The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-12

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town road commissioners before
June, 1915, on all public highways
crossed by railroad at grade, warning
signs five hundred feet from crossings
in each direction: 800 feet to r. r
Crossing.')
Hapgood OF Peru, an act TO amend
section 5949 of the public statutes, re-
lating to wagering and gambling.
prohibits use of machines for win
ming money, or other valuable things
by chance or hazard.)
Weeks of Middlebury (by request)
an act to amend section 5512 of the
public statutes. relating to fire escapes
and to amend No. 216 of the acts Of
1912. relating to the ventilation of
| factories and in amendment of and in
addition to No 1888 of the acts of 1872,
relating to the State factory inspector
| inspector to have power to order fire
| escapes on all work shops or manu-
featuring, to regulate heating and VEN
| tilation of all mills, factories, stone
sheds, etc, for working people.)
Morse of Hardwick, an act to am.
| end section 49S of the public statutes,
as amended by No. 32 of the acts OF
1910, relating to restrictions on exemp
tions from taxation. eliminates
from the statutes, nor shall it be con,
strued as exempting from taxation,
municipal electric light plants when
located outside the town wherein the
municipality owning the same is sit
uated.")
Peckham of Pownal, an act to am
end section 4.477 of the public statutes
relating to the destruction of thistlos
and noxious weeds by railroads. Fix
es fine of two hundred dollars in case
law is not complied WITH
Black of Burlington (by request)
an act to amend No. III of the acts OF
1910, relating TO mining. preceding
sections OF act not TO be construed to
apply to state forests, state board OF
agriculture and forestry authorized TO
lease or sell upon approval of auditor,
such mine or quarry sites as may be
discovered upon any of the state for
ests)
Jones of Warren, an act TO amend
section 10 of No. POI of the acts of
1912. relating to fish and game. Nim-
its total expense of county wardens
under the act. to ten thousand dol
lars)
Russell OF Kirby. an act to provide
for primary elections
Senate 45 providing for a text book
on Vermont industries and resources
was passed by the Senate today. 1t
appropriated $4,000 II was later re-
called by the Senate at the request OF |
one senator who wished to amend the |
bill SO that it would provide for the
author of the book.
The news of the death of Mrs. Red.
field Proctor, widow of the late Senat- |
or Proctor was brought to the House /!
al the close of the session and a res. |
olution Of sympathy for Redield Proc |
tor her son and the member from |
Proctor passed both houses 1t was |
introduced by Mr. Mefendy of London |
derry
The House passed II. 200, relating |
to TRUSTEES duties; H. 296, to pay Ger
tain sum to p b. Foster; S. 80, ferry |
across Lake Champlain: S. Al, to ex-
empt property of Pleasant Valley |
g-ange; H. %, lighting of railroad |
stations; H. 81, relating to practice of |
medicine III. 276, relating to appeals |
IT, 211. amending law regarding auc-
tioneer's licenses. The lower branch |
killed II. 17S, raising pay of boards
of civil authority; II. 1873, amending |
highway law in regard to bridges; H.
2O3 relating to pools and tax inven
tories. Eleven measures were order
ed to third reading. The House also
killed S. %, relating to delinquent
children,
The Senate passed S. As. element
ary text books; H. 116, st. Adams
charter amendment. The event of the
afternoon in the Senate was the Kill
ling of the interchangeable mileage
bill, S. IA, which came in under un
favorable report and was refused
third reading without debate
Another sharp debate regarding
pay for Homer l.. Skeels came up on
the joint resolution and after amend
ing the resolution to basis of salary
without expenses the resolution was
ordered to lie.
The House passed this morning The
bill requiring the lighting OF suburban
waiting rooms and highway
crossings. The need of such lighting |
arose on one electric line at Pownal.
thus the statewide legislation. This
is said to be slated for killing IN
the Senate.
The bill reducing the circus license
fee was ordered to third reading III
the House. The present fee is $1,000
and has operated to keep all large
shows from the state. MIR. Wilson eX-
planned that only small shows whlc
stay in Vermont month and G'str' j.
ute this tax over many days could af-
ford TO come into the state, that the
large, shows could not exhibit more
than four or five times and that the
bill was intended to reduce their lie
ense fees.
Five days between the issue OF .