The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-05
Provisions Of Mr.. AIdrich'S
will Relating to 1t
AND TO THE CITY OF BARRE
A Free Library for the Use of All Our
Citizens With No Conditions
Calling for support from
the City

p Ntkf hitttAiiS mas btch ctlieQ 10
next Wednesday evening ito see If tn
city will vote % convey to the Aid
rich Library association the soeaIIed II
bfary lot on the corner Of Elm an,
Washington streets, now owned bv III.
city, 81 part thereof, sufficient and suit
able for the erection of library 10 i,
erected and managed bv the trustee,
appointed under the will Of the late MI
Aldrich and BY funds placed IN theil
hands By said Will for that purpose
This warming Of city meeting ha.
led to q general inquiry tor information
as TO the provisions of the Aldrich vii
and library conditions and prospects II
Barre, and to meet this inquiry The
Times today prints that part 81 the
Aldrich viii relating to the Alarieh IL
brary.
Briefly, Leonard H. Aldricb. i lopp.
time citizen 81 Barre. left the bulk 81
bis estate IN trust tor the purpose 81
establishing 9 public library in Barre
Ton the use Of residents of Barre eity
and town, the conditions being
That a library building shall Be erect
ed IN Barre city on d suitable lot al i
cost Of not less than $4,000 for build
ing and lot
That the same i 70 be occupied and
used for q public library for the inhab-
tants Of Barre city aud town;
That $4,000 0f the Aldrieh fund shall
be used ter the purchase Of books;
That books contributed from other
sources or other libraries have Il place
n the library building;
And that the real estate known as
the National Bank block shall be held.
the income to 60 to the support and
maintenance of the library.
Under these conditions OF tue viii II
cannot be other than a free library. and
no conditions are imposed on any one
as regards to its support 81 Inainte-
nance, and on the other hand there IS
nothing to prevent the city or individn-
ais from contributing to its s1Eppolt and
maintenance.
All the library Barre possesses at
present il housed in little wooden
building On Elm street Iii this there
are three libraries the Barre French
Library, the Barre Library Association
and the Barre Free Library.
10 the French Library the city appro-
PIRATES $500 year and pays S100 in.
terest yearly on the French fund. To
tie Barre Free Library tile city donates
lts extra dog tax which amounted last
year to about $50 The Barre Library
Association is 4 private organization.
Citizens can take out books from TIE
Barre French library by paying an an.
nual fee of 80 cents II contains 2196
volumes. The Barre Free Library Ii
free onlg hi Hame. Although all the
books contained therein have been pur-
chased with money raised hy taxation
Tile city has never provided any means
for their cataloging on distributionf and
they are only issued to members OF the
Barre Library Association, private
with an annual fee. II
contains about 1900 yolnmes
For the $500 OF more 4 year the city
. now paying out towards the support
II libraries, its inhabitants have the
privilege Of looking over at the build
ng on Elm street some 1000 books.
When the Aldrich library building Is
sreeted the books owned BY the city will I
le housed and cared for free OF expense,
ind viii be where an citizens can Get
hem without expense to themselves |
fhe $500 paid yearly to the support of
he French Barre Library, can be dis
continued, il the city 50 desires. but If I
ontinued, win give the Aldrich library /
With its income from tic National
Sank property from $1,000 to $500 4 L
ear for rs maintenance.
Under the provisions of the Aldricli
vii the Aldrich library must be built, /
nd i IL for the city to say whether 1t +
wants the building on the library lot ot
whether il will send the Trustees on ta
ONE back street to purchase lot on
ahich to erect a less expensive building
han il can if the city donates The III
rary lot