Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
Bill Providing for Teacher Train.
ing Courses Had Stormy Pas
sage in House.
VICTORY FOR SUPT. STONE
Legislators Display Unprecedent
ed Enthusiasm for Improved
Highways-Even Gates
Is Surprised.

montpelier, Nov. lathe nassapa
ny tho House on Friday OF the bin
"n'ch permits tho establishment or
'eacher training courses in h,rb
SCHOOLS and academies ia regarded a.
ehe death knoll of tho normal school.
as 'hey are at present conducted in
tho state. The bill has been fought
ovory step of the woy nv ,ho nor,,,.,
school interests in combination with
,"ose VINO without being specially
'N'eres'eo In the question. wanted to
axe crack at the State superinten-
cent of education by killing the bill
ne had set his heart on passing. II
was only after several exhaustive
hearings at which the normal school
mon interposed every possible objec-
ton t. he bin and during which some
pretty acrimonious talk was INDUCED
IN mat the crlnritte on education de-
'iued ~ report the bill favorably
f1enos of the measure were surprised
when 1t wac ordered to third read
hg without opposition, but If they
had any idea that the opponents of the
Bill had quit they were undecejved
when II was put upon It's passaxe
Friday and passed only after the most
heated debate Of the session. The Cd
ponents of the measure turned neat
little parliamentary trick by proposing
an amendment which would have TAX
en- the heart out Of It and thus con,
fined the debate to tho amendment and
cut out any discussion of the merits
Of the bill.
OTHER ADVERSE LEGISLATION
The passage Of this bill togetber
with the Introduction of a bill to es-
taoiish State agricultural high
school. which contains a provision for
the purchase of the normal school at
randolph, the investigation started
with reference to the normal sch oil
at Castleton and Governor Mead's hos-
tiiity to the schools makes the future
OF these institutions look rather dark
1t is probable that a bill may be
introduced looking to the establish
ment Of one centrally located up-to-
date normal school and IL the amount
OF money necessary to establish IL is
not TOO great, it Is quite likely the
Legislature Will look favorabiy on it.
ono result of the victory of the
State superintendent Of education Will
be an attempt to press the bill 70
make his office appotntive Instead OF
elective, which has been held in com
mittee since early in the session ow-
ing 70 the illness of the introducer.
MI Billings Of Woodstock
House bill No. 100, which was held
up in the Senate Friday because no
one seemed to understand what IL was
all about, is bill amending the public
statutes regarding the height Of rail-
road bridges so as to except two
bridges in the village of Mlddlebury
and one on Howe street In the village
Of Waterbury from the provisions OF
the statute.
The general law provides that sll
single track bridges shall have clear
space Of not less than 22 feet from the
lowest timbers. boards or irons and
the top of the rails. The bill permits
the bridge at Waterbury TO have
clear space of only Is feet and the
object Of II is 10 relieve the railroad
from Inability in case of an accident
at this bridge.
MUCH RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
The railroads are seeking consider
able Legislation at the hands OF this
assembly but thus far It seems to be
legislation that gill be a benefit to
the state. The charter asked for by
the Vermont Valley road. which is a
part of the Boston a. Maine system
to build stretch of road from South
Vernon to Brattleboro and charter
Vermont road will ask for to build
from Windsor to Brattleboro will un-
doub edly be granted as they are sim
ply TO allow each road to run over its
own track between White River Juno
tion and Brattleboro. 1t Is under
stood that neither road will oppose
the granting Of a charter to the other
The House has already passed che
hin granting n charter TO the Norris
town E. Middlesex Railroad company
with mower to build railroad start
ing from a point at or near Norris
VILE and ending In the town of Mid
dlesex. Morctown. Berlin, or the city
OF MONTPELIER which it may operate by
steam power or otherwise.
The House has also given the Clar-
|
which is the Vermont Marble com
nany's road the right to extend It's
line in the towns OF Pittsford. Bran
DON Clarendon and Tinmouth and the
bennington & North Adams road has
been given the right to build road
in the town Of Stamford,
The House has granted the request
of the Burlington Traction company
to extend Its lines to Shelburne and
H,neshurg and has extended the time
for building the Montpelier s. Rutland
road to November 20, 1921.
PERMITS CHANGE OF POWER.
The senate has granted n charter to
the Brighton & Newark Railway COM
pany giving it the right to build n
road operated by steam or otherwise
from a point On the Grand Trunk road
| IN Brighton to the mountain quarry OF
the Newark Granite company
II the Governor signs the bill the
railroads of the State have been given
the right to operate by either steam
or electricity which was done Mt the
particular instance OF the Remington
| g. North Adams street Railway COM
panl controlled by the New York. New
Haven g. Hartford road. This road.
COW operated by electricity. was con-
| structed substantially enough for
steam traffic and II will give the New
Haven road chance to run passen-
yer trains into Bennington, although