Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-20
Aldermen and City Council
Met Last Night.

The adjourned meeting of the Board
of Aldermen was held in the police room
last night, The report Of the meeting
held April 4th and of the adjourned
meeting April 9th, 9th and 18th were
read by the.city clerk.
A petition was sent in from A. Il.
Averll, G. N. Benedict and IL. H. Mills
to lay out highway to commence ut
the corner of {. N. Benedict's lot north
to Hall and Elm Streets. 1t means a
continuation of Hall Street. 1t was re-
ferrcd to the street commissioners.
a permit was granted to q. Thomas
for connecting his new house on Cottage
Street with the sewer
A permit WAS granted Vestella +.
Drown to connect her two houses on
Plain Street with the main sewer.
l.. IL. Thurston was granted permit
to connect his house on Seminary Street
with the sewer. Connections to run
through Pleasant Street.
A petition was sent in from the prop
erty holders on Church Street to have a
Il new concrete sidewalk built on the
east side of the street. With the peti-
tion was II subscription of Sal towards
defraying the expenses. a report of
the street commissioners containing an
estimate of the cost of building from
the city engineer was read. Mr.. Cur
riers estimate was 1922, and was ac-
ccpted. A motion was made that 1925
be appropriated for laying the same from
Washington to Averill Street, and that
the sum subscribed by +. G. Fisher and
others be accepted. Motion was car
ried and resolutions drawn up which
were passed to Il second reading.
G. W. Scarf of the Vermont Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, pre-
sented a notification for the approval of
of the Board for the erection of tcle
phone poles on Prospect, kltn, Rich
ardson, South Main, Spaulding, Semi
nary, and Washington Streets and Depot
Square, the wires to be not less than 20
feet from the ground, and the company
to reserve all rights to the city for the
use of the poles for municipal purposes,
the poles to be substantially in the same
location comparatively as the old ones,
and to be made the same us others, of
suitable material. Referred to the street
commissioners to report at meeting
tonight.
A permit was granted I. o. Wood for
the erection of two-story piazza at the
Phoenix House on South Main Street.
The street commissioners submitted
the proposal from City Engineer Cur
rier, giving him 45 cents an hour for ac-
tual service and the rent of the office and
half the telephone rent, which was ac-
ceptcd and adopted aud the contract
signed.
The following city warrants were
presented and voted to be accepted
and ordered paid. No. 800 to 3l2 in
elusive $3.50 to o. ID. Shurtleff for
the support of the poor, $1,000 to Jones
Brothers for errors in the tax bill 1920
to Warren Richardson; $3.50 to {. a.
Gale for water right.
The inspector of buildings submitted
report on the petition of +. ID. Beck
lev for permit to build a house on pro-
posed street, called Hooker Avenue,
which was granted.
1t was'votcd to transfer $4,000 from
the general account to the school ac-
count.
A meeting of the City Council was now
held.
A bill was presented by Chief En3in-
ecr n. ID. Phelps from the United States
Fire Police Telegraph Co. of S4O.5S for
,:.,l Il l,,l, rn ,1
tenn in January. 1t was voted to pay
The bill, and to instruct the clerk to no.
tify the firm that if they should be sent
for to repair the old system they would
be held to the original contract
Mr.. Nash of the Montpelier and Barre
Traction and Power Co. suggested a
few changes in the grade of the roadbed
between Berlin line and Sixth Street.
The matter was left in the hands of the
City Engineer to report Wednesday
night.
A permit was asked by the Barre
Water Co. for the laying of water
pipes on Washington, North Main and
Granite streets, the purpose being to
give a higher pressure to the hydranls,
and to the mills, 1t was referred to the
Mayor to have the matter put more in
detail.
The sealed bids for the cleaning away
the bricks from the old Opera House
were opened. There were three bids:
One from George c. Earle and W. c.
Jones one from Ward e. Douglass, and
one from w. II. Bidcll. The matter
was referred to the property committee.
A resolution was read calling for the
renting of the pasture on the city farm'
which was rented last year to F.L. Hay