Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-03-09
BRATTLEBORO d BENNINGTON
RATLROAD


that the public, and more especially the
friends Of the enterprise, should know the
true state of the case,
Section of the charter provides that "any
town in Windham or Bennington counties
may aid in the construction of said railroad
in the same manner in which towns are au-
thorized to aid in the construction Of rail
roads organized under the general railroad
law Of the state, by the provisions of chapter
one hundred and thirty.two of the Revised
Laws of Vermont
Chapter 1872 of the Revised Laws provides
as follows
SEC. 2760. town may aid in the construction Of
a railroad organized under the general law by issu-
ing bonds to aid such railroad By taking capital
stock therein, in such other manner as It directs
but the liability so assumed shall not exceed eight
times the grand list at the time such aid shall
be given in the way provided in this chapter.
Section 27G1 provides that the selectmen
shall, on application of ten voters, warn a
meeting of the voters of the town, to be
held not exceeding twenty and not less than
twelve days from the time of posting the no
tees, stating the business to be done.
SIC 2762 If the meeting votes to aid the road, 1t
shall fix the amount to be given, and the TERMS and
dent taxpayers the town; and II no commissioners
are appointed, the seeCtmen shall be commissioners
until commissioners are appointed.
SEC. 2763 The commissioners shall be sworn and
shall prepare books in which the votes Of the town
meeting shall be set forth and In which the ta1pay-
sad vote and the Srand ist of each person sipiing
said assent shall be annexed to his name
SIC. 2I6i, When majority OF me taxpayers Of
s U ,sssisd i M rn % NJ EiaIa iis
he torn; but the signatures shall be procured with
in one year after the hrst signature TO the paper
is maui Slu slsuuS euu m ntoie 10 Pay
at the time the assent Is given, may assent to said
vote.
SEC. 2765. The vote and assent shall be certified
oy tne ut he r 1 a, 10 oy Tue
copy Of the vote and the certificate Of the commits
sontrs Of the assent to the same by the required
lorlty on Tue tahPayers, ana the c9rtiheae OF Tue
sbai be recorded in the once Of the secretary 81
state; and certified copies from either office shall be
III. "o@ IN court that tue law mas been complied
IS &c. Q766 Such town NAV Issue bonds. with cop.
pons payable semanuualy, at a rate Of interest not
exceeding seven per cent, to ala such road.
sei i: sn ana recordad tIn az esn e Is
vote OF the town according to the terms thereof and
may vote and act for the town on proper occasions
,Se tnsr Anu 'n'r VOTES anu ACTS snail onu
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toaI "a Ia F., t,,;Io ~ a,'o,'I. 80
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the onnonents of 9bis road 10 nndo wbat bod
49, = 49,, Ell "a I'LL, -, -
~. 80 o. anu a Duri"s upon sne
80 ,rsrtin, aid n,ust Of ,ooass;t,, ba
III WI q ., 49, r. ,aatro,It;tI' $3.50 ~
ho "a a., ~ FaLr,ary, 1000 NJ ,o,,.-
VIZ ~ S u'a iao'oi -. 30 t wv II
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Io Ia ~ - 80 80 rnn.;a;
Dated and voted after n thoronob J;sa~ss 'io,
ri o,rort,,,;,v ofTar.d 40 g, 80 40
-, r., go - ai1 i, 49,. - 90
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tel4;' "a ;ieo.S c. "a -
e. Svaa ~ sec onn "a porio,, g. c.
G 6a,,la, orJ TAI X Fall $50,
ID oor,,,;ss;onors 10 cerry soL vo,. 70 al
49, - 90 - ,,ro,;5aa H., L.
Tha oor,-,;ssip,ors 49, i,II,, .,,,-,, D., ,io
to;,hf,,I Jislbar',o 90 ,ha;r AL nd IooI,e
- - 49,, 49,. 90, sr,l, ~ III a.
,a.at 80 go, ,,1aa5 81 49,
,o1,o,-ars 80 ;rv;,ad o., r., r."
