Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-04-12

town is, in my opinion, doing all that can
reasonably be asked /
J. G. Day to No. l, "Yes": To No. 2,
81 don't believe in buying pig in bag.
Previous purchases Of that sort will haunt
the taxpayers Of this town till the end of
time. would vote for the town to pay
reasonable share of the expense with a
limit"
George F. Ball. 81 think the town of
Rockingham should give the electric road
sufficient help on Pine street to enable
them to complete their road and put it into
operation" <
A. II. Brown: ."As the electric railroad
now have permission to cut Pine street
seven feet it would increase the land
damage but little to go - feet. Should
the voters grant the electric railroad to
cut ~ feet do not now see any reason
why the town shoull be asked to pay the
land damages"
David Savage to No. l: Eyes should
like to see the Lii cut. want the rail-
road to pay all damages and ask no iavors
of the town."
c. E. Howard answers eyes" to both
Questions and adds: ''The cutting down
of the bill would be a great help to the
heavy teaming."
c. E. Robertson to No. 1 81 think q
~ foot cut ought not to be DONE" To
No. 2: 'No, think the town better not
get mixed in this matter"
c. L. Barber to No. 1. eyes, l am
decidedly; it will be a great advantage to
the travelling public, especially for heavy
loads. To No. 2: eyes l do, as the
land damage will be snail compared with
the expense of grading. This is the
only matter the railroad company have
asked the town to help them in, land l thii
: we as town should grant this without one
word against it, as the hill graded as they
propose to do it would be great and last
ing Der eft for all time to the town and te
the public at large"
A. C.Mocre to Mol: ''I am not in favor
iof cutting Pine street." To No.2:"I am no
in favor of paying any damages whatever.
- P. H. Hadley to No. /: "a 12-foot GU
would seem to me excessive but have nc
, looked the ground over with this in mind
: To No. 2: "No. believe the town ough
not to assume any liability in this direc
!. ton"
IL A. A. Halliday to No. l: 81 am il
favor of the electric road, believing it Il
:. be move forward, but it seems to me tina
there might be some route selected tina
would not so seriously damage private e'
: tates as the one proposed" To No. 2
= 81 am not in favor Of the town paying an
: Of the land damages"
F. j. Hall to No. l: cit would max
= no differ n ce whether / we're or not, the
already have the light. If you insert tn
words, and mage, after the word cost.
= To No Q: "No. The principle is WRONG
= and the town is badly in debt"
y W. B. Glynn: 81 am not decided as
!" have not investigated the matter. 1t too
. our able corp of selectnen some time
10 reach decision and / think the averag
vote, will need to investigate the matte
= and should be at the town meeting wilin
= to hear all sides OF the question and the
D cast an intelligent ballot for what he It
:. lieves is best. In answer to question 2,
will say that believe that an electric raj
- way connecting Bellows Falls and Ssxto1
10 River will be Of benefit to the town. Will
it may injure some few lines of business
u believe it will benefit larger umber AZ
:, be conducive to new and progressive er
o. terprises and am thorough believer
- progress and the greatest good to tn
greatest number. Therefore while l woul
:, :, not be in favor Of bonding the town
o. build the road or paying the road any COZ
siderable amount to build it, l am in fave
OF granting them any necessary rights {
5. privileges that the town can and not do
injustice to the travelling public and, in a
instance like this, 1.-The adjacent land owner
And if we can secure the building Of tn
J. road by paying the land damages, and sue
action will not be used by the road Is
criterion for other instances that may com
10 up later. I should vote to pay the dan
Il ages in this case provided the damages al
3 not much in excess of what have unde
~ stood they are estimated, viz. 800
at $500"
" E. C. Fairbank to No. L: "No. III
~ town should never cause or allow Pine an
Center streets to be cut to the extent aske
for" To No. q: "No.n
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