Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-17
Contract for
Scenery Let.
Huoist Theatrical Scenery
Co. Of Troy, N. Y, the
Successful Bidders.
The Price to be $1,226 for
Nine Complete Scenes.
Sosman and Landis
$52 Higher for
LesePieccs.

The board of aldermen met in regu-
lar session last night, all being present
but alderman Mackay. The minutes of
previous meetings were read and ap'
proved. A petition asking that j. II.
George be restrained from moving the
barns and outbuildings on the corner lot
of the French estate to the corner of
jefferson street, near Clinton Cutters,
was referred to the property committee.
Nelson Downing was given permis-
sion to hang livery sign over the gut
ter near the Commercial House. and
Miss M. F. Haskins was given permis-
sion to hang cloth sign in front of her
store. The inspector of buildings re-
ported favorably in the following cases
and building permits were granted:
II. Dillingham;, henhouse; Charles En-
erson. henhouse; a. j. Young. addition
to stone shed; Clinton Thwing, to build
piazza and reshinele house on Beckley
street; Charles M. Clark. two houses on
Beckley street and b. A Eastma' t.
house and barn on Camp street.
The committee on streets reported
against the erection of Il blacksmith shop
at the corner of Elm and Franklin
streets and their report was adopted,
After conference with the board Of
health they reported IN favor of letting
Fred Beckley comnSst with the surface
sewer on Prospect street and their re-
port was accepted. They did not think
a sewer was needed on Dewey street at
present and their report was adopted
They reported agaius: concrete side
walk on Park street. They were in fav-
or of IA new street near the residence
of NJ. l.. Towne if it be laid out and
worked three rods wide. Report Was
adoped.
The commissioners reported in favor
of gravel sidewalk on Third street if
the abutters would furnish the granite
curbiny. This called forth lively
discussion, MIR. Thurston thought the
sidewalks leading 10 the N. Barre school
house were disgrace to the city, war''
4 needed several walks. MIR. Patterson
thought if the residents did not want
them bad enough to furnish the curbing
thad had better get along without them
Mr.. Mcfarland was in favor OF doing
something down there. The clerk read
the ordinances about assessing abutter'
for sidewalks. The Mayor did not favor
building the walk unless the curbin4
was furnished. The committees repor
was adopted.
A petition for Il new street from Sem
mary to Brook street was rrferredtoih
committee on streets. \ we'll Siyne'
petition against a blacksmith shop at th
corner of Elm and Franklin str cts Wa
pre- ,ented Mr.. Mclver and others inter
ested can have chance to argue tn
matter at the next meeting, next Tues
day evening. Mason n Co.. submitted
IL bid Of $l35 for putting in runway
etc., ETC., at the new opera house. Cit,
Clerk Wells called attention to the fac
that regular yearly appropriations shou''
Inc made ut once. $4,000 was voted tn
Oyerseer of the Poor and the full bulge
will be ready soon.
City Engineer Currier thought new
bridges should replace old one on Black
we'll street, n ar Whilcomb Bros, on \
Main street. II, ar the new school hou>
on n. Seminary street, and ON Herli
street. MIR. Briggs agent for the Gr"'"
Iron Bridge Co., was present and sh""
ed several plans. No action taken, Cn
Engineer will probably draw up plan
and then ask for bids. al er being uul
posted hv the Mayer the aldermen w"'
,n,o executive session I" talk >c'''i
J.. with NJ llnuiSi, agent for Troy Ilrl
of scenic artists.
The result of the executive scs,iu
, was that The contract Tor furn'Shin
, scenery for The new opera house was II
| TO the lI,oist Theatrical Scenery Con
, p.ny Of Troy, N. y, for the sum
81 1926, the fly gallery and rigging 10
. to be constructed by the city. pock'
I rigging loft and trip lines will be use'
The flats are to be lS feet.
Soslnan a. Lanlis Of Chicago wei
T. the near sst competitors, their price b.
ING Sl,27S for several less pieces