Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-11-09

dent, ia the chair The programme
y will include an address ON Thaddeu,
. Stevens by Judge W. Z. Stafford oil
Washington. aud a paper on Prehistoric
Vermont 10y Prof. George II. Perkins,
the state geoogist.
The meeting Tuesday evening Ia
take steps for forming a Vermont I'm
provement Society was one of the most
important that has been held in the
state for years. Such society was or
gained 7 few years ago. but it had no
dehnlte aims aud no well arranged
plans, so that after one or two meetings
1t faded away without having accom-
pilshed anything. The leading men OF
the state are interested in the present
undertaking and propose to make it the
means of improving and exploiting
all the resources of the state aud of
bringing capital here for development
and tourists to enjoy the scenic beauties
OF the state 1t will probably have Il
Seml-othcial character and will he so
constituted and directed as to invite
confidence.
Following up the Governors sugges.
ton that steps be taken to secure the
gradual abolition of grade crossings
snch bill made its appearance ia the
House and was taken up as a special
| order Tuesday afternoon. The vote ON
inns was test OF strength between the
Governor aud the railroads for the lobby |
has been putting in some of its best
work on the bill. The measure pro.
vldes for the abolition of one grade
crossing for every thirty miles of any
line OF railroad in each wear, and that
Others may lie abolished on order of the
commissioners, when petitioued to that
effect or when they deem crossing to
he especially dangerous. The cost is
to be arrortioned between the state, the
towns and the roads, and it is provided
tllat the expense to the state shall NOT
exceed S2o,o0O in any one year.
This bill was passed to its third read ,
ing without opposition.
The bills Iegalizing the grand list Of
Lexington and Brunswick have hean
passed ny both houses, and the House
mas passed the bill providing for new :,
alI in Caledonia county =
Amendments will be made to the char .
er OF the Newport, lIardwick and Mont
'eller railroad company, which will ex-
ehd 'he charter and include Troy in
ne points to be touched by the line. ~
The woman suffrage measure comes
p IN the Senate this week, the hin b.r-
'g passed the House with ease. An
important public meeting in the interest It.
woman suffrage was held TUESDAY,
'eh'ng. One Massachusetts woman "'
Pp"Sed to the idea, came here two yealv 'hi
90 and spoke against the bill The
thereupon invited two we'll AL
now" women to come here and speak we
its favor. str
Reed of Brookfeld has introduced mn
Il 10 assist the teaching of elementary {
providing for the emnloy. has
eHC OF an instructor at farmers meat
81 ana institutes, the cost to the state and
u to exceed $1,000 in one year. two
STORIES OF the damage done bv daar whe
revived by the bill introduced NV was
erson OF Pittsford, which provides for hav,
payment OF damages thus caused A
Nr. Bailey of Essex desires to have erv
t. 'e'h " arner and Capt. Remember
Aer hohored by the state and asks for
appointment of a commission vhicb
1t report to the next legislature in H.
ara to erecting monuments to than Oh D
,e"nere IN Bennington county. o.
olowlhg the report of the bridge amp
Mr.. Finn of Spriupfeld tool
introduced bill appropriating ST.. will
I" reimburse towns that have made Sc
IN make free toll bridges over the Miss
"ec'lcut river and for the building Dr
ew bridges, h,o.a
lie report of j. E. Cushman, state cups
commissioner, shows that there w,O
'Ied IN the last biennial term. from
'rat'on taxes, $l,3G3,7S2. which Cir
other sources of revenue exceedsJ of S.
expenses of the state by more than st.
700, so that no direct state tax mead daugI
wed by this Legislature unless ex- fuI co
binary appropriations are made little
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