Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-31

surveys as fast as possible. He will
cover practically every street in town.
James Clark & Son of West Dummers-
ton were given the contract to furnish
the granite posts which Will be requr-
ed to make permanent markers OF
boundaries and several loads have been
brought to town. 1t is understood that
the selectmen secured the markers from
the West Dummerston firm at very
low price as business is not particularly
rushing and the granite people offered
them at bargain.
Also in the board of trade meeting
of Jan. IS it was voted to have the
question of a new charter brought be-
fore the voters, and this was done in
special village meeting Feb. q. A COM
mittee was elected in 1910 for similar
purpose, but for good reasons the leg
islature was not asked for a new char
ter and the committee was discharged
in 1911. In the meeting of Feb. q anoth-
er committee was elected, with instruc-
lions to report at the annual village
meeting May Z. They reported that all
the amendments to the charter had
been gotten together and that Hale X.
| Darling, of C. C. Fitts's law office, was
determining just what powers the char
| ter and amendments conferred.
Besides taking action relative to side
walks and street lines in the town meet
|
miteee consisting of c. r. Crosby. j.
| Harry Estey and Scion A. Richmond to
| investigate the cost of widening Main
street opposite the Judge and Ray
| property now owned by III. G. Barber,
| and of Strengthening and grading Flat
| street. The committee engaged James
| Il. Helyar to make surveys of both
streets and blue prints of these surveys
| recently have been handed to all the
| property holders whose property Is in
| volved on Main street and on Flat street
as far west as Elm street This sur
vey shows that some of the property
owners would be given land now used as
part of Flat street while others would
lose portions of their land. The COM
mittee will make a report at an early
date.
| Another matter which came up in the
annual March meeting was the need OF
a larger and better place for holding the
town meetings. A committee was elect
ed to investigate the question. The
committee has considered the PROPOSE
ton and decided that nothing can b,
| done for the present. The only feast
| BILE way for enlarging Festival hall would
be to extend the front out to the side
walk, and the cost would not be com
mensurate with the advantage gained
The only other way to provide NOR
room would be to build a new hall, ant
though the increasing population will
make a new meeting place necessit.
before many years.
In the annual meeting of the board o
trade April "a, 1912, the necessity o
providing new quarters for those resi-
dents of Vernon street who were unabl
to meet the situation suddenly confront
ing them by the Central Vermont rail
road order that they vacate the railroa'
| premises was discussed and com
mittee was appointd to see what coul
be done, the board agreeing to head
subscription paper with $500. The com
mttee has looked into the situation
thoroughly and has selected as the mos
feasible site plot of ground farthe
south on Vernon street. about opposit
the Judge property This land Is own
ed by the Morningside cemetery associa
ton, and in order to accommodate tn
seven families whose houses will hav
to be moved II would be necessary I
dig back into the bank somewhat. TIL
cemetery association has been asked I
quote terms for the use of this land an
for the privilege of making the neces
sary excavation. Carrying out anothe
vote taken in the same meeting. an in
vitation will be extended in few day
to Theodore N. YAH of Lyndonvill,
president OF the New England Telephon
4 Telegraph company, asking him
come to Brattleboro to give an address
on the telephone business
Several steps requiring further actio
We're taken In the special railroad tow
meeting May 3, when 100000 was vote
for railroad improvement and $3.50
was voted for buying the Brattebor
House property in order to provide
public square. One was a vote to hav
the selectmen and railroad committe
ask the public service commission
modify a former order relative to abo
lshlng the Bridge street grade crossing
| making the mndifel nrder conform