The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-03

May, to the 23d, twenty weekdays, seven
teen verfcations and three failures. The
period from March 9th to April 18th, when
failures were most frequent, corresponds
nearly to the time that Chief Signal Officer
General Hazen was suspended from duty at
the signal Office at Washington. If his over
sight in making up the predictions is as es-
sential as was General Meyers, his prede-
cessor, the many failures at that time are
easily explained. They came at an unfor-
tunate time for U.S. as many were taking
hold of the enterprise who let go in disgust.
Others who had a better understanding of
the workings of the weather bureau and
knew there was something in it, have kept
up the signals, and are now repaid by
growing confidence in their general reliabil-
ity. 1t is a good time now to extend the
system. The signal numbers can be had at
the Burlington telegraph office, or from Mr.
w. L. McIntire of White River junction,
who gives the signals on his large chime
whistle, and furnishes several other towns
with the numbers. He has the morning
dispatches sent to him and classities them
himself. He will supply, at small cost, any
town connected with him by telephone"
AT meeting of the state library building
commission at the Pavilion, Monday even
ing, plans for the structure were finally
adopted. These provide for building
about forty-eight feet by seventy-four feet
to be erected at the northwest corner of the
west wing of the Capitol. 1t is to be placed
eight feet north of the wing, connected with
the latter by corridors and tapping by the
wing twenty-five and three-fourths feet, leav-
ing distance of twenty-eight feet between
the easterlv end of the building and the
westerly wall of representatives hall. The
corridor connecting with the Capitol extends
across the building on the first floor. Or
this floor of the editice, in the southwest
erly corner will be the supreme court room
twenty-six feet by thirty-eight feet in size
On the northwesterly corner is room, abou
sixteen feet by seventeen feet, for the use
of the hief-justce. This room opens di
rectly into the courtroom, and is reached
by corridor extending east and west. Oh
the northerly side of the building and at thu
easterly end, are six more rooms, designed
for the use of the judges, or for committee
rooms or other suitable purposes. On th
south side, to the left of the main corrido
and adjoining the courtroom, is room TO
the LAWYERS There is an outside entranc
in the connecting corridor, and access i
also had from the Capitol through what
now the judiciary committee room. Th
second story is designed for the library.
is divided into two rooms. The first, abou
forty-three feet by forty nine feet, in tn
westerly section of the building is for tn
storage of the books and has capacity c
seventy-five thousand volumes; the secon'
room, in the easterly end, is thirty-eigl
feet by twenty feet and may be allotted
the Historical Society or devoted to the us
of persons desiring to examine books i
greater quiet and seclusion than the bool
room affords. Along the southerly side
the latter is an open space twelve and on
half feet wide, provided with tables, for TIL
convenience of those using the library
Connection is had with the present librar
: through the connecting corridor, and stat
ways communicate with the first foo
), Briefly described, this is the structure fC
= which the plans provide. Building specit
-, cations will soon be prepared and propose
- for construction solicited. The propose
:, will call for a building having the south al
=. west exposure of granite, the remainder
brick; alternate proposals for all brio
with granite facings, will be asked, al
when these are received the character
) the structure will be finally determine
y Clinton Smith of Middlebury is chos'
= superintendent of construction.