Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Was Held
Last Night.
Only Routine Business.
Big Batch of Bills Ordered
Paid. Executive Session to
Consider Spring & Foun-
tain Co.'S. Notice

| nloll laSI ulSut WllH all members pres
ent
A petition that the Hill street sewer
be extended to point opposite Olive
Cuts was referred to the committee on
streets.
Sewer permits were granted to Mrs.
NJ. A. Wiley on Maple avenue, l.. M.
Averill on Main street, and A. Mann on
Foster street. A petition was read for
the establishment Of grade the entire
length of Second street. No action.
The boiler resolution was read the
second time and passed. The following
building permits were granted: Mrs.
Gallagher of Summer street, remodel
house; W. L. Quinlen on Prospect street,
reshingle and repair; Alexander Ems
lie at North Barre, build green house :;
John Brown, addition to stoneshed near
Center street; f. d. Aldrich, build an
addition TO blacksmith shop at the cor
ner of Pearl and Summer street.
Daniel Kingston Of Berlin street re.
ported that some of the dogs in that
ueighborhood had been making depre-
dations among his chickens, and he
would IKE to have the city officials in
quire into the matter. Referred to the
committee on streets.
Captain +. j. Badger of company E,
U. S. ", and committee of three
from the Salvation Army were
present. Both organizations wish to
hire half Of the upper story OF the old
nown Hall for headquarters,
Company E is going to vacate its
present armory in Niles block on Oct.
1. The boys think that inasmuch as
the city will get a good round sum out
Of the Company for taxes this year. just
because they were not able to swear
that they were members of the National
Guard on April /, that the city ought to
let them have an armory in the old town
hall AT fairly low rent.
The Salvation Army wishes to hire or
buy the upper story for its barracks.
The council looked up the records to see
Just how much right the CITY has to the
upper story of the building and found
out that it could be sold if advisable.
The Mayor seemed to think the city had
better sell it if good price can be OBJ
taned. If it is rented Company + has
the first chance.
An application from the Spring a. Foun-
tain Go asked the city to designate what
portion of the following streets could be
dug up by them in extending their
water mains viz: From the northerly
corner of the city park across Washing
ton street TO Elm, along Elm to Jeffer
son, jefferson to Averill, along AveriIl
to Park, along Park to Washington,
along Washington to Church and along |
Church to South Main street. The |
Company gave notice that tney should
begin 10 lay pipe on August 7th.
This application and notice was laid
on the table at the time but taken up
later. A big batch of city warrants
were read and ordered paid. Mr..
Dornsife submitted an estimate of $58
for lowering the balustrade around the
gallery at the opera house. The Mayor
read a letter from Architect Adams who
did not think it should be lowered.
After some discussion action was defer
red till the next meeting.
The resolution appropriating $17 900
10 The Water department to pay expen-
ses incurred on the Orange Brook ex-
tension was read second time and
passed, "as matter of precaution" the
Mayor said. A bill from Mason u Co.
was referred to the property committee
This same committee was instructed to
notify W. w. Lapoint that the opera
house is ready for him.
Aldermen Makay wanted instructions
about a bill board on the north end of
the opera house and after a little discu-
ssion the matter was referred back to
to the property committee Mr.. Houston
Inspector of buildings reported that &.
Tomasi was building one of the Chin
news to hissncw block some three inches
over the street line on Cottage street.
He was instructed to sec that the build
ing was kept wholly off the street
The committee on supplies reported