The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-12
An Accurate Estimate Of The
Total Expense
BIDS OPENED LAST NIGHT
Trustees Of Aldrich Library Funds Have
$45,s55, Are Promised $4,000 Condi-
tionally and Need sl5,l15 to
Build 1t Of Granite.

The trustees Of the Aldrich Library
fund met last evening at the office of
Z. w. Bisbee and opened the bids Cor
the proposed library building on the
corner of Washington and Elm streets,
which were presented according TO tha
revised plans Of the architect, Penn Var
ney Of Lynn, Mass. No plan was ac-
cepted or rejected for the reason that
the trustees thought it advisable to wait
until after the city meeting tomorrow
evening, when the citizens have an OPP
portunity to express their opinion on
whether on not the building shall be Of
granite Ia case the building is to be
0i granite there will need to be con-
tribution to the fund on the part Of the
city, and to let the citizens know exactly
the status Of affairs, the trustees present
the cost and their assets to meet it.
The cost at an outside mark is $780,
e7o, including the general contract and
supervision OF same and the placing OK
the building in condition for occupancy.
This complete estimate includes the fol-
lowing items: First floor, stackape,
shelving in reading and juvenile room,
tables, chairs and Office equipment, dec-
Grating plastered surface, grading lot,
laying sidewalks, electric fixtures, arch
itect's fees, books and a fair+siEed sur
Plus for incidentals. This estimate of
the total cost Of the building is accord
ing to the best bid which the trustees
have received, aud the trustees state
that they are confident that it will cover
the entire coat.
To meet this cost the trustees have
on hand $45,s55 from the benefcence
Of the late Leonard f. Aldrich. The
Town Of Barre has given $4,000 on con
dition that the building be Of granite.
Two individuals, who do not wish their
names known, have donated $1,000 on a.
similar condition. The total on hand
and these conditional gifts leaves the
sum of s1J,115 yet to be secured if
the Aldrieh library is to be Of granite.
Through efforts Of granite manufactur
ers and other business men, not by the
trustees. section was placed in the
warning for the city meeting, which will
be held tomorrow evening, to see what
action the city viii take on the nature
of the material. If the citizens vote
a special tax enough money will BE- raised
to build the library Of granite.
Plans for the Library.
The plans, which the trustees hope
TO use, call for an all-grsnite building,
two stories in height. The structure
will be T2 by 81 feet with height
of Sc feet from the grass line to the
top OF the coping. From the grass linz
to the water table rock-faced ashler
would be ased the balance 10 be of
cut light granite. in s-cut work to tho
top of the pilasters and 6-eut above the
pilasters. The entrance TO be twenty
feet wide and projecting seven feet and
six inches and to face on the Washing
ton street side. On each side OF tho
entrance il dark polished granite col
umn, two feet in diameter at the base
first floor entrance is granite balcony
with fair amount of carved work
showing. Above this Is a carved
stone with a monogram, "A. L." The
name stone proper Of the building will
be below the cornice. carrying the raised
letters, "a. D., Public Library, io06'
The gable Is carved.
In the interior the first floor contains
two rooms, an entrance hall and stack
room. The second floor contains -four
rooms and an art gallery. The first
floor is in qusrtcred oak and the second
in ash.
A building of this nature would be y
splendid addition to this city, but as
previously stated It's construction viii
be impossible with the funds now ut
the disposal Of the trustees.