Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-03
To Buy or Condemn
That Was the Decision Reached
on the Water Question at the
the City Meeting Last Eveing.

The adjourned city meeting was held
in Armory hall last evening and after a
long debate the much discussed water
question was disposed of, rs was also
the school question.
The first matter TO come before the
meeting was to hear the report of the
school commissioners regarding the To-
cation of new school house.
Pcrlcy Chandler stated that the com
missioncrs, after Il careful study and
observation, had come to the con-
clusion that II four-room school house
was very much needed at the north end,
that they considered the best location
oblanable was on or near the junction
of Main and Blackwell streets. H.
thought that to lay II good foundation,
have the rooms heated, we'll ventilated
and in tirst-class sanitary condition
building could be erected at Il cost of
between $4,000 and $4,000 If ~
building was erected near the junction
of Blackwell and Main streets it would
accommodate children who reside on
Berlin street, Fostewille, and New
Ireland. This would do away with the
church vestries which are now used for
school purposes.
T.. W. Cummings stated that the COM
missioners had looked over the ground
very thoroughly and had carefully con-
sidcred all available property and that
somewhere in the vicinity named above
was the best place. Not one of the
locations met with all the conditions re-
quired. They looked at site near
Miles Meadow and one on Woodchuck
Knoll. They also looked at site near
Smith. Whilcomb ~ Cooks. and one ON
Berlin street and none OF these met the
requirements. lie did not think it
would pay to erect school house of
two rooms as Il fOur-rOoIn school was
absolutely Decessary to accommodate
the pupils in that vicinity. The North
Barre and Summer street schools are
over-crowded and some have had to be
removed to schools near the center OF
the city for that reason.
W. A. Boyce said he was not in fave r
of II site near the junction Of Main and
Blackwell streets as it was near the
electric cars and foundry and for this
reason it was. not suitable He thought
it ought to be on some side street where
it would be perfectly quiet and the
children needed play ground.
John Tierney moved the commissioners
report to be accepted and the motion
was seconded and passed.
Mayor Gordon moved that it be a
four roomed school house and it was
seconded and passed, Mr. Gordon also
moved that the commissioners be in
structed to select and buy site near the
vicinity of Main and Blackwell streets.
The motion was seconded and passed.
Article third of the warning was dis
missed. The council was authorized to
pledge the credit of the city for school
building.
As no person had anything to say
about sewer on the west side. articles
five. six and seven were dismissed.
The next article in the warning was
to decide whether the city would buy or
condemn the plant Of the Barre Water
Company. When the article was read
Abraham Mann moved that the meeting
adjourn which was seconded. The mo-
ton was put and lost.
Mayor Gordon then told of what
happened Il year ago when the city con-
tcmplated the purchase Of Barre Water
Works. He said the committee who had
the matter in charge, could not get amy
figures ON the spring water companies,
and would not give out amy information
concerning their plants.
w. A. Boyce then made few re-
marks and said that the mayor or COM
mittee never came to him with the idea
of purchasing the Mcfarland II Boyce
water plant.
4. W. Cummings stated that he thought
the city ought TO deal fairly with the
Barre Water Company and buy the
plant if necessary.
S. ID. Allen said that the committee
called on Mr.. Goodhue last year, and
he wanted $ll0, for the plant which
he considered an eXorbtant price. lie
said the water company could take care
of themselves. lie thought ii new plant
would cost about 100000.
Geo, G. Mackie and Alex. Stephens
thought the East Barre water better
than the present supply, as it was much
superior for manufacturing purposes,
there was more pressure. AT present
they are obligedto use pumps to get the
water into their boilers.
John Mcdonald stated that it was Il
bad policy to tear up the streets all the
whole time TO let these private compa-
nies lay pipes and make connections.
lie was in favor of condcmning the WA
ter of the Barre Water Company and let
the city derive the benefit.
+. l.. Smith SAID lie was in favor of
having better water and was in favor Of
having new water works, provided the
city could buy or condemn the Barre
Water Works.
John Mcdonald made II motion that
the city buy or cendemn the Barre Wa
ter " orks and it passed. And articles
two, three, five and six were dismissed.
Mayor j W. Gordon moved that they
bring the wafer of Martin Brook into
the city and it was carried.
The city council was authorized to
pledge the credit of the city temporarily
for what will be necessary to carry on
The work, and it was carried. The meet
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