Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29

maintain public wharf in accordance
with the provisions of said act: and
whereas due notice of this meeting has
been given to the Central Vermont Rail
wav company Of St Adams, Vt, the
American Trust company of Boston,
Mass and the Shepard G Morse Lumber
company of Burlington, VT, by citation
duly served by the constable of said Bur
lngton, and whereas notice of this meet
ing has been given to each Of the above
PARTIES and to the Rutland Railroad COM
pany of Rutland, VI, by the clerk Of the
city council by registered mail under date
of July T. 1907, IN accordance with said
resolution adopted July Q, 1907
And whereas all of said parties above
named appeared by their attorneys NJ
said meeting which was adjourned to
August 5. 1901 and again adjourned to
August 2s. 1897;
And whereas the city council has heard
at said meetings the evidence and claims
of all parties desiring to be heard, and
have examined the premises proposed 70
be taken, therefore;
BE It resolved by the city council of the
city of burlington, that the convenience
of the inhabitants and the pubic good re-
aulrc that the following described land
be and the same hereby is condemned and
taken for the purposes of a public wharf,
viz:
A certain piece of land lying and being
in the city of burlington In the county
of Chittenden and State of Vermont and
situated on the lake shore, next south of
College street or said street continued
westerly and bounded as follows: Be
oil rinp at OOiDt n the p1ltl line OF Col
lege street or said south line extended
westerly, which Is th.rty-three $3.50
feet southerly from a point in the
center line of College street or said
center line continued westerly. which
last named point is Ave hundred nifty
three and five tenths C5535) feet west
erly of the intersection Of the center
lines of College and Battery streets
thence aoutherly at right angles to
said south line of College street dis
lance of ninety-six t96) feet to a point:
thence westerly at right angles with
said last mentioned boundary line a
distance OF ninety-fvc and five tenths
$3.50 feet to a point Mt or near the
southwest corner of an old wharf ::
thence in a straight line northerly to
a point in said south line of College
street or said line continued westerly
which Is ninety mine and three tenths
C99,3) feet from the point of begin
ming: thence easterly in said south
line of College street to the point Of
beginning.
AWARD OF DAMAGES.
The following resolution awarding
damages for the property sequestered
was adopted:
Whereas, a resolution has this day
I been adopted by the city council Sc
questcring certain lands therein lie
scrihed for the purposes of a public
wharf, and
| Whereas, the land taken has been
the question of damages presented has
| been heard; therefore
Re It resolved by the city council
of the city of Burlington, that after
hearing the evidence and examining
the premises, the following awards OF
damages for land taken for said pub
lie wharf are hereby made
| To the Central Vermont Railway
| company of st, Adams, Vt. and the
American Trust company OF Boston
Mass, trustee for the mortgage bono
holders OF said railway company, as
| their respective interests may appear
the sum of six thousand six hundred
| fifty &G.G50) dollars.
To the Rutland Railroad company o.
| Rutland, VT, the sum OF no dollars.
To the Shepard & Morse Lumber
company of Burlington, Vt, the sun
of no dollars
ba tn 10,
to place on record In the land records