Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-08
CITY NEWS
CITY COUNCIL.
A Large Amount Of Business Done
Last Night.


monthly session last night with all
members present.
A petition from f. e. Davis, Of
Montpelier, to do general plumbing
was referred to the committee on
license.
A petition from Mr.. Burroughs to
put in a cellar drain from A. Brooklyn
street to the river was granted provid-
ed the work be done to the satiSfac-
ton Of the committee on streets.
The property committee was au-
thorized to sign on the part of the
city the agreement with Janitor c, p.
Jones.
A petition from Mr.. Baldwin, of 81
Prospect street, to connect his house
with the surface sewer was granted,
provided that in case the city should
construct regular sewer system on
that street he is to connect with the
same.
The report of the committee on
streets about a new street from WIN
ter street to George Cassie S land was
referred back to the committee on
account Of a misunderstanding as to
whether or not said street went across
said Cassie's land.
Mayor lIerscy brought up the mat
ter of having the doors leading to the
postonice hallway open till 10 o'clock.
Mackay stated that the property COM
mittee thought o'clock late enough
but to test the wish Of the council he
moved that they be left open TIL 10
O'Clock, and his motion was carried.
L. A. Gale asked to have an electric
light placed near the Granite street
bridge and after some discussion 1t
was referred to the lighting commit
tee with power to act.
The committee on streets reported
in favor Of the sewer from the inter-
section of Summer and Elm to IRE
mont streets and Of the extension
from Mcrshant to Warren street.,
and the reports were accepted and
adopted.
Mackay informed L. A. Gale that
the finance committee had in their
possession joint bill from II. A.
Hoar which they could not accept till
he and Mr.. lIoar appeared and cx-
planned the items.
MrGale went on to explain that Mr..
Uoar obtained for him, and the village
and city of Barre permanent iniunc-
ton against dumping stone chips into
the river. Proceedings were begun
some nine years ago and decision was
handed down last year. The bill
amounting to some over 1926, is prin-
cipally fees, and is owed jointly by
Mr.. Gale and the city. The city has
paid $50 on the same case.
Mackay wanted to know if IIoar was
not city attorney during the time
that some of the charges covered. a
reading of the bill showed such to be
the case. 1T was voted that the
finance committee look up the bin
and report at the next meeting. Mr..
Gale stated that the present occu-
pants of the sheds enjoined had dump
ed stone chips into the river tins
spring and that he informed them
they must stop or something would
drop. Mackay thought that if the
bill of costs could be dropped on them
they would be stopped all right.
The committee on fire reported in
favor of installing "a new hydrants as
follows:
] in front of the Aver street school
house, l on Hill street above the rail-
road track, l on parker's Flat, on
Batchelder's and Boyce's meadow,
on Perry street near Mr.. Buchans,
corner of Richardson street, l corner
of Orange and Carleton streets, | Or.
ange street, Washington street be-
You'd Harry Patterson's, l Washing
ton street near Dewey street, Curri-
er street, | Eastern avenue near Ma
pie Grove, Park street below Mr..
Barclays, ! Merchant street at dead
end of main, ] corner of Summer and
Short streets, Warren street near
gravel bank, | Long street, l Maple
avenue near Mr.. Jameison'S, l Fare
well street, on Smith Bros. above
Farewell street. | Pleasant street, |
corner of N. Main and Sixth streets,
recommended extension Of main near
Jones Bros. and Mulch & Calder's
with hydrants moved to ends of ex-