Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-31
PRESENT STATUS
OF MANY MEASURES
How Votes Of Taxpayers Are
Being Carried Out
South Entrance to Town Officially Ac-
cepted-8rattieboro House Tenant Mo-
tilted to Vacate Property.

tilted to vacate Property.
A variety of business matters have
come up in the town, village and school
district and board of trade meetings in
Brattleboro since March l, 1911, some
of which have been finally disposed of,
and others have not been carried to
a finality. The Phoenix gives herewith
the present status of the various meas
ures requiring further action than could
be taken in the meetings in which they
were considered
With a view to securing $4,000 from
the state, as provided by an act of the
legislature of 1910 the town voted in the
regular meeting of March I, 1911, to APP
propriate $4,000 toward an armory for
Company |, any loan made on that ac-
count not to bear interest until April
1, 1912. Investigation showed that
suitable site would require well towards
that amount. Moreover, the funds a,
the disposal of the state militia are not
as abundant as some desire and certain
state officials invested with power are
not as favorably disposed toward the
project as they might be. So nothing
has come of the vote. The next legis-
lature may grant some help.
In a special town meeting Aug. .,
1911, $4,000 was appropriated to build
new entrance to the town from the
south The contract to build this road
was awarded G. E. Gilman & Son by
the selectmen Nov. l. Gilman & Sons
bid was Si656.50. Burnett & Perrys bid
was $5620.12 and Crosby & Parker's bid
was s4921. The contract called for
road 90 feet wide from point near the
Cascade brook northerly to the south
end of South Main street. Work was
begun on the new road Nov. 2, and last
Friday the selectmen accepted 1t from
the contractors The cost was less than
was expected, amounting to $685. SO,
which has been paid to the builders.
Now that the new entrance to the town
has been accepted Road Commissioner
H. c. Squires will throw on a surface
of gravel and it is thought that the
strip of road, 1900 feet long, will be equal
in general excellence to any in the
state.
The same evening that the money
was appropriated for the new road $4,000
was appropriated by the town TOWARD
building an addition to the Brooks IL
brary building. Mrs. C. A. Loud of Boss
ton, native of this town, had offered
a valuable collection of books, paintings
and bric-a -brac belonging to her hus-
band, the late c. A. Loud, who attend
ed Principal Roger Harris's school in
West Brattleboro, also $500 in money
provided the town would build an adj
dition to the library building. The
| Brooks Library building trustees also
| appropriated $500. Pellet & Skinner were
awarded the contract and erected a
brick addition, similar to the rest of
the building, the past winter. The car
| penters finished work there two weeks
| ago and at present the painters are
tnting the walls and woodwork. 1t will
| be turned over to the town soon.
| Two matters of importance came be-
| fore a special meeting of the incorpor-
ated school district Dec 26, 1911, which
| are pending or in progress of compile
a. IL
| for the purchase of land on Oak Grove
| extension upon which to erect a school
| building. Subsequently the land was
bought and in a special school meeting
| April 16 a bond issue of $4,000 was vot-
| ed, to cover the purchase price of the
| land and the erection of the building
the contract for which was awarded tC
Pellet & Skinner for $4,000. The con-
tractors have built the foundation ant
the brick partitions in the basement
and work on the walls will be rushed
from now until the building is complet
ed. 1t will be ready for occupancy thi.
: fall. Also in the special meeting in De
J cember committee was elected to ac
with a committee to be appointed b.
the Boys club organization to conside
further school Accommodations, in provid
ing a proper gymnasium and in provd
ing proper Fairgrounds for the schools
At that time an option had been secur
| Gu OH the HoTtn WdttTCuTe DullulIB, Du
the option expired and the property wa
bought by Wantastiquet lodge of Cd
, Fellows. The committee has an optio
on land owned by c. e. Allen, opposit
the new school building on Oak Grow
} extension. which might be used as
5 playground. but at the last meeting O
the committee 1t was voted to defe
further action until the annual meetn
| in July. An article relating to the mat
1 | ter may be inserted in the warrant.
e The need of new street lines and ne'
r sidewalks was discussed in a specis
meeting of the board of trade jan i
/ 1912, and the selectmen were requisite
n | to incorporate an article in the warrar
v for the annual town meeting coverin
s | those matters. The town meeting wa
n held March 5, and $4,000 was appropr
+ ated for new sidewalks. This made
4 imperative that new street and sidewal
surveys also be made. The selectme
s were instructed to have charge of this
e work. James e. Helyar is making ii