Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-11-18
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Mr. Thomas Of Guilford is author Of
an act relating to hunting by persons
having posted lands.
Mfr Wells OF Wardsboro has introduced
a bill appropriating $4,000 for the repair
Of the stage road leading from Wardsboro
station to Wardsboro village.
Mr.. Martin of Brookline has intro
duced a bill appropriating $4,000 annually
for printing and distribution OF records
of Grand Army Of the Republic.
Mr.. Stafford of Brattleboro has intro
duced an act authorizing the town of
Brattleboro to issue bonds to the amount
Of SIS, 900 in connection with the abolition
Of the grade crossing on Bridge street.
Speaker Howe has appointed as a COM
mittee on the part of the House to in
vestigate the expenditure for detective
services, Mr.. Babbitt OF Rockingham, Mr..
Chaffee of Rutland City and Mr.. Amey
Of Brighton.
Mr. Babbitt of Rockingham is the au-
thor OF House bill 1863. authorizing the
trustees and treasurer of Bellows Falls
village corporation to issue bonds. Mr.
Babbitt has introduced a bill this week
relating to fire insurance policies.
\ bill introduced by Mr.. Babbtt Of
Rockingham in relation TO demurrage
charges provides that railroads cannot
collect or receive demurrage charges upon
cars placed or held for loading until four
days, not including sundays OF holidays,
after notification.
Mr.. Martin of Brookline introduced
three bills Tuesday. one relates to the
discharge of mortgages; another provides
for the establishment of a legislative
reference bureau in the state library; a
third proposes to make declarations in
conveyances of real estate prima facie
evidence of the facts therein stated.
Mr.. Martin OF Brookline has a bill
amending the statute rela ting to legal
holidays 1t makes January l, the first
Tuesday in March, the first Tuesday in
September in even years, Feb. %, May
80, July 4, August 16, the first Monday in
September, Dec. % and Thanksgiving
legal holidays.
Mr.. Sherwin of Jamaica has introduced
an act relating to the maintenance of
bridges. 1t provides that in all towns
where the total combined length of
bridges exceeding eight span shall exceed
1000 feet, the state shall pay TO the town
annually one-half the cost of mainte-
nance, rebuilding and repair of such total
combined length exceeding 1000 feet.
Senate bill ST. introduced by Senator
Butler of Windham county, relates to the
Incorporation of the Southren Vermont
Railway company. This provides for a
line from Windsor to Brattleboro, run
ming through Weathersfield, Springfield,
Rockingham, Westminster, Putney and
Dummerston, with a capital of 81, ZOO, 600
Construction must be commenced within
five years and the road completed in ten
years. A similar bill has been intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Peck of Bur-
lington.
House bill 353 introduced by Mr.. Staf-
ford of BrattlebOro appropriates $4,000
TO aid the agricultural fairs of the state.
The money is to be divided pro rata on
the basis of the amount paid in premiums
at the several fairs. Mr.. Stafford has
also introduced House bill 345 relating
to kennel licenses and fixing a fee there
for. 1t provides that owners of dogs
kept for breeding purposes may procure
a special license fee of $12 for dogs or
less; $50 for more than 5 or less than
10; and S25 If number exceeds 10. Re
ferred to the general committee.
Governor Mead has made the following
appointments To the deep waterways
convention to be held in ST. Louis Nov.
25 and 26, Congressman Foster and Plum
ley, E. C. Tuttle of Rutland F. H. Bah
bitt of Bellows Falls, Charles Downer of
Sharon; to the convention of the Road
Builders association in Indianapolis Dec.
SO, State Highway Commissioner Charles
w. Gates, F. II. B. Barden of Walling-
ford, ]. G. Stafford of Brattleboro; to
the national rivers and harbors congress,
G. T. Chaffee OF Rutland, Maxwell Ev-
arts of Windsor, Arba Pike of Stowe, o.
S. Annis Of North Troy, Joseph Aud of
Burlington; to the convention OF the
American Civic association in Washing
ton Dec. II and Is, the mayors of St. AL
bans, Rutland Burlington, Barre, Mont
pelier and Vergennes.