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a. 80, "a ~ nto-naaG5J ''''' - Wv
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srs in nn NH r. sncb Tritten 80,
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,,,,n,hnr vo,1rosa,,t;,,, 80, 90 "a 20 ~
r,rar5 H. i, oroo1nt IL Iii tharatoro ~
ssaa5;I,, 60 ,bot ~ That da,a ,tera "a -,
soo',r9d ~ s',cb a.sant ,ainrit,. ot s@ ~
,,,nlbar ~ 20 in avcoss % o-a hait ~ all ~
tornsvars renrosented mo-, Tho ora,'d ,;s,
~ -, % a. oSa cn =, 80. ''9'
SH,Te % ~ 3vOass ~ ona bait 81 H. 80
49, IT, - 80 80, - ''-' '0'@
NJ Nv, 7 rosnac,tnIiv invita- ,ha ot,or,;o,, -,
,ha ID, td ,ba ,tyo,,is;ons ~ sao,;o,, 5-cr
20 o-CI inoir,s;ro ot ~ Poy;sod - o y,
o;,aJ $50 90 :, corneo,;on g;th 10 800 a.
o -; - 90, 81 LII ~ -
Ala go, 90 S,,o H. ,,ot - - Lo -
"a - 49,. la,, ~ 80 eli -
-, "a D - - 49,, ~ W
sart 90 th,,s H., L,, tba +a~Io,,ar ,at;tri-s
ond oor6rn,iD, tbe oction If ,Lo vota,s e
-, e., go - - L.
~ 49,, re 49,, 81 49,, ~ 49, -
re P,1aI ,,,aot;,,r, ,.o-
iass - 81 ,rbat bsd - 49, "a y,ad,
bi,diT, os Ia a con- MOI, ~ rayoIo ~ ~,
to- As aftar i bas onca beor sionod ssalaJ
ooInoYIeJe,od and deIiverod
Rnt The friends of tho railroad rna,, mi
I rast III oosa bara AsTboya haforo- 90 "a
~ 100000 60 far 90 tbo, 49, ocroo,,'eJ
ba5 ~, o;d ,,rior 10 Fabr,,oSv ~ honrd ~.
-, % H. Fa,,a,,t 81 a. IA 80 b., -,
;n' tbo;r vritter assent tberato. stjiI S,b,
noS7nrnissionsrs were eycsedineIv dilstnrv IL
their action (for rsasons novv veil knovvp bu
n reli not be reneatsd here and witbbelJ tbe
booI,s Tor sirtefn davs Int fnaIly rnedo tbl
oortisoota reGuirod ~ saot;o, 90, Pav;sal
Iaws and danosited the ssne in tbe to9Sr
cIerk's Office on SATURDAY. afteTnoon AT tbre,
oioiaoI. 90 L. 90 - 1870 - - =,
6sve The necessarv Tecords maSe iTbe xote,
ond assent 90 o;vsn Nv Tho ta~noyers to,o,b
ar With tbeir names and grand list and N,
corti6cata If the Observation-Disclosures ,vere racord
al ~ Ian,tS Nv, o,,r tai,bf,I 80 e,o,tIar1o,,I
to,sr LIZ W;IIior g Nawton 90 rst,,';-a3
~, Ia sao,;or, o-eE ~, tba sorao a., - =
osrt;fed CON- ~ tbe vota oS tbo sowr ~ ont
tba certi6cate NJ the commiss;onsrs toge,b
er uitb a cert;6oato Of Tho to- rIorG tha,
tbe same wss racorJad in bis ofRce vas 80
';sbod bv The cIeri tatar 70 Won,DoI;or -,
a s1oc;oI y, ossengar and on NfonJs1 NJ
e,I I,as al tscnr5eJ IN ~ e., - ~.
.oo.otor1, ot Co. oar,;saS oor,, 90 49,
Soo,,,'ao,', u,hiob ,ha s,at,Io sop;se Ia
Nv Eli $50 .bnt ,bo 1ar, ba. -,
;,, "', t,I.niahod ',s az naoI - az.
-1.ov, 80 80 abo,s;,I .bot a." - ~
So, =, a a. 49, 10y
r''hI;oI', aSbih;tad 20 ~ yotara ~ a. go
P~ ao,;,,g nanSnn The acton 20 raaoi I'D 'o"-
ILL., ~ 1.a ras, onT oasa"tho 1s
t,-t;so5 aJ vi ,,soSad 10 a. o",;siSi