Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-04-11

ana Joseph Powers, Selectlnen OF san
town issued a notice in accordance
with said prud entail committees no.
tice to them, that they would meet at
the school house in said district on the
10Th day of July, 1892, at 2 o'clock p,
M, For the purpose of agreeing up
on a suitable place for the location Of
said school house."
That agreeably to said notice said
selectmen met on said 18th day ofJuly
and located said school house on land
belonging 10 the First Congregational
Society of Lunenburgh, and bounded
it as follows; Commencing at stake
set 3 rods and 20 links North SO West
from the South corner of the Congre-
gational meeting house; thence North
degrees East 40 feet; thence North
50 degrees West "a feet thence South
degrees West 40 feet thence South
50 degrees East "a feet to first iGention-
ed bound"
That on the 10Th day of July, 1882,
said selectmen notified said Congrega-
tional Society of their action, and gave
said society notice that they, the select
men, would "meet at the school house
in said district on the 22d day of July,
A. d., 1882, at 5 o'clock in the after
noon to ascertain the damages sustain
ed and assess the same.
That on said 22d day Of July, two of
said selectmen-L. A. Nichols and w.
Chandler-met in accordance with
said notice and fixed the damages to
be paid by said school district to said
Congregational society for said land so
taken, at the sum of SIS.
We further find that the report of the
selectmen of the location Of said school
house, and also their report of the APP
praisal of damages, was made by said
VIM. Chandler, selectman, and that
he signed the names of said L. A. Mich
OILS and Joseph Powers thereto, and
that at the time said Chandler was a
resident voter and taxpayer in said
school district No. l..
That at the time of the location of
said school house, said Nichols and
Powers did not agree as to the place
of location of the same. That said
Chandler agreed with said Nichols and
that they fixed upon the place as des-
cribed in their report. That said Pow
ers never agreed to the same, or auth
orized said Chandler or any one else to
sign said report for him. That said
Powers agreed with said Nichols as to
the amount of damages in a converse
ton had between them at the time of
the location of said school house but
was not present at the time of the fix
ing of the amount, and did not sign
the report. That it has been, and still
is customary in said town for the Sc
lectman making out report of the Sc
lectmen TO sign all the names of the Sc
lectmen thereto if not present when
report is made.
We further find that the land pro-
posed to be taken is part of a piece
of land given and conveyed by one
Zerubbabel Eager to said Congrega-
tional society upon the condition that
"No part or parcel thereof shall be
appropriated to the private use or ad-
vantage of any person or persons
whomsoever." That what was not
necessary to be used for the erection Of
meeting house, sheds, stables and such
public buildings should be held in
common forever, and that should said
meeting house, about to be erected, be
converted to any other use or purpose
under any pretense whatever, then the
land should revert back to said Eager
Said deed is dated December 25th, AID.
1893.
That said society has been to large
expense in grading and fencing sale
land and setting out shade trees there
on.
We further find that the schoo
house in said district is old and unfit
for use, and that it is necessary for the
district to build new one but thai
the land set out by the said selectmen
is altogether too small for the needs Of
the district, and that there is no ne
cessity for taking it for the reason tina,
the district now own a piece of lanC
on which the present school house
stands, more than five times larger
and distant only % feet. That if q
change Of location is made it should
be to some part of the district where
land enough can be obtained on which
to build the building, and also for a
good large yard and playground with
out infringing upon any one. Tt
take the amount of land needed o
said society would do them great in
jury; it would entirely spoil the
beauty and convenience Of theiI
grounds. If only the amount is taken
as set out by said selectinen the schoo
children must use the society's land
for yard and playground to the grea
injury of the shade trees and fences.
We further find that said distric
should have piece of land COOK 1CO
feet, and that the damage to said so
ciety for taking such piece from thel
grounds would be $500.
And that in consideration of all thI