Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-15

recommends that one-fourth OF the town
highway tax OF zoe. In addition 10 the
Ave per cent highway tax now used oe
| expended BY towns and villages IN PEI.
mapent work on the highways. SEC. 5aoo
Z should De so amended as to require the
removal OF alb loose stones from the tray,
eled track once in two weeks instead on
once a month. There should be penalty
/ for failure by the road commissioner 10
cut trees and brush as required by Sec.
2i6i, Vermont statutes.
MONDAY.
The House killed the bill to annex the
Tbayer brook district in Braintree 10
Randolph, after a discussion. The COM
mittee reported the bill favorably, Win
an amendment providing that the aet
should become operative when ratineu Dy
Randolph. Mr.. Mcintyre OF Randolph
opposed the bill. He said that the amend
ment threw the responsibility on 10
Randolph and Braintree should have q
say about it too. He proposed an amend
meut giving Braintree the right to vote
on il also. Messrs. Simpson and Norton
OF the committee on town lines defended
the bill as reported, saying that Braintree
could not be concerned, inasmuch as the
district was selisupporting, and II would
be a great convenience to the residents OIL
the district. Mr.. Mcintyre replied that
while the district might be self support
ing under Rraintree's tax rate II would
not be under Randolph's lower rate. As
10 convenience, it would aid these people
only In regard to voting once or twice a
year, all their other business could be
done at Randolph without annexation, as
heretofore. Neither town wanted the
change made and the legislature ought
not to do IL, thus increasing the disparity
between the large and small towns. Mr..
McIntyre's amendment was lost. as was
one offered bg Mr.. Bachelor OF Braintree,
requiring the district that it was proposed
to annex TO assume its share OF Braintree's
debt. The House was merely clearing
the way to kill the bill, which IT did
Immediately.
The House passed bills as iollows:-
Relating to fishing in Lake Morey and
Fairlee lake. relating to appointment OF
superintendent OF schools and compensa-
ton; Rppropriating 81 900 to mark position
OF Vermont troops al Antietam.
The bill relating to annexation OF
to Burlington KILLED Saturday,
was reconsidered and recommitted.
There will be no change in the dog
license laws.
One new bill came In the House requir-
ing convict made goods to be so labelled.
The bill authorizing the fish commits
sioners to shorten the season in certain
cases wac killed
The Senate insisted on its amendment |
10 the state laboratory whereby the state
board of health shall engage the director !
ind assistants and fix their salaries, which |
me House didn'tagree to,and committee |
Z conference will settle The Difference.
The Senate hammered away on the |
question OF whether, IN the militia re-
organization bill,the officers commissions |
ihould expire in three years or five. |
Finally they left it just as 1t passed the
douse-three years-and ordered II TO
bird reading.
Senator Cudworth proposed a constitu-
ionsl amendment giving the legislature
authority to legislate so as to provide for |
illing vacancies in case OF the death OF
members of the state Senate or House.