Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-01

Of equal dimensions are reserved at
lthe sides, and a driveway is laid out
along the northern and eastern borders
OF the lot.
The principal entrance faces the
west. Crossing n marbe-tiled vesti-
bulc and passing through wide doors
which open outward I'VE are in the en-
trance hall, l6 feet by l6, tloored with
rock maple and finished in Southern
pine, with walls and ceiling Of Kings
land cement To the left, Il corridor
leads TO the town clerks Office in the
northwest bay, "A fine, wcll.lighted
room, - feet across and nearly II feet
high. From this passage cce>sis had
to the cellar, the selectmen's chamber
and to the ticket Office and cloakroonL
The latter communicates with the en-
trance hall by panels.
On the right side of this hall, hol-
low iron door, sliding above a marble
threshold, guards the swinging valves
which admit to the library. This Is
Al feet in length, rs feet in extreme
and twenty feet in mean width and
has southerly exposure. Its inner
wall is solid, the outer has a central
air-space of two inches. Ii is render
ed iireproof by bedding the floor joists
in concrete beneath which are two
feet in depth of broken stone; by the
use OF kingsland cement for the walls,
and steel beams and hollow brick
arches covered with the same cement
for the ceiling. The finish of the IL
brary consists of Southern pine. a
delivery window, with fluted pillars
and paneled gates and shelf-front parts
the reading and stack rooms the for
mer of which is floored with maple
like the entrance hall, the latter, with
spruce like the auditorium. A broad,
paneled seat occupies the entire circle
of the bay. In these bright and lofty
apartments. Ii feet in the clear. the
place of honor is assigned to the open
fireplace with its tiled hearth and the
mantel, surmounted by its memorial
tablet.
The auditorium laps upon the libra
~ in such a way as to economic
space; while on either side, broad win
dows with transoms, and dormers
above. guarantee that there shall be no
lack of light The walls are plastered.
The roof is finished TO show the yell
low pine trusses and purlins. and, like
the platform front, balcony rail ard
back of staircase are sheathed with
light, clear Ottawa spruce. The gall
lerv at the west end Of the auditori-
um is reached by wide staircase of
easy grade, starting from the north
west corner-the entrance being in the
southeast corner-and will afford seat
ing capacity for 1870. Allowing side
aisles of four feet in width and am
pie spaces in front and rear, the floor
will seat from $50 to $50.
The proscenium arch is elliptical /
and affords a stage opening of Is feet, /
with a side depth of IA - feet (which /
is increased to l6 feet at the center
-tairways and doors admit to the plat Z,
form on either hand and dressing
rooms are constructed in the northeast |
and southeast angles. There is also a /
,outh-side exit from the stage.
When furnished with seating, light
ing and. heating supplies in manner
to the excellence of con-
this building will be one of
which the citizens of Chelsea may well |
De proud.
The contractor Is Mr.. Thomas w.
Rogers of Brandon, representing elm
on Smith of Middlebury, the builder
IF the largest and most elegant line of
public and private edifices IN the
,tate.n
The gift of Mr.. Speare, amounting
o $1,000, was for the library portion,
he hall and offices being built by APP
,ropriation of 81, 900 by vote of the
own. which sum was somewhat in
.reased by the contribution of indi-
-iduals.
The building is heated by two Ma
rec hot-air furnaces; and by private
about $500 have been ex-
,ended in the purchase of scenery,
which includes very handsome drop