Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-08
THE RUTLAND HERALD
TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1871,
Town Meeting.

The meeting had been called to conven
at the court House, on the consent of tw
of the side judges that the court room
might be used for that purpose, but TIL
permission was subsequently withdrawn
To comply with the terms of the war
rant the meeting was called to order b,
the clerk in the hall Of the Court House
and Martin G.. Everts chosen moderator
The warrant calling the meeting wa
read by the clerk, in which it's object wa
set forth as follows:
1st To see if the town will unite will
the Rutland village corporation for tb,
purpose of constructing suitable build
ing for fire engine house, a town hall
and offices and rooms for town and vii
lage fficers. and the fire department; and
also fire proof vaults for valuable papers
belonging to the town and village, as may
be agreed upon.
I'd. To see if the town will vote tax,
or otherwise provide, to defray the ex-
penses of building such a hall, and any
any vote heretofore taken, so as to render
the action of the proposed meeting legal.
3D.. To see if the town will appoint
committee TO examine the abutments and
pier now bnilt for the bridge across Otter
Creek. near the mouth of East Greek, and
advise and counsel with the selectmen az
to whether said abutments are suitable
for the bridge contracted to be there
built.
4th. To ace if the town will vote to d.
vide school district No. l.
9th. To transact any other proper bust
ness.
A motion being presented that the
meeting adjourn 10 the hall Of the Nick
waokett engine company, W. Y. W.
Ripley moved an amendment that on &C.
count of the large number present, the
meeting be held in the vicinity of the
engine house, which wss adopted and the
smonded melton prevailed. An adjoNrn-
ment wAs accordingly made to the sh ,dy
side If the engine house.
On presenting the first article embraced
in the warrant, it wAs moved that the
suhj-ct he di-mis4ed. W. Y W. Ripley
sid, in support of the motion, that the
town had voted at the March meeting to
postpone the building of the proposed hall,
ard that it would not be consistent to re-
verse the action of the meeting at present |
The Wa a1raaAu h,,r l.
debt, and at the present time when there
w4s an If TT making to establish manu-
features, it was especially inexpedient
that taxation be increased for the purpose
Of building the hall The speaker thought
the people OF the town did not desire the
erection of the hall at present He be-
lieved that it was inpxpedient for the
town to unite with the village in build
ing the hall as proposed, and trusted that
the motion TO dismiss the subject would
prevail.
O. H. Joyce said in opposition to the
motion to dismiss, that the situation of
the town at the present time suggests tbs
Of having a town hall. We
were without suitable place for holding {
public meetings, and the outdoor gather ,
ing was An illustration of the need of the (
proposed hall. Because the town had voted t
not to build hsll, was no reason why the |
Of the trustees to build hall {
ma engine house combined should not be
1t would cost no more for land I
H. "a r.. : i
for the hall alone. 1t would be a matter
Of economy to accept the proposition.
Mr.. Joyce called for the reading of the 1
proposition which was presented by the
CHAIR M follows: {
the Trustees propose to the 7own - {
That the town shall furnish the lot on |
which to set the building, free of expense |
o the village. f
Then the village to go on and lay the :
foundation of the building to be about a
-25 feet by 70, 10 such a manner and of v
uch materials "a shall be agreed upon by v
he parties, and which shall be satisfactory I
o the seleotmen of the town, and build il
Up the first story of said building for the n
lse of the village for engine houses, ex. O
ept twenty. five feet deep off from the Il
ront end of said first story which is to be
lsed for town and village foes in com v
lon. nj
The town to go on and finish the build n
ng from the first story and cover it and t
eep it covered. II
Then the town to give the village o.
lease free of rent of that portion ca
the building constructed by the village
xcept the twenty-five feet in which they sc
re TO have perpetual right in common II
With the town and also the use in com q,
non with the town of the land and yard it
sed in connection with said building. 81
lao the village will do the mason =
york in the construction of a vault in fc
aid frat story to come ont of said % feet d
said vault to be used in common. tr
After further remarkably Mr.. Joyce, ad- g,
oCating the proposed plan. and by Gen. m
lipley in opposition, John Cain spoke Il
arnts'Iy and enthusiastically in support to
the proposition, but our limits do not a,
Omit of q detailed report of his remarks al
esse L. Billings also advocated the plan m
the trustees, and S. M. Dorr spoke in oil
ppoeition. After prolonged discussion er
be vote wac taken upon the motion to Ii
i.miss the subject, when upon division pt
the house. it was lost by vote Of 1876 W
yes TO 227 nays. he
J. l.. Billings moved that the town to
uild hall in connection with the vii. SCI
ge. as proposed by the trustees. An pu
mendment was moved that the expense m,
The town should not exceed $4,000 to
hich was accepted, and, on division of fe
e house, the motion was carried by flu
'te of PA ayes to 148 nays. m
]. L Billings moved that committee tu
four he appointed to cooperate with of