Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-25
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ALDERMEN AND CITY COUNCIL
Discuss Property, Sewer, Streets
Water and Opera House.

The aldermen held their regular
meeting last night.
The following reports of the inspec
tor of buildings were granted, Tt
James Mcdonald to build house; Burke
Brothers to build stone shed; Ander.
son & Sons to build stone shed; Fred
King to build an addition to barn on
Washington street; Alexander Ander.
son to build hen house; Andrew Bjorn
to build house and barn on Currier
street. The report was accepted and
adopted.
A petition was read for sewer on
Beckley street to Prospect avenue to
Hillside~.avenue and was referred to
street committee. A petition for a
sewer on Center street to Blackwell
street to John and James streets was
also referred to the street commit.
tee.
A certificate was read in referen &c
to the tax bill for 1900 which was
signed by the aldermen and will be
published in the press.
A request made by Mr.. Foster to
remove the remains of his ten months
old child from the Elmwood cemetery
here to the cemetery in Orange was
referred to the health committee.
After paying visit to the opera
house Alderman Mackay on behalf of
the property committee recommend
ed that half of the foot rests at the
bottom of the seats in the opera
house be cut out; half the expense to
be borne by the present lessee of the
house. This was accepted and adopt
ed.
The committee on streets made
report in reference to a sewer on
South Main St., and that work be
commenced at once. The lowest bid is
$l,129.51, with the cost of the pipe,
at $545, making the total cost $1674.-
81 or about this. The report was
accepted.
The aldermen then adjourned and
His Honor the mayor called city |
council meeting to discuss the matter
of street through the property of
Gilley & Abbott. The resolutions
which have already been before the J
board were again brought forth ask.
ing for road from Park to East St.,
IN a line with Averill St.
1t was moved by Alderman Mackay
that the resolution offered by John
W. Gordon be acted on. Before tax
ing it up the resolution of grievance
was read that before a road is started
that certain owners agree to put in
order the property owned by them,
and the resolution agreeing to do SO
was signed by II. G. Patterson, Har-
vey Hersey, G. L. Currier and Gilley
& Abbott. Mr. Abbott was present
and explained what they would do
towards cutting up their lots in order
to get a good street. .
1t was moved that the report be
adopted, and yea and nay vote was
5aken, resulting in seven yeas.
Mr.. Robinson of South Main street
in reference to water to
'un his mill at Jockey Hollow and
aid the city had taken away all the
water by pumping. He said he had
eascd the mill but they could not
un without water. AS he came I'M
Ter the heading Of mill owners the #
natter was left with the water com. r,
nittce with power to act. v
Alderman Mann brought up the &
natter Of bridge at the head of h
'atchelder street, in order that the i
own OF Barre can run a street from 3
'atchelder to Washington street. G
One Of the abutments of the bridge y
7ill come in the city of Barre and the
ther In the town of Barre and the G
after asks that the city deed the
tie them, or give them au.
hority to place the abutments in the A
lty. The matter was laid on the
able.