Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-17
The Town House Proposition.


The warning for tue annual March
meeting is now posted and contains one
or two articles OF unusual interest,
namely
TIC see il the town will purchase the So
called Bradish place on Main street, or
some other place for town clerks Office.
To see il the town will authorize the
selsctmen to raise or borrow such sums as
they find necessary in order To provide q
suitable town clerks office.
To see il the town will vote a Fum not
to exceed $500 in addition to the sum re-
quired by Law, to take advantage OF the
state highway aid and, IL so, how much.
To appropriate money for library and
Memorial day expenses.
To raise money to pay Indebtedness
and current expenses Of town and school
district.
\ To see II the town will vote to sell the
real estate situated in Brookheld, known
as the Salmon Edison place, and instruct
and authorize the town agent to convey
the same.
To see IL the town school district will
vote to purchase land and move thereon
the school house in district No. 8, on
Fish Hill.
place for the preservation Of town records
and papers was thoroughly discussed at
the special town meeting last fall and
committee was appointed to see what
could be done and report at the next
meeting. This committee was made up
CT the selectmen, II. A. Allen, o. J. Mar
colt and L. s. Hall, with F. @. eprague
from the east part of the town, c. L.
Hodges of the Center, W. c. Emerson
and A. q. Osgood of this village. During
the winter these gentlemen have consid-
cred several propositions and sought dill
gently for an available place which
should afford ample accommodation for
the business OF the town in the present
and in days to come, and should permit
of hre-proof vaults, rooms for the clerk
and other town officers and a town hall,
IL such hall seemed desirable or neces-
sary sometime in the future.
After looking at all the practicable sites
in this village and obtaining prices on
different properties, which rose rapidly in
value as often az an approving glance was
cast on them, the committee agreed that
the Bradish property, just north OF
Chandler Music hall, was on the whole
best adapted to the towns purposes.
They also agreed that it would be wise to
secure this property before II had been
converted to other uses and have, there
fore, bought the place for $4,000, the
members of the committee aud eleven
other men signing note for the payment
OF that sum.
The Bradish lot has a frontage of 1918
feet on Main street and extends down the
bank to the plant OF Sargent, Osgood 4
Roundy. From Main street to the top OF
the bank the tract is about 100 feet deep
and on il are two wooden buildings--the
Bradish house and cottage in the rear.
From the foot OF the bank to the line of
Sargent, Osgood and Roundy is a quarter
OF an acre OF land which the firm has
bought of the place for 5000, and this
deal leaves not far from a third of an acre
for the town should 1t decide to take the
property at the price paid for it.
II is the committees idea to have plans
drawn TOR such q town house as future
needs will require and to build at once
vault so located that il could be made
part Of the town house whenever the
same should be erected. The front part
Of the Bradish house, now used for stor-
age, can easily be made into q clerks
office that, with the vault. will answer
until the town feels rich enough to build
a substantial structure according to the
plans and on the site prepared.
The selectmen, whom the state law
holds personally responsible for the safety
Of the town records feel that the time
has come when something should be done
10 relieve them OF so heagy a burden as
The care OF valuable documents without
sufficient safe room or vault in which to
store them. This proposition OF the
Bradish property the committee thinks IL
4 good one and will present it at the
March meeting for the consideration Of
he voters.
On account OF impaired health, e. A.
Hatch no longer cares to serve as town
'lerk, an Office he has filled with pains
aking attention to every detail for the
asst ten years. TO him is due the credit
IF preserving from further defacement
ind eligibility the earliest records, which
line was surely reducing to a state OF de-
,sy, and for never-ceasing devotion to
he towns interest For two months
last Eugene Briggs has been assisting
Mr.. Hatch in the Office and has proved
himself very capable clerk. While be
S not an active candidate for the place
ie would consent to serve IL he were
lected. d. G. Woodward has announced
lis candidacy and is asking the support
4 his friends.
Ladies' hair work. Mrs. II. II. Bean,