Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-15
CONTRACT
AWARDED,
G. II. kenney & Co. of Boston to
Furnish Electrical Fixtures
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Adopted Old Rules. Wafer Commit.
tee Reports. Other Business
of Routine Nature.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

The City Council met last night with
all members present. &. Ii. McKen-
ney's agent was present and after get
ting the Councils approval of designs
for electrical fixtures he adjourned with
I. l.. Snow to tine office OF the latter 10
prepare bid according SO specilica-
lions.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
The Mayor TO draw his warrant for
$1430 land damages incurred by laying
new streets on the French estate. 1t
was appor'ioned as follows: G. l..
Currler, $500; l.. j. Bolster, 5000;
Michael Garvey, $50.
The Clerk then read the report OF the
committee on water, which was sub
stantlally rs follows The rent is to
remain the same. The Superintendent
of Waterworks is to make all coller-
uons, giving the committee his receipt
for the bills when they are turned over
to him. His buad is TO be increased to
$4,000. All money is to be paid into
the city treasury AS soon as collected.
MIR. Thurslon said that MIR. Currier
did moi favor the reduction of per cent
,, # rents were paid on OF before certain
dates, and after some discussion the
BOARD agreed with him. The conf
mittees report was accepted and adopt
ed. Mayor Gordon reported that a GER
tain business man was ready to lease
the opera house with the agreement
that Il he did not turn over to the city II
large sum of profits, not mentioned by
tue Mayor, he would ask nothing for
nis services.
A building permit was granted Geo.
A. Drew for dwelling house on Berk-
ley street. A petition, signed by a
large number of people, for an electric
light at the south end of the isDlS bridge
on Granite street was referred to the
lighting ,cumniitlcc. Mayor 'iordon re-
ported that he had tailed with Mr..
Laird of Montpelier about submitting a
bid for lighting the new city hal
MIR Laird thought the contract now
in force provided that be should do the
lighting, and after looking over the
contract the Council seemed to think
that he was more than half right. The
city is now paying for about 100 lights
that they don't use, aud that number
would cost nothing extra. The Other
25O necessary to light the building Will
cost $2 a light per year according to tint
present contract.
Mr.. Gordon reminded the property
committee that the present janitor's
time runs out about April lst. There
are several applicants, anong them be-
ing Messrs. Hylaud, define, and Jones
The Council adjourned at s O'Clock
and Mayor Gordon left the room.
President Thurston then called the
Board of Aldermen to order, and ol
motion of MIR. Patterson ii was voted Il
adopt the old rules. These call for two
regular meetings of tho board eacl
month on the third and fourth Tues
days of each month.
MIR. Mackey wanted the board to taxi
some action as to what dates the oper'
nouse should be reserved for city use
suggesting that "for all city meeting
and uses, Memorial Day, the Spauldin'
High School graduation exercises ant
the 4lh of July" would probably cove
everything. After same discussed IN
board decided to defer action till tn
old leases should be looked over.
At o'clock Z. Fl. McKenney's agcn
and Mr.. Snow came in, and the agen
submitted Il bid of $253.75 for electrica
fixtures. McKenney and Waterbury
bid was $3O623 therefore the Cit
Fathers will save, apparently, over 80
+, by waiting few days. A resoluho
was adopted authorizing the comml.te
on supplies to contract with C. ii. Nc
Kenney & Go. for tre goods sperliee
After talking over furniture for awhile
the board finally adjourned at 925.