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terences with Mr. Thomas Vail AM
as result had received from him
proposition in writing.
On motion of Mr. II. l.. Stillson
duly seconded, il was voted as fol
lows;-That the proposition of Thorn
as Vail in respect to the construction
of new janitors house for the Ben
ningtOn Battle Monument and His
torical Association be accepted, will
this proviso: that this Assn desig
nate such place as the said Thomas
Vial his heirs and assigns. shall b.
permitted to occupy as a drive wa.
from the land of the State of Yer
mont in charge of this Association {,
the adjoining lands occupied by him
that in the recommendation to or tn,
legislation to be obtained from tn,
General Assembly of the State o
Vermont A, ID, 1906 it be required tha
no structure, shrubbery or other oh
struction be erected or permitted L
| grow by the said Vail. his heirs OF
assigns, upon the lands to be convey
ed by him lying east of his said dwell
him, that shall in anywise interfere
with the view from the lands of the
State of Vermont wherein stands the
Bennington Battle Monument,
At the annual meeting of this as
ISOLATION held on the 10th day OF Janu.
airy 1906, it was voted that the Com
mittee on Janitors House be dis
charged
At an adjourned annual meeting OF
| this association held on the 3lst., day
| of January 1906, ii was voted that q
building committee on janitors house
be appointed and that they make re-
port in respect to the monies, etc,
required at meeting to be held on
Feb. 2S. 1906.
The president, upon expression OF
views by members present, appointed
as such committee Irving f. Gibson,
John S. Holden and Edward l.. Bates.
At an adjourned annual meeting of
this association held on the 2Sth day
of February 1906, it was voted, that
the plans, submitted by committee on
janitors house be accepted and adopt
ed; that such committee AT once pro
coed to perfect said plans by detail
drawing specifications etc; that they
acquire for the Assn by subscription
legislation or otherwise as 10 them
shall seem most expedient monies
which in connection with the money
In the Treasury of the association and
in the treasury of the state to the
credit of the association and that al
ready appropriated by the Legislature
of 1904 shall be sufficient to ensure
and pay for its construction and.
further voted, that such building
committee have power and that they
are hereby authorized and directed
to make such changes in the plans
now reported by them as in its Opin-
ion will best accommodate the needs
of the association in respect to such
janitors house and that when the nee
essary funds have been acquired they
at once proceed with the construction
of said building.
At an adjourned meeting of this as
ISOLATION held on the goth day of
February 1907, it was voted that the
resignation of John S. Holden as a
member OF the building committee be
received and accepted and it was fur
Their voted that the vacancy in such
building committee be filled by APP
pointment by Vice-P President Abbott
The appointment of Mr.. Henry C..
Day was thereupOn made and the
office was accepted by Mr.. Day. 1t
was further voted, that the building
committee as now constituted be in
structed to solicit funds for CON
struction work in the name of this
association in such manner as TO it
shall seem best
At an adjourned annual meeting of
this association held on the 18th day
OF January 1908, it was voted, that the
committee on Janitors House consist
ing of Twins f. Gibson, Henry c. Day
and Edward Il Bates be instructed to
so modify the plans for a jantors
house as now submitted by them as to
permit of the construction of such
building with the funds now avail
able by subscription and appropria-
tion therefor. and that they at the
earliest time possible proceed with
the erection and construction of such
ianitors house.
The legislature of 1906, passed an
Act in addition to that of 1904 before
referred to in aid of the building pro
ject and other needs of the associa-
ton.
Your committee has thus sought to
give in detail the complete history of
the formation and achievements of
the various committees having to do
with the formulative period of con
struction of the keepers or janitors
house.
In April of 1907, your committee is
sued a circular in the name of the
Association and began an active can
vass to secure funds for the purpose
for which ii was created sending out
an illustrated circular with an accom-
panying card for pledges, the same be
ing as follows: and S a result received
the following subscriptions
J G. Mccullough, Bennington 25O,
w. b. c. Stickney, Bethel TO-
G. w. Pierce, Brattleboro TO-
o. f. Allen, Cambridge, Mass |.
]. A. Whitcomb, Boston, Mass 10.
G. II. Prouty, Newport VT %.
w. s. Lowell, Windsor, Vt ..
NJ. S. Stone. Montpelier Vt 10.
c. S. Page. Hyde Park, Vt 10.
b. ID. yelling Bennington, VT 90.
p. f. Gilbert, Lowell Mass |.
Charles Clark. Rutland, VI ..
II. j. Ormsbee, Brandon, Vt 10.
j. A. Eddy, Troy. n. Y. %.
c. NJ. Hutchinson, Cambridge 2.
II. A. Booth Bennington, VT 20.
II. A. Webster, Bennington, $50
T. 8. Peck, Burlington, VI l.
j. r. Judson, Arlington VI 20.
A. w. Varney. Remington, VI 3.