Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-12
Town Meeting

at the Village Hall on Tuesday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock
The meeting was called to order by B
W. Marshall, Town Clerk, in the absence
of Gov. Page, the Moderator. Martin G..
Everts was elected Moderator.
The business of the meeting was to
consider the following article in the origi.
nal warning, action on which had been
postponed until this meeting. Article 4
read as follows:
4th. To see what provision the town
will make for a suitable place for holding
town and freeman's meeting at East Rut-
land, to take such action as may seem best
in regard to the Town Hall, and vote a
tax, or otherwise to provide and carry into
effect any action the town may take in
regard to Town Hall.
AT Town Meeting held April 18th, it
was voted in reference to this matter, that
the Selectmen receive proposals for a site,
and present estimates for building suit
able Town Hall, and report at future
meeting.
j. III. Hall, first selectman, presented
the several proposals submitted to them,
with designs and profles of some of them
CThe substance of the several PROPOSE
tons will be found in another column
After the submission of the several pro-
positions, w. II. Smith said he was in
favor of building a town hall in the best
place and on the most favorable terms
but from the many propositions submit
ted it was impossible to judge at the pre-
sent meeting which one was the most de-
sirable and best and favorable, the
printing of the various proposals and adj
Journing of the meeting to some future
day until the people could have az oppor-
tunity TO consider them and then they
could act iutelligently upon the matter
which was very evident they could not do
at the present time
J. NJ. Hall said that the Seleotmen had
confined themselves to the reception of the |
proposals without an expression of opin-
ION IN reference 10 "a location.
John Cain moved that when the meet
ing adjourn it be with a view of the Sc
ectmen and Board of Trusteeso of the viii
age of Rutland, consulting together for
he purpose of presenting a plan for
Town Hall.
After much discussion upon the ques-
ion of building hall and uniting with
he village in the construction of the
and various expressions of opin-
ons as to the feasibility of the project, in
which N. S. Stearns, John Cain, n P. ST.
mons, Henry Clark, George A. Tuttle,
and A. f. Davis participated. No final
action was taken on Mr.. Gains resolution
Mr.. Post thought the town should build
4 Town Hall Independent of the village,
md that no further parley upon the sub
ect should take place; for if the town
vas not able to build building, we had
better invite Mendon down, or move out.
Walter G. Dunton favored theI appoint
nent of an advisory committee to act
With the Selectmen.
On motion of A. T. Davis, it was
Voted, That a committee be appointed
o act with the Selectmen to select loca-
ion and report at future Town meeting.
The following gentlemen were appoint.
4 committee to act with the Selectmen
Warren II. Smith,
Charles Sheldon,
Jesse L. Billings,
N. P. Simons,
Franklin Billings.
William Gilmore.
On motion it was voted that the meet
ng be adjourned until Saturday, May
LIST at 2 o'clock p. m.
PROPOSITIONS FOR TOWN HALL.
The following is the substance of the
arious propositions for the site and erec-
ion OF a Town Hall.
A. f. DAVIS.
To build Town Hall on the corner of
Washington street and Strong's avenue,
90 feet on Washington street, 500 feet t
n Strong's avenue and 90 feet deep in 6
ccordance with plans presented. With
ron shutters on rear, windows and doors,
nd finished complete in a good workman
ike manner, without seats and gas fix {
ures. The building to be located six
eet from the line of Washington street
nd four feet from Strong's avenue, with !
light feet right of way around the
uiling, giving 5,460 feet Hall floor and
mple office room. for the sum of $4,000,
the store on the ground floor Z
Or the land.
lie will build foundation, put on floor
mbers of Hall, retaining stores under /
Iall, leaving it in condition to receive +
he Hall wall above for the sum of 3d.
90.
j. w. CRAMToN.
To sell a lot situated on Merchants q
tow, north of the Bardwell House, 90
,et street front-60 feet rear and 80 feet
eep, and erect building thereon accord L
az 10 Cummings and Berts' plan, speci- e
cations submitted. The front of the build
ng to be varied to accommodate the size q
! the lot, for $4,000, the town giving :
dr. Cramton perpetual lease of the
round hoor or stores and basement I'M
erneath. The whole building to be Il
uilt in substantial and workmanlike 4
,anner and fully completed without gas
xtures and seats, with iron shutters on
II rear windows and doors. Payment to Il
Q made that said Crsmton will take all c
Material belonging to the town on the old
own Hall lot, at its cash value, and for :,
be balance will take the bonds or obli- r
atoms of the town, one-ffth payable
uly LIST, 1870, and then one-fifth July LIST
each succeeding year until the whole t
mount is paid, and the building to be c
ompleted July LIST, 1871,