The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-02-05

made TO the court ana the chancellor mas
decided in both cases that the town had no
case. leaving the cost for the town to pay.
We are not aware that any action has been
| had upon the A. NJ. Carpenter land claimed
| by StandIick q Locke.
In the suit, town vs. Loren Emery, the
county court and supreme court have de-
cided that the town have no case and EN-
cry retains the land and the town pay the
COSTS The case of ejectment, town VS.. A.
n. Knight at the last county court, the
court decided the writ was worthless and
the town pay all costs that have been made
thus far upon tile four suits that have been
tried. There are two other suits in which
we suppose the town are interested, as we
understand that the Selectmen have agreed
to see the parties clear or unframed. One
is the case of j. A. Tenney VS.. Smith and
Harvey for false Imprisonment in which
the county court gave j. A. Tenney 500
and costs, and the supreme court have con-
tirned the decision. The other case, Smith
VS.. Barron, in which the town recover S267,
this sum is part that went to satisfy the
execution the town had VS.. the bOndSmen.
II of these suits would have been settled
had the selectmen done what a majority of
the town asked them to do carly in the
summer of 1891
The town as it stands to-day will have to
commence their suits anew. What has
the town gained thus far? They have
quit claimed all title to the land of Dea.
Joseph Knight and have received therefor,
$3.50; of j. A. Tenney, under protest, 1857;
of j. n. Knight, under protest SAB; of }.
B. Locke for land sold by town. $40; of j.
B. Locke for personal property, $267; in all,
the town has received Sl167 We do not
state these as the exact sums the town has
received, as some of them are from recol-
lection, but think it will vary but little
from the exact sum. Early in history of
the town suit We have evidence that the
town could have had $4,000 which offer the
town did not accept After about ten years
strife the offer of $500 was made, which
added to S1l67 would have made the sum
of S2667. What has it cost the town to get
the sum of $4,000? Probably no ore can
estimate it. The town must pay all costs
thus far upon the suits that now are vir-
tually out of court. This will include two
CHI merry suits, town VS.. j. Is. Locke and
town VS.. j. A. Tenney. Two suits of eject
ment, town VS.. Loren Emery and town vs.
j. n. Knight. The suit for false inprisOn-
ment, J. A. Tenney VS.. Smith and Harvey
with 500 and costs. In addition to this is
attorney fees for ten years or more. Add
to this the fees of the selectmen who have
worked zealOusly to perform the duties of
an officer, which the statutes expressly
provides to prosecute and defend the suits
of the town. See Section 265S of the Gen
eral Statutes. The town has kindly let the
bondsmen occupy the land which the town
claimed and paid their taxes for, to the
amount probably of more than $500. Ii the
town auditors can figure the Indebtedness
of the town at our next annual meeting.
less than $4,000, we shall be pleased to
know il. BY the way, the town of COrinth
has not had full auditors report for many
years. The selectmen have reported a
part and the auditors Tenort has been very
brief Sections 2727 and 272S of the General
Statute, define their duties and the statute
SAYS that any officer who refuses or neg
lects to report to the auditors is not eligible
to hold Office. As the statute makes no
provision whatever for the selectmen's re-
port, will the auditors who are expressly |
for that purpose give us full
report at our next town meeting.