The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-14

Tor the supplying by the committee OF
/ the hardware, the sewerage and
plumbing and the electric wiring,
which several items have been paid
as follows:
Winslow & Craven.
Sewering & Plumbing, $126.95
Bennington Electric Co.
Electric wiring 31.O4
p. & F. COrbin, Hardware 1854
A total of $206.6S
In addition Mr.. Silk has furnished
hardware but to what amount your
committee at this time is unable to re-
| port.
Mr.. Silk has been paid upon his
contract the following sums:
September 5, 1908 5 300.
| October 9, 1908 1000.
January IL, 1909 1900.
Total of $S,5OOOO
The general style of construction of
the Keepers House is as follows:
Frame, story; 80 feet square;
| concrete construction for foundation
walls and verandas with concrete
stucco work for side walls; the best
| of slate for the roof and liberal use
of copper wherever metal was re-
quired.
For the use of the Keeper and his
| family there have been reserved a pri-
vate living room and kitchen with all
modern conveniences, on the first
| floor, with 4 bed rooms on the End
! floor with closets and storeroOm also
well lighted basement the full size
of the building with outside entrance.
For the public there is in the front
| of the house a large waiting room
well lit and ventilated with convenient
toilet and lavatory arranged for its
exclusive use.
The interior of the building is prac-
tical in its arrangement and fittings;
the woodwork throughout has been
carefully selected as to quality hard
wood floors on both floors entire;
hardware of excellent quality and de-
sign alone has been used; electric
wiring has been installed; a complete
and thorough system of plumbing IS
in operation and the same is at all
points accessible; the village water
is in use and independent sewer con
nections have been made with the
sewer system of the Village OF Ben
nington Center; the rough grading OF
the grounds about the house has been
completed and foundations placed
from the building to the street to re-
ceiye such kind of walk as may be de-
termined upon. The building Is COM
pleted and now occupied by Mr.. Hans
Kelson. who is the present keeper IN
charge at the Monument grounds.
The Act of 1904 has been availed OF
bv your committee and the sum OF
$500 appropriated thereby received
from the state Treasurer and paid to
Treasurer Graves OF this Association
ON October Sth 1908: the Association
has not as yet by its Committee avail
ed itself of the provisions OF the Act
of 1906 whereby upon the obtaining by
subscription or otherwise Of the sum
of $500 bv this association the sum OF
$500 is to be paid II by the
state this in addition to the proyils-
ions of the Act of 1904. for use IN the
construction of the keepers house.
The further provision in the Act OF
1904 for an appropriation by the State
of the sum of $500 upon this Associa-
ton raising the sum Of $3.50 for the
purpose of painting the monument
stairs. lighting the same by electricity
or gas. and repairing the drives ana
walks about the monument that are on
the lands of the state has not been
availed of by your committee Ter TINS
association but estimates for the work
contemplated and actually req llred
are now being obtained by your com
mittee. -,
Previous to the commencement OF
the construction work OF the lanltcrs
house the conveyances as required by
the provisions of Act No. 233 OF the
laws OF 1906 were duly executed ana
the same are of record In the town
clerks office at Bennington, the deco
ia the said Thomas Vail containing
the condition required by section TWO
of said Act.
A further sum OF money must neces-
sarily be used by your committee IN
Grading the grounds about the new
Reeners house moving the barn and
filling up the cellar hole OF the Ola
house. and such work will require III
the estimation of your committee at
least the sum of $4,000
In conclusion your committee pegs
leave to say that It has In all Things
10 the best of its ability sought 10
safely guard and better the interests
Of this association in respect to the
matters intrusted to 1t.
All of which is respectfully SUB
mitted. o,,
II. C. Day.
Edward Il. Bates.
Remington. Vt, January 18th, l9OS'
Resolutions.
Whereas. This Association IN an,
mai meeting assembled, has llsteheu
70 The interesting and satisfactory
renort of its special committee on the
erection of suitable keepers mouse
on the grounds OF the Bennington
rattle Monument; committee ap'
nointed in January, 1907, to carry OUT |
pIane considered since 1902; and de-
eros IN Mace on record its apprecla- |
tion nj the services Of said commltteei
tncether with thanks to all those VINO
nav have assisted in raising the tunus
essential to make the state appropria'
tons available; therefore 49,
resolved. That the thanks OF .ne
Association are due and are tru.s
rendered TO the committee: Messrs
irving D. Gibson, Or. Henry Z. DAY pdS
and Judge Edward l.. Bates Tor thelg
successful efforts In It's ,beha,i' VI
which the completed Janitors House
n "m The monument aforesaid, Is IN
Itself their best testimonial -
Resolved. That thanks are. slso'
oro and rendered ~ all who may have
o ous 1 70 hiring about this finishing |
, aSs,5' SO to speak, of a labor of many
Years to erect a suitable ,lol ~ non
commemorative Of the Battle OF pvn d
nIneton to complete the pan anu