Grand List; Infrastructure and Services

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 213, subch. 4

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 213, § 41 Grand list

41. Grand list The grand list of the Town of Cambridge comprised within the limits of the Village of Cambridge shall be the grand list of the corporation.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 213, § 42 Contracts for lighting and water

42. Contracts for lighting and water The corporation is empowered to contract with any water company or any electric light company for water and lights or either for extinguishing fires, for watering the streets, for public drinking places, and for lighting the streets, and other public purposes, and may levy and collect a tax to provide funds to meet such contracts.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 213, § 43 Sewers

43. Sewers The corporation is empowered to construct a system of sewers and repair the same, and for that purpose may take such lands as are necessary, and in taking lands for such purposes, the corporation and its Board of Trustees shall proceed in the manner prescribed for towns and the selectboard in taking lands for highway purposes, and the corporation may borrow such sums of money to defray the expenses of such sewers as it may by vote determine, and for that purpose, may issue bonds with coupons attached on such terms and in such manner as the corporation may prescribe.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 213, § 44 Connection with sewer

44. Connection with sewer After the system of sewers has been constructed as provided in section 43 of this charter, each and every owner of a house in the Village of Cambridge situate upon a street, alley, or lane through which a main sewer has been constructed shall cause to be constructed under the direction of the Board of Trustees a sewer or drain from the owner’s house to the main sewer, so constructed as to take all slops and filth from any sink, bowl, water closet, or privy in or around the house and discharge the same into the main sewer, and in case any person or corporation owning a house in the Village shall fail or neglect to construct the branch sewer from the house, it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to give the person notice in writing, recorded by the Clerk, requiring the owner to build the branch sewer from the premises to the main sewer; and in case the person does not so construct the branch sewer within 30 days from the time of receiving the notice, it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to declare the premises a nuisance, and the Board of Trustees is authorized and empowered to enter upon the premises and properly construct the branch sewer, and the person upon whose premises the branch sewer has been so constructed by the Board of Trustees shall pay to the Treasurer of the corporation upon the completion of the work all expense that the Board of Trustees has incurred in the construction of the branch sewer, and in case the person neglects to pay the same, the corporation shall have action founded on this statute to recover such expense, and the premises shall be holden for the payment of any judgment received in the action, and no homestead shall be exempt from attachment and execution in the action. Amended 2023, No. 6, § 293, eff. July 1, 2023.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 213, § 45 Powers of trustees; streets, walks, and lanes

45. Powers of trustees; streets, walks, and lanes The Board of Trustees of the Village shall have the power to lay out, alter, maintain, or discontinue any sidewalk in the Village, and appraise and settle the damages, causing its proceedings to be recorded in the Town Clerk’s office in the Town, provided that the trustees, in laying out, altering, and maintaining, or discontinuing any sidewalk shall be subject to the same regulations, and in all respects shall proceed in the same manner, as the selectboard of towns in laying out, altering, and discontinuing highways; and any party aggrieved shall be entitled to the same redress to which they would be entitled if the same had been done by the Selectboard of the Town of Cambridge. Amended 2023, No. 6, § 294, eff. July 1, 2023.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 213, § 46 Water pipes

46. Water pipes The Village is empowered to take, in addition to the water rights already owned or acquired by the Village, the water of any fountain, springs, ponds, or streams for the purpose of affording the Village or any of the inhabitants of the Town of Cambridge water for domestic or other purposes, and may acquire the same by purchase or by right of eminent domain and in like manner may take and hold such real estate as may be necessary for preventing the pollution of the water supply of the Village, provided that the Village shall not take water, or a water supply, so as to deprive an owner of water of an amount sufficient for domestic or agricultural uses without the owner’s consent. The Village, for the purposes described in this section, may enter upon and use any land and enclosures over or through which it may be necessary for an aqueduct or pipes to pass and may on that land dig, place, lay, and construct such pipes, aqueducts, reservoirs, appurtenances, and connections and repair the same from time to time, may lay water pipes, within the limits of the Village, and for that purpose may enter upon the lands of any landowner in the Village, and lay and maintain water pipes through such land, and repair the same when necessary, upon payment or tender of payment of such compensation as damages as the trustees shall award to the landowner, and to any tenant or occupant of the land to the amount that the interests are affected. Any party aggrieved shall be entitled to the same redress as is provided in the case of the taking of land by the selectboard for highway purposes. The Village may borrow sums of money to defray the expenses of the water supply as it may by vote determine and, for that purpose, issue its negotiable notes or bonds on terms and in the manner as the Village may prescribe, the notes or bonds shall on their face state for what purpose they were issued and be signed by the trustees and Treasurer of the Village. Amended 2023, No. 6, § 295, eff. July 1, 2023.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/213Fetched: 10/21/2026