Putnam Deed of Gift Analyzed For Bennington Village
Atty Cummings presents a study on the Putnam Deed of Gift to Bennington Village. The twofold purpose gives the Village title to a water system and to a hospital funded by proceeds, with the hospital and water beneficiaries defined and the Board of Water Commissioners tasked with supervision under Vermont law.
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Bennington
Vermont
Vermont General Assembly
Bennington Water Company
Laws of
General Assembly
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital
Water Board
Board of Water Commissioners
Bennington Will Deed Sparks Debate On Water Hospital Plan
Two Bennington attorneys hired by village trustees report on the 1912 Putnam Deed that gifted the private water system to the village for hospital purposes. They split on whether the deed is practicable today and argue the remedy lies with a Chancery Court to change provisions while preserving the deed’s main intent.
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Bennington
Bennington Village
Henry W. Putnam
Water Board
Court of Chancery
Board of Water Commissioners
County of
Deed of Gift Revisions Up To Village Voters
Village Board discusses the Putnam Deed of Gift for Bennington water works and hospital. It asserts the village owns both properties, outlines donor intent, and stresses voter approval for changes while noting Vermont law requires towns to care for the poor and that the hospital may charge towns for indigent care under conditions.
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Vermont
Bennington County
Putnam
U.S.A
Bennington Water Company
Bennington
Ornor
Henry W. Putnam
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Old Bennington
Board of Water Commissioners and Rates
the Water Board
Robert E. Cummings JR
Water Department
Bennington Couty
Bennington, Vermont
Chancery
Reuben Levin Corporation
V.A. Reuben Levin
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Grand Union Empire
Alena
Max
OIL Service
HARTE
Most Incredi
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Bell & Howell
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Idonuts
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