Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-21
BOARD Of
ALDERMEN.
Rather Uninteresting Meet
ing to Spectators.
Several Building Permits Are
Granted. New Contract
For Lighting City to
be Made Tonight

Inc aldermen met in regular session
last night, all being present but Mr..
Ihurston who is away on visit.
The meeting was called to order at
7.2O and Alderman Mackay elected
president pro tenn. Talk about making
contract for lighting the city for the
next year followed. Mr.. Viles did not
care to bid as price would be too low
Mayor Gordon took a city report and
commenced to copy resolut ION. The
rest twirled their thumbs, told stories,
and otherwise sought to while away the
time. The editor of the Times fell
asleep in his chair.
City Clerk Wells was called to pre-
sent his business while the Mayor was
writing. The first word he uttered 50
startled the sleeping scribe that he co =
lapsed in heap on the floor, the chair
landing on top. Laughter was the next
OINCL VI DuOllICSS.
A communication was read from til"
chief of the fire department, enumeral- =
ing things wanted by the department
and was referred to the fire committee.
Building permits were granted as fol
lows:
Cheney Batchelder, dwelling on Carl
ton street. George Walker, move stone
shed on Vine street and convert into
house; D. Agnes French, build resi-
dence on Jefferson street; Daniel Kings
ton, re-shingle with wood house on
Berlin street Rev. p McKennon, builI
addition to church Clinton Cutler build
dwelling on Jefferson street; A. &.
Rich, build piazza Oh Merchant street !;
IL G. Patterson, move barn; o. G..
Shepley, re-shing!e dwelling at 203 n
Main street; James Fitzgerald, build
dwelling on Railroad street.
A sewer permit was granted to G. M
Lad'! on Ladd street. The Inspector of
buildings submitted II communication
saying that l.. j Bolster had erected
an addition to a house on Summer street
without permit. Referred to the city
attorney with Instructions to prosecute
A resolution was passed transferring
G.. j. lIawes pool room license to |. o.
Wales Commissions were signed for
three railroad police. The mayor NOM
mated &. p. Jones, Ezekiel Drew, Byron
". Phelphs, A. B. Laviolette, l.. +,
Wiley and M. b. Nichols as specia
police, and the nominations were unani
mously accepted and confirmed.
A resolution was passed to its second
reading authorizing the making of Il
contract with the Consolidated Lightin;,, :,
Company for lighting the city for the
ensuing year at the rate of $4,000 fer
each street light, the whole number not
to exceed 70, at $500 for each incan-
descent light. the whole number not to
exceed 800. 1t was simply u copy If
the present contract with an increase in
the price of arc lights, amounting to
about 800 on the whole contract.
City Attorney Barney had drawn up
sample bond which was read and
considered. Smith & Robbins had ex-
pressed Il wish to figure on printing
them. Mayor Gordon knew of a man
in Boston who could probably get
them printed cheaper.
w. A. Brigham presented petition
for straie ehtening Dewey street so as to
make it continuation of Carlton street
Frank Rowland would like to see il
straiehtened, but it would spoil $500
worth of land for him unless he coul''
oct the land now occupied us a street
Referred to street commissioners, who
will meet on the premises at o'cloc'
Saturday afternoon.
Adjourned till o'clock this evening
when Mr.. Coffin, the water expert
will tell how best to increase our water
supply.