Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-14
CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY PARTNERS
HAD. A "GASSING"
PARTY.
The Agent for Electrical Sup.
plies did not Appear.

the City Council met last night to
confer with G. II. Mckenna's agent
regarding electrical fixtures for the CITY
Hall, but once more he failed to appear
the house sending lerer stating that
he will arrive today, sure.
After getting good cloud Of smoke
started. the Mayor and Aldermen, all OF
whom were present excepting Mr.. Nc.
Farland. proceeded 10 "talk things
over" Mr.. Patterson remarked that
the committee on streets would have to
purchase carload of 6 inch sewer pipe
Mayor Gordon offered the suggestion that
the committee on water, in conjunction
with the Superintendent of Water
Works, make out all bills for water
rent and turn them over 10 the Superin-
tendant for collection. taking his receipt
for them.
The aldermen seemed to favor this
plan of conducting the water plant as it
would facilitate collections. Mr.. Patter-
son thought the water rents should be
reduced. Mayor Gordon thought a
I better plan would be to keep the rate
| where it now is and give discount,
somewhere from to per cent. for
payment of water rents when due
City Clerk Wells also thought the
Superintendent should do the collecting
as he knows more about the whole
business than anybody else. Thurston
thought i, would be good idea to add
per cent if the rents were not paid
when duo. Referred to Water CON-
miltee who are to report in writing to.
night
The Mayor resolved telegram from
Mr.. Blake yesterday saying that the last
pages of his report were in the type
writer's hands aud would probably be
finished by today. Mayor Gordon then
called up the matter Of renting the opera
house. This is the season for booking
plays for next winter and the property
committee should see about this matter
at once, City Clerk Wells stated that Ave
reputable business men were talking
over the advisability H leesing the opera
house for term of years, not to make
money. but to be sure Of securing first
class shows.
He thought it would BET good idea to
rent the hall for mort than one year at
time. Mr.. Kingston suggested that
the oity run the opera house itself. City
Clerk said he didn't want to have charge
Of it, and Mayor Gordon thought it
would not pay. Considerable more talk
was indulged in, about wha, dates the
hall should be reserved for municipal
use etc., etc. The Mayor thought The
ladies of tho Civic Federation should be
invited to meet the Council and see what
arrangements could he made for having
dedicatory services to raise funds to pay
for stage furnishings. This would do
away with all questions Of the legality
of using part Of the taxes for theatrical
purposes.
City Clerk Wells read report from
the Auditors on the settlement of the
difficulty about the liquor committee s
report. They found it substantially oor-
rect, after getting some information
from Mr.. Thurston. The mistake was
caused by three of last years bill being
brought into this years account. and a
mistake in reporting one of this years
bills as paid when it was not. They re-
newed their recommendation that bet
ter system of bookkeeping be employed
Tho Mayor admonished the different
COMMITTEES to be alive to the business Of
which they have charge He also re-
minded tho new members that tney
should keep an account of all the time
they put In at meetings and when other
wise engaged in city business. They
we're apparently all "on to" that before
be spoke about 1t. Mr.. Mackay wanted
to know if il was not above time to use
that steam boiler for thawing out sew
ers. A short discussion as to the value
Of this price Of city property followed
According to the opinions passed it cou'e
be purchased at a low figure. II. A
Rugg was present with samples o
letters for the postoflice. Referred Il
the committee Oh supplies. Adjourned a
1898 till this evening.