Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-04-10

First-Sub section of section i that
the Commissioners shall fix the terms of
payment for the use OF the water as well
as the rates.
Secondly That the said resolution
was illegal, null and void from the fact
of its being passed the last thing before
adjournment with less than one fourth
of the legal voters present and voting.
and being of vital character, and great
interest to large number of voters,
with no article in the warning touching
upon the subject.
In answer to his legal objections, |
will say, that if Taxpayer will take the
trouble to read the next and last line of
the same section he has quoted a part
of, he will find that the said section only
implies such authority or duty as the
Commissioners deem expedieut.
Now if they thiuk it is proper under
the circumstances, advisable, tending to
self interest, suitable means to accom-
pllsh an end, requires their immediate
attention, or if it is necessary which are
all good definitions of the term eXpe-
dent, then they might get their authori-
ty fran the abOva spction
Bat is there any reason why after the
town has expressed itself that charges
in this direction should be abated that
the Commissioners could deem it expe-
dent to fix the rates, terms. rules and
regulations of this corporation contrary
to the expressed wishes of the stock
holders contend that we had legal
right to introduce business of vital
character, that We had legal right
to introduce resolution at any
time during the meeting even if the
Moderator did declare the proper time
to he the last thing before adjournment
And that We had legal right to intro
duce said resolution without an article
in the warning, even if it was of vital
char..cter and at time when less than
one fourth of the voters were present
aud voting. Taxpayer even goes so far
AS to say that if this motion prevails
that the town as a town will be paying
nothing for the privilege of having fire
protection.
claim this is not true, but that the
facts in the case are that ever since the
town bought the system the town, as a
town. has been paying double rent on
hvdrants and troughs, one half of which
has been paid by being deprived of its
paid in money or its equivalent, and if
the resolution prevails, which it must
this year, it only wipes ont money or its
equivalent, leaving the question of tax
alton still in force Ga matter of nearly
nine hundred dollars) which the town
as town will still continue to pay for
the privilege of having fire protection.
Taxpayer wants to know if the non
water takers in the town will agree to
quit claim all title and interest in the
water system. AS stockholders We say,
no sir, that there is no preferred stock in
this corporation, that our stock is worth
just as much as yours and our property
is mortgaged to pay the bonded indebted
ness of the town the same as yours, and
we do not intend to sell out at the
present time but do and will insist that
this corporation be run upon business
principles, and that the town as a town
shall not be obliged to pay more for its
| fire protection than it would have to if
the system was owned by private cor.
poration.
am very sorry that Taxpayer has re-
sorted to such disgusting language as to
refer to me as disgruntled person. |
should consider such language an insult
if coming from person with identified
signature. But when coming from. one
CARRIED in fictitious or assumed name
| shall not take the trouble to throw of
the mask.
No one has been sitting up nights tc
concoct a scheme to inject factional dis
pute among the town officers unless it is
Taxpayer himself or some of his allies
The object of this resolution is quite
the reverse. 1t was intended and does
make the duty of the officers perfect,
clear and should avoid all factional dis
pute, and if the stock holders in this cor
poration have made mistake the re
sponsibility falls upon them and no
upon their officers. But if any sucl
schemes are being concocted either il
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