Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-25

no Official reply, but have made the
indirect reply of bringing suit against
the city.
Resolution relating to making prop
osition to Stafford s. Holden Mtg. Co.
and Smith, Whitcomb & Cook Co.
City Of Barre, offered Oct. =, 1902.
Resolved by the City Council OF the
City OF Barre, now in session, as fol-
lows:-
This proposition made this 9th day
October, A. D. 1902, by the City Of
Barre, q manicipal corporation In the
County Of Washington and State of
Vermont, to the Stafford & Holden
Mtg. Co. and the Smith, Whitcomb
& Cook Co., both corporations OF the
City OF Barre aforesaid.
That the City Of Barre Offers the
following proposition Of settlement in
addition to what is contained in Quit
Claim Deed between said parties
drawn up last March, 1902, but not
signed, except the last clause in said
deed commencing as follows: (This
conveyance is not to effect, etc J and
adding.
1t being the right for said City to
take and divert all the waters Of Mar
tin Brook, so.called. and the Little
Martin Brook, so.called, 81. asft. abe
water sheds Of said brooks, being
tributaries Of Stephens Branch in the
Town of Williamstown, and said con-
sideration is full settlement and sat-
isfaction for damage by reason Of
such taking and diversion to our wa
ter privilege and mills on said Step
hens Branch in said City of Barre.
Said consideration is also full settle.
ment and satisfaction for damage to
our said water privilege and mills by
reason Of taking the water of Scott
brook so-called, and the Peck Pond
Brook, so.called, being tributaries Of
said Stephen's1 Brancn in the town of
Barre, and all OF the water sheds of
said Brooks, as +akeu by the Barre
Water Company on proceedings under
its charter began in 1897; and it IS
agreed our appeal from judgement of
the court on the report Of commiss,
toner's cuncerning snch taking of said
waters by the Barre water Company
shall be dismissed on payment oil the
taxable cost by said City in addition
to the sum herein expressed. And
we also hereby convey the right for
said City to conduct the waters from
all Of said Sources of su 2ply in pipes
and conduits past our said dam and
water privilege to said City Of Barre,
and to use such waters for the pur-
pose Of supplying the inhabitants Of
said City and Town of Barre, with wa
ter for the extinguishment of fires,
and for domestic, sanitary, and other
like'purposes.
The said city Of Barre shall pay in
terest on Three Thousand Dollars
(s30O0.oo) to each OF said corporations
at per cent from date of settlement
with Jones Bros, to date OF execu-
ton Of deeds by said corporation to
City OF Barre.
Said City Of Barre shall pay in ad-
dttion to above, such sums as an ar
bitration ooard shall find is their due
for the use or water for polishing
granite and all other like purposes for
all time except water to create power
by water motors.
Tho Smith, Whitcomb & Cook Co.,
and the Stafford & Fl olden Mfg. Co.,
shall furnish the City Council of the
City OF Barre list of three names Of
men Of known ability and integrity
from which the City Council shall
select one to act as Arbitrator.
The City Council shall in like man.
uer furnish the said corporations the
names Of three men OF like quality
from which they shall select one to
act as Arbitrator. II possible the
City Council and the corporations
shall agree upon an able lawyer to be
the third member Of the Arbitration
Poard; II within l s days after the City
Council and the said corporations
have handed to the other party three
names, they are unable to agree on
the third member of Arbitration
Board. Then the two Arbitrators
selected as above shall select 1.-THE
third mamhor NJ tho Arbitration