The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-05
TRUSTEES RETURN
SPECIFICATIONS
FOR THEATRE
Recommend Outside Walls Of
Stone, Brick or Cement
PETITION AGAINST LICENSE
Officials of Methodist Church Protest
Against Theatre Adjoining
House Of Worship

The board of village trustees held
its regular monthly meeting last eve
ming with Trustees Nash, Buss, Kelly
and Davenport in attendance, Presi-
dent Martin presiding and Clerk Ho-
gan and Village Attorney Meagher
present.
The principal business to come be-
fore the board was the application of
Nicholas Noveck for a building per-
NIT to make certain alterations and
changes upon the Winslow property
on the north side of Main street re-
Gently purchased by him and which
he proposes to remodel into a NOV
ing picture theatre.
The application has been before
the board at two previous meetings.
The last action was to refer the APP
plication to the board as committee
Of the whole with Trustee Kelly as
chairman. This committee last eve
ming made the following report which
was accepted:
Your committee. to whom was re.
ferred the application Of Nicholas No
week, that he be allowed to make GER
tain alterations repairs and additions
to the building on the north side Of
Main street now owned by him, for
merry owned by Marion r. Wlnslow,
specifications for which have been
furnished by the committee by ]. 7.
Remington, the contractor, respect
fully report
That the alterations, repairs and
additions to the building requested,
affect a large amount of valuable pro-
perty in that vicinity, also the build
= ing is to be used for the purpose OF
= public entertainment where in the
event OF Sire large number OF hui
man lives might be endangered. there
fore the committee feel that the pub
lie safety requires that these altera
I tons, repairs and additions request
ed, should be made In such manner
: that the entire building shall be con
). structed Of fire proof material
! We recommend that the specifca
: tions be returned so that the sam,
{ may be amended in this respect 81
that all outer or party walls of sale
: building and additions thereto. shal
Il be constructed Of fire proof materia
e such as stone, brick or cemen
II blocks.
The committee further report tina
Il the exits. as shown by the specified
: tions furnished them, open onto tn
u premises of the Methodist church OF
the east and onto the premises o
Henry W Putnam on the north an
west These exits are so placed o
the premises of the Methodist churc
D. or on the premises Of Henry w. Put
nam. they would not be ayailabl, TO
a. use In case of fire.
.e We therefore. recommend that th
re specifications be amended in this n
n spect
1t Respectfully submitted.
John II. Kelly. Chairman.
The report was accompanied by
netitlon from the officers Of the loci
X Methodist church This petition wa
rs read by the president but as ther
n was no application for a moving phi
H. ture license before the board no a
e tion could be taken. The petitio
ar was as follows:
C. To the Honorable Board Of Trustee
a. within and for the Village
Is. Bennington
ed We. the undersigned, the Ofici
MS Board OF the Methodist church
e. Bennington. respectfully represei
10 that the establishment OF a theat,
st and moving picture show in n
W. building recently occupied by Win
low Brothers. lust west of sa
es church. would interfere with publ
In worship In said church. would be
I'm source Of ANNOYANCE 10 members
he said church and to all who after
IN same, that especially in the summ
al time when II is necessary 10 open Il
". windows OF said church for the pu
he pose Of ventilation, the noise and m
he sic from such place would rend
on the carrying on OF the church SER
os. ces very difficult and unsatisfactor
mr. The church is regularly used for |
mr.. ligious purposes three nights n we,
an. and frequently every night In q
Va, week, and the congregatlng of poor
gh In front OF the building which Il
lily proposed shall be made into theat
would be the cause Of great anne
OF ance aud dissatisfaction to the me-
nc. brs Of said church, and would lei
ng to the impairment OF religious W,
err ship. In speaking for said chur
int and its parish we represent az lea
pol fourteen hundred of the inhabltar
all Of Bennington. For all OF the r,
to- sons above set forth we respectful
lar but strongly petition that the apr
in cation for a license to establish
FAR theatre and moving picture show
as said building be refused. and
Idy most earnestly protest against I
The giving OF such license.
Ing Dated at Bennington. VT. this
ars day Of September, 1910
led +. L. Bottum,
A~tt... II