Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-29
No Confirmation
ALDERMEN IN SESSION
UNTIL 1890 THIS
MORNING.
Turned Down Mayors Nom
nations for Supt. of Streets
City Engineer Sent in
His Resignation.

The aldermen met last night for a
regular meeting, all members and the
mayor being present. Messrs. Adams,
Dornslfe, Curricr and several others did
the heavy looking on. just after seven
o'clock the chief of police, accompanied
by all the regulars on the force, came in
and set up q box of cigars to the alder
men, and they came in very handy be-
fore morning.
City Clerk Wells has gotten into
very bad habit lately. that of being be-
hind hand, and the board had to wait for
him last night. They talked, signed re-
ports, twisted their thumbs and finally
called the meeting to order before he
arrived Oh the scene. \. ID. Morse
wanted land damages on Beckley street,
claiming that Ex-Alderman Cutler had
agreed to give him bearing before the
damages were awarded. Mr.. Patterson
thought that the matter was all settled,
Mayor Gordon thought that the case
could not be re-opened. but If Morse
was going to take an appeal could prob
ably settle with him some way.
Mr.. Wells arrived at last and the en-
tertainment began. The minutes Of the
previous meetings were read and APP
proved. Mr.. Greene, agent OF Hay
wood Bros. of Boston, showed photos Of
chairs for the new opera house. lie is
to prepare several plans for arranging
the seats and meet the property conimit-
tee VIII Samples at some future time.
A communication was read from the
second constable asking that his bond be
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000. No
action taken.
A petition for concrete sidewalk on
the northerly side Of Seminary street to
Summer, and thence to the corner OF
Central street was read and referred 10
the committee on streets. The clerk
next read the report of the committee
on salaries. They are nearly all the
same as last year. The overseer OF the
poor is to get $4oO this year, and the
LIQUOR agent $3.50. The superintendent
of streets is to have 30 cents an hour and
furnish his own team. 1t was accepted
and adopted.
The report of the committee on license
as accepted and adopted is in full be-
low:
To the Honorable Board Of Aldermen
of the City of Barre,
GENTLEMEN - Your committee on
license respectfully report as follows ;
That the licenses for peddlers and other
persons entitled to pay licenses be estao-
lished as follows for the year ending
April /, 1900. Hotels, victualing
houses, inns, lunch carts. auctioneers
and all places selling bottled soft drinks
to bc $40. Billiard rooms and pool
rooms 1926 for the first table and the sum
Of S5 for each additional table. Bowling
a]leys $25 for the first alley and So for
each additional one. For meat peddlars,
milk and produce peddlars, the sum OF
as each when travelling with horse
and the sum of 81. so when peddling his
, wares while travelling on foot. All
other peddlars, venders and itinerantS
selling goods, wares or merchandise
while travelling with vehicle drawn bJ
a horse, the sum of So. All pack ped
. dlars. itinerants, and venders travelling
: from house to house on foot shall pay
0 license of So. The privileges OF stands
q counters, etc., two dollars per day
The above licenses that are to be pait
BY milk, meat aud produce peddlars d
not include any peddlars in person or D.
!, their agents who are pedd.ing the pro
duce OF land owned or occupied b,
them. Signed,
b II. G.. PATTERSON
i JOHN ROBINS.
J. L, IL. THURsTON
The salary committee honored IN
City I'm. .ineer and superintendent c
. water works by presenting special re
| port on bis salary. As NC predlete
: thew offered him $l15O year, he
furnish clerk and team, be subject
N their order at all times, and turn owe
to the city pay for all work done fo