The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-31
THREE STORIES
AND BASEMENT
Community House May Be
Larger Than Planned
at First
COMMITTEE SHOWN
ARCHITECTS PLAN
First Floor and Basement Would BE for
ArmOry Purposes, Second and Third
Floors for Community Use - Tenta-
tive Contract to BE Secured.

Architects plans for a proposed combi-
nation armory and Community house
were exhibited to 20 members of the gen.
eral memorial Community house commit
tee who met in the chamber of commerce
room at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
after general discussion motion was
made and carried TO the effect that it was
the sense of the committee that if me-
mortal community house is erected here
1T should be in connection with a state
armOry. Chairman George L. Durham
presided. 3
Although a two-story building had been
under discussion in previous meetings Of
the committee, the plans shown yester-
day, which were drawn by +. L. Austin,
architect, OF Burlington, contemplate q
three-story structure. besides. basement
Inc head building would be 70-foot front
and 80 feet deep, with the rear section
lU4 feet deep by 81 feet in width.
The arrangement of the building would
be such that the first floor and basement
would be for armOry purposes, the drill
nail with stage, supply room, recreation
room, and officers quarters occupying the
hrst floor, and the rife range. mess hall
and locker room, camp storage, kitchen.
government storage, boiler room and toi-
let room IN the basement. According to
the blue print plans the drill hall would
be 81 feet long by so feet wide.
The second and third floors would be
strictly Tor community purposes, the GYM
naslum, with stage, locker rooms. dress
Ing rooms, recreation rooms, toilets and
office rooms on the second floor, and re-
creation rooms, store room and toilet on
the third floor of the head building. The
upper part OF the gymnasium would have
a running track. and balcony at either
/ end. The gymnasium would be practI-
caIly so by 20 feet.
1t was the opinion of the architect that
a building along the lines Of the plans
would cost about Sl0O 000 Under the
/ present statute regarding appropriations
! for armories $4,000 would be available
! from the state, but this may be increased
to $4,000. as it is understood that the
armory commission IS planning TO ask
! the legislature for an increase in the al
/ lOwance Tor armorles Inasmuch as the
! cost OF construction has advanced to
such an extent that it now is impossible
| to erect an armory building conforming
| to the state requirements Tor anything
| like $4,000. If the state appropriation
! is increased to $4,000 it would leave
! comparatively small amount to be raised,
provided the balance in the War Chest,
which is about $4,000. and the interest
| IS contributed to the cause by the trustees
/ who were given authority to use the ball
ance for a soldiers memorial which
| should meet their approval.
After discussion it was suggested that
several additional copies of the plans be
secured also that Adit Gen. Herbert Il.
johnson be asked to draw up and for
ward a tentative contract showing the
rights and privileges, etc. of the eommun-
itv in a building erected in conjunction
with the state When the extra copies
OF the plans and tentative contract are
received they will be placed on exhibition
in various places in the business section
and the citizens win be given an oppor-
tunitv to study them before a publid
meeting is called for definite action.