Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-10-03

Chaeslar a gallainr site

Ws,h some persons The range os ciloie,
Is very limited. IL they are men of bust
avss, they must live quite near the shop
etcre, or office; If they are farmers, the,
must build the house near the center of thei
hand, or whore most convenient 10 carry Of
the farm WORK. But with others, the cas-,
Is disierents and it is TO them chiefly tina
we now make the following suggestions =
J. One thing to be considered in choosing
q site, Is its accessibility. Persons Of 20
etfcet or romantic turn of mir d might choose
10 i've perched on high and wooded hin
remote from the common throughfares O
men. But sober people would inquire, how
are we to get to the house in dark nights
In muddy weather, and in winter? How
are we to draw the hay and the wood, and
other useful truck VIII it be convenient
Tor our neighbors and friends TO visit us
and for us to go to them? Strong as may
be our attachments, if it is difficult for Us
10 reach our friends, it will place formida.
ble barrier between US I; our visits will be
tntrequent, and our attachments will gradu-
ally abate. The post-otIice, the church, the
railway station, stage Office, and the store
IRE institutions which men cannot well get
along without nowadays. Let US have an
eye 10 these things, before laying the cor
her-stones TO our permanent dwellings,
Crossing many bridges, struggling through
muddy roads, or toiling up and down hills,
all interfere with accessibility, and should
be avoided, If possible.
II. The Surroundings of site should be
considered. Who, unless he be the smithy
himself, owner and proprietor. would want
10 build house with dirt and smoke of a
forge just under his windows? Caltle.sheds,
pig-stys, slovenly neighbours oul-houses.
any kind Of building used for manufactur-
Ing purposes, slaughter-house, uuagmire,
lin short, anything and everything in the
line OF nuisances ought TO be avoided. One
may think, perhaps, that custom will recon
Gle him to almost anything but not so. if
ne or his family are persons of sensibiIity.
Whoever builds in the neighborhood of
nuisance will find it source of continual
modification and regret, and will be quite
sure, ere long, to sell out his property at
considerable sacrifice.
AZ some places, number of persons club
together and buy land for buildins-sites. en-
tering into written contract that neither
they nor their heirs or assigns shall use the
land for other purposes than for residences
and gardens. AT Llewellyn Park, in Or
ange. New Jersey, a similar plan has been
adopted. a large tract of land is owned by |
Q corporation, who offer building sites for
sale on condition that houses put up shall
be OF respectable character, and shall have
nothing in their appurtenances to offend
good taste.
A small annual tax Is assessed mon tbe
iot-owners 70 meet the expense of keeping
fhe roads, fences, alc., ot I'M Park ID repair. /
" such a. arrangement II would seem that /
ono might enjoy the clegancies Of refined
rural home IN the midst of handsome |
landed estate, without The expense and
trouble Of taking care of more than the
small spot Immediately around his own
door, and perhaps the garden in the rear.
Ill. The heaItlfulaess Of site is an i'm
portant matter One would hardly wish TO
build on the edge of marsh, or O. any
standing water, unless he is proof against
malaria. Then, there are some situations
where the wind sweeps violently through
gorges, or up and dowd long valleys, which
are alike unhealthy and disagreeable. Low
grounds generally are subject to dampness
IN Summer, and to extreme cold in Winter.
But in avoiding low grounds, let us not 20
to the other extreme Of pitching our tent
on high and bleak hill. A site moderate
~ raised above low flats, yet not on the
hilltop, is ordinarily the most salubrious,
as It is the most pleasant. Such sites afford
pure AR, pure water, good drainage, aud
cheerful prospects, all of which are condu-
GIVE to health and happiness.
Nv. The nature Of the soil should be
looked to. Whoever builds in the country.
builds there principally for the sake Of hav.
ing little farm or garden and orchard, and
ornamental trees. But these will not sue
coed well on rocky bluff, sandy plain, or
bed of clay. Is the soil good for farming
purposes5 Viii it grow corn and potatoes
well Ii so, then an important question is
settled. For, if il will raise these, it will
raise mgnolias. pears, grapes, wheat, and
whatever else one has a mind to cultivate.
If the soil is poor to start with, time and
money, and a great deal Of patience, will
improve il; but the process will be very la
borious.
Y. Any Improvements already made up
on site should have considerable weight
in determining ones choice. An orchard,
not too old and scraggy, few good shade
trees-of large size, any amount of grading.
draining, manuring. fencing, ETC., that NAV