Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-18

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bill which went through both houses
| without opposition as its undoubted merit
was seen. The commission will have the
power of summoning witnesses and when
necessary may call in the States attor-
ney of Washington county to appear for
| the State.
| The towns on the east side will be
greatly interested in the bridge commits
| sion bill providing for a bridge commits
| sion OF three members to confer with q
like commission from New Hampshire in
respect to new bridges over the Connect-
cut river.
More street railroad charters were
granted this year than ever before. In
several places two contendlng factions de-
sired charters, and the committees were
| Obliged to act as peace makers between
the warning factions. Two city charter
bills were acted on, one for Barre city to
! replace its present charter and giving the
city additional water rights and the
other to incorporate the city of st. Johns
bury.
Tho bill regulating the speed Of auto
mobiles to , miles an hour Will not cause
a disturbance until spring. The railroad
commissioners are now acting under the
now laW just completed which gives them
greater power furnishing shorter cut to
the supreme court in cases of dispute.
u The committing of the sentences OF
! Charles Doherty Frederick Eastwood and
Frank Shaw shows the sympa thetic ma
turc OF inc Assembly. inc senate IN one
pl'd'" lc,uSe" 10 aoohsh chpitdi Puh'sh-
ment and in tho very next passed the
bills committing the sentences of the
three murlercrS.
among some OF the oth"r important
acts passed were the Burlington pubic
d"oh OH Oh great interest 10 the CITY or
burIHstoh ana 'he act regulatine tne pay
OF the county clerks ana putting them on
n which u
10" ne pa'U "'r'ct 10 'ie Sta'e. 'nuer
'if arraheemeht II is estimated that
ABOUT sIo."" adultlonal VIII go TO the
state, althouSh IN several instances the
county cl'ihS VIII get moro salarN tnan
my nave ooeH receiving from ices Inc
Dill ILL., equnnzeS inc question.
Inc OH 10 permit inc trust companies
20 act III a nduciary capacity was once
hlllou NY IN" rouse OUT went through az
ter HNi"R sIsmtlE hinehucu 10 meet inc
oilectIohS' hllIs nave heFh passed appro-
pria'!lg money 'or repairs at the state
PRISON HOUSE OF corrccuon' waterbury
asylum ana some OF 'he o'her state insti-
, tu.ao"s'
me public health bill has many import
any features ana IL more stringent thar
, tne present law, Inc desire was 10 put
tne Ihw pach Where IL was le" years
ago "heh IL was inadvertently ieslsiateo
OUT IN certain features.
=
, lcreSl is mat OF the hoarh or tuberculosis
c""ill 'sSloii ap'oihtcn uhuer acts passed
II. ms session tohnvesusa,c the prevalence
VI 'hV uise"Se III vermont anu make rec
, oi'iiehuatiohS II necessary Another
= "edi'l o'iI rGu,,'leS an IhSslclahs TO re
port 'upercuiosis pauehts 10 the state
, noaro OF health not for publication hui
: 10 n''p tiit podru III aScer'alhlhE the eX
tent W Inc disease ana Keeping track OF
H.
\ bounty OF ~ cents on hcd@ehoeS may
a G""Se SUM uhscrupuious persons golna
; mo the business OF producing these am
, 'hniS'
, nc p'is INA, We're hilleu were region
= anu every ii'e'h,'ei VINO hau ono killed car
,io' " maui 10 ne,ie,e p"I the nuate ""u,e
We letter OIL IL IL hau passed Inc weekly
? usihcnt OH went ,hToush inc 1ouse pu
l'i "a '.ah ia NV oe'Il't, > was Up
poScu NY 'he iaise corPoiatlFe interests