Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
THE ANNEXATION PROBLEM
REASONS WHY BURLINGTON AND
WlNOOSkl SHOULD BE UNITED.
Interesting Opinions of Mayor Woodbury.,
ex-Mayor Hatch, Judge Wales, Hon.
Henry Ballard and Alderman Alger
Some Strong Arguments.

The publication in our columns of in
terviews with a number of prominent
residents of Winooski upon the Desirable
ty of annexing that village to this city,
attracted general attention to the subject
and the question has been discussed very
freely both in this city and Winooski.
The weight of public opinion among our
prominent residents seems to be in favor
of the project, and having presented to the
public the views of our neighbors in the
matter, we now publish some IN
teresting discussions having the same
bearing by prominent and representative
men of this city,
JUDGE wALEs's OPINION.
Hon. Torrey f. Wales, when spoken to
in relation to the question OF anneXlng
Winooski to Burlington expressed him
sell to be strongly in favor of the union
of the two places "They are contiguous
and there is constant communication be-
tween the two and this will be greatly
increased by the building of the horse
railroad between them. Winooski is
really a part of this city and should be-
long to us. The union would increase our
population well up toward twenty thou
sand and give character to the city. There
is no reason why they should not be one.
Many Burlington people, especially those
in the First ward trade there, some do bus
mess there, and not few own property
acioso lile i ~ Mouu t aaao t
our eIanu iis' anu sun ~. ne Tha
tHAeS " any appiiteolaoie eN.e.i'. n l',,
eminent instead of two to support and
that would be IL saving. The government
of WinooSki could be run to better advan-
nho I,S nhen ag,n the neon,a
of Winooski would have the benefit of
our high school and of our school system.
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MAYOR WOODBuRY'S VIEWS.
Mayor Woodbury. said 81 have not
given 1he matter ,,e,cH 'nouSnv, 81 ,t n,,I
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colilecteu nov, espeGIaiS i i' uiaho J.,
anu .itio lei"uio W, nc ,. III Nv;
tney are coiinecteu ny .iie s'ie ' ldlii3 3.
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So IL lesui unioIi VIZ doooii Pl,o"eu . e.,
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TWO places Mouiu ina IN pt. NY uiii i
ehce 10 ,hel!i oi US. me rue ~ uaHa.i '
being ABOUT the same now iall 10 see
why we eIouiu ooliSa.e Jul GO W ilit,he
any particular improvements t"t one,il'
as mas peeu suSseeteu " oileeu uiiJ it ao
sulnlLs portioli " o.t uo, n,'o W. a9
our present rate oi taAa.ion Covers d .me III,
teres! or ouI ilueD.tdnes S. anu titiouen
the sinking lullu PROV lues lor Tvs ui.illate
eAUi!s uisnii,eho Mnnouo az reaa 40 W. -
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cohJeclureu'
VIEWS OF ALDERMAN ALGER.
I-no,, hoi,,r os,,od for bis ,,iau,s ne to III,
pm pI tiS i; "a D,i,t ,iin
uiio't ~ SnNhde ai', s fnlntys W.
i,''i $50 80 !, ,,o 80 f Iy;nnoi,
o. ,'' p - and thinlt hntb woniJ Ia,
Tonnfttal tIaraTr WinoooEi w,nto m,
hoi c,..tnn, n,,r u,ntar ,rorl,s on,
nniica ra!,nInIinuS n,,r coIlages hosnitnh
md frae 7ihrary She needs FOO orr form
of municipal government, ordinances
,o,rr 81 CnIchester and attscbaI 70 an
otbar that will aid her in her nroUre So
rather than retard her orowth and nros
neritv rs the town now does. and as Soutl
Ruriinoton did MS before we were organ
lied as a CITY. We want the number
Winooski vvonld add to ours Tins maxim,
ms n civ resnectnble in size We wan
her GRAND list added to ours and wan
bar nrnnartv annrnised at its fair vulua
ton ne onrS il We want her nav rni
addad to onrs and we want her additional
husinasS located at tbe Fails We hotl
,,ant ba nrastit,a larger numbars ,voul
'r;ua ne We would both GROW faste
Cd ha mora nroSnerons and besides
" o.,a , We Nv unitad there yonld he strnn
hona, that the iron hridye Tint has heel
tolI,ed If a. ;, nossihle wnv Of binding II
toratna ". ' mi1,Pt hacome TACT at Som
eoSriv dav Wa have tnyad ourselves f.
Taars Tor fnr sewers for imnroved street.
Zoe tI,"Iin', "nr y,iEs for curh stones
cutting fnr stone rrushers for m.cadun
i1ad ,n,,dS fnr schn"i nnildings fnr cir
Ill f"r w,,tor ,vorlyS rasarvn,r lotS To-
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