St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-16

years, in order to conform to the pre-
ent plan of streets and trustees
syndicates and owners of lots hav
been impatiently waiting to hav
the plans consummated. 1t is mex
to impossible to sell land or lots un
til the streets are made; neither d.
persons wish to put up buildings OF
an uncertainty, fearing a road nigh
be ordered to pass through theil
house. | know a clerk who pur
chased a house and put down new
carpets and shortly road was or
dered to be built through his house.
Formerly the Government paid fair
price for land for public roads; but
there has been a decided change with
in a few years and Congress has in
sisted that if new avenues and streets
are to be made that the land must be
donated or assessments must be made
upon the adjoining property to
pay for the making of the streets.
Congress is unwilling to bear the
proper share of the burden it is af-
hrmed by the people of the District.
Its taxation without representation.
Last year Congress voted to have
10th street built if the owners
through which the street of 100 feet
was to pass beyond the district
line would donate the land;
but it failed to be done, because
one poor man, was not able to give
nearly all of his small piece of land,
without some compensation. This
year, such heavy assessments or bet
-erments they are called were made
IN landowners on 18th street where
1 road was to be constructed that
he owners were constrained to ap-
Deal to the court for help and pro-
:ection and the Court of Appeals has
decided that it is unconstitutional,
lence no roads can be built. The land
owners on S street have appealed to
he u. S. Court against such oppres-
ion. | know of two trustees OF quite
syndicate; one of whom is from
Northern Vermont, who have for
everal years urged Congress to de-
ide about projected road through |
heir land the land cost one dollar
nd hive cents per square foot, and |
hey would only allow them one dol
ar per square foot for the land for a
vide avenue to be built through it,
ut charged fifty cents for better.
1ents, claiming that the land would
e more valuable, which land owners
LAIN does not generally cover the
efficiency. In the meantime many
oor people are obliged to pay inter.
st and pay taxes on property which
annot be sold nor bring in any in
ONE and it WORKS d hardship and a
eavy loss on great many people
ere. A few years ago one LAWYER
ON Massachusetts could not bear
ne nervous strain, committed suicide
nd another who had been in the
nlted States Treasury 2Oyears, ran
way and left his family. We meet
any men who tell us of the terrible
lsIness strain they are under by no
2t1on in Congress for their relief
IL declare that the Democrats will
'Ver vote money to make the streets
I'd their only hope is with the Re-
Ibllcans, but the country at large
e all SO engaged in working up
mpathy for the Beers in Africa and
= Porto Rlcans that Congress has
N so closely worked that there is I
te time nor much money to spend
Washington. People can come
re md ride round the beautiful CITY
1t Know little of the nervous strain
lderwhich business men labor who
I've Nv vote. I
Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
Ire male a very strong point on
IS mater of representation with :
taxation in reply to a remark I
ade by Stuator Mason and Others {
Speeches concerning the Porto {
cans that we have no right to {
Vern peopltwithout their consent. :" Z
SAID within the sound of :
mon lnyonder yard there live y
1000 people who are governed =