Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-16
REGULAR MEETING,
Aldermen Name E. E. Perry as Sec
ond Patlolman.

Inc aldermen ilelu UlleIr TrSu rcRu-
lar meeting last night for the month
of May. The minutes of the last reg.
ular meeting and two special meet.
ings were approved. ~" ,v
A petition from the citizens to have
an electric light placed this side OF
Phelps mill on Washington street
was referred to the light committee.
Petition for sewer on Circle street
and one on Hill street near Gale St.
was referred to street committee. An
invitation from joint committee of G
A. r. and Spanish-Amercan war vet.
Grams for Memorial day was read and
unanimously accepted. A warrant
was read for sll.24 for G. ", approx
ed and ordered paid.
The committee on streets returned
a petition for sewer on Duffy &
Mead's property and one on Merchant
street approved by the street COM
mittee and were accepted and adopt
ed.
The building inspectors reported
as follows: DensmOre Bros. for stone
shed on Granite street: William Grant
to move hen house: DR.. j. w. Jack
son to build piazza on house: o. d.
Shurtletr to reshingle house: Mrs. j
r. George to,build adwelling house or
Jefferson street: w. Cole for permit tt
bulld polishing mill on Blackwell
street. These reports were accepted
A resolution to transfer funds Of
$500 from the general account to the
school account was passed.
The city clerk asked the board fol
more funds as on June lst there falls
due five $1,000 bonds and about $33O(
interest bonds, making total OF
$4,000. This matter was referred tt
the finance committee.
The bids for the leasing of the opera
house were read. Three bids were re.
celved. The first was CD. Town, $1,000.
H. A. Rugg, 1920; W. w. La.
point and w. f. Morse as partners
made the bid of $l.75O for-one year
For five years $1,000 per year and
erect hood making it the best opera
house in the New England states.
The bid of Lapoint and Morse was
accepted and the property committee
authorized to lease it for five years.
A report was read from the stree,
committee relating to Franklin street
for Mrs. l.. T.. Smith saying that the
lowest amount that would be accepted
was 5000 and they would not recon-
mend settlement on this basis was
accepted by the board.
John Tierney appeared before the
board IN reference to the widening OF
Berlin street. Referred to street com.
mittee to report at the first regular
meeting. Alderman Patterson asked
the city attorney if he thought it bet
ter to pay Mr.. Bolster for the proper
ty Obstructlng the new street to be
called Franklin. Mr.. Barney thought
it better to pay as they could COM
mence on the street Immediately.
On motion it was moved that the
street committee have power to pay
L. j. Bolster, provided he removes
his building inside of ten days.
An application from Mcfarland and
Boyce to connect several houses with
their water system was read and re-
ferred to the street committee with
power to act as the ordinance directs.
Alderman Scott brought up the
matter of keeping the doors of the
post-otlice open until 10 O'Clock.
James p. Mari spoke against the
alderman going back on their former
vote to have the doors open until that
hour and not to close them any carl
Ter.
1t was not changed.
The mayor asked fer executive ses-
sion and therein it was the sense of
the board that e. e. Perry be second
patrolman as he had already been con.
lirmed as policeman.
General Markets.