Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-19
COUNCIL.
Burns Club Turns Mont
ment Over to the City.
G.. c.. N. L. Wanted 1nfor-
nation. City Attorney
Asks for Help on the
Chancery Case.

last night with all members and the
mayor present. City Clerk Wells pre-
sented each of these with fine large
photograph of the new city hall.
Joe Bianchi of East Barre was pres
ent and he and the mayor had an infor-
NAL talk about what damages Bianchi
Bros. should receive by reason of the
Orange Brook extension. Joe talked
rather high, finally saying that they
would accept of $l,OOO,O0O. The
Mayor thought 800 would be nearer
right, and Joe went home to think it
over.
The meeting was called to order by
Pres. Thurston at 1880 and the clerk
read the minutes OF previous meetings,
which stood approved. A petition was
received by the street commissioners
asking that jefferson street be graded
its entire length. Referred to the COM
mittee on streets. A petition addressed
to the city council asked that wafer
main be put in on Franklin, Wellington,
and fremont streets. Referred to com
mittee on water.
A petition addressed to the street
commissioners asked that Spring and
Madison street, just off Pleasant street,
be laid out by the city. Referred to
committee on streets. The city council
was asked for a sewer the entire length
of jefferson street. This matter was
also referred to the committee on
streets. A sewer permit was granted
James Fitzgerald of Railroad street.
The inspector of buildings reported
favorably on the following applications
and building permits were ordered
granted:
George p. Lund, reshingle part OF
house; Daniel Kingston, remodel barn
on Berlin street into cottage Mrs. Annie
Cordincr, bath room on Washington
street; A. b. Averlll. bathroom al
corner of Park and Averill streets o
ii. Hale. temporary starerooms Oh
Pearl street; w. A. Lane. to reshinSlt
on South Main street.
A resolution was passed ratifyng tho
sales of the city bonds recently issued
Further notices on the Orange brook
extention were signed by the board
John J. Mckenzie and William McDon
aid appeared as a special committed
from the &. c. N. U. to inquire if tho
Italians employed on the waterwork'
were hired through a Padrone. The
Mayor said as far as he knew they were
not. Mr.. Scampini was sent after then
as the citys agent for the purpose
avoiding the padrone system.
They also inquired if George Smi'l
was employed as boss, and were in
formed that he was not. Superenten
dent of waterworks Corner stated late
that all of the men on the extension ar
} hired directly by the city, and that II
hired Mr.. Seampini to 60 to New Yor
after the Italians to avoid the padron
system. Before hiring any out of tow
} help he hired all the laborers he coul
hire in Barre, and 80 local men wcr
working up there before any OF the Ne>
York Italians arrived. Mr.. Smith
not working ON the job so far, althouE
he has applied for work. MIR. Currie
told him that he had all the former an
timekeepers hired already.
= The clerk had net quotation, az
dressed to Mr.. George Almon, on din
mers for the lights in the opera hous'
A thirty light DINNER costs $50. and
hundred light DINNER coss $40. Messr
Almon and II. l.. Snow were surprise
at this low price. After some discus
ion it was decided that this matter ha
been left with the lighting commiti"'
an, it was referred back to hem,
Mr.. Laid, agent for the consolidate
Lighting Co, wanted to put the tran
formers for the new city hall on II
wall next the cold air intake on IL
north end of the building. Mayor Go
J don doubtef if the wall would hold the
\ The matter was finally left with Il
lighting committee.
President Rober. Inglis of the Burr
club, accompanied by James Campb'
and Alexander M. Smith, as the du
authorized committee from the clu
presented the the Burns monument I
Gently erected on the Spaulding scho
grounds to the city in the followil
docuri, Mt:
| The Burns. club of the City of Bari