The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-14
Town House
Committee Will
So Outline.
A FINE ELECTRICAL DISPLAY.
Gorgeous Spectacle Wit.
messed in the North
Eastern Skies.

Rutland, July 13.-The building COM
mittee having in charge the construc-
ton of the new public building have
requested the selectmen to call a spe-
cial town meeting to consider the mat
ter of an additional appropriation for
completing the work. Also to see if the
town will grade and fence the school
lot and make an appropriation for de-
fraying the expense of the same.
A year ago the town appropriated
$4,000 for building a new public build
ing and the purchase of additional land,
$4,000, but the committee thought it
could be built for less. Several changes
were made in the plans which added
much to the cost of the structure.
The heating and ventilating system
cost much more than was called for in
the original plans. The entire building
was covered with slate instead of shin
giles. Metal ceiling was used in place
of plaster all of which added much
more to the cost of the building.
These changes were made by the
committee, who We're voted a right to
make any necessary alterations in the
plans, and any changes for the better.
The committee will no doubt be pre-
pared to submit to the voters figures
which will show just how much more
is needed to complete the work. One
of the articles in the warrant will no
doubt cause considerable discussion,
namely, the second article, which calls
for the discharge of the old town hall
committee (so-called) WHICH was APP
pointed five years ago.
At that time it was known that new
town hall was a great necessity and UNI
der an article ITO see if the town
would build new town hail." the COM
mittee of ten were appointed to see
what could be raised by subscription
towards building a town hall.
Not much was accomplished the first
year, as no definite vote had been taken
by the town in regard to what the town
would raise. Accordingly, a vote was
passed substantially as follows:
"Voted-That the town borrow $5000
and when the town hall committee raise
an equal amount, the sum to be drawn
from the treasury and used in build
ing a town hail.
Quite a sum was subscribed, and by
hard work on the part of the committee
in getting up coaching parades, more
money was raised.
The money raised by the coaching
parades is in the hands of the commit
tee, and this the present building COM
mittee think should be turned over to
the town to be used on the present
building Last spring about $4,000 was
appropriated to furnish the building;
this amount is also about used up. The
meeting will be held in the fire brigade
house, as the old town hall has been
sold and moved from the towns land
The grand electrical display of last
night was enjoyed by all who had the
pleasure of seeing it.
1t was far enough off to be enjoyed
by the most timid of the spectators.
Huge black clouds rose up from the
northwest about shutdown. The sun
set itself was pronounced by some to
be the finest they had ever seen. Short
ly after the clouds came into view, they
separated, some going north of Rut-
land towards the east, but the heaviest
shower went west and towards the
south. The writer counted Is flashes
of lightning, many of them seeming
white with heat going in a zigzag
course towards the earth. In some
cases it seemed as if the clouds opened
in a sort of livid streak, which re-
manned open for several seconds. To
wards the end of the shower, when the
clouds hung over the Rutland hill, at
each flash of lightning it seemed as If
the sky was alive with true electric
wires all 9blaze. 1t was a sight that
will not soon be forgotten by those who
witnessed it.
Sidney Peterson, son of Prof. Ellis
Peterson of Jamaica Plain, and resi-
dent of Rutland every summer, sailed
for Europe yesterday. He graduated
from Harvard this year, and will make
tour of Germany with a college
chum.
The town is filled with summer guests
the hotels and boarding houses are all
going good business, and many farm
houses are also accommodating a few
| boarders.
| Frederick Curtis is pushing the work
on D. j. Lords camp on Charnock hill.
| 1t will be ready for occupancy in Sep
tember, when Mr.. Lord returns from
| Europe.