Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-26
TnWn Meeting.
NEW TOWN HALL LOCATED.


80 -. u,os called to order by John b.
D. Moderator. B. w. Marshall, Town
C,e1k read the proceedings OF the last ad'
iourned meeting.
Warren Fl. Smith remarked that he
had been designated to present the report
of the committee. They had spent much
time in the consideration of the subject,
and did not conclude their deliberations
nrtil betReen one and two O'clock to-day.
Since tho last meeting several new modif-
cations and propositions had taken place
through the seleotmen. He then proceed
cd to state the following notifications OF
original propositions and the new PROPOSE
ton
John w. Cramton varied his original
proposal, Offering 80 feet front and 100
feet deep, moving the building up to the
B4rdweil House block, for $1,000 or
build the lower story and put on the floor
inv OF the first story for $4,000. The
original proposition of Mr.. Cramton was
80 feet front and 90 feet deep.
A. f. Davis varied his original PROPOSE
ton. Offering 100 feet on Washington
street and 100 feet on Strong's avenue, for
$4,000, or would sell his whole lot, taking
off his mills and other buildings, for $l4,-
600.
Mr.. Quinn offered 100 feet instead OF
81 feet for $4,000. The original PROPOSE
ton of 81 feet was offered for $4,000.
The original proposition was to sell lot on
Center street, 824 feet front by 81 feet
depth for $4,000.
--Messrs. Sadler and others varied
their propositions for the lot on Grove
street, by adding % feet at the north end,
dispensing with the driveway from West
street, and sell the lot for $4,000 instead
Of $1,000, as originally proposed, and
guaranteeing an annual rent of $4,000 for
the stores.
"A. @. and II. @. Hayward to reduce
the price Of their lot corner of Wales and
Center streets to $4,000, and offering the
alditienal land of Nathan Pierce for $50
per foot instead of $62l The origi.
nal offer of Hayward and Pierce was 72A
feet on Centre street, and 80 feet on Wales
street for $4,000, and 90 feet on Nathan
Pierce, $685. per foot, five rods wide.
Evelyn Pierpoint offered lot on Cen
fer .treet, GO feet by 1872 feet, for $4,000
Mr.. Smith then presented the following
report, which had been adopted by ma.
irity Of one:
To Tie to'cb Of Rutland Your COM
mute' report that by bare majority OF
- to (, we recommend that the town &C.
ropt Of the lot on the corner of Center and
Wales streets, called the Hayward lot
-! feet on Center and 80 feet on Wales
street, with the right to take of the lands
If Nathan Pierce on Center street, at $50
Der foot front, what is desired We esti.
mated 30 feet, making the whole lot OF
that size (S2x102R to cost as it is, $4,000
This recommendation is made upon the
view of the committee, that it would be
inexpedient for the town to build to rent
for stores, or the like. or to allow any 9th.
4 cr person to have any interest in the
building; that the main consideration
n aould be to obtain a good hall, town
ork's office and selectmen's office, with
= ooin for heating apparatus, and this in
IA he exercise of the strictest economy the
n a.mmittee not supposing that the towr
would be willing to appropriate some fiji
thousand dollars or more for a town
hall building Other sites would proba
bly, have had the preference of your com
mttee, had we supposed the town wou't
be willing to invest so mnch money a
would be required to purchase and built
upon them w. II. SMITH,
For the Committee
Mr.. Smith then gave n statement of tn,
several votes of the committee on the diff
ferent sites. He also said that Mr. Davi
offered in case his original proposition tC
build should be accepted, he having the
use Of the stores at any time after five
n years, tho town conld have them by pay
ing $4,000.
Mr.. Davis stated that he presented t.
the committee proposition that if the
town desired to build offices or hall or
. ,be first floor, he would deed the whole
property, site and building for $4,000.
George L. Mussey presented the follow
iny proposition =
To the Select1nen Of the 101o~ Of Rut
land Il hereby agree to deed to the towr
Of Rutland nv lot, corner of Wales and
Centre streets, in the village of Rutland
also the two lots of John Cook, adjoining
on the west, the whole being S9i feet OF
Centre street, 95 feet north and south, So
feet on rear or south end, and to pu
thereon building finished entire, ao
oording to Cummings and BIRTHS plan
which is submitted by me, numbered 4
The building is to be brick, and bull
,oyering the entire lot and of good ma
yrial throughout, in good substantial
"A vrkmanlilte manner, and to the accept
mcs of the selectmen of Rutland. The
rsk shall be commenced at once, ano
rlshed along vigorously, and finished
January 1st. 1871. or I will forfeit five hun
dred dollars per month for all time which
shall take to fnisn the building there
after, unless the selectmen shall, in their
Judgment, for the good OF the town, ex
tend the time, and do 50 in writing.
This offer includes gas and water pipe!
and good settees sufficient to seat eigh
hundred persons, said settees to be blacl
walnut arms. chestnut or ash back, white
wood seats, 10 inches wide, with revoly
ing backs. For pay for the above lots
and building complete, | am to receive
S32 ,000), thirty-two thousand dollars
as follows $4,000 July 1st, 1870
or as soon as the Town wish tn
deeds, and the balance to be paid from
time to time as the selectmen shall deem
has been expended on the building, ant
all to be paid as soon as the building i
NOtuDlhIGus AlSO l. dIl W nave TIC per
petual uso of the easements and first story
In case the building is injured or destroy
ed the Town shall repair or rebuild with
in two years from such injury or destruo
ton, and shall forever have the use o
said basement and first story. am t
have and remove the buildings now o.
the both lots.
G. L. MUssEY.
Rutland, May 81, 1870.
G. f. Richardson moved the adoption c
the report of the committee.
This motion was followed by genera
discussion.
Jesse L. Billings said he was one of tn
minority who voted against the Location
proposed by majority of the committee
because it was not, in his Judgment, thu
proper Location, and because he did nc
think the site selected was fitted for tn
erection of such building as the tow
wanted, Ii the tOvyp It'll. -...--- ~