The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-06

showing e. the eoutay. that lilie shui
cieut has elapsed So that the STATE
should now expect speedy completion
H the task required hg the provisions
81 tie act.
NE state has Is lar paid S26Q5.56 tor
the work 81 tins committee
Board Of Railroad Commissioners.
Hon Fuller smith, Hon. Henry 5,
bingham and Hon Horace w. Bailey
we've. with the advice and consent Of the
senate. on the f2th day Of December,
1909. appointed Railroad Commissioners
for The term Of SIX. four and two years
respectively. Alr. Bailey resigned on the
3ist aay Of October. 1903, 10 accept the
Office Of the nited States Marshal ior
the District II Vermont, and on the same
dav / commissioned Hon, George ?
Howard al Craftsbury to al the vacancy
thus created
In my Judgment the board has rem
dered valuable services 20 the state.
Its report made to yonr Honorable
body Is clear, intelligent and definite y
Its recommendations, and merits Nonr
Thorough examination.
Their recommendations as TO The SUI
pervision of the electric systems Of the
state are especially worthy Of your
earnest consideration.
Speaking generally. in my Judgment,
the functions OF this commission
should be advisory, rather than manda-
tory. in the interest both OF the gener'
al public and Of the railroads,
Boundary Line Between Vermont And
New York.
Under the provisions Of No. l63 Of
the Acts Of 1909. entitled An act 70
replace the boundary line monuments
between Vermont and New York, APP
lproved December 18th, 1902, ! appointed
| William ~. Stiekney as commissioner
on behalf 81 the State Of Vermont. He
| has made written report To me 81 the
progress Of the work. from which,
among other things, it appears that IN
June. 1908, he arranged with the an.
thorized representative Of the State Of
New York for the replacing Of these
boundary line monuments between the
two States.
Originally there were thirty-six mon
uments marking this line from the
northwest corner Of Massachusetts, TO
Poultney river. Some Of these were
missing and others out Of place, 50 that
Il was found necessary u re-snryey the
| line.
During the months when labor ont
Toe doors could be successfully prose
euted, tile work has been carried Oh,
and one-hmdred and one new granite
monuments nearly al six feet IN
height, embedded in concrete and eX.
tending below the frost line have been
erected These monuments have been
placed at al town corners and at the
| highest elevations and lowest depres-
sious along the line, and wherever the
same crosses a public highway.
Some further work remains 10 be
done aud undoubtedly when ii j. con-
pleted the commissioner viii make a
final report to my successor, that tie
same may be duly filed and recorded in
the oesee ct the Secretary OF State, as
lrcqnired By the provisions of the Act
Temperance Legislation.
Tile general sentiment 81 the state
seems To be that local option should be-
given further trial.
In many instances it has 50 far rel
suited - practical prohibition
For the benefit 81 those towns 10
which the trafiie IS licensed. there ais
several amendments which the expert
enee of two years has demonstrated
should be made 10 the present law. Il
| is important that no change therein
should be made which tends to lessen
the independence from politics and the
stability Of the licensing boards.
| would recommend that the vote On
license Oh no license should not be taken
| ii amy town Of municipality oftener
than once IN three 81 five years, and
the other recommendations ia lnv for
mer message relating to this subject, 1
again press upon your attention.
Primary Election Law.
again urge tile General Assembly to
adopt an efficient primary election law.
President Arthur
Under the provisions OF the Joint
Resolution No. $50, adopted by the
General Assembly at its last session,
have caused to be erected a Memorial
Tablet with suitable inscription 81
the town Of Fairfield the birthplace Of
President Arthur
Through the efforts of Governor
Sticsney tire the title to TIE tract MAJ
first secured 10 the State. Governor
SticlsneY also contracted for the mon
nnent and supervised III erection.
The dedieatory exercises were hed
on tile site II Tire monument August
goth, 1905 There was present 4 large
coneollrse of the citizens Of the state
The Monument WAS presented bv Gov.
.ernor stiekney and accepted bv me for
the people d Vermont. The principal
addresses We're made by two OF the CON.
stitutioual advisers OF President Arthur
while Chief Magistrate Of the country
Hon, Robert I. Lincoln, and the Hon
William +. Chandler
The tablet is q plain granite block
hewn from Nermonts eternal bius
nodded into modest and graceful Bro.
portions BY her own Worknen. ana Viii
stand forever On the spot 81 Ills birth
typical a Gle simplicity. TIE sublimi.
ity lhe solidity 81 the character N
MN whom Il il intended To commend.
rate, and whose enduring virtues shall