The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-11
BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT, FRIDAY, Angus
$4,000 FOR LIBRARY
Money Voted by Few Citizens at spe'
eial Meeting Last Evening.

AZ the special town meeting last eve
| ming between ij and 80 voters voted to
appropriate not over $4,000 to enlarge
/ the Brooks library building aud TO au.
| thoriZe the seectmen to borrow not
over $4,000 TO straighten South Main
/ street. The meeting was called TO order
/ by Moderator II. ID. llolton shortly after
| 5 o clock and Town Clerk Carl ;. Hop
kins read the warning. Col. kittredge
| Haskins presented the following fesolu'
/ tiOn:
Resolved that the selectmen be and
are hereby authorized and empowered
10 borrow in the name and upon credit
of the town a sum OF money not exceed
ing 80 900 which amount. with the sum
of $500 donated by Mrs. Charles A..
Loud of Boston, Mass, aud an addition
al sum of So 500 appropriated by the
trustees of the Brooks library building
shall be used in the enlargement of the
said Brooks library building and for
heating and lighting apparatus and
furnishings for said addition to said
building.
Col. Haskins referred TO the crowded
condition of the library and said that
there are about 10000 volumes in the
library and that this number is being
increased from 5000 to 1000 every
wear. He referred to the generous gift
of Mrs. Loud and said that the trustees
had been at loss to provide for the en-.
largement until the gift had been re.
ceived He said that architects had
made plans for the enlargement M an
expense of from $500 to $4,000 and
urged that the town meet a third of the
expense. Col. Ilaskins said that within
IS hours he had received advices from
William Mead. brother of the hate Lark.
~ hnN INVzF af HA HnnI
sculptor would be placed in the library.
In view of this gift Col. Hasliins thought
it fitting that an appropriate place be
provided for the piece of statuary. lie
said that il was absolutely necessary to
enlarge the building to accommodate the
increasing number of books. William
II. Ninton asked ii the trustees had
plans prepared of the proposed enlarge
ment and Col. Haskins answered that
such plans had been made and that blue
prints had been prepared. He said that
the plans submitted by architects were
satisfactory
Judge j. NJ. TYLER spoke in support
of the resolution and referred to the
educational value of the library and
mentioned several of the early educa.
tors. Referring to the gift by Mrs. Loud
of her husband 5 library Judge llashns
said the trustees had been informed by
an architect that the enlargement of the
Brooks library, sufficient to accommo-
date the books, could be made for
81, 500. On this basis Judge Tyler was IN
favor of approprlating 5000 as the
town s share of the expense. lie sali
that it was figured by the trustees tlat
such an enlargement as planned would
accommodate the increase of works for
20 wears. The resolution was put before
the meeting and passed unanimously.
Judge TYLER then presented the follow
ing letter and asked that il be written
to Mrs. Loud by the town clerk and il
was so voted.
Mrs. Charles Loud,
Dear Madam: The voters of Brattle-
boro in town meeting assembled on the
10th day of August hereby express their |
appreciation of your valuable gift in
money, books, pictures and brlc-a.brac |
to the Brooks library which gift will in
ure directly to the benefit of the town.
Please accept our thanks for the same.
The matter of appropriating money |
to straighten South Main street as de,
cided to do by the selectmen several
weeks ago was quickly disposed of ,by1
the passage of the following resolution |
introduced by Road Commissioner ID. L.
Perry:
Resolved, That the selectmen are
hereby authorized to borrow on the
credit of the town such sum or sums of |
money as may be necessary to build a |
road from South Main street to the Yer
non road as necessity may require, such |
sum not to exceed $4,000.
Dennison Cowles said that the build |
ing of the road or rather the straighten-
ing of South Main street, was necessary |
and that there would be no land dam
ages Chairman Calvin of the selectmen |
qualified Mr.. Cowles statement by
saving that there would be a nominal
damage of about 800.
This completed the business and the
meeting adjourned few minutes be-
fore 9 O clnck