circuit didn't think the extr
use of the water for Bagley's purpOs
, would hurt the machinery. A. J. vii
lard thought Bagley had as man
, rights as any other citizen, but II
: more he said if we had a board q
trustees to do the village business, W
had better let them do it; no need ,
bringing such matters as these into
village meeting and taking them out ,
/. the hands of the trustees, where the
|, really belong. He offered the follow
C ing as an amendment to Mr.. Bates res
4 OlutiOn
+ Resolved, That the trustees allow
? II. Bagley the use of the village wat,
. to wash away the bank on the westerl
side of Railroad street into the gulf @
the easterly side of said street, as the
e in their judgment shall think best, at
+ reasonable compensation for the sam
: fixed by the trustees.
This amendment was adopted by
vote of I0I to 81, and the resolution /;
amended was then adopted without g
;. audible "no."
:, 1t strikes us that in thus settling Il
l. matter by referring it to the truste
Is the village did wisely. If every lit
IT question of village business is to