Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-22
PHELPS BROS. GET CON.
TRACT FOR FURNISH
ING HARDWARE.
Dornsife Brings up Several
"Extras". p Other Busi-
ness Transacted.

Aue atuermen met Tor regular SeS
sion last night, all being present but
Patterson and Durkee. The city clerl
read long string of minutes of previ
ous meetings. Al the request of Mrs
Boyoe, librarian, he presented docu
ments from different libraries, showing
systems used for letting out books. Mrs
Boyce wanted instructions as to letting
out the new books. She recommended
two systems. Strangers to deposit q
dollar as security for the return Of books
People who were worthy but did not
have the money to spare could get some
responsible person to 60 surety for them.
Referred to Mrs. Boycc with instruc-
tions to draw up set OF rules and regu-
ations
Building permits were granted as
follows: +. ID. Ladd, smoke house at
rear of buildings on Washington street !;
0. II. Hale, to enlarge proposed atldi-
ton to house from one store to two; &.
l.. Bugbee, piazza; w. +. Richards,
cottage on Division street; Leslie Law
renee, cottage, Smiths addition; M.
Garvey, raise roof of ell seven feet;
Frank Morgan, cottage between North
Nam and Pleasant streets. This is one
of the houses recently erected withou,
permit. The clerk then read the
warning for the March meeting.
Mayor Gordon presented commu-
nication from firm who wanted to put
"Salamander' fire proof paper, be-
tween floors at the city hall. Cost about
400 on auditorium. Dornsife said GER
tain liquid preparation was cheaper and
better. No action. Aldermen next ad-
journed TO the city engineers room to
examine hardware for door fittings,
Reynolds and Phelps both being pres
snt. 1t appeared that Phelps Brothers
had not bid on exactly the same goods
that Reynolds u Son did. After some
discussion about submitting the bids
that way the aldermen withdrew while
the bids were written.
Dornsife had a string of extras, etc.,
which he wanted acted upon. First he
submitted bid of 1913 for putting
double floors in the police, letter car
rier and liquor rooms, and sheathing
walls and ceiling of carriers room.
Board will investigate. lie submitted
a bid of $l5O for kalsoming and tinling
all plastered walls. No action.
Another item Of $40 was for using
plate instead of sheet glass semicircular
Lransoms. Board waiting to hear from
Adams. He stated that if spruce in
stead of hard pine be used for floor of
the. city would save $50. To
be further considered. He brought up
he matter of grading the basement
ready for concreting. Some discussion
As to whether or not Phelps Brothers
and Ward l. Douglass were to do this.
Referred to committee on streets.
The hardware men next submitted
their bids. Phelps Brothers happened
IN he read first, and Mr.. Phelps, on
hearing the sum $316, read by The clerk.
began frantic search in his pockets.
lie had submitted the wrong bid. The
one he then submitted carried the price
Of S2S9.79. Reynolds 4 Sons bid was
1865. Dornsife was insulled because
bids were not first handed to him, Cor
Ion having taken them and passed them
10 the clerk who read them before
Dornsife saw them. The bids We're ad-
dressed to Mason Il Co. Apologies
VIZ ere ncxt in order. Dornsife would
not accept Phelps bid unless he would
make out list Of goods he had subsi-
tuted for those specified. Resolution
passed awarding contract to Phelps
Brothers. T. l.. Snow appeared TO urge
selection of electrical fixtures at earliest
time. He had list OF the
4 Axtures needed. Referred 10 lighting
Adjourned.