Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-16
TOWN HOUSE WANTED.
Legal Obstacle Seems to Prevent Use
Of kImbaII Library Site.

Of kImhaIl Library Site.
In view OF the fact that the town clerk
has not sufficient room or a sufficiently
safe place in which to keep the records
and papers of the town, a special meeting
has been warned for Saturday, Sept. Is,
at o'clock in the afternoon in Dubois
Il Gays hall to see what action, il any.
the voters will take to remedy so lamenta-
bic state OF affairs.
The first article of the warning calls
for action on the matter Of providing ade-
quate hreproof safes and vaults to pre-
serve the public files and records, and the
need of such safes and vaults cannot be
questioned when the town clerk is reduced
to paste-board boxes for the preservation
CT vital statistics and other valuable pa
pers. Furthermore the boxes have to be
packed away in wood room adjoining
the Office.
This office is at present located on the
second floor OF the r. g. Morton block
and, in case OF fire, its two safes and their
valuable contents would have a long ways
to fall before they reached the cellar in q
more or less shattered condition. The
office is not conveniently situated, either,
for the addition OF suitable vaults to its
equipment.
The second article OF the warning asks
the voters to consider the possibility of
other Rccommodations-roo or build
ing for the purpose OF a town clerks
+ office, with rooms for the other town Off
{ GERS. Apropos of this article arises a dis
cussion as to the ACCESSIBILITY, available
means and Willingness of the town to
erect Town house, preferably OF brick,
with hreproof vaults and safes large
enough for present and future needs.
Such house was erected in Pomfret
few years ago at a cost OF $500.
Again, it is proposed that the village
and town unite in more pretentious
structure having two vaults-one for vii
lage, and the other for town, records and
papers. 1t is proposed to have in this
building, besides the clerks office, a
room for the ssleetmen, the town treasur-
er, the board of civil authority, the VIII
lage trustees and the village superintend-
ent OF streets and water system.
A third suggestion is for the Randolph
National bank to join village and town
in the construction of handsome build
ing that shall house the bank in a credit
able manner, with plenty of vault room,
as well as meet all the town and village
requirements OF place for the proper
u A1AANuAA VI HANAAN HuHtA0aHs
The feasibility of the above plans. or
similar propositions will be submitted to
the judgment of the voters in special
meeting assembled the 18th inst, when
nothing or something altogether different
may be evolved.
In regard to a site for the Town house,
there seems to be an idea that the strip of
lawn between the Kimball Public library
and the Howard block would be avails BILE
for such purpose. The lot is in shape
like unto a right-angled triangle with
the hypothenuse on the edge OF steep
bank, but the disadvantage OF its being
in that form could no doubt be architec-
turally overcome. The town owns the
land and whether it is available for the
site Of Town house, a perusal Of the fol-
lowing copy of the deed may possibly
determine
"Know all men by these presents.
That whereas on Oct. 1, 1901, Col.
Robert j. Kimball of Randolph, in the
county OF Orange and state OF Vermont,
announced to said town his purpose to
give it $4,000 on certain conditions,
wherewith to build q library building,
exclusive of the site and furnishings
"And whereas the village of Randolph
at q meeting OF the legal voters thereof,
duly warned for that purpose, and held
on Nov. IS, A. ID. 1901, considering that
a library in its midst would be more ben
eficial to its inhabitants than to the rest
of the town, voted to buy the Adams
place, so called, in said village as a site
for said building, il the town voted to sc-
cept the same for that purpose, in which
event said village further voted to deed to
the town, as a free will Offering, all that
part of said place that lies west of line
commencing at q point in the north line
thereof 140 feet from the east line OF
Main street as originally surveyed; thence
south in line parallel with the east line
OF said street, to the south line of said
place, and to deed so much more OF said
place as the trustees OF the village in
their discretion should think advisable
and for the interest of the village, reserv-
ing to the village, all and singular, the
buildings on said place; and also to deed
to said town a right of way, II feet wide,
along and over the south side Of what re-
mains OF said place for the passing and
repassing to and from the library lot with
! teams and on foot for all uses and pur.
poses OF said lot. To have and to hold
the same as long as said town uses it and
= the building thereon forIibrary purposes
hut il it ever ceases such use, the deed
/ thereof becomes void, and said village by
! further vote appointed Judge John w
Rowell its agent to convey to said town
as aforesaid, all of which will more fully
9 and at large appear by the records OF tbs
meeting, which are referred to for greater
J certainty and made a part thereof"
+ cat q meeting Of the trustees Of said
9 village, held on or about Feb. 10, 1907
by official action to that effect, said frs
4 mentioned line was established Is feel
: farther east and said agent was author
lied and directed to deed accordingly, Al
q will more fully and at large appear by thu
I record OF the proceedings of said las
: mentioned meeting.
snow tn refoTe, in consideration Of th'