The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-07

| farm, the proceeds of the sale to be applied
for the purchase of new farm convenient
ly located
The selectmen were ordered to report at
this meeting John A. Sheldon said that
the selectmen had examined the subject of
the sale of the town farm carefully, and
they had not sold it because they no place
to remove the poor to, and that they had
not been instructed to buy another farm.
There had been eight or ten desirable farms
offered them. The selectmen desired COM
mttee to be appointed to act with them in
the matter, and he hoped that authority
would be given them to act as they should
think was for the best interest of the town.
He would suggest Jesse l.. Billings, William
Gilmore and Moses Hayward as q suitable
| committee.
Mr.. Griggs wished TO know what price
could be obtained for the town farm. Mr..
Sheldon replied that they had been offered
| $4,000 and also had received several offers
to exchange this farm for others. He
thought that the most profitable way to
sell it would be by cutting it into lots, and
selling these separately as in this way he
thought more than $1,000 might be real
lied.
The most suitable farm that had been Of
fered the town was the David Wing farm,
in West Rutland. The house on the farm
is large, which was needed, as with our
present accommodations we have to sup
port great many poor away from the
farm at a large additional expense. The
price of the farm depended on the amount
of land which went with it. They could
have the Wing or old Fem farm, contain
ing about two hundred acres of land, tor
$4,000.
j. M. Putnam, overseer of the poor, be-
ing called for, SAID that the town support
ed about thirty families outside of the poor
farm. There were all the way from two
to eleven people in these families and they
were supported at a weekly expense of
from two to five dollars each. There were
fourteen paupers on the town farm and
the buildings must be repaired before they
any more could bekept
Rollin g. Thrall was called upon. He
said he had been to the town farm for the
purpose of making investigations, and had
made some minutes. The building was of
fire-proof slate stone, and the inside might
burn entirely up without injuring the
walls. The house is fifty-four by fifty-six
feet, with an addition. The walls are two
feet thick in the main part of the house
are kitchen, sitting room, two bed rooms
and pantry for the family. Then there is
largehall running through the house which
by removing partition would make sitting
room for the poor and, four sleeping rooms
for them down stairs, one of them large.
Up stairs there are eleven sleeping rooms,
all large enough for two beds, if necessary,
from eight to ten by thirteen feet, and all
lighted. In the attic there are two large
rooms, one furnished and the other not.
Mr.. Jones. who keeps the farm, says it has
never been full while he has been there
that he can accommodate thirty more than
the town has to keep. Mr.. Gilmore told
him that when he (Gilmore) was select
man they had been offered $1,000 for the
farm. Bedding and bed-clothing were
badly needed. Long ago there was a
good road to the place, but for the last
forty years there had not been ten dollars
certainly not tifty-expended on the road.
Dr. Lorenzo Sheldon, Mr.. J. ID. Bill
lings and others favored selling the town
farm. They said that there had been no
water there this winter, except melted
snow; that the blilding froze from garnet
to cellar; that 1t was inaccessible and was
worthless for repairs.
The resolution was then read. Henry
Hall said that this resolution was not
broad enough and moved that it be rescin-
ded.
This resolution was rescinded and DIR.
Charles Woodhouse offered the following
resolutions
Res0loed, That the overseer of the poor,
and Moses Hayward and Jesse l.. Billings
and William Gilmore together with the
selectmen of the town, be authorized 10
make such provision for the poor of this
town in the sale of the present town farm,
or the improvement of the buildings there
on, or the purchase of another farm as in
their judgment they may deem best. If q
new farm is to be purchased the price is
not to exceed $4,000 over the price for
which the present town farm shall be sold.
VIM. Y. w. Ripley favored the resolu-
ton and it was adopted.
Franklin Billings was elected town agent.
Meeting dissolved.