Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-13
MARLBORO SOUTH POND.
An Effort TO Restore II to Its old status
as n Public water.

There was hearing at Marlboro on
Wednesday in matter growing out of the
feeling which is entertained by some of the
residents in that town on account of the
action of the New England Trout and
Salmon club i'm securing the ownership and
control of the Marlboro South pond and
its approaches and setting them apart as a
private pleasure ground Seventy-three
Marlboro freeholders have recently petit
toned the selectmen of the town for a
pent road to be laid out from the highway
near Levi MOore's house, about one-half
mile from the village, to the shore Of the
pond. 1t was on this petition that hear
ing was held before the seeCtmen, +. p.
Adams, NJ. w. johnson and J.. NJ. Eames,
beginning about II o'clock Wednesday
morning Only one of the petitioners,
Levi Moore, testified at the hearing or took
an active part i'm it, Mr.. Moore said that
the proposed road would need to be from
one-fourth to three-fourths mile long, and
would cost about $50. 1t would not be a
convenience to him personally, but would
be so to many others who wished to go to
the pond for boating or fishing purposes.
Mr. Moore said that the people Of Marlboro
had been shut off from access to the
pond for four years past, and he believed,
as did the other petitioners, that they were
thus deprived of privileges which it was
their right to enjoy.
There were present on behalf of the
club who now control the pond DIR. f. :.
Bowen, George S. Dowley, O. A. Marshall,
S.A. Smith and +. +. Brooks of Brattleboro:
Frank Robertson and C. b. Hopkins of
Hinsdale. Some or all of these testified
as to the objects Of the club, the amount
of money which had been expended. the
future purposes i'm view, and the owner
ship of the pond and the land surrounding
it. Their evidence was to the effect that
the club bought the land on which the
pond is situated and a strip of land four
rods wide entirely around it. The club
had also built a road to the pond at its own
expense. The intention was to stock the
pond with fish, and when this had been
done to build a house there large enough
to accommodate the members of the club
so that they could use it as a summer re-
sort. A hatchery had been established at
Brattleboro and was in successful opera
ton. a number of thousands of trout had
already been put in the pond A barn and
cottage had been erected. In all some
5000 or $1,000 had been expended. No
member of the club had as yet fished in
the pond or taken any fish from it. The
members of the club held that, instead of
opposing this enterprise and showing an
unfriendly spirit toward it. the people of
Marlboro ought to favor it, as in due time
it would furnish a market for the farm
products of the residents.
The club holds that it is prepared to
prove and maintain the fact that the orig
inal grant conveyed the land on which the
pond is situated describing its metes and
bounds, and that the club have bought
from the legal successors of the original
grantees the land which contains the pond
as well as the land surrounding it. their
claim being founded on the principle OF
law that the ownership OF land involve,
all that is beneath and above it,
Hon. +. l.. Waterman and Mr. Hit ap.
peared for the club. There was no attor-
ney for the petitioners, the selectmen con
Quoting the hearing. Their decision has
not been announced, but will probably bt
given al a meeting of the board to be held
tomorrow