Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-18

The license act goes into enect lhlnnctlons
now hanging over properties helo TO DC
nuisances shall be dissolved, IL Is pc
lieyed the courts would do this anyway,
an proper showing, without special
Legislation. The bill for the removal OF
the state capitol 10 Burlington uleu IN
4 the House without a struggle.
The Senate killed the proposition TO
increase the state highway tax from &C.
/ to l0c., after a debate, - 10 z.
The new railroad commission bill went
through without great difficulty. III
/ gives the commission additional powers
relating to control over depots and sta
/ lions and to the fixing of train connec-
tons The railroads are subject TO a
fne OF s25 day if they fail TO obey the
commissions orders within ~ days unless
thew take an appeal to the supreme court,
in which case there IS provision Tor an
early hearing.
hill guaranteed TO save the state s2OO,OO
/ bv its promoter, fell by the wayslde,
/ receiving only the support OF the Demo
Gratis in the House.
The Swanton fish hatchery Is abolished,
providing the government does the ex-
pected and runs hatchery on ls own
account.
Burlington gets its public wharf priv
There was some dissension over the
nroposition to appropriate $1,000 for a
/ new kitchen at the Brattleboro retreat
Members objected on the ground that the
retreat is a private institution ana the
state should not put money in there.
| The trouble was gotten around by max
| ing the appropriation claim against the
/ retreat. in case it should ever cease to be
| open TO state patients
The bill which passed the House re-
ouiring the new White River Railroad
| Co. TO put up $500 in bonds to satisfy
claims Of Italian laborers who helped TO
build the road was KILLED m the senate ;ss1 e.
The woman's suffrage bills failed In
Gov. Mccullough made the following
appointments:-
Hon. ID. Grout OF Waterbury, II. Edwin
Lewis Of Burlington, James Conland OF
Brattleboro, Lorenzo W. Hubbard OF
Ivndon and Henry Ballard of Burling-
ton as members of the State tuberculosis
commission to investigate human tuber-
culosis.
Victor |. Spear OF Randolph, Frank A.
| Rich OF Burlington and George Ii.
Stephens OF Hartford to be members OF
the State board of cattle commissioners
under the new act. Mr.. Spears appoint
ment is for three years from January l.
1903. and he is to be secretary OF the
board. Dr. Rich is appointed for two
years and DR.. Stephens for one year. The
last two are veterinaries.
Railroad commissioners, Fuller 9.
smith OF st. Adams for six years and
chairman for two years, II. S. Bingham
of Bennington for four years and Horace
W. Bailey Of Newbury for two years.
Supervisor of insane for six years
Fred r. Steele, Stockbridge.
Member of State board of health for
ak years-Henry ID. Holton, Brattleboro
Director of State prison and House OF
INSTRUMENTATION E. Cudworth, Lon
donderry.
state highway commissioner-Justin
o. Sanford, Stamford.
State geologist-George II. Perkins,
Burlington.
Commissioner of State taxes-Judson
Il. Cushman, Burlington.
Trustee of Vermont Industrial school
for six years-John f. Weeks, Middle
bury.
Board of agriculture Ernest Hitchcock
! Pttsheld; Chas. j. Bell, Walden; Georg'
! Aitken, Woodstock.
} Trustee of State asylum for insane fol
six years-William n. Platt, Shoreham
] Additional county examiners OF teach
ers, Windham county, William A. Hath
7 orne of Townsend; Franklin county, ii
7 q. Rustedt of Richford; Grand Isl,
) county, Miss May Montgomery of ISL
: Bills that finally passed and becam,
laws, not heretofore noted, included thu
following
Relief for Jay.
. Publication rolls and records of Yer
} mont in Spanish American war.
Trust companies to act as executors
etc.
Management of creameries and chess
factories.
= Amending law relative to stock in cor
porations.
Changing the date of the grand jur!
session of Windsor county.
Crea' ing court of claims and defining
its powers and duties. Governor to APP
e point two members who with audito
!. of state shall be the court. Audito
5 shall be chairman ex-officio. The tern
Z. of office to be two years. The cour
e shall meet each first Tuesday in Januar.
1 and July in the office of the auditor t
( hear ali claims and adjust same. Pa.
s to be g per diem and expenses except 70
the auditor who shall have nothing extra
2 Apportionment Of taxes.
S Liability of road commissioners.
, Repairs to the house Of correction.
q Sale of trout fry by fish commissioners
G Sturgeon fishing in Lake Champaign.
e Salaries for county clerks. Fees now go
3 ing to clerks go to state and state pays tn
q salaries.
e Relief for town OF Walden.
Ala 10 OeATsuuTBn.
e Relief for Middlesex.
S Surveyors may enter land in certai
cases.
4 To simplify state account keeping.
B Relief for town OF Woodford.
= School directors shall be governed b
majority vote in the hiring of teacher
0 and fixing OF compensation.
e Relating to practice of pharmacy.
T Relating to pay Of petit jurors in civ
r cases, providing for their board.
+ Orange County Telephone compan
J. charter.
e Payments by employers to employees i
a checks redeemable.
e To pay Charles Neff sum named.
+ Requiring certain officials to give bond
'e Counting of votes.
e Incorporating Vermont Internal In
e provement company.
-e To prevent the pollution of the source
/ of water supply.
y Relating to charter fees.
he Instruction of advanced pupils in hig
he schools and academies.
he Extending statutes relating to taxatio
) OF savings banks.
To prevent spread Of the CHAMBERS.
he Relating to portrait of Admiral Dewe.
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