Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-05
MAPLE STREET CASE.
of Land Damages SIS Less than tn,
SeIectmen's Figures.

The Commissioners Make the Amount
of Land Damages SIS Less than the
Selectmen's Figures.
A. E. Cudworth of South Londonderry,
Daniel Kellogg of Westminster and Mark
Ward of Putney, commissioners appointed
by the county court to hear and report on
the Maple street case, filed their report at
the county clerks office Monday. 1t is a
lengthy but well written document, EN-
bodying a complete history of the case and
offering several suggestions for the consid-
GRAFTON of the court. In the first few
pages of the report the commissioners
state the main facts deduced at the hear
ing before them and continue:
From the nature and extent of the present
travel and traffic over the easterly part Of Maple
street we find that the public convent nee and ne
cessity require that the highway street be laid
three rods wide from the westerly side of Pleas,
ant street, where it enters Maple street to Canal
street, and that at the junction with the last
named street it be made wider to the extent laid
by the seectmen set forth in the petition in
this cause. Lands lying at and about the
ves'e rly terminus Of Naple street on Clark road
have been laid out in building lots and two OTIS
already sold, though OF yet bullt upon. We find
that the prospective and probable growth of that
part of the village in buildings and population In
the immediate or near future will make 1t neces
sary for the public good and convenience to widen
the street in that part and in the court hold
that such prospective and probable growth can
properly be considered by us in determining the
question of now widening the street, we find that
said Maple street should be made three rods wide
from its westerly terminus at Clark road down to
the westerly side OF Pleasant street where it en-.
tiers Maple street. In widening and altering said
Maple street, should the court, uUun this report,
order the same to be. done for the whole length
OF the street or any part thereof, we find that 1t
should be laid on the location and course set
forth in he survey made by the seectmen as set
forth in the petition in this cause. We have
taken into account the benefits to said petitioners
Annie Powers, Edna Jotemps, George II. Clark
and Charles W. stewart from the widening al
altering the street, in event the court order the
same so widened and altered. upon the facts
| found and reported herein, and find said petition
ers should receive damages the following
sums which award to them respectively, "a
wit: To Annie Powers and Edna Jotemps Jointly
the sum Of 1907; to George II. Clark, 500. and
to Charles w. Stewart nothing Ana in award
ing the above sum TO George II. Clark we hx the
amount at the sum named whether the street be
altered and widened for it's Ahoe length only
from the westerly side Of Pleasant street to Ca
nal street"
The selectmen's award, from which the
appeal was taken was: to Mrs. Powers and
Countess de Jotemps jointly $500, to Mr.
| Clark 1925 and to Mr.. Stewart nothing
This award is reduced SIS by the commits
sioners, which, naturally, is satisfying tC
the selectmen, although it is probable thai
another appeal will be made.