Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-24
STATE OF VERMONT
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In Reamendment to the Charter of the
village of Orleans

mission of the State of Vermont, which is
in the words and figures following:
ITO the Pubic Service Commission
wit thin and for the State OF Vermont:
Comes f. II. Chur chlII, q. Page
and j. B. Cotton, trustees If the 1ncor-
poraUed Village OF Orleans, in the County
of Orleans and State OF Vermont and say
THAI the said Village IS municipal cor
pOrat1on duly chartered, organized and
existing under and by virtue of Charter
granted by the General Assembly of the
State of Vermont; that amoung the neces
stiles of said village, recognized in it's char
ter, supply of water OF sufficient guam
tity and quality fer the use OF It's ciLIZsns
for both public and domestic purposes;
that said charter grants to said village the
right to take the waters of any fountains,
springs, ponds, rivers and streams in the
several IowDe Of Burton, Bloomington and
IrasbuIg in said County for the purposes
aforesaid; that for the many years last
past the scOurces of water from SAID towns
have beeu sufficient for The purpose afOre-
said and have been s USED by the
said Village OF Orleans; THAI Qurlug the
few years last past the demand for water
by the scltiZens Of said village has been
equal to the supply available from such
scOurses as may 90 found Ill the said town
OF Barton, Bloomington ana J. asburg,
that the said village is now facing catlfor
greater quantity ana a better quality of
water for public and domestic purposes
under its present charter; inst the town
of Westmore situated adjacent to the said
town OF BrOWn1ngtOn ara within reason
able distance from said Village of Orleans,
has WITHIN its territorial limits vast guam
titles of water If suitable quality for the
uses Of the citizens of the SAID Village of
Orleans and thai such Use wit not be to
the Inconvenience or detriIuenr OF any
prop -rty owner or resident of said town
of WestmOre.
Your petitioners further say that
under It's Charter as granted by the Gener-
al Assembly Of the State of Vermont il
is permitted to issue bonds to The extent
OF twenty five Thousand dollars for The
purposes OF carrying cut the provisions OF
Its charter; that since he amount was so
limited by charter the Village of Orleans
has experienced cOnsidera bic growth both
as to It's number of inhabitants and as to
its grand list; that more and be tier pQ bic
utilities are demanded ana have become
necessary and that an Indebtedness lin
tied in amount to twenty five thousand
dollars will and must hinder and delay
further gr with and progress on the part of
the said village and will seriously hinder,
delay and check further necessary ex
tensions OF It's water system. And your
petitioners aforesaid further Snow that
the said Village of Orleans is in good fl
nancial condition.; that its total indebted
ness is represented IN Income and revenue
producing properties and that its total as
sets exceed in amount its total liabilities.
Your petitioners further show that
at meeting duly warned and holden On
the Is n day OF June A d. 1912, the said
Trustees were duly authorized 10 petition
your Honorable Commission for the fol-
lowing amendments to the Charter of the
Village OF Orleans:
FIRST. By adding the word s'West-
more" between he W Tds "BRrtOn" and
sB oWningtOn" q thef urtn line Of Section
a I 4 r,ft a
solves OF the G9naral Assembly aG the
Bienniel Session of A. D. 1882 as printed
for distribution, SO That the section as a.
mended ill read; ;
SECTION 81. Said Village is hereby
authorized and empowered through its
Board Of Water Commissioners to be elect
ed as hereinafter provided to take the
waters from any fountains springs, ponds
rivers, or Streams III the town OF Barton.
Westmore, Bloomington ana IrgsbuTg for
the purpose of supplying, etc.
SECOND. BY striking out the word
''twenty i've" in the secon0 line Of Section
81 OF the Act Number la Of the Acts and
RevOlveS of the General Assem- ply at the
BiennieI Session of A. d. 1892 as amended
by Section 1 of Act No. 218 Of The Acts and
Resolves OF the General Assembly at the
Biann1al Session of A. ID. 1902 as printed
for DISTRIBUTION, and inserting in lieu
thereof the WOrd "tOrty" 20 that said Sc
ton as amended will read as fOllOws;-
SECTION 81. Sald Village is hereby
authorized TO Issue bonds not exceeding
fourty thousand dJIlars, on SUCH terms,
exc.
THEREFORE, the said F. II Churchill
o. G. Page agd j. b, Cotton, trustees g.
aforesaid, having been duly authorized sc
to do by an affirmative vote OF said village
do petition your Honorable Commission
to amend said Charter In the particulars
above set forth and in such other manner
as to the Commission may seem wise, &c
the end that the said Village of Orleans
may make the necessary extension of it,
water system in the town of Westmore
Gforea4id and that the said Village may is.
sue it's bonds agreeabIy to its wish as ex-
pressed by its vote authorizing this petit
t1on.
And your petitioners further request
your Honorable CommissiC u to fix time
and place, when and where the said petit
oners and all other persons interested IL
the subject matter of this petition may b,
heard, and to give notice thereof agreea bly,
to the provisions of the statute in such cas-,
made and provided.
Dated at Orleans In the County 0
Orleans and Sta4e of Vermont, this 21s
day of June A D 1912
F. H. CHURCHILL
o. G. PAGE
j 6. COLTCN
Trustees of the Village of Orleans
THEREFORE,, it is hereby ordere
tnaC SAID petition be, and the same is, re
ferred for b airing and decision thereon, t
session OF this Commission to be held a
the Village Hail, in the Village of Orleans
in the town Of Barton, County of Orlean
and State OF Vermont, on the 9Th da
of August, 1912, at min @ O'Clock in tn
forenoon.
AND it is further ordered that notice {
said hearing be given to all persons inter
ested by publication of copy of this OF
der at least three weeks successfully i
the Orleans County Monitor, a newspape
published in said town of Barton, the las
publication thereof to be at least six day
before the date of said hearing.
And 1t further ordered that copy
this order be posted at least fourteen day
before the date of said hearing In for
public places In said town of Barton, tt
wit: at the Office of the Town Clerk of sal
town of Barton; at the Office Of the Cler
of the Village OF Orleans; at the Post Off
end at the Village Hall, in said Village
Orleans,