The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-26

especially good humOr, presented the bill
for its third reading and brought it through.
Now the annual appropriation meets with
no opposition.
So truly has it been exempifed that
pOetd ndscitur, non fit, by a member of the
house, some of whose verses have hereto
fore appeared in these pages, that it is uu-
necessary to indicate the author of the fol-
lowing lines. No name was attached to the
original manuscript, but the individuality Of
the writer so stands out in every thought
and expression and well-turned phrase that
this effort need not go down into history
over Anon"
MEMBERS APPREHENSION.
| think with dread of the last great day
ON the strands of the golden shore
Ths Iis not the Pq49shimsnt 9isnia I'll fear Sr
:, For know that my Iife has been free from sin;
That D---g may speak or k adjourn,
cooked hat.
GOVERNOR PAGE made the following ap-
pontments Monday Trustee Vermont in
sane asylum, S. ID. IIObsOn of Brighton, for
a term of six years from December |, 1890;
directors state prison and house Of correc
tion, w. ii. ii. Bingham of Stowe for two
years and j. G. Parker Of Hartford for four
years; superintendent state prison, Il. w.
Oakes of Windsor for two years; superin-
tendent house of correction, g. n. Eayres
Of Rutland for two years; board of railroad
Amory Davidson of Craftsbury, Leon X.
Bagey Of Rutland, all for two years;
| special prosecutors of criminal offences
during the gubernatorial term, f. NJ.
Fuller of Fair Haven and j. b. Moore of
Rutland. The senate confirmed the APP
pointments, having suspended the rule re-
quiring appointments to lie twenty-tour
hours.
COLONEL f. b. HODGE, fish commissioner
Of New Hampshire, addressed the joint com
nittee on game and fisheries in representa-
! tives hall Wednesday evening in support of
the bill establishing fish hatchery. He re-
ferred to the present scarcity of fish in the
| streams and lakes. IL is shown by statis-
! tics that only from one to four per cent of
| eggs hatch under natural conditions, and
| from ninety-tive to ninety yeight per cent by
artificial means. The most profitable croD
from which New Hampshire reaps rich
! harvest is summer boarders. 1t is estimated
| that city bOai ders from New York and st.
| Louis leave in the state every year from
! five million to six million dollars There
must be attractions to bring them, and the
| greatest of these is good fishing grounds.
| A man who gould only earn S1.00 or Sl50
per t.ay at hard labor rows boat for the
pleasure-seekers for $500, and the arrange
ment is mutually agreeable. An instance
was cited of a farm in New Hampshire
which for farming purposes would not have
brought 81 800, but was sold to city parties
| for S11 900. Such an increase in the grand
list of town is worth encouraging. He
felt sure whatever appropriation Vermont
might make would return dollar for dollar.
Mr. HOLDEN of Reading, Mr.. Buffum of
| Dorset, Senator Pease and Auditor Powell
| have been investigating certain matters
pertaining to the use of the Grand Isle
bridge appropriation of two years ago.
| 1t seems that the contract for building the
bridge had been let by the selectmen for
| 1889 to j. A. Chamberlin, S. G.. Macom-
Ia. A III Nurl f.r hat ft.ll
amount of the state appropriation, town and
local contributions. An agreement was then
| entered into between the contractors and
private individuals of the town of Grand
Isle " to return and turn over to said Grand
Isle the surplus of said $4,000, if any, over
| and above the cost of said bridge" allow
| ing the contractors reasonable pay for their
services and expenses. This part of the
agreement was the thing to be investigated.
The selectmen for 1880, with clearer ideas
of honesty, maintained that if the bridge
should cost less than $40, 900 the " surplus y
accruing to its half of the appropriation
should be saved to the state. bitter con
test between the old and the new boards of
seleclnen was made over this point. The
committee eXpounded the statute of 1888 to
the parties to this agreement, and protected
the interests of the state. 1t is "a remark
able feature of the management of this
bridge building scheme that no advertise
ment for bids was ever made, no negOtia-
tons with other parties than the existing
contractors were ever had, and the contract
was let for the full sum of the appropria-
tions, whereas responsible parties were
ready and anxious to take the contract for
$4,000, had they been given chance. The
responsibility for all this crOokedneS,
seems to be with the old bridge ring, which
was ON deck in 1883, but was put out OF
Office in 1890 and a new and clean handed
board elected.
THE following is a list of the petitions for
the agricultural college bill, with the num-
Der of signatures on each, all the signers
being citizens: Barton, 9S; Barton, 30
Tunbrdge, "a; Alburgh, 30 Pawlet %; Or
ange, l6; Shrewsbury, 10; Springfield, "A
Randolph, 76; North River grange, No. l6j
p. of H., West Windsor, 20; Newfane, A
Chester, 30; farmers league OF Chester
Waterbury, 1877; Andover, 2S; Andover, 43
Brookline, 40; Reading, p; Wallingford
3S; johnson, %; Randolph, 66; Planteld
"A; Plaintield SO; Grand Isle, 36; Towns
hend, 81 Wiliamstown, 50; Dummer
ston Evening Star Grange, Dummerston
AZ; Bloomington, 40; Westfeld, 81; Nor
ristown, 1913; Caledonia grange, No .
East Hardwick, Dandy, 73; Brattleboro, 49,
Waterbury, Is; Jericho, 2S; Sheffield, Is
Halifax, 81, Vernon, "A; Fairfax, 80; Hines
burgh, 50; Moretown, IS; Brookheld grange
West Windsor, 26; Norwich, 46i Chelsea,
36 Isle La Motto, -; North Hero, 81; AL
burgh, %; Grand Isle, So; Milton, 92; South
:
6 Poultney, 56 Chester, II; Berlin, so
Waterbury, IA; Stowe 20; Stowe, 49, Orwell
43; Hartford, 20; Pomfret SO; Hartford, 3S
Georgia. Az Fairfax, 40, Barton 100; Bar
ton, 30 Troy, 80; Randolph, 20; Orange, 10
,, Hyde Park, 50; Elmore, %; Gilmore, s
Troy, 92; Springfield, "A; Westminster
56; Wardsboro, Al; Shrewsbury, 20; Paw
let %; Chester, %; Jericho, p; Shelf
field 2S; Johnson, "a; Franklin, II; Tun
bridge, 66; Tunbridge, TO- Randolph, ~
Dummerston II; Brookline, 40; Fairfax, 36
Morristown, 1922 runbridge, %, Waterbury
. 1885, Pounfret, 81; Jay, S5 Townshend, 30
Walingford, SO; Wiliamstown, "a; An
dover, 43; Landgrove, 30; DANNY, 70; Gale
9 donia grange, No. 8, of East Hardwick
9 Wide Awake and Green Mountain grange
= Brownington, 30; Andover, 27; Newfane, 43
. Greensboro, l63 Moretown, 67; Halifax, SO
D.. Bratteboro, 80; Middlebury, 10; lrasburgh
l l30 Total, 5,0S6.,
: Washington County Court.