Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-20
LIMIT NOT REACHED
Report of Finance Committee SHOWS
That the City Can Borrow
More Money.

The city council held their adjourn
ed meeting last night at 7.l5.
Before going into regular business
City Clerk Wells brought up the mat
ter of 81, 1002O due for tax and read
a letter from the State Treasurer j..
L. Bacon asking for one months in
terest at per cent.
Mr.. Wells then read warrant call.
ing for $33 81 to pay the interest.
Alderman Mackay said it was
question of whether it is the city or
the mayor should pay.
The mayor said the reason for the
delay in not signing the first warrant
that it was not made out in the regu-
lar way and that he wanted it in the
regular way. If there was anything
due he would pay it. On motion it
was decided that the city pay it.
City Warrant SOIL to White & Nor
mandeau for 1915 was ordered paid.
A petition from Clarhew & Grey
was read asking for pipe to stretch
across Blackwell street and it was
granted.
Alderman MacKay read a report
on behalf of the finance committee
showing the Indebtedness of the city
up to June Goth, making total of
$205, 0ll.SG. The item of $3.50
credited to the water debts, consisted
of two notes. The city debt was
13,74l.72 under the debt limit.
Alderman Patterson moved the &C
ceptance of the report which was
seconded, but before the motion was
put His Honor gave a long dsSerta-
tion ON the technical points of the
$25, 900 water debt, for which the
city have two notes. He said he con-
sidered it part of the city debt and
should be SO itemized and not be in
cluded in the water debt. Including
this S25, 900 with the city debt, he
made the grand list overdrawn.
The report of the finance commit
tee does not include this 1925, 200 in
the city debt and in consequence the
limit for borrowing has not been
reached.
The mayor stated his report showed
the debt as $2l7, 5000 while the
grand list is $2ls, 1928, leaving a
balance of 81, lS3.OS, which can Still
be drawn according to law.
The report was accepted.
The resolution assessing loo tax
for the paying in part of the library
lite, which was laid on the table at
jhe last meeting, was next taken up.
rs there was a motion m AIDE at the
asst meeting, it was not necessary to
make another motion this time, SO
hey Immediately took a yea and nav
'ote on it, and it was carried-6 yeas
nd one nay, the mayor dissen ting.
Clty warrant 5O43, to Joseph Rob-
douX for labor, Sl9.SS, was ordered
aid. A resolution was read, made by
alderman Mackay: "That all future
Xtensions of the city water mains
within the city: and all connections
0 be made with said city system, be |
eferred to the water committee, and
hey Shall let the same extensions by |
ontract among the different plumb
rs IN the city, if in their Judgment
ne city s interests will be conserved
hereby"
The maker of this resolution stated
mere was lots of talk that the plum. I
rs OF the city could not get Oh ance
pa for any plumbing work. He
lrther stated that there should bea
appointed to look after
1eSe things and if any person gave
for any connections hey
1ould he brought to time for iu.
The resolution was accepted and
dopted.
The matter of a silcock that W.
arclay has had connected with his
ouse was next brought up. The
'parlntendent Of water wo rks was
'ked in reference to it. lie said