Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-07
CITY COUNCIL,
Regular Meeting Held Last
Night.
Most all Business Of 4 Routine Nature.
No Action as to Laying Streets
on the French Estate.

Tho honorable City Council for the
city OF Barre assembled in regular seS.
sion last night, the following members
being present. Mayor Gordon AZ d coun
cilmen Mcdonald, Mcfarland, Durker
and Patterson.
Mr.. Dornsife, agent for Mason e. Co ,
presented his little bill for 50, ,S59 now
due them on the City Hall. An inquir,
by Patterson revealed the fact that thu,
city has already paid them some
$l9,90S. AS the bill had not been
approved by the architect no action was
taken.
Dornsfe had agreed to finish off a
closet near the dressing rooms for hold
ing the electrical cut offs, and TO put
glass in two doors for the sum of $l5
Giles wanted to know why the architect
had not told them all about these things
long ago. A resolution ordering tn.
change was adopted.
Dornsife tried to "work" the council
for $500 bill for extras, brick wal
somewhere about the postoffice. but
clerk Wells had no record of any such
thing and it will be investigated. A
resolution was adopted giving Mason a.
Co.,, $40 for "whlewashing" the post
office with a preparation called m"resco
Clerk Wells. who came to the meet.
ing on the late train next read the min
utes of the last few meetings and they
were accepted and adopted. A com
munication from Mrs. Louise l.. Boycr
was referred TO the committee on library
Phelps Brothers presented an estimate
amounting to S3.30l for work and
for heating and plumbing,
asking to receive their Is per cent. A.
the architect had not approved it the
council turned it over TO Mr.. Wells VIII
will communicate with NJ. Adams if
does not arrive here toni hit, - it iss, me
he will.
Phelps Brothers submitted estimates
10 $77.04, for extra radiati
made necessary by changes. Referred
10 city clerk to send to Adams. An
application made by Levin Bros, for
10th sign received no action. The
of N. Corllss as second
was accepted. City warrants
rom 1861 to 1898 were read and order
I'd paid. The report of the City Engn.
ser was read. accepted aud adopted.
Clerk Wells said that the jan.tor al the
'ity hall wanted to get his pay but
idn't know how to set abb ut it. He
will p1 ooahly receive instructions before
he neAt meeting.
{. l.. Bugbee appeared in behalf of
}. II. Hale who was willing to cover
he roof of the new building he is
erecting on Pearl Street, with iron, but
,bi"rted TO using it on the sides rs he
tends 10 convert it into tenement
use in The spring, only using it very |
l"rt time AS Il storehouse. Mr.. Halo
ater ap, red and stated the fact him.
elf. he Mayor thought as long as
ney never had insisted on metal sides
or dwelling houses that under The ir.
'u,,s,ances they would not insist ill this
Sc.
Thomas \. Mcintosh appeared to sec
t the council would give him the per-
nit for using a steam engine in his new
auudry at the old armory building. IS
he notice had been published according
o the city ordinances the question was
AIKEN up. Mayor Gordon stated that
while no one was present AT the meeting
o OBJECT several had spoken to him
yail,st it. After some lit le discussion
permit for five horse power boiler
nd engine was granted.
Mar. Uulkee spoke of the need Of
tove in the Blackwell street hose house
D ihaw out hose and fittings, and Clerk
Wells spoke of the necessity of drying
ut the city hall vault immedi 'ely.
,oth matters referred to the property
ommil,ee. MIR. Mcfarland brought up
he matter of having I. l.. Shows name
1serlrd ie the annual report MS >uptr'n-
4ndent of fire alarm system. No def.
ite action.
A resolution author zing the clerk to
ego ia.e for $4,000 TO pay off bills
ow due, in anticipation of laxes, was
ass4d 10 the second reading. &. ).
..yn lids L. Son had arranged splendid
xhibit of door furnishings in the City
Engineers room and the co1ncI an!our-
d to ,ha, place o inspect them. They
elected design and REYNOLDS q Son
ill pr. pare specifications and estimates
,r furnishing the City Hall at once.
helps Brothers also will probably olo
n this lob. The council next consider
4 the advisabiIity of accepting the offer
,ade them by the commissioners on me
rcnch estate, to lay the streets ana
IL, .Ann ...I l,nl.E fnYpG. NO