The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-02

joint special committee to investigate
the necessity OF additional rooms Or
buildings for the use Of the state library
supreme court and collection of the Yer,
mont Historical society, beg leave to sub.
nit the following report:
/ BY the terms OF the resolution which
was duly approved by the governor, it
was provided "That a Joint special com
mittee consisting of two senators and
three representatives be appointed by the
presiding officer of each house, respec-
lively, to investigate the urgent necessity
of the state for additional rooms or
buildings for the use of the state IL
brsry supreme court and collection OF
the Vermont Historical society, or any
OF them. and to report by bill or other
wise to the general assembly now in ses-
sion"
Pursuant to the terms of said Joint
resolution, Senators Simonds and Noonan
were named as such committee on the
part of the Senate; and Messrs. Perry
of Brattleboro. Caswel of Derby and
Nichols of Essex, on the part OF the
House. shortly after their appointment.
said joint committee met and organized
and Mr.. Perry secretary. After gen
eral discussion OF the subject il was de-
cided To hold public hearing and invite
the several state officers TO appear before
the committee and explain the situation
IN detail as to their respective offices.
Immediately after this two members If
the committee were AIKEN i'll and the
bearing was necessarily postponed Aft
er their recovery public hearing wa $
had at which there was a fair attend
ance and all OF the speakers. including
state officers, were unanimously in favor
OF separate building, and opposed 10
any additions 10 the State House. The
principal objection TO further additions |
was that they could not be made of sufil. |
cient size 10 accommodate the needs OF |
the state without destroying the archi. |
tectural beauty of the present building. /
The committee did not take ut the 10. |
cation Of new building at the hearing /
because the resolution did not seem broad |
enough to warrant them in so doing, aud /
because il considered that all questions
rs 10 extending the wings on the pres
ant building or the e.ection of a new
should be left 90 the commits.
,ion created by the bill transmitted here
with. AZ the conclusion of the hearing
he committee visited the rooms of the
several state officers aud inspected the
apital building thoroughly. We find
hat the lack of room at present is a
erious interference vi'h the economical
.onduet OF the states business.
Secretary Of States Office.
The Office OF the secretary of state is
room about II feet square, and il Il
10 conduct the business of
hat office at the present time In this
Dom. Aside from the secretary there
re six clerks in the Office and IL has be. ;
ONE necessary 10 fence of the western
nd Of The hallway Of the capital build
ne. close the entrance, and install two
Jerks therein. There j. also one stenoc.
apher who has = desk and does her work
a the vault connected with the secre- I
ary's office. No room is provided where
Y the secretary may have private con
with people who have business
18th this department There are two
telephones in the Office and quite = part
the states business il done over the
telephone. This causes constant inter
options, not only 20 the parties using
~ hne but 70 All persons engaged IN Il
he office.
State Library. I
All the available space in the state !,
brary j. filled, and thousands ~ vol. i
mos are stored away IN such = manner !,
not to be- available The state j. re-. !
living thousands Of books and pam !
llets yearly that cannot h. shelvcd !.
BE- books in the state library are in =
ired for s25O000 and constitute the =
rgest single asset Of the state.
State Treasurer's Office. III
The remarks with reference 20 TIE 4
cretary of states office apply equally t.
the state treasurer Office. sxct1a ~
1T there are not 80 many clerks there Al
+. but the room Is. Il anything more
The treasurer is compelled n,
bold consultation with persons doing 4,
Isiness with his Office on the window =
Il il the main hallway Of the build =,
z. Il
State Auditor
In the state auditors Office there are n