The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-14
JANITQR'S HOUSE
ON MONUMENT
GROUNDS
Detailed History Of the Build
ing'S Construction
REPORT OF COMMUTE E
Submitted and Adopted at Annual
Meeting Of sociation-Treasur.
ers Report and Resolutions

Following is the report of building
committee for the janitOr's house al
the Bennington battle monument
grounds, the report of the treasurer
of the association and the resolutions
adopted at the annual meeting:
To the Bennington Battle Monument
and Historical Association:
At the annual meeting of this asso-
citation held on the Sth day of January,
1902, 1t was oted:-"that committee
OF three be appointed. consisting of
the president and two members to in.
vestigate the cost and advisability of
removal, or repair, of janitor's house
on monument grounds and report their
recommendations to a future meeting
of this association: and thereupon A.
b. Valentine, l.. f. Abbott and DIN
Scott were appointed such committee.
AT special meeting of this associa.
ton held on the 18th day of June, 1902
Col. l.. F. Abbott for such committee
reported that they had investigated
the subject of the janitor's house and
that in the opinion of the committee it
was not advisable to remove and re-
pair the then present building; that
Mr.. Thomas Vail was anxious to have
the house and barn removed and that
the committee recognized the fact that
the present buildings detracted from
the value of Mr.. Wallis property and
the convenience and pleasure of those
occupying it, and that new buildings.
differently located would improve the
general appearance of the monument
grounds and that part of the village of
Center Bennington. The committee
further reported that Mr.. Vail pro
posed to deed to this association a
piece of land to the south of his barn,
so feet front, measuring from the line
of Mrs. Shaw's premises, and running
back to the west "a feet to the east
line of the Robinson property, and had
also agreed that the association should
have the right of way over IA feet of
land north of the so feet mentioned,
extending from the front back as far
as the land decided TO the association,
said Vail agreeing not to erect build
ings of any kind thereon.
Thereupon this association voted to
accept the report of its committee and
voted to authorize it, providing the
change was finally made, in behalf of
the association to give $500 toward the
erection or purchase OF new janitor's
house provided like sum of $500 be
given by Mr.. Vail in addition to the
land mentioned
The question OF the purchase of the
so-called Edward Robinson place"
was brought up and after an informal
discussion of the whole subject the
following resolution was offered by Mr.
John T. Shurtleff and adopted unan-
imously;
Resolved, That the whole subject
of a new lanitor's house be referred
to the present committee consisting OF
A. B. Valentine, l.. F. Abbott and DIN
Scott with power to act on its own
Judgment, either to build on the land
of Mr.. Vail or IL practicable, to pur-
chase the socalled Edward Robinson
property in lieu of erecting new
building"
At the annual meeting of this as
ISOLATION held January ID, 1903, Major
A. B. Valentine for the committee on
ianitor's house made verbal report as
to the work already done by the COM
mittee in respect to its investigation
as to cost. and it's correspondence in
the matter of the contemplated pur.
chase of the Edward Robinson real
estate" An informal discussion was
then had by the members present as
to the size of the lot, its value, etc,
and It was voted that the committee
Heretofore appointed in the matter
of the janitor's house be continued
with the same powers as given II by
previous resolutions and votes OF TINS
association.
AT the annual meeting of this assoc
iation held January 10, 1904, the COM
mittee to which was referred two
years prior the subject of removing the
janitor's house reported, that they hau
not been able to come to any definite
conclusion The premises they most
desired being occupied by Catherine
Shaw who did not seem inclined to
part with them for any price that the
association could afford to pay. Thorn
as Vail of Troy had offered to give
tract of land and he with other clt-
Gems of Remington Center had agreed
IN Mace $1,000 in the hands OF the as
ISOLATION II the building was moved
TO some other location. There was
considerable discussion on the SUB
iect which was finally left in the
hands of the committee with the same
powers as 1t before had.
AT the annual meeting Of this assoc
iation held Jan'y II, 1905, 1t was Vot-
cd that the committee appointed Jany
8. 1902 to investigate all matters per
tanning to janitors house be as
charged. and II was then further vot'
ed that the present Building COM
mittee' OF Association be discharged
Thereupon II was voted that the
"puilding Committee" of the Associ'
alton for the year ensuing be the
president. olin Scott, the Secretary
edward l.. Bates and Irving n. GID
SON. and that to them as such com,
mIttee be referred and delegated all
matters pertaining to the construc-
ton erection or repair or "Janitors
House" under the provisions OF tne
Act passed at the General Assembly
of the state OF Vermont A. ID. 1904
relating to the Bennington Battle
Monument and the other duties IN.
cident To such committee under SAID
Act -, Al.
At the adjourned meeting OF TINS
association (annuaO held on the sra
dav of July 1905, the Committee TO
wlfbm was referred all matters per