Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-27
The INNOCENT MILEAGE LAW
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS MAKE AN
sWeR TO COMPLAINT.
Maintained Lobby ut Montpelier
Mileage Bills.

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Irnitod St,toe rourt C,aorco 1, tobn.on
ana =, 20 o,,,,.,to,1 ,,ot - honr,,, e., tho
matter y,til ho bf,d shor,i,, Thie 10 Tho
milenga r,so Of NO Finland RaiIroad
cnr,n,n,, ari,i,,, r.a,,, ,,n ant 90 ~ t,,t
General Assemble nrovidinr for two-cant
mila1ges cool r. bea,or
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this form nIls 81 nagos II sots forth In
nart &c rolinu,ss
"Vc ailero ana cba,co +bot ,vbop Tho
Putlond polra,d cn,,,,7a,,, aooor,od tho
torros of its nl,o,,o. !, ,ooI, i,r ri,,h,s
'tborourdo- srt,ino, e., A. ,ro,.isto,,,7 90
tho gopor,l Iaua of no c,,, Of yarn,ont
thon IN foroo nnd 60 a. ,,ro,,isto, t. iIe
charter that tho Same ebnuId no euhioct
,o tho action ~ an,, f,,t,,ro 7 a,.isI, ,,,ro
~ mend oi,oy %. yono,i as ,ho Viii
good ,,irh, rno,,;ro. ga u,osa ~. a. ,,.,,
thcrn.ftor cop1notopt Gov on,, T-,rislo ,u,o
or Tho sat ~ I,a,.r,o,,. nithor h,, tbc
enartnont 90 a ,onarai Low, or by thc
amondrnn+ 90 saId ,.bartor 70 oi,c,. an,,
- ,ha rro,t " ,honoir -, ", ,,t,,,niJ
any right tbns.oi,, o,,ntod
4 NO dcnv tb,t .,,td prtIard corn,,v b,s
boon d,rire sta tu., ,oare ond is ro,v
oncratod economically and without INV
oxtr,,.ar,nro ,,h,,.as,.o. 80, ~ 80, nf
the reinforcement thnrcor
we uehy upon Information ana bellel
that inc lalr ana reasonable value OF inc
Ialroau anu other property OF sara nut
205 asa ~ and we cav We a,.c Of tbn oni,ion
that II could ba renrc,ducod for much Toe
tbon soid c,,ro W. do NOT ,pou ~ r,,-
NOT stute ~ oitbnr of oIr heller ar y, her
wise Whcther the present value or the
sedl am personal property OF sald Rut-
iand Rallrodd company as carried on the
DOCKS OF Sald ralToau company ana as
SHOWN pE t,I"iI laSt palanVe Shect' to-"i',
Ihal OF July j. 1879 is the sald sum OF
sloS9''oot'o'' we are informed ana pclleVe
ana chafEe the TACT 10 ne that the falr
anu reaSohaple value OF the railroad ana
other property OF Sald futIand faliroan
company Is not IN excess OF the sum Oh
so'nUo' thdt SAID property was leased ny
sa'' Fut'aha hallroad company 10 the
vermont oehtral hallroau company from
ABOUT the year 1870 10 about the year 1881
at the annual rental or $4,000, with
provision mat SAID Rutland railroad com
pdhE ShouId pay tne taxes thereon; thal
on OF ABOUT inc year 1871 sald property
was again Ieased by Sald Rutlahd hallroau
company to SAID vermont Central Kail-
ROAD company Tor a long term OF years
at an annual rental OF ABOUT s3'HVoo. but
mat said rental was lar IN excess or the
actual rental value OF said property ana
tnat at inc Tune or the bringing OF saio
OIL falr ana reisohaple annual rental
value or sali property was not IN excess
or S2ooOv. we ade informed ana DeneNe
that at the time SAID stock was issued as
set forth in the compiainants BILL the
amount or the same was far IN excess oil
the true ana actual value or the property
transferred to and held by said Rutland
railroad company and represented by
said stock, and that at no time since the
issuing of said stock has the property OF
said Rutland Railroad company equaled
the face value Of said stock.
We are informed and believe and there
fore aver that for many years after said
Central Vermont Railroad company took
It's said lease Of said Rutland Railroad
company of said road, 1t issued for use
on said road and other roads owned GA
operated by 1t in the State of Vermont
and elsewhere mileage tickets in the form
of coupon books containing 1000 coupons
each. to be used by any person or persons
whose names were written therein by said
company. at the price s2D for each said
book, and that said books were in genera
use on said road until about March |
1892 when said Central Vermont Railroad
company ceased issuing said books ant
began issuing mileage books of the same
description as the books above described
save that they were made good in tn,
hands Of any person or persons present
ing them for fare on said Rutland road
and other said roads owned or operated
by said company: that said books were il
common use on said Rutland road from
said March l. 1892 to about June l. 1884,;
and their use thereon met with great ia.
vor on the part of all passengers.
We admit that such mileage books Il