The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-11
TO BUILD COURT
HOUSE AND JAIL
At BENNINGTON
Bill introduced in Legislature
by Local Representative
APPROPRIATION OF $4,000
Provides for Repairs and Maintenance
Of Present County Buildings at
Manchester


will be OF general interest to the res
idents of Bennington county is the bill
introduced by Mr. Howe of Benning
ton providing for the erection of a
new court house and Jail building in
the town of Bennington The bill car
ries an appropriation of $4,000 and
provides for the care and maintenance
of the present court house and jail at
Manchester. THE bill will be publish
ed in full in a later issue OF the Ban
'ner)
The feature of the session was the
signing late In the afternoon by Gov
ernor Prouty of the bill appropriating
S25, 600 for the Champlain Tercenten
airy celebration.
The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing commissioners from Vermont
to have charge of the expenditure of
this money and of the celebration; w.
II. Crockett of St Adams. J.. NJ. Hays
of Essex Junction. Horace w Bailey
of Newbury; President John NJ Thorn
as Of Middlebury: w j Van Patten of
Burlington; +. o. Beaupre of Burling.
Ton; Frank l.. Fish OF Vergennes, Ar.
thur +. Stone of ST. Johnsbury. Gov
George H. Prouty is eXoficio chair.
man OF that commission and there is
one more member to be appointed Ia.
| ter.
The railroads OF the state will be in.
terested in the measure introduced by
Mr.. Wheeler of Jamaica which prov
ldes that railroads shall within -four
days, not including Sundays or Holt
days, furnish shippers with empty cars
and that the failure so TO do after the
receipt Of a written order shall sub
iect the railroads to damage
Mr. Howe Of ST. Johnsbury introduC
ed a bill raising the rate OF taxes ass
sessed on railroad properties TO on,
and one fourth per cent ON tlH ap
| praised value OF property and another
bill providing for the assessment Of
taxes on the gross earnings OF rail
roads
The prejudice against Sunday trave
Is reflected In the bill introduced Boy
orizes the state board OF railroad con
missioners TO sanction the running OF
through trains on Sunday but forbid.
Excursion trains. whether run by steam
or electricity
The second attempt 10 raise the pay
OF assistant judges Of the county from
So to 81 per day was frustrated Wher
the House killed the bill providing fol
| such Increase. The House adOptet
the Joint resolution providing that m,
standing committees on military af
fairs Of the two houses visit the Sol
diers' home al Bennington at the ok
pense OF the state and report the con
dition by bill or otherwise, and alst
adopted the joint resolution proWdin,
that the governor purchase medal
lion portrait OF Major General William
Wells.
The senate on Monday killed th,
House bill which provided that ven
doris OF bread and cake must wrap N,
same In oiled paper Yesterday morl
ing Il recalled the bill, reconsidere,
It's vote and again In the afternoon re
fused the bin a third reading by
vote OF 22 TO g.
The House judiciary committee wa
turned down yesterday after reporting
lunfavOrably on the bill relating 10 th
limitation Of actions against towns TO
injuries on highways. providing tina
actions against towns must be brough
In two years instead of six years Nh
Reals OF Walden who fathercd the bill
made q vigorous speech in lbs favor
saying that the bill was all right 60
honest men. but did not protect dis
honest men nor lawyers. Mr.. Fish o
lNergennCs defended the action of thl
committee Mr. Norris of Cabot fay
Crcd the bill stating that an eNampl,
va favor OF the passage OF the bill
could be found now In his town, wher
man who claimed to be injured q
waiting for the only witness to die b
fore bringing suit. he also stated tina
one OF the members OF the iudiciar
committee was attorney for the maj
In question MIR Martin OF Brookm
moved an amendment which was adol
ted. that the bill shall not relate Il
cases OF accident that have occurred
MIR Williams OF Newport and Nj
Barber Of Brattloboro spoke TN do
fCusc uf the action of the committe
and Mr. Howe OF St Johnshury urge
that the statutes be- kept uniform D.
retaining the six year provision Tn
bill was ordered to "a third reading b.
an emphatic vote
Among the bills introduced In IN
senate yesterday were measures b
Senator Gibson Of Wiudham amcndtu
or repeating certain sections of th
statutes relating TO offsets. by Sen.
tor Wright OF Grand Isle prohibitu
the use OF power boats by duck hun
tcrs aud by Senator Gibson an act ~
. Ipowerlng savings banks to hold rel
. estate for certain purposes
4 In the house the bill introduced 4
T Mr. Davis OF Springfield prohihltin
B. the docking OF horses tails was kille
a A bill was introduced by MIR How
k of Bennington to provide for the bull
a ing of court house and jail at Be
nmgton The bin was referred to
!. special committee of Bennington cou
g ty members.
Il The following bills were introduce
y at Monday nights session.
In the House.
H. Relating to cemeteries wl
s passed.
u " 267-was ordered to a third rel
n Ing