The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03

The City Council.

Licenses were granted to W. o. Lowe, to |
build house and barn on Barre street; @. g.
Bancroft, to repair house on Loomis street;
e. II. Rand to build addition to residence
on Barre street; g. w. Luce, to build car
riage house on Cliff street, j. f. Lee, to
build wood shed on Cross street; o. ID.
Scribner, to erect dwelling house on Berlin
street; l.. M. Hutchinson, to build a piazza
to his residence; George II. Whitney, to
place sign on place OF business on State
street; X. Ii. Newton, to single residence
on Park street; /. l.. Sparrow to make re-
pairs on his livery, stable; Joel Emerson, to
build shed at 1873 Elm street; w. Ii. Greene,
to put in water closet and make repairs at
67 Prospect street; G. III. Alexander, to sell
mea', produce and wood; III. j. Curtis, to
repair Willard building; Meader Martin to
build stairway on his residence on Cliff
street.
The street committee was authorized to
relieve E. K. Dodge on Guernsey avenue.
1t was voted that hereafter ordinary sewer
connection permits may be granted IL APP
proved and signed by majority of the com
mittee on sewers and the mayor. 1t was
voted that in the future. all the city ac-
counts and receipts be kept on file at the
city clerks Office in order that he can when
required make out a statement of the same
for the use of the council.
A resolution introduced by Alderman
Kent proposing change in the license
| ordinance 80 that the fee for licenses for
popcorn and boot-blackiDg stands shall be
raised to two dollars was referred to the
| committee on ordinances The petition of
| Whitcomb Brothers, O. G. Downing, U. 8.
Clothes Pin Company and the Montpelier
| and Wells River railroad company for bet
| ter fire protection was favorably received
and was referred to the committee on fire
department The committee having in
charge the negotiating with the Montpelier
National bank to carry the water bonds it
held at 81 per cent rate of interest reported
that this had been effected.p -, ss<ass sa
An ordinance was passed to take effect
May 3, which in substance provides that no
company or corporation shall run or oper-
ate in the streets OF Montpelier cars which
because OF faulty construction or want OF
proper repairs cause and make unnecessary
noise or disturbance. For each violation
of this ordinance such company shall be
liable to fine not less than 50 nor more
than $50.
DIR. w. l.. Goodale presented his resigna
ton as health officer to the board because
of the press of other business. His resigna
ton was accepted and Aldermen Brown,
Boswell and Kent were appointed a com
mittee to recommend his successor. The
matter as to the rights of Joseph Perkins tt
connect houses he is now constructing with
certain sewer and water pipes on Foste
avenue was referred to the committee OF
sewers with full power to adjust
AS it is reported that sewer pipe trus
is being formed and that the price on tina
mittee on sewers was authorized to ascer
tain the amount of sewer pipe which will
probably be required by the city for tn,
ensuing year and to purchase the same a
once. George l.. Hodgman appeared be
fore the board to enquire why the cit
i delayed connecting his shop in the rear O
!, the city lot with Berlin water, as was vote
/ by the council last fall. Superintendent
, Joel Foster explained that it was also vote
in this connection to put in hydrant bu
| it was found that the necessary pipes to b
laid would Cross private lands. He &c
what he supposed to be permission froI
' the owners last fall and had laid some pipt
when l.. Bart Cross on whose land the pip
b was being laid, ordered halt and b
| obeyed. The matter was referred to tn
4 committee on water and streets for adjus
ment
, Aldermen Wheelock, Brown and jar
+ graw were appointed special committee
investigate as to whether the city has eve
h. received payment for the building which
: acquired when it purchased the Marsh lo
and which it sold to George Cayhue wit
ID. l.. Fuller as surety. Ifthe committe
r find that payment has not been made it
a authorized to ascertain what steps will hay
to be taken to secure the same.
! Oliver Wheelock appeared before tt
d board with a request that the dumping
4. rubbish over the bank on Prospect sire
be stopped. The request was favorably r.
a. ceived and the committee on public heal
/. was authorized to regulate all such matte
a. in the city. The board then went into e2
"a ecutive session.