Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-11
A hui Time
Aldermen and Mayor Appear
not 10 be Of Same Opinion
RESOLUTIONS
PRESENTED
Mayor Hersey Asks for an
Investigation and House,
cleaning from Past
Administrations.

council called by Mayor Hersey wa!
called to order at 1880 last evening al
members being present and the cham
Der was we'll filled with spectators.
The first business of the evening
was the reading by City Clerk Wells
Of the resignation of DR.. w. e. La
zell as secretary of the board Of health
Mr.. Mckay moved that the matter be
laid on the table until the next regu
lar meeting of the board of aldermen.
1t was vote. MIR. Mckay ther
moved that the clerk be instructed tt
ask DR.. Lazell to furnish his reasons
for resigning. 1t was vote.
A petition was read from several
citizens asking that the water main
be extended on Allen street as far as
the property of George Drew and also
that the main on Prospect street be
extended to Essex street. 1t was re-
ferred to the water committee.
A petition from Robinson Bros, of
Williamstown for doing general plumb
ing was referred.
A petition from Prindle & Averill
for license to do general plumbing was
granted.
Several applications for building
permits were granted as follows: O..
H. Hale to build platform and cover
with canvass on Pearl street, G. To-
mast to move ell back from block, w.
Cheney to move barn and build piazza
at residence, E. Cassellini to reshingle
house on Maple avenue, w. f. Brad
ford to build an ell at residence, Mrs.
G. H. Bassett to reshingle house.
The mayor brought up the question
Of the previous meeting regarding the
legality of the notification of Alder
man Mckay. He said that upon care
full investigation he had found that in
his judgment it was legal method
that had been upheld by the highest
authority. He requested that the
clerk be instructed to ask City Attor-
ney Barney to present a written de-
ciSiOn on the subject, in order that
hereafter the matter would be plain.
He further asked that the matter re-
garding the recent vote to reconsider
a vote of non-confrmation of two
members of the board of health, be
presented to the city attorney to de-
eide as to the legality of the action.
Walter Kidder appeared to state
the situation at North Main street,
where at the corner of Third street
the surface water is filling his cellar.
1t was left to the street committee.
The clerk read a communication
from Warren Rowland in which he
stated that for the purpose of promot-
ing harmony between the mayor and
aldermen he rendered his resignation
as chief of police. His resignation
was left until the next meeting of the
aldermen.
The council adjourned and a meet
ing of the aldermen was called to or
der.
A batch of warrants for various ex-
penses of the past month, was read
and ordered paid.
The nomination of William Barclay
as superintendent of streets was read
and Mr.. Scott moved that the matter
Of making appointments by the mayor
other than in the month of March be
referred to the city attorney, for his
opinion as to it's legality, and seconded.
President Mckay ruled that the mo-
ton was out of order as there was
business before the house. Mr.. Pat
terson moved that the nomination be
laid on the table until the opinion of
the city attorney was obtained. Mr..
Scott then restated his motion, and it
was carried.
The same disposition was made of
the nominations of E. NJ. Tayntor as
superintendent of water works, NJ. NJ.
Gordon as city attorney, G. W. Ball as
superintendent of streets, Fred Perrin
as superintendent of streets, Sylvester
Cameron as superintendent of streets.
President Mckay stated that he
should take no notice of more than
one nomination for the same Office,
the other nominations were returned
to mayor.
w. A. Bradford appeared to ask the
board if they desired to have the
sprinkler run this summer as usual.
Mr.. Patterson stated that the board
had no right to appropriate money for
street sprinkling. The matter was
left to the water committee.
The matter Of an arrangement
whereby G. Tomasi can connect his
new buildings with the sewer was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
The aldermen adjourned and an
other meeting of the council was
called.
The mayor then arose to remark