Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
NO.. 81.
VOTES INVOLVE $1,000
Special Town Meeting Last Even
ing Was Harmonious
Public Library Building VIII Be En-
Iarged-South Main Street viii Be
StraIahtened 23oo Feet.

GlpTdTy Duiluln9 WIN De EH-
Iareed-south Main Street viii Be
Strengthened 2soo Feet.
In a special town meeting last evening
which lasted 35 minutes and was attend
ed by about so persons ii was voted to ap-
propriate not over $4,000 toward enlarging
the Brooks library building and not over
$4,000 toward Strengthening South Main
street from point about 500 feet north
of the Fort Dummer Mills cotton factory
to a point just south of Cascade brook.
No opposition to either proposition was
voiced. Moderator II. d. Holton presid-
ed and Town Clerk c. S Hopkins read
the four articles in the warrant. After
the articles were read Kittredge Haskins
offered the following resolution: Re-
solved, that a sum of money not exceed
ing $4,000 be, and hereby is, appropriated
for the purpose of enarging the Brooks
library building" He said with the
10000 volumes now in the building it had
outgrown itself and that an enlargement
was necessary. Books to the number of
$4,000 to 10000 a year were being taken
from the library and the trustees had
been a a loss how to secure funds to en-
large the building, as means seemed
available. He then told of the gift of
Mrs. c. A. Loud of Boston, who, having
kindly feeling for her native town, had
given $2500 for the purpose of enlarging
the building. To this $25Oo had been
added by the Brooks library building
trustees. The Brooks library trustees
and the Brooks library building trustees
consulted architect who submitted
plans for an addition to the rear of the
building, in order to preserve it's present
symmetry. and his estimate calls for an
appropriation of from $500 to SS0O0
which covers the necessary furnishings
and additions Mrs. Loud also has offer
ed valuable books, bric-a brac and paint
ings provided the building is enlarged.
Col. Haskns then said that he had re-
ceived within As hours a communication
from William Mead of New York city, a
brother of Larllin G. Mead. The Com
municaton said that Mr. Mead had re-
turned recently from Florence, Italy,
where he went to assist Mrs Larkin C.
Mead in settling her husbands estate,
and that Mrs. Mead offered to have made
bust of the late Mr.. Mead and have it
placed upon a pedestal in the public Ii
brary building. Col Haskins ended with
a strong appeal for a favorable vote
w. II. Vinton wished to know if the
trustees knew what sort of an addition
they wished to have built He said he
was not opposed to the enlargement of
the building but wanted to know if they
had made definite plans on which TO
base the estimated cost. Col Haskins
replied that both boards of trustees had
had a joint meeting and discussed the
plans with the architect.
Judge James NJ Tyler spoke in favor of
the resolution and told of Principal Roger
Harris's school in West Brattleboro,
which Mr.. Loud attended During which
time Mr.. Loud met Henrietta Maria Prouty
of West Brattleboro, whom he later mar
ried, and who now wishes to give a part
of his library to her native town. He
said it was only question of time when
the building would have to be enlarged
and to defer aDDrODria ting uOuld
mean a later expenditure of at least
$1,000 by the town. He said the enlarge
ment would be adequate for at least rs
years.
Following Judge Tyler's remarks the
resolution was adopted unanimously Col.
Haskins then offered a resolution, which
was adopted unanimously, authorizing the
selectmen to borrow a sum not to exceed
$4,000 for the purpose stated.
When article was called up Road
Commissioner d. T. Perry offered the
following resolution: That the select
men are hereby authorized to borrow
upon the credit of the town such sum or
sums of money as may be necessary to
build road from South Main street to
the Vernon road, as necessity may re-
quire, such sum not to exceed $4,000"
Dennison Cowles spoke in favor of the
resolution and said that the fast develop
ment of the town demanded a better en-
trance from the south. Selectman John
Calvin spoke in favor of the resolution
and said that the only land damage
would be 800, which would go for a
piece of land owned by E. G. Chace,
treasurer and general manager of the
Fort Dummer Mills. He said that the
new road would result in the building Of
is or 20 new houses The resolution
was carried unanimously.
At this point a letter to Mrs. Loud,
offered by Judge j. NJ. Tyler and ex-
pressing the thanks and appreciation of
the town for her generous gift, was
adopted by luminous vote
The new road which the town voted to
build will begin at a point north of the
Fort Dummer Mills cotton factory and go
southerly for distance of 2300 feet. 1t
VIII have a grade of from two to SO de-
grees, while the present road has a grade
of 10 degrees at its steepest point. II
will run on top Of the hill west of the
factory until just above Cascade brook,
where fill will be made. Thence II will
run on a gradual grade to the level of
the Vernon road and connect with 1t. A
bridge will be built over the brook.