Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
" HALL TO B. 3 PAIRoO
|cepted Plans Call for Expendl-
|ure of $4,000 in Alterations
lIrrn Heating system Nc" 'e
nd BURGLAR rrooC vault nnd Res
.or,ti,n e. Bnlustradc among
the T. opposed Charges


,,t,d i'm Hmiu-ton. 1t was the present
hail m.liuE. admired by many
tors durius the long span of years.
M the exception of a couple of rods
ng tnIou-h the structure to hold 1t
ether l~ouc expert tbs said, thought
urctprd.i to think, it was going to
bile into The street,. the building has
en- been repaired.
ow come BurlinEton's city fathers
er 81 years and declare that in their
Mon the staunch old building is good
many years yet. In consequence of
belief. which is not unanimous, how
the beard OF aldermen Monday night
ri to spend an additional 5000 ON the
ding to put il in repair, install
heating ana ventildting system and
cr the interior to a considerable extent
$ amount together with the 5000 al
ly appropriated by the board for re-
rs. will make a total of $4,000 to he
Mt by the city to put the present city
building in shape. The plans and
,ciications for the alterations have
m drawn by Architect Frank l.. Austin
have recn accepted by tn finance
nmittce \ squirt OF enthusiasm Tor
N CITY hall was strancied az the board
citing Monday night. 1t dld not die, how
ar. without gallant support from Ald'r-
n "a j. Barnes who stood out alone
careful con. Iteration of the matter
ore the board voted an additional So.N)
repairs to the present building.
alderman Barnes alone voted against
additional expenditure. He registered
may" vote against 10 yea votes.
barnes declared that after the money
d been spent the present city nail
build not be what the city needs or what
wants lie said the board should con-
err the matter very carefully and as
teir what was best to be done before
rowing any more money away. Inc
liens of Burlington. he said, should
invited in to express their opinions.
Nldermau HaWl-ius was against any
IN for new city hall at present. He
id the city should not go into compeu-
n with people who had stores to rent
building a structure with offices ana
pres Mr. Hawkins said that a new tty
II at present would not be good
onomy and that the longer one looked
N seemed when one considered where
@ money for "A new city hall was to
me from.
The finance committee had submitted
report setting forth that upon inves-
cation it had been found that The ven
ating system in connection with the
opposed new heating plant would make
6 cost of repairs much moro and rec
nmended that an additional 5000 be
ithorilcd derman kins therefore
fcred a resolution to this effect whici
as passed.
Architect Frank L. Austin explained 4
e board some of the changes that az
be made and there was hating dis
lsslon of the question for some time
Mayor Roberts in explaining his posi-
on stated that he believed the presen
iilding could be put in good condition
being cleaned up, painted the in
rior altered and the exterior given
fferont coat OF paint and restored t
,mething like it's former self.
CHANGES TO BE MADE.
The alterations in the present building
provided for In the plans and spec
cations by Architect Frank l.. Austin
Cidic an extensive change in the heat
system. The structure is now heate
\ stoves, with the exception of til
t. clerks office, which is warmed by
u air furnace, and the offices OF the cit
edsuIe' an" water uePa' 'i''''''' '''N
re heated by hot water
ne new SE9'ei" Will NC "
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le INSTRUCTORS OIL l"e 9Va'e "oaiu
eaith' INC oll!'e VI the Po'lNe ueP"'
emit CIT! court rooil' podf" ol @iul
en- room ana 'he AUDITORIUM GA |
llrd ioor are 10 ne NehulaItu ny Il
vstem The ian ana motors VIII De
|ated west OF the boiler room IN [
ascmont
Owing 10 the ovcrcroWdinG of t
aults OF the city treasurer and the q
erik, ne" vault, directly under [
resent first story vault, Is to be co
rUctCd, with fire ana burglar pre-
90 $. Under the present ARRANGEMENT
impossible 10 reach the basement fro
he rrst cloor without COINS out OF doc
nder the new Arrangement a corric
i'll b. constructed from the Chur
trect entrance from which the pol
totion basement water office. boi
DOM and vault may be reached withC
ding out cf doors. by this method pr