The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-03-25


Il would be Of beniit to editors by de-
terring writers Of this class from
sending such letters 10 editors for
publication.
A bill which would to a certain ex-
7 tent curtail the salaries Of assistant
I Judges, has been introduced by Mr..
Moore Of Townshend. It provides that
assistant judges shall not sat except
on the treat Of issues Of fact in which
cases the presiding judge and either
assistant judge shall constitute a quor-
um. On other cases the presiding
judge constitutes a quorum.
After several hearings and much dis
cussion by the members Of Bennington
county acting as a special committee
on house bin % which leyies a tax on
the county for repairing the present
county buildings the bill was finally
reported and has passed the house
with the amendments recommended by
the committee and which provide for
the assessment Of a tax of three cents
on the grand lists Of 1915 and 1916
respectively. The total expense is not
TO exceed $4,000 and the plans must
be approved by the state board of
health. Crosby A. Perry of Reads
boro II. N. Shaw Of Manchester, and
j. X. Batchelder of Arlington are APP
pointed commissioners to carry out
the work. Mr.. Hollister Of Benning-
ton, stated that the bill as amended
was compromise but that the mem
bers of the committee with one excep-
I ton consented to favorable report.
There was some opposition at first by
those who wished to do away with
the present buildings and change the
county seat to Arlington, but it soon
died out
House bill $40 which was for the
purpose of establishing county sys-
tenn for caring for the poor and which
provided for leasing the town farm
and building owned by the town of
Bennington to the county to be used
as county poor farm, has been killed
by the house on an adverse report. 1t
/ is understood that the idea embodied IN
the bill did not meet with general ap-
proval in the county.
The bill providing for the purchase
by the state of the so-ealled Peru
Turnpike after passing the house and
senate was afterwards returned to the
senate by request and killed by that
body because of an understanding that
the property was in litigation and on
the road to a settlement of the diff
Guilty
House bill 167 which provides for
the issuing of bonds by the village of
Bennington to an amount not to eX-
ceed $4,000 for the purpose of Gre
ating a fund to aid the Henry W..
Putnam Memorial Hospital Associa-
ton after passing the house has been
orderd to lie by the senate for the
purpose of amendment. AT present
the funds from the village water rents
20 towards aiding the association, but
this amount is not sufficient at pres
ent and the purpose of the bill is to
provide for an increase in the funds
available.
There has been an attempt to re-
consider II 422 to incorporate the VII
! lage of South SALISBURY, but upon
motion of Mr.. Rice of SALISBURY the
motion to reconsider was ordered TO
lie. The bill had been killed by the
house on an adverse report because
of petition signed by majority OF
, the citizens of the village who as Mr..
Rice stated thought the act would
force some of the farmers outside the
village limits to pay portion OF the
tax for sidewalks, sewers, and so
, forth. Since the bill was disposed OF
/ there is said to be a change OF senti-
ment and compromise is likely. Mr.
Stone of Woodford wanted the bill DIS
missed and said that 45 out OF % OF
the signers of the petition did not
! favor reconsideration.
J An act to establish Vermont
school for feeble minded children on
a line with similar institutions IN
) Massachusetts but on less extensive
, scale, has passed the house. 1t ap-
: propriates s65,000 for the complete
( founding and equipment of such an IN
: stitution. There is already an APP
: propriation of s25,000 made by The
Z Legislature of 1912 but the commission
: which had the matter in charge decid-
5 ed TO wait the action OF this leglsia-
!. ture before acting on the matter
{ furher than to examine sites and make
b the report which has been presented
u A bill designed to enable count,
s agricultural associations TO take al
h vantage of federal aid in the employ
Z ment Of county agricultural agents
}, through the appropriation OF proper