St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-07
The Thursday Evening school
Meeting.

AT the adjourned school meeting at
the town hall Thursday evening, II. c.
Bates was made chairman, and c. NJ.
Stone secretary. The report of the
committee appointed at the last meet
ing was called for, and George Walker
said the committee had procured II
bond of the Arnold property, the pro-
visions of which are that it be decided
for $4,000, possession given at once,
and the house vacated i'll ten days.
Also a writing from NJ. j. Caldbeck,
the contractor for building the new
house, agreeing to relinquish all claim
for indemnity for labor and material
agreeing to build the house on the
Arnold lot for the same amount agreed
upon for the east side of Summer street
the time for completing the same be-
ing extended sixty days. The report
of the committee was accepted.
After considerable deliberatiOn, Wal
ter p. Smith moved that the building
committee he instructed to purchase
the Arnold lot and change the location
of the new school house from the east
side of Summer street upon said lot,
and proceed with the erection of the
same. This elected considerable dis
cussiOn participated in by n. NJ. John
son, NJ. j. Caldbeck, DR.. Billiard,
Horace and Daniel Carpenter, A. j.
Willard, H. S. Wright, DanfOrd Wiley,
+. d. Blodgett, S. H. Bracket, George
May, DR.. Brooks, John Mcdonald, and
others. Mr.. johnson had heard ru-
unfit to place such building because
of the quicksand and water which lay
Just beneath the surface, and he want
ed to adjourn one week and ascertain
if these rumOrs were correct. Z. d.
! BlOdgett and John Clark largely veri-
fled these stories on the spot. DR.
Bullard didn't want the district tC
throw away 5000. Horace Carpenter
thought they would be able to get q
good foundation. Daniel Carpenter
thought they could get over the quick
sand difficulty, but he did not like the
location of the building. Mr.. Caldbeck
the builder, would not guarantee tn,
building to stand if put up on the pres
ent location, nor did he think the
building committee would guarantee it
and yet some one should. d. Wiley
thought the location should be changed
upon every consideration. E. ID
than $4,000, as the district would b,
liable to do, if the building was erect
ed where it was begun. DIR. Brooks
thought the testimony of Mr.. Blodgett
Mr.. John Clark and others, who knew
all about the condition of this section
of the village, that it was impossible,
to have a dry cellar and basement
should settle the matter in the minds
of every one in the district ; certainl,
we did not wish to put up an expen
sive school building where hundreds o
our children spend nine months o
every year, where the basement ano
lower floors must necessarily be dam
and unhealthy. And this seemed t,
he the view of all or nearly all present
for the motion of Mr.. Smith was car
. ried by unanimous vote, there no
being a dissenting voice.
The meeting was a large one, an,
unusual unanimity and harmony pre-
vailed. We think nine tenths of tin
audience went home feeling that TIN
school house was now located where i
should be, although the extra expens
was regretted. Yet we believe tim
will prove that the change is wort
more than it will cost.
5 Obituary.