Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-12

The Keene Sentinel says that T. J.
o. Brien, recently of Bellows Falls, has
been engaged by Mr.. Hartwell as porter at
the Cheshire HOuse-a position which he
filled very acceptably for number of
years under Landlord Sherman. Mr..
O'Brien is well known among the travel
ling men, with whom he is popular, and is
a competent and Oblging man for the po-
sition which he has been engaged to fill.
The Springfield Sunday Republican CORE
spondent gives these figures from the listers
footngs: The total list is S37, 1852. Real
estate additions by reason of improvements
since the last quadrennal appraisal amount
to S15, 900. The total value of real estate
is S25, 127. There are 1918 polls taxed for
$2l56 The list has fallen off 100000 in
taxable value since the last appraisal and
the polls have increased % since last year.
The change in value has been almost eX-
clusively in real estate of the first class,
while real property of the second class has
remained about the same. Personal prop
erty has increased and the number of polls
has increased The loss is nearly all out
side the corporation. The village list is
larger than it ever was before.
A special corporation meeting was held
Monday evening for the purpose of amend
ing the bylaws in relation to cOncreting
the sidewalks and assessing a portion of
the expense upon the abutting land owners.
The meeting was not largely attended, but
quite a little interest and discussion was
excited. An amendment was adopted
which provides that the bailiffs, upon the
petition of land owners, may cause such con-
creting to be done, under the direction of
the superintendent of streets, and portion
of the expense, not exceeding one-half the
cost, shall be assessed upon land holders in
front of whose places the concreting is
placed. 1t also provides for penalty of
neglect of said payment, making such ex-
pense permanent lien upon the property
until paid.
George l.. Leonard has just accepted the
important place of corresponding secretary
of the intercollegiate branch of the V NJ.
c. A. work in the United States. 1t is
this branch which controls the work among
the colleges of the country, and is one of
the most important departments which
that organization conducts. Young Leon
ard has been student in Amherst college
for four years past, and his graduation was
approaching when he was surprised with
the offer of this honorable position and left
at once for New York to assume its duties
He had been chosen grove poet by his
class and will return to graduate June %.
just now his work is to arrange for the
convention of college workers at North
field June u. His choice for this position
is one on which his friends cordially con-
graduate him. The salary is $1,000 and
expenses, with an increase from year to
year. His duties will require him to travel
much of the time.
The officials of the railroads centering
here held a meeting Tuesday to see what
should be done in reply to the complaint
entered this spring by the board of health,
as to the bad sanitary condition of the
depot grounds, caused principally by the
closets between the depot and the Vermont
Farm Machine company's building. Our
citizens have had great patience with the
railroad companies. The depot itself and
many things connected with it are a dis
grace to the railroads as well as the village.
After looking the ground over the decision
seems to be that if the civil engineer who
is to be sent here, makes no objection the
roads would place first-class closets in the
depot building, probably about in the To-
cation of the present ticket office, putting
the wash-room in connection Herewith and
moving the ticket Office to where the wash
bowls now are in the waiting ROOM All
such shifting about seems to be only tenn
porarily avoiding the building of the new
depot which is so much needed, and which
with united push the railroads could be
induced to give us.