Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-10

that the state superintendent Of sduon
tiou really intended to work toward tn.
end Of wiping out tbs three schools and
supplanting In their stead one hrsf-clas
school. Many believed that the present
schools answered the needs Of the state
that many girls from families Of moder
ate means we're getting their educntionl
az the schools to prepare themselves fol
teaching and that the schools were suited
to meet this demand.
The railroad bills before the railroad
COMMITTEES were given q hearing on
Thursday aftsrnoon and evening. Il
which number Of railroad men were
present. In the list were w. j. Hobb,
auditor OF the 81 and NJ. w. b. C. stick
ney, attorney for the same railroad. W.
g. Crabbe; auditor Of the c. ". J. W.
Hanlsy, general passenger agent Of the
same Q. W. Writers, counsel, +. E. Al
fred Of the Q. P. r. The bills discussed
were the one making the tax on railroads
on the appraised value and repeating the
sections Of the Law having reference 70
the sliding scale, and the one providing
for the interchange Of mileage By the
roads Of the state. Questioned By Chair
man Williams about his opinion OF the
bills raising the taxation on railroads.
Mr.. etickney said be believed any action
raising the tax should come as the result
Of the need for the same BY the state and
should be general He believed those
bills should be placed with the taxation
committee. With regard to the inter
change Of mileage books he said he had
not looked mp the matter closely but that
be believed IL would make q classification
OF the roads as many OF the railroads had
mileage book rate Of over two cents.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Representative Martin Of BrookIine.
who spent the Thanksgiving recess at the
capital Investigating the telephone bush
ness Of the state, In his capacity as chair
man OF the telephone inspection commit
tee finds that there are in Vermont so
telephone companies doing business or
having charters to do business and not
one Of them 10 under Legislative regula-
ton or supervision.
john q. Sargent OF Ludlow took the
oath Of Office rs attorney-genera OF Yer
mont and Dec. 1 entered upon the dis
charge Of his duties. David L. Morgan
Of Rutland succeeded N. q. Williams of
Bellows Falls as judge acknowledgement
Dec. 1.
Q. v. PouIin OF Rutland, who was OBJ
Grated on for appendicitis ct the opening
week Of the session, has entirely recov-
cred and has taken up his duties IS on
cial reporter Of the Senate. The work
during his absence was done BY Colby
Stoddard Of Barton.
This section has an interest in the bill
Incorporating the Vermont Northern
Railroad company. Among the incorpor-
ators are August Heckscher and Maxwell
Evarts. The capital stock Of the com
pany Is 5000 It provides for the
construction OF q railroad frons some
point on the Connecticut & Passumpsic
division between White River junction
and Wells River OF between White River
Junction aud Bethel on the Central Yer
mont to the quarries in Orange, Windsor
and Washington counties.
Senator Lewis Of Lamoille has intro
duced bill in the Senate Of interest to
the newspapers Of the state. It provides
that the judges Of probate pay the news
papers for the legal notices printed on the
various estates and collect from the es-
tates. The bin also provides that sher-
ms saie notices. be printed in the news
papers and notices OF town meetings.
The bill Of Mr.. Howe OF St. Johnsburv.
repeating the statute that makes person
refusing to pay his fare on the train sub
jet to fine OF not less than q nor more
than go met its death in the Senate
Tuesday afternoon.