Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-09

n Commendable measure
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
No 300 Is an addition to chapter POS Of
the public statutes relating to the regua-
ton Of trade and inspection of weights
and measures The hill provides for the
election Of a commissioner, who is au-
thorized to see that the provisions of
the law are complied with, and the law
itself contains detailed regulations and is
in keeping with the demands Of the
times for the honest weights and
measures.
PROMOTING SAFETY on RAIL
ROADS
No sol provides that no person shall
be employed as locomotive engineer who
has not had at lcast three years employ
ment az locomotive fireman except in
cases Of necessity occasioncd by strikes.
etc This act however. docs not affect
present employees.
MAKING CERTAIN MACIIINERY
REAL ESTATE FOR PURPOSES or
TAXATION.
40. 22S provides that engines, boilers
and electric motors. air oompreseors and
travelling cranes attached to manufac-
turing plants ard kept and used as such
shall be set in the grand list as real estate
This reduces the list of property subject
to offset which amounts to quite a sum
throughout the State.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG
BEES
No. 1871 provides for the suppression Of
CONTIGUOUS diseases among bees. The
commissioner of agriculture Is by the bin
appointed inspector Of aparies and he IS
authorized to appoint assistants who have
power to inspect all nparics, and. IL need
be. burn all colonies of bees the, he may
find not cured after their first Inspection.
also burn or destroy otherwise honey and
appliances which would spread the dis
ease, and without recompense to the
owner. There seems TO he contagious
disease among some bee colonies in this
State. and a penalty Is affixed for selling
without the consent of the inspector any
diseased bees or honey or appliances.
STATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE.
No. 294 Is one Of the most important
laws Of the session. \ state school of
agriculture is created to develop the agri-
cultural resources of the state through
practical instruction in agriculture, in
GLIDING tillage. crop-raising, gardening
orcharding, forestry. dairyinE stock
raising farm management, marketing
and the allied subjects of domestic
science and tho manual arts. The pre-
sent trustees are the Governor commits
soncr Of agriculture Representatives H.
L. Hatch and r 6 Bronson Of Hard
wick, and also George T. ChaNee Of
Rutland These persons are 20 appoint
a resident director where the school Is
located, employ teachers and all help.
adopt rules for the management Of the
school, prescribe courses of instruction
and methods Of Investigation and expert
ment, and in short have the management
and control of the school BY agreement
with the trustees of the former normal
school at Randolph Center, and of the
Orange county grammar school, which
later had title to some property there
situated, the first State school of agri-
culture Will be located a that place
Twenty thousand dollars is appropriated
for the establishment of the school and
the purchasing of real estate and per-
Sonal property. and $4,000 Is APP
propriated for the maintenance of the
school. It is expected that this school
will he the means of encouraging a
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farms. and at the same time encourage
others to take up that vocation besides,
those who graduate from this 50 hool and
wish to pursue advance studies in agri-
culture may do co by entering the State
Agricultural COLLEGE, at BURLINGTON MANY
otatcs nave such schools and some
states nave several or them Tbs Is a
ne" departure TOT Vermont ana doubt
'ehs al t"e next LEGISLATURE provisions
WI" De maze ior inc establishment OF
one vi more IKE scnoo'S'
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY.
No. IA creates a board Of agriculture and
forestry and appropriates $4,000 for the
season between December l. 1910. and
June go 1911, and thereafter 500 ool annu-
ally. This amount will be apportioned
between agriculture and forestry as the
Judgment Of said board shall think will
best subserye the interests OF tho State
,NcprC,r1oN on CpEAurpruc ,,-r,
NO i" is an important b"l 10 aFricul-
ture ana 10 consumers oi pToHucts or
agriculture as II pioViueA Tor 'he lhspec-
,loh OF crea'her'eN' 'ohoenSoue cheese
factories ana receiving stations for milk
ana CREAM Pu't'he 'He ""o'e matter I'M
der 'he superVls'oo OF 'he >"t"n;ssloner
OF agriculture
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY LAW
No. l76 does not abridge any common
law rights hut provides an easily under