The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
ARMORY PLAN FAVORED.
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AhhUR1s PlJAN FANUhEO.
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see if the town would appropriate not t.
exceed $4,000 toward the erection of a
state armory here, III. c. Rice stated that
as a member of the committee chosen by
the general committee of the community
house project to investigate the advisable
ity of a combination building he thor
oughly believed in the idea, because while
the plan was not ideal it offered the best
chance the town ever would have to meet
its needs in this respect for a small expen
diture, He said it would provide suit
able soldiers memorial of kind thai
the soldiers wanted, would provide a gym
nasium, which would make unnecessary
an appropriation for that purpose by thC
school district and would supply a mucl
needed convention hall. He then Offered
the following resolution and moved it
adoption, and the motion was seconded
and was carried by a viva voce vote with
out discussion, only a few scattering
noes" being registered against it:
RESOLVED: That the town of
BrattlebOrO appropriate sum of
money not to exceed $4,000, inclu-
sive of the $4,000 appropriation
made by the annual meeting of said
town held March {. 1911. TO be used
for the construction of an Armory
for the use of the Vermont National
Guard, under authority conferred by
Section 4155 of the General Laws of
Vermont. ....
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
That no money shall be paid to the
state of Vermont under this appro-
priatiOn until the. state of Vermont
has entered into a contract with the
town .of BrattleborO which shall. to
tha SatiSfantin,1 Of lYt1N- hOr fzol
board of trustees to be hereinafter
elected, best conserve the interests of
said town and shall provide for the
use by the inhabitants of said town
of such portions of such armorv as
may be agreed upon. for the purposes
of a Community House and a Sol
diers' Memorial. .
Under article ., which had to do Will
the manner of raising the money. Mr.
Rice offered the following resolution
which was adopted by a unanimous vot,
without discussion:
RESOLVED: That the selectmen
of the town of Brattleboro are hereby
instructed to borrow on the credit of
the town such sums of money as may
be required. not exceeding $4,000
and inclusive of the $4,000 appro-
priated by the annual meeting held
March Z, 1911. to be used for the
construction of an Armory for the
use of the. Vermont National Guard
under authority conferred by Section
41JJ of the General Laws. and to
issue their orders therefor, upon con-
ditiOn that such orders shall bear a
rate of interest not to exceed six
per cent per annum. and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That it is the sense of this meeting
that said orders issued as above shall
at a later date be refunded by the
issue of bonds therefor as provided by
the General Laws of the State of
Vermont - -........-.. ....-.
Article was then taken up, to create
board of trustees to act for the tow
in erection. use and occupancy of tn,
armOry, and under this article George l.
Dunham. presented the following resolu
ton, which was adopted by a unanimou,
vote after he had stated. in response t.
a question from the floor. that the inten
ton was that the trustees were to serve
only until the building was completed
RESOLVED: That Howard c.
Rice. W. 4. Shumway, Martin Aus
tin, Henry r. Brown and Laurence
@. Sherman are hereby elected and
constituted a board Of trustees to act
for the town of Brattleboro and to
represent the interests of said town
in the erection and use and occlI-
pancy of such Armory as may be
constructed for the use of the Yer
mont, National Guard under author
ity conferred by Section 1855 of the
General Laws. and that such board
of trustees be instructed to make and
enter into on behalf of the town of
BrattleborO such contract with the
state of Vermont as shall best CON
serve the interests of said town of
BrattlcbOro. and shall provide for
the use. by the inhabitants of said
town, of such portion of the Armory
as may be agreed upon for the pur-
noses of a Community House and
Soldiers Memorial. This board shall
have power TO fill vacancies
The only remaining business was to
act on article +. which was to see if the
town would elect a committee to act viii
committees of the village and incorporated
school district, in recommending a plaI
for consolidating the town, district and
village governments.
On motion of c. r. Crowell the select
men were instructed to appoint com
mlttee of three to serve in that capacity
Adjournment was taken in just 1;
minutes after the meeting opened.
Previous to the special town meeting 9
special village meeting was held at 7.45
to see if the voters would vote to charge
interest on all village taxes due and un
paid on Oct. l. 1921. as allowed by the
laws of the state of Vermont.
Chairman f. w Gibson of the village
commissioners presided and read the war
rant. and in the absence of Village ClerI
w. H. Perry the meeting elected Walter
\. Gilbert clerk pro TEN. Chairman Glib
son was elected moderator. On motor
of George l.. Durham it was voted tC
charge interest as contemplated by tht
article in the warrant. There was ne
other business and the meeting adjourned
in five minutes after being called to order