Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-23
THE FIRE Department..
Aldermen Discuss Buying New Lad
der Truck.

The regular meeting OF the Board OF
Aldermen was held last night.
Before the meeting Commenced
City Clerk Wells gave book to each
of the aldermen and mayor in refer
ence to the New England Telephone
Co. This book proposes to show the
damage that would be done if a new
Co., were allowed in the city.
AS His Honor the Mayor wished to
leave soon he took up the matter of
the fire department and said there
should be something done. They
should have ladders as those they now
have do not reach sufficiently high.
He would suggest that the mat
ter be'left with the committee on fire
and they consult with the chief and
see what should be done.
Alderman MacKay said he heard
from Burlington through some friends
who had been over the whole depart
ment of that place and said that the
Burlington fire department had new
hook and ladder truck in good condi-
tion and wished to dispose of it as
they need a longer one there. The
one they have now would amply salts
fly this city.
The mayor also brought up the
matter of taxes for the ensuing year
and hoped that they would not be as
high as last year, say about 50.
Alderman MacKay hoped the board
would not be so foolish as last year:
that they should get sufficient funds
in the treasury for the year to come.
The mayor thought that he would
like to have the estimates in by the
next regular meeting of the alder.
men and to facilitate matters he call
ed meeting of the city council for
Monday May %, at p. m. sharp.
The minutes of the last regular
and special meetings were read and
approved.
Three city warrants 40S07-S-9,
schools $500, L. j.. Bolster 500,
Frank MCGUIRE $795 we're ordered
paid.
A petition was read asking for an
electric light on Park street extension
corner of the Elm street extension re-
ferred to light committee. Applica-
ton for license to run lunch room
signed by Il. I. Church and L. T..
Dana was referred to the committee
on licenses.
L. N. Lenehan to reshingle house.
W. A. Whitcomb to buhd piazza.
Frank f. Yatter to move building on
Summer street owned by l.. j. Bols-
ter. j. G. Hobart to build house. II.
N. Cheney for permit to reshingle his
house. Smith, Whitcomb and Cook.
to put up building 96 by 104 feet
adjoining their workshops. Mary e.
Dodge to reshinglc house.
These were all recommended by the
building inspector excepting the one
of +. Il. Yattcr which he did not
think was good enough to move.
The aldermen also thought. so as
they accepted his report.
The trustees of the library commit
tee of the Aldrich estate thought that
the water tax should he RELATED as
this property now came under the
same heading as churches. Their re-
quest was granted.
The committee on streets recon-
mended sewer for Circle street and
1T was accepted.
Charles ?. Jones brought up plea
to close the doors to the post Office at
$3.50 instead of 10 o'clock at night.
Moved that the doors be kept open
until $50, except when there is some
thing going on in the opera house,
when they are to be kept open until
the show is out. Carried unanimous
ly.
George Bond asked about water on
Bassett street going across Foster
street from sluice built there by the