The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-27
MR.PUTNAM' S DEED
Of GIFT TO THE
VILLAGE
Copy of Document Transferring
Water System
WATER RATE SCHEDUL E
Village Meeting to Be Held Monday
to Act On the Acceptance
or Gift

Below is a copy of the deed of gift
of the water works to the village
The deed was received this week
from Mr.. Putnam and is as follows.
WHEREAS, Henry w. Putnam, OF
San Diego, in the County of San
Diego, State of California, has &C
qulred and now owns and holds a
large amount OF the capital stock OF
the Bennington Water Company, a
corporation organized under the laws
of this STATED and now owning and
operating a system OF water works In
the Village OF Bennington and vicll,.
ty for the supplying the inhabitants
thereof with water for domestic and
other general uses: and said Henry
w. Putnam is DESTROYS of donating
said system of water works to said
village of Bennington for the bene-
fetal us of said Village and the
inhabitants thereof, and others who
may now or hereafter be supplied
from said system, and that from the
income derived therefrom Pubic
Hospital be established and main
tanned in said Village.
AND WHEREAS. for the accom-
plishment of these purposes. the
Legislature of Vermont has by the
terms of an Act passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of Vermont of 1912
empowered said Bennington Water
Company to donate and by proper
deed or deeds of conveyance, trans
fer and make over into said Village
of Bennington its said system of
water works upon such terms, condi-
tions and limitations as may be
agreed upon by and between said
Water Company and said Village, and
to be fully set forth and expressed in
the deed or deeds of conveyance.
for the purposes therein and herein
after stated.
AND WHEREAS. At q meeting of
the stockholders of said Bennington
Water Company duly called and hol-
den for that purpose. at its office
in the Village of Bennington in the
town ana County of Bennington,
State OF Vermont on the 29th day OF
November. 1912, it was voted that
this Company donate and by its quit
claim deed convey, transfer and
make over to said Village of Benning-
tor its said system OF water works
acquired and owned by it and located
in said Village and Towns of Ben
nington, NoodfoId, Stamford and
Pownal, in said County of Bennlng-
ton and State of Vermont and all its
rights, and privileges appurtenant
and appertaining thereto. acquired
under and by virtue OF its charter or
otherwise whether consisting OF real
estate or personal property, not IN
Guiding tools. supplies and stock on
hand, but including all rights of
ways. water rights, rights TO take
and use water now used. or acquired
by il to be hereafter used with said
system, under such terms. condi-
lions and limitations as are or may
be agreed upon by ana between said
Water Company and said Village and
which are TO be fully set forth aud
expressed in said deed or deeds of
conveyance, for the purpose of said
Village maintaining and operating
the same forever for furnishing and
supplying said Village and the m
habitants thereof, and that other
part of the town of Bennington at
present furnished and supplied by
said eystem. and such other parts of
said Town as said Village may from
time to time determine, with water
for domestic. fire and all other uses
and purposes not repugnant to the
charter of this company or the laws
OF this State.
AND WHEREAS. The Board of Di-
rectors of this Company did on The
30th day Of November 1912. at a
meeting thereof called and holden at
the Office of said Company in the Vii
lage of Bennington likewise vote That
this Company do convey said system
of water works to said Village by a
like vote of substantially the same
tenor. words and effect.
NOW, THEREFORE. KNOW ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That
the said Bennington Water Com
pany. corporation organized under
and pursuant to the provisions of
No. 172 Of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont of
1856. in consideration OF the sum of
ONE DOLLAR and other good and
valuable considerations received to
it's full satisfaction. and pursuant to
the said vote of its stockholders and
of its board of dirertors hath re-
missed. released and forever Quit.
claimed and by these presents do re-
mise. release and forever quit-claim
transfer and make over unto me
said Village OF Bennington. a mani
cipal corporation in the Town and
County of Bennington and State OF
Vermont and to its successors for
ever. the following described proper
~ and all its rights. title and inter
est In and to the same. 10 wit
The said system OF water works
nov owned ard operated by il The
said Bennington Water Comfany
situate. located and being in said VII
lage Of Bennington. and the Towns
Of Bennington. WoodfOrd. stamford
and Pownal. in the County OF Pen
nington. and all its rights. and privi-
leges appurtenant and appertaining
thereto acquired under and By virtue
Of its charter or otherwise. whether
consisting Of real estate OF personal
property. except tools. supplies and
stock on hand. including all rights Of
way. water rights. rights to take and