The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-28
Forwarded to Senator G.. L.
Dunham for Legisla-
tive Action.
COMMISSIONERS TO
MEET TONIGHT
VIII Hear Any Persons Interested at
Chamber of Commerce R00ms-BilI
Would Extend Village Limits to In
clude Western Avenue.

Pursuant to the expressed wish of the
voters at the recent informal meeting, the
Brattleboro village commissioners have
caused a survey to be made to include
the thickly settled portion of the town
now lying west of the village limits and
east of the West Brattleboro FIRE district,
and the result of that survey has been
incorporated into a bill which is pub
lished herewith, to amend the village
charter.
The commissioners do not wish any adj
vantage, by reason of the lateness of this
move. to be taken of any one who objects
to the proposed extension. They will
therefore have meeting at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms this evening at 10
O'Clock to hear any objections that may be
made and will see that these objections
are made known to the committee WIhch
will consider the bill.
/ The bill is in the hands of Senator
George L. Dunham of Brattleboro, by
whom it was received Saturday morning.
after the time had expired for introducing
hills in the senate without the unani-
/ nous consent of the members of that body.
| Senator Durham will ask perm ssion this
evening at the senate session at Montpelier
for unanimous consent to introduce the
bill and arrangements VIII De made 70
/ give the proposed amendment puDAfS
hearing in the senate chamber tomorro"
evening at 730 O'Clock.
/ Following is the text of the proposed
| amendment, which embodies the results
Iof a survey by Civil Engineer j. +. Hell
var of this place:
| 1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
/ See. l. Section ! of 30S of the acts
of 1912 is hereby amended so as TO read
las follows:
| Section l. That part of the town of
! Prattleboro in the county of Wlndham,
within the following bounds. to wit: Be
ginning at the mouth of West river,
! thence running westerly as the river now
runs on the south side thereof TO the
northwest corner of the farm formerly
i owned by Ebenezer Wells, deceased,
Z thence southerly on the west line OF SAID
i Wells farm and the west side OF farms
i formerly owned by Col. Joseph Goodhue,
to q corner. being the northwest corner
of land of III. T. Haskell, said corner De-
ing 655 feet northerly from the north
line of Western avenue thence running
/ north SO degrees 10 minutes w. o4o
feet across land of A. +. Slack to- the
lsoutheast corner of land of w. ). Pratt +;
thence north Sc degrees ID minutes W.
425 feet along the boundary line between
said Slack and said Pratt to Slack $
northwest corner: thence north 81 de-
grees 53 minutes w. S59.5 feet to point
on said Pratt's west line which is ioU
:. feet north of the nortn line OF western
avenue; thence north So degrees IL min
: utes w. 579.4 feet to the center line of
Brattle street at a point 7S3 feet north
! of the north line of Western avenue
thence north So degrees IL minutes W
tacross land of Minnie Prouty to the CEN
ter line of Orchard street; thence south
! erly on the center line of Orchard street
327.5 feet to a point in range with l.. +.
: Mixers north line which is 1853 feet
fnorth of the north line of Western ave
inue: thence south IS degrees 30 min
utes w. TO feet to the northeast corner
of the Benson lot so called and the line
of the West Bratteboro fire district
thence south II degrees W. along the
easterly line of said Benson lot to the
center line of Western avenue: thence
r easterly on the center line of Western
avenue to Guilford street; thence south
erly on the center line of GuilfOrd street
: to Elm Corners, so called; thence easterly
on the center line of Maple street to th'
westerly line of the Henry Clark farm
thence along the Clark westerly line t
the north line of Guilford and Vernon (
Connecticut river; thence northerly OF
said river to the place of beginning, shai
hereafter be known by the name of Vii
llage of Brattleboro, and shall also include
the fire district of the said village.