Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-10

OBSERVANCE.
CITY COUNCIL VOTED
TO APPROPRIATE $15o
Mr.. Mcdonald of the Board
of Health and Janitor g.
G.. Carr Both Re-
signed.

The city council met in special session
Saturday night with all members pres
ent. City attorney Barney and W. w.
Lapoint were present and the contract
for leasing the opera house was signed
by Mr.. Lapoint and the mayor on the
part of tho city.
Mr.. Lapoint pays 81 $50 for the opera
house, the city reservng it for dedica-
ting exercises, Sundays, caucuses, elec-
tions, the Spaulding graduating exer-
cises and the graduating exercises of
Goddard Seminary. providing no admis-
sion is charged. The opera house shall
be rented for not less than S20 for local
entertainments. The rent is payable
quarterly. No prize fights, boxing
matches or immoral shows are to be al
lowed. Mr.. Lapoint's bond for 81 800
was accepted.
Before signing the contract Mr.. La
point inquired about the scenery, the fly
gallery, and arrangements for hosting
baggage. The city officials assured him
these would AL be o. X. Mr.. Dornsifc
was present with estimates for changes
Mr.. Bisbee was not fully decided upon
what he wanted i'll the post office. so no
action was taken upon those estimates
His estimates of Sl4 for tin covered
shutters next the Blanchard building
and So 30 for Il trap in the stage were
referred to the property committee.
George I. Conner on the part OF r. b.
Crandall Post of the G. A. H.. and
Lieut.. Thomas Carswell on the part of
Company L appeared to ask for an APP
preparation of $3.50 for the proper OBJ
servancc of Memorial Day, which sum
the council, as the result of Mr.. Con-
ner's eloquent appeal, finally voted to
appropria,. Mr.. Corners suggestion
that the hall designed for the &. A. Il.
in the new city hall be rented to them
for nominal sum each year received
no action and very little discussion.
A building permit was recently gran
ted to Ad. Batcheder for the erection OF
an addition TO the blacksmith shop on
Seminary street, providing that it be
covered with iron. Mr.. Mackay infor-
med the council that it had been covered
with common shingles. This matter
was referred to the city attorney with
instructions to prosecute. Mr.. Dorm
,ifc and Peter Bombard submitted bids
of $40 each for whitening the walls OF
the city clerks room and vault. Mr..
Thurston suggested that it would be a
good thing to palronize home industry,
The contract was awarded to Mr.. Bonn
bard.
| A petition from the abutters on
Warren street, asking that it be survey
ed and worked was referred to the
street commissioners. This is the third
time this street has been considered.
The resignation of John Mcdonald from
the board of health was accepted. T..
G Carr presented his resignation as
ianitor of the new city hall, After some
discussion it was referred to the proper
ty committee with instructions to con-
slider some of the other bid submitted.
Mr.. Miller, agent for syndicate OF
chair firms had an extensive display OF
opera mouse seats in the city court rooms
and the council went in there to exam
inc them. After examining them for
half an hour the council instructed
| MIR. Miller to submit bids on ) samples
he had shown. Afrer some discussion
on the janitorship problem, bids Tor
painting this end of the opera house a
buff color, and the bids for hose, the
council adjourned at 10 o'clock till next
Saturday night.