The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-26
Some Members Wish Lum-
Der Companies to Secure
Consent of Land Owners
BELLOWS FALLS MAN
DEFENDS HIS TOWN
Says Proposed Bill Would
Spoil Employment for
Hundreds

worked smoothly and swiftly thls morn
ing, the House passing eight bills with
hardly any discussion, and as many Il
not more bills to third reading, which
will probably be passed this afternoon
II. 275, TO prevent the floating of logs
in the White river or its tributaries,
brought forth opposition from Mr.. era
ham of Rockingham, who explained at
length his reasons. This bill is familiar
to those who have attended the legis-
latiye sessions, the owners along the
banks of the White river seeking to OBJ
tain relief from damages alleged to bel
done to their property by the floating OF
logs in the spring. No action was taken
this forenoon.
The bin came TO the House favorably
reported. with an amendment, however,
providing that no person shall fioat logs,
etc. in any stream or river, without
first obtaining the consent OF all the
riparian owners through whose land 1T
il proposed to float the logs, unless the
stream or river is in its natural state
A penalty of $500 is provided for viola
tion of the act, and any person SO ylo-
lating the act shall be liable TO treble
damages IN an action brought by dam
aged party.
Mr.. Graham of Rockingham favored
the proposed amendments. de said that
he had never been placed in position
that he now found himself in-that the
question at issue was statewide policy
and not question of special privilege
| If the bill did not appeal 10 the mem
bers as good state policy, that II ought
not TO pass; If this bill was killed, he
would introduce a substitute measure,
which he believed would settle existing
and prospective difficulties. Mr. Graham
said that this bill affects his town and
community, as no other legislation ever
proposed, and believed that II the bill
became law that more than 50 per cent,
Of the industries Of Bellows Falls would
| fall fat; that hundreds Of workers
would be deprived of their livelihood and
hundreds of women and children would
90 hungry. lie urged that justice, honor
and fair dealing prevail; he believed that
In the bill prevailed that the industries
of the state would receive a blow from
which il would never recover. He in
sisted that Bellows Falls was entitled
| 10 As much consideration as any other
town. and believed that a law could be
found which would be fair TO all parties
interested.
Mr.. Powell Of Richford opposed the
/ hill Mr.. Morse Of Hsrdwick for the
committee on internal affairs explained
lits attitude and thought there were two
sides 20 the question; the committee
lad received many petitions from ripa-
rian owners, praying for relief from
conditions as they had existed.
:. l0l. the act 20 provide for repairs
10 the Washington county jail was or
dered 20 a third reading and viii prob
ably be passed by the House this aft
crnoon. with an amendment, however,
that tax Of ia cents on the grand list
Of the county shall BE- assessed, instead
Of Eve cents. a. originally provided in
the bill. The bill 70 pay the town Of
Chelsea was passed.
A bin relating 10 the weights and
measures department, which department.
has been thoroughly discussed by the
nresent soIons WAS ordered 10 third
reading. hut So amended that much Of
the hiIl i eliminated. The BIN ~ intro
aueed would have raised the salary Of
the commission 60 $500 per year. from
I sl coo and would have raised the annual
aupropration from $4,000 60 $4,000,
and would have hsd the general assem-
I Nv elest the commissioner instead ot
having Il AZ appointive Office. This did
not meet with the approval of the com
i 4 - Has u
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