Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-08
MANY CLAIMS PRESENTED
The New Court OF Claims Has Many
Applications for Payment at Its First
Mseting-A Bears Ear In Question.

Montpelier, Jan. 6.-The new court OF
claims created by the recent Legislature
met for the first time this morning in the
office of State Auditor Horace +. Graham
at the State House. An organization vas
effected by the election of f.. &. Williams
Of Newport as clerk of the court. The
state auditor is chairman and the Iton.
Frank Plumley of Northfeld, the third
member Of the board. was present.
So little time has elapsed since the Leg
islaturc adjourned the members of the
court hardly expected any business would
come before them at this session, but they
were Kept busy through the day and will
he in session tomorrow. The first claim
presented was by Fred A. Howiand for
DIR. II. II. Mcintyre Of Randolph, admin
istrotor OF the estate of Hiram A. fIuse.
Mr.. IIusc had served as special master In
tho case of Moore & Roys VS.. Wilder. in
Caledonia county, and in re Producer 5
Granite Co. of Barre. in Washing On
county. lie had completed the hearing
in these cases but had not fled his report
and the county clerk of the counties named
had no authority to pay his bills of s9l W
in the former and S43. ~ in the latter. Had
this court not been established the estate
OF Mr.. Huse could not have been settled
until after the Legislature of 1904 had
passed upon these claims.
The next claim to come before the court
was that of Charles NJ. Robbins, the
famous bear hunter of Hancock. Some
time during last summer Mr.. Robbins
caught black bear in trap and before
the dead animal was discovered the ears
were eaten away by vcrmin. Mr.. Rob
bins took the skull of the bear to the town
clerk of Hancock but that official refused
to pay the s12 bounty as there was no
left ear of the animal to punch according
to law.
NJ T.. Smile. clerk of Washington coun-
ty, presented n bill for .7G6. 50 water rent
at the court house and county Jail paid
hy him to the city of Montpelier during
the past twcnty-three years. The claim is
made that the State and not the county
should pay this bill.
The only other case heard to-day was
that of y. NJ. Harvey, late clerk of the
state board of railroad commissioners
for SO for services as clerk of the board
between December last and the time the
present board was appointed, December
10.
| Montpelier Jan. The court of claims
took recess this afternoon until Tues
day. January 81, the day supreme oourt
convenes at Montpelier for the January
term. No new claims We're presented t.
the court to-day. The court passed upor
and allowed in full the two claims thai
were presented by DR.. II. II. Mcintyre q
Randolph, administrator of the estate o
| Hiram a. Huse.
The claim OF T.. NJ. Harvey for $50 FOL
services as clerk of the State board o
railroad commissioners for II days i'll De
rcmbcr was reduced by the court to 50
ard allowed at that amount.
| The claim OF Washington county agans
the State for s76650 for water rent at tn
court house and county Jail during tn,
past 23 years and the claim of Charles VI
Robbins of Hancock for sl2 for bounty oi
"a bear were held open for further consid
Grafton. A decision will probably b,
rendered III these cases when the cour
meets January -.