The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-03-30
March 30.
Tenement Houses.

The Otner u"y We '"iiO III NOht"SV
with young man who said he had
moved his family from neighbor-
- State to St Adams with view of
ling il his future residence, and
thot he had spent large portion of
s,bc day without success, in search of a
\, ,onse to rent. This is only one of sew
h -, coses to which of late our atten-
.;on has been called. Scarcely a day
o.ses without hearing the inquiry
SaDo YOU know of any one who has n
,ouse to rent p The fact is, this scay-
ciN of tenement houses cannot be 9TH
orriso than detrimental to the best in
.erests of our growing village. If peo-
A,le cannot obtain houses they will not,
n conrse, come here; they will stay
where they are or go to some place
where they can be accommodated.
Ne will not undertake to say how ma
Inv have been kept away on this ac-
count, but we are certain some have.
Erhe number already among us, who
must rent because they have not the
&,aeans to build, however much they
NAV feel disposed, is quite large; and
some Of these arc obliged to accept of
most limited quarters which they
would gladly exchange for better,
even at an advanced price Now this
state Of things ought not to exist, for
# is neither creditable nor profitable.
Every new resident, however humble
his circumstances, provided he is re-
spectable and industrious, is a positive
gain to the village In some way or
form he necessarily contributes more
or less to its general prosperity.
Hence we should inrte, not repel those
who desire to take up their residence
here.
There are needed at the present mo-
ment in st. Adams at least forty or
fifty tenement houses; and we are not
sure that this number would meet the
demand These structures need not
be expensive. They should, however,
be neatly and substantially built, and
'heir interior arrangements conven-
lent and comfortable. This is all that
the most Of tenants expect or desire.
And why should they not be built
lfthis community can spend one hun
bred thousand dollars for a hotel,
strange indeed it is that it cannot pro-
vide a sufficient number of houses to
rent VIII the erection OF such houses
PAY 1t cannot be otherwise as long
as the demand for them continues.
Those of our citizens who are now
owners Of property of this description
have no difficulty in realizing a hand
some per cent, on the money invested
Why should others?
THE ScHooL MEETING. The annual
meeting of School District No. 4, ST.
Adams, was held at Academy Hall on
tuesday evening, when the following
oficers were elected for the ensuing
Year, Moderator-Dr. r. r. Sherman;
|Clerk-Thomas Failey; Prudential
Committee-C. F. Stafford, d. r. Bailey,
A. 0. Brainerd; Collector--A H. Ma
SON. Treasurer-A. S. Hyde.
4 tax of sixty per cent. on the grand
list Of the District for the support of
the Schools the coming year, and the
same amount for the payment of the
debt (Si,441 29) due the st. Adams
Bank, were voted.
The Prudential Committee report
that the Schools are in a fourishing
condition, with an average daily at
tendance of 449. The expenses the
past year, including the interest on
ponds, S5,546,73. OF this sum SO, 1885,
90 was paid to teachers. The whole
Indebtedness of the District is $14.-
1906.
OF LUKE's CHURcH. The present
beng Holy, or Passion week, st. Luke's
Cnurch IN this village is open every
Jay at ii o'clock A. NJ, for religious
services. Tomorrow, Good Friday,
sermon will be preached; services to
commence at 10 1-2 o'clock.
A large part of the owners of the
pe"S having surrendered the same,
ny VIII be sold at auction at 10 1-2
''ocS A. N. on the I'd of April (Eas-
w monday, for the purpose of paying
'D0 church expenses the coming year.
Inc Bailey Brothers, formerly dry
eOous merchants in st Adams, have
e''aolshed similar business in Cleye-
land, Ohio.
AT the meeting of School District
NO |, the following officers wara eleo.