Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-19
NEW HOTEL FOR BARRE,
To Build a 500, 900 House II City viii
Sell Part OF lts Library site for
the Purpose.

Barre, Feb. IA hotel project which
has been under Amusement during the past
two months was made public yesterday,
and 1t seems very probable that Barre Will
nave Il hotel suitable to the needs OF the
city. The project is backed by an asso-
citation OF business men of this city, with
II. c. Greenleaf of Boston, who is an archi-
teCt. The probable cost of the building is
Soo,e0J.
Acting for the association, Mr. Greenleaf
has secured n 81 days option on the pres
ent City hotel property of James NJ and
William ~. Perry, and II II Is possible to
get a strip of land so feet wide off the
library lot which adjoins it on Washington
street. the hotel will be constructed the
coming summer.
A petition was circulated yesterday ask
ing the mayor to call n city meeting as
soon as possible after March 5. to see II
the city VIII authorize the city council to
sell 80 feet off the library site at price not
To exceed 5000
The pan for the new hotel proposes
five story building with 10-foot front
and a OF Is feet. The exterior of the
building will be of brick with granite trim
mings. the first story front to be Of gran
itc. The walls will be solid. There wil he
a II foot piazza on the first and second
floors tho upper one supported by granite
columns.
The building will contain S. sleeping
rooms. l. private baths and public bath
and toilet rooms. The first floor will con-
tain the main and private Offices, writing
and reading rooms, ladies parlor and toilet
two large sample rooms, store room and
and dining room which will scat over no
people at banquet tables. The kitchen will
also be on this floor. There will he two
private dining rooms on the second floor.
Tho basement VIII be equipped with barber
shop, billiard ROOM mems toilet rooms,
storage, repair shop. boiler room. etc.
Two of the trustees for the erection Of
the hotel have already been appointed.
They are Frank G. Rowland and John Il.
Smith
1t Is announced incidentally that II the
hotel association purchases the strip of
land from the library lot, the trustees OF
the Aldrioh Free library will be able to
erect the library building this coming sum
mer 1t Will be built OF granite. and the
funds for its erection come from the estate
Of the late Leonard F. Ald-ch who willed
the greater portion Of his property for IL
brary purposes.
BARRE TO HAVE NEW BUSINESS
BLOCK.
Barre, Feb. l5.-Papers were passed yes
terday in an important real estate deal.
whereby William a. Whitcomb comes in
TO possession OF the Asa harrington prop
crty on the corner OF North Main street
and Granite street. The price paid was
$1,000 II is expcc ted that Mr.. Whitcomb
will erect n substantial business block
Of mis- purchase. Tho property has ~
foot front on Main street and runs back
100 feet 1t now contains two hous I, one
of two ten'm ent and the other OF three.
&c. V. TRACK BLOCKED BY ACCIDENT
Montpelier. Feb. l5,-The north ard
south bound passenger trans from Mont
pcller Junction were delayed four hours
Saturday evening hy q derailcd freight
car near Browns Mills, a mile south Of
the Junction. \ brake beam on n car In
the north-bound freight train fell and
threw the car from the rats. Fortunately
only one car left the iron as the train
was going very slowly but II was neCes-
sary to send to ST Adams for tho wreck
ing crew and the track was blocked until
10 clock.