Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-18
Aldermen Meet.
REGULAR SESSION OF THE
BOARD LAST NIGHT.
James P. Mari Insists on Be-
ing Paid.
Architect Adams PreSent.-.A Large
Amount of Routine Business Tran
sauted,--Asl iourncd at 0 ;45
O'clock.

session last night, with all member,
present but Mcdonald. President Thur.
ton called the meeting to order at abou
7:45 aud Clerk Wells read the minute.
of the council meeting held Jan. 2nd
which We're approved.
a communication from Phelps Bros
bearing date of Jan. 10, was read, stat.
ing that the heating plant was compet-
I'd for heating the basement and first
floor of the new City Hall. Mr.. Nc.
Farland spoke of the necessity of having
Il coal bin constructed there at once. II
is taking half a ton of coal day to heat
the building now, and as soon as the
piastcrers begin work it will take a ton
a day.
Mayor Gordon thought that Mason e.
Co. were to build the bin, but Mr. Dorm
sife said no. They would concrete the
floor after the bin was built and the bot
tom Of the cellar levrled off. The
Mayor and MIR. Dornsife had quite dis
cussion on the matter. Architect Adams
thought that the contractors should level
off the cellar. No action was taken.
II. a. Rugg applied for license to
hang sign over the sidewalk in front
of the Easi man block, and it was grant
ed. The inspector of buildings report
ell favorably on the following applica-
tions, Thos. Mcintosh to put in steam
or electrical power for running laun-
dry at the old armory building, and to
make some changes on the inside of the
building; A. Scampini to build Il house
on Berlin St. and F. E. Perrin to build
a house on the East St. extension.
On suggestion of the Mayor, the city
ordinance regulating the use of steam
power was looked up, and it was found
that steam power can not be used with
out the consent Of the City Council,
which shall publish three times notice
to the effect that it will consider such
applications. Alderman Patterson NOV
ed that the several reports be adopted
after the words "steam or" were strick-
en from Mr. Mcln,osh's application, and
it was so voted.
4 communication was read from tt e
inspector of buildings stating that l.. j.
houses on Washington street without
having permit, and that house had
been erected back of p. 5. Priors house
at N. Barre without permit. This
matter was left with the Mayor and
City Attorney. Roderick McLeay APP
peared for the residents of Church street
us to the matter of keeping the side
walks clear of snow, charging that DR..
Slickney and some OF his tenants did
not do their share, and even threw the
snow shovelled from their steps on the
sidewalk. This matter was left to the
street commissioners.
James P. Mari appeared before the
board and demanded payment in full
OF his bill for services as inspector of
elections in Ward for the March and
September elections, claiming that he
should receive the sum of $3.50. Pres
ident Thurston explained that resolu-
ton provided that the compensation for
such services was changed from 20 cents
an hour to 25 cents an hour and the
charges for any one election were not
TO exceed $500. City Clerk Wells
stated that $l.75 was the limit fixed, in
stead Of 5000. Mr.. Mari thought that
the resolution mentioned was unjust es-
peciarly in contested elections where
the inspector was obliged to be on duty
for long time. At the last election he
was on duty from s a. m. till l p. M,
and in the name of equity, jnstice and
common decency he demanded payment
at the rate of 20 cents IN hour for the
time spent.
In response to statement by MIR.
Mari, President Thurston said that if the
finance committee had allowed any
thing in excess of what the resolution
called for 1t was mistake. Mr., Mari
wanten to know why such an imbecile
resolution was ever passed. Why did
they not change such an unjust actionP
Were the resolutions of the council as
Interchangeable rs the laws of the Needs
and Persiansp If the board did not see
fit to pay what his bill called for he
should see if he couldn't get it some
other way.
Mpssrs Patterson and Cutler express
ed themselves as being in favor of the
resolution MIR Thurston inquired as to
why MIR. MFRS bill was larger than
that of any o. he other election officers,
Mr.. Wells in explanation stated that AS
vet only two other bills had been presen-
ted from that ward, and those present
ing them were not at the polling place
nearly as long as Mr.. Mari was. +. w.
Bisbee and George Lamson were there
the same length of time but had not yet
their bills. The Board did