Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-20
THE GORDON QUESTION.
The Mayor and Mr.. Patterson Clash
Once More.

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Once More.
The city council held a special
meeting last night with all members
present except Alderman Robbins.
A permit was granted Ernest Lem
mon to hold an open air mass meeting
in Depot Square.
The clerk read communication
from Charles A. Smith stating that
he should hold the city liable for all
damage to his property on Elm ST.,
from water overlooking from the Gull
vert being built along the northerly
side of the street.
A petition from the Fourth of July
committee asked than the price of IL
censes for that day be doubled and the
extra money donated to the cclcbra-
ton fund if possible, if not, then they
desired the council to refuse to grant
licenses for that day outside, the trot-
ting park, SO that Barre merchants
can have the benefit of the extra trade
that day.
An invitation for the Mayor and
Councilmen to join in the 4th of July
parade was received from the parade
committee, The Salons understood
that they would likely be assigned to
) the division of "horrihleS" and there
fore laid the invitation on the table
for additional information before
accepting or declining.
A petition for transfer of license
a from Jack Cayhue to Church, Dana
e and Smith, was referred to the license
e committee, with power to act.
+. A petition for the establishment OF
e grade on Camp street from Wash.
a ngton to Hill streets, was referred t(
S the street committee, who will re-
= port at the next meeting.
Building permits were granted az
follows: Warren Rowland house or
Batchelder's Addition: Arthur Mar
tin, shed at IS Park street: G. w
,Jeffords, addition to fish market; Johr
o Brown, stoneshed and blacksmith
shop on Center street, Edward Nc
Nulty, house on Berlin street; w. A
e Lane, addition to StOneShead on Burn
T. ham Meadow. The only restriction
s. was that where felt roofing was speci
fed, the fire proof variety should b
IL used.
n L. X. Averll, through Alderman
Mann, asked permission to lay pipe
g across Dewey street, 1t was de
y cided that the petition must be pre-
80 sented in the regular way.
er Mcfarland & Boyce asked permls
n sion to connect Fred Waters hous
,e at the corner of South Main and I'll
70 more streets with their spring waite
N system. Mr. Mann objected. Peti
Is tion referred to street committee AM
l. city attorney to Investigate and re
t. port. One city warrant was ordere
i paid.
,e After protracted discussion a res
s. olution was adopted directing tn
% superintendent of waterworks to hav
N the old East Barre reservoir put il
l. order at once.
h There is to be an arrangement be
If tween the superintendent and the fir
department, so that the East Barr
water can be turned on at short nc
tice in case of a big fire.
v A resolution was passed directin
the city engineer to survey the stree
h lines of Pleasant street, and directin
&c the street commissioners to remOv
r all distractions found within tn
, street lines.
N A resolution was presented tina
n the services of John w. Gordon b
retained in the following cases til
they are finished: StearnS and other
-. VS.. the city of Barre, G. l.. Currier vs.
the city of Barre, and the three sprin
= water cases, SO called, in chancery /
y protracted struggle between the may
or and the old line Gordon adhere mt
=, followed. The discussion on the par
:, of the mayor was fair, candid, and I'm
heated. Mr.. Patterson thought j
simply scheme to ruin Mr. Gordol
and made some very heated remarks
The mayor said that he had alread
:, notified Mr.. Gordon that his service
!. would be dispensed with till furthe
a notice, sucn action being taken be
y cause he had never received any au
n n thority from the present council tt
it conduct the cases. The mayo
:" thought Gordon's services were no
$ needed in the Stearns case till after
decision and said if City Attorney