Boyden & Herrick v. Village of Brattleboro
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal to the county court from a sewer assessment by the bailiffs of the village of Brattleboro. Heard at the September term, 1891, Rowell, J., presiding, upon the report of commissioners. Judgment for the petitioners. The pe-titionee excepts.
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Appeal to the county court from a sewer assessment by the bailiffs of the village of Brattleboro. Heard at the September term, 1891, Rowell, J., presiding, upon the report of commissioners. Judgment for the petitioners. The pe-titionee excepts. In the spring of 1881, several persons, of whom William H. Esterbrooks was one, constructed a sewer along Elliot street, in the village of Brattleboro, for the purpose of affording drainage to the lands upon that street, into the Connecticut river. Originally this sewer was entered only by those persons who had borne the expense of its construction,,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
ROSS, Ch. J.
The bailiffs of the defendant assessed the *507petitioners for the construction of sewers in the village of Brattleboro. The petitioners were dissatisfied with that assessment and brought their petition to the county court to have that assessment corrected, under section 17, of the charter of the village, which reads: “When any person shall be dissatisfied with the decision of the bailiffs in the award of damages for land taken for a sewer or drain, or in any assessment for contribution for the same, such person may petition the Windham county…
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