Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-23

which have occurred during the year,
giving date, box number, street, own
err loss, insurance, class Of property,
and origin of the fire IN each instance.
There have been l3 alarms during the
year, there being no d.mage in three
instances. Chief Phelps closes his re-
port with an enumeration of the prop
erty held by the department. His re-
port was accepted, adopted and or
dered printed.
Supt. G. S. Currier of the water de-
partmenJ submitted his report which
may be summed up as follows: Sixty
six new connections made in the past
year, 40 Of which are now in use.
There have been four changes from
city to spring water, and six from
spring to city. One new hydrant has
has been put in making total OF 81
in the city. There are now 1901 con-
nections with the city water mains.
The assess jrs have prepared an ap-
praisal of real estate for the assessing
of a special hydrant taX, and it should
be fixed as soon as possible.
The cost of pumping this year was
slS43.55 for 55 days. The boilers
must be fixed before next summer.
Cost of repairing Bolster reservoir was
sl26O Oh He recommends the build
ing Of five to eight gallon reservoir
on Martin Brook, so Bolster reservoir
may be cleaned and the cost OF pump
ing may be done away with. Orange
Brook extension should be completed
as soon as possible and a reducing
chamber built at East Barre reservoir.
He recommends extensions of the
water Sy stem as follows:
Park street to Elm, with hydrant
IN fremont street extension. From
Cutler & McDonalds 3 shed to Granite
street, from Maple avenue across
Gunner brook to Brook street, there
should be thirty new hydrants. Should
put meters at stone sheds and in the
blocks, and fix new schedule of rates:
also see that lawn hose is properly
used.
There has been 1884 feet of main
laid. or this 40 feet is II inch pipe,
l,722 feet is inch and Lap feet is
6 inch pipe. G. st Of pipe, l.339.3l:
abor, 1885,; fittings, 404 n; lead
md jute, 400. 20; lumber and wood
81 so; connections, 957 OIL; pumping,
l,S43 56; maintenance, SOL 10; a total
cost of 7,963.9S.
Rent was received as follows: Col
|ecied current year, SO, ,o03.33; due
from private parties, 477.50: for hy-
lrant service, not collected, 2,6l0.0 {:
public services not charged, $50 %.
Total estimated revenue, $13,349 So.
Add II connections not IN use, 100 co.;
add rebate on account of vacancies,
}19 10, making total of 1880 OF.
Total rents collected from Feb. /,
1900, to Jan. |, 1901 $l0,097.95.
Cash statement: On hand Feb. |,
1901, 1, ,66S.S3; recafSet from tres.
lrer, 263.57; water rents 10,097.9
;ash from other sources. 8.l8; making
total of IL 039 SO. Paid out as per
vouchers, 1869 56; water rents paid
treasurer, SlS9. II: balance of cash on
nand. lS9 IS; mixing total of H.
03S 63. The report was accepted and
,dopted and ordered printed.
Estimates from the city engineer
hat it was safe to pay 1881 to j. G.
De Bruno for building culverts in
Maple Grove was laid on the table as
here was an assignment and truS
tee on the money due.
The slightly corrected report of the
street committee was presented, ac-
cepted and adopted and ordered print
ID. Alderman Mackay called up the
resolution tabled some time ago, re-
Ating to the purchase of library
site. The proposed deed TO the city
was read by the clerk. Mackay said
the lot should now be bought as
per the vote of the city. The mayor
said according to estimates he had
made the money was needed for other
purposes in fact it had already been
paid out to meet current expenses. His
Honor was apparently thuoderstruck
when the city treasurer said he had
a certificate Of dcposi5 for the amount
Of the 10 cent tax raised. A scrap
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