Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-08-03

&C. SC. and probably 10 witness the inauguration
on the 4th of March, 1897.
But what was the superintendent doing between
January and December, 1887? Building ice
houses and summer houses, &c. &c.
In September, 1885, Samuel McComb' com
missioner of the Branch Mint at Chnroue, gave
notice that he would receive proposals ior tne
erection ola building intended Tor oranch mint,
&c. In these proposals nothing was salo Oh any
summer houses. ice. houses, &C. This was deter.
mined upon bythe superintendent Afterwards.
"The principal editicc cost $29,oOO
For extra work on mint edifice not inclu-
ded in contract 1858
For building fences, summer-house, ice
house. sc. $500
By the contract made with Jonas Bost for fen
cling grounds and building the ice house; &c. it
was stipulated us follows
All the vaults in the edfce 10 be fitted out with
shelves and pigeon holes, for the purpose OF hold
ing bullion, paper, and books
The following will show what was going on be-
tween August and December, 1887
A contract was made for stable and n carriage
house, for the branch mint all the walls to be II
brick aud half thick the windows in the upper
part of the stable to be in the form OF crescent,
with green stats fixed or movable roof TO be
covered with heart shingles roof, doors, and win
dows to be painted with three coats OF palnt,' &c
&c.
Carriage h ,use (for branch mint !! to have n
firm plank foor doors to be uniform and bacn
door and window ss to be of stone,' sc.
'Ice-hjuse FOR branch mint to be Is feet
deep, at leasi, with wall and roof as per plan
No. 4 the roof to be shinged with heart shin
giles the we'll TO be IA teet square at the top
walled with skid pine poles, good stro3g batteu
door, with lock, and floor above
Wood house to be 50 feet long and "a fee
wide, and Is feet high, 10 have two doors on thu
end and one in the centre TO he underplned witt
stone, to be weatherboarded aud shinglcd, and tc
be painted with three good coats of paint
Bathing house, to MD in giving an exclusive
metallic currency to be eight feet square, attach
ed TO one end Of the kitchen, per plan No.
eight feet high, covered with shed roof, ant
shingled one window in the rear, OF the SAINT
size and finished in the same manner as the kitch
en- windows, plastered and white washed rs thu
kitchen, with fixture for a shower bath panne
door, with q transom light; tin pipes. TO run from
well and engine to kitchen and bath, and draft
from bath to lead off water 10 cuyer
" hat snug arrangements Tor coming money!
What glorious specimens Of democratic econo
my u
summer HOUSE, flor branch mint to b.
octagonal, and plain about twelve feet lacross, Il
stand upon eight posts, with sliingle root, to b.
painted, to have seats of plank, marked w. il
plainlA.'
The whole of the buildings &c. herein desert
bed, to be finished with good and suitable kno
and stock locks and hinges, aud all the walls TO b
of the thickness oil brick and halt, and all b
rough cast, except the wood house, and all In
work TO have three coats of paint, except wher
otherwise specified
The above is part of the specifications, SC
agreed upon for the construction ofthese "demo
cratic" buildings, as certified by VII. +. Strange
clerk ofthe Branch Mint at Charlotte, N. &.
the Sub Treasury bill should become law
and the receivers general, &c. who are to be prov
ided with rooms at the public expense, shall. on
of the contingent expenses or 'toaSteage Of gold
construct such palaces as this, what comfortabl
thing it will beto be q subreaslrer!