Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-02
TELEPHONE co.
They Are In No Better
Position
THE CITY COUNCIL
Insert Too Many Why's and
wherefores

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son. A large amount of business was
transacted, and the meeting did not
adj"urn until about II O'Clock.
Building permits were granted as
follows: Comoli & Co. to repair and re-
shingle stoneshed on Blackwell street;
George l Beckley to repair house at
So Hill street by putting In dormer
window and piazza at the rear; Frank
l.. Clark to build tw0.story house
2Sx2S feet on Pleasant street; G. ].
Burnham to build story and a half
house 24x30 feet on Farewell street;
Bugbee & Alexander to build addition
24x5O feet to stoneshed on Batchel-
ders meadow; Q. j. Burnham to build
two story house 36x36 on Brook
street; VIM. Howard to remodel barn
on Merchant street into house, Fl.
G. Patterson to take down barn on
Washington street and build shed In
it's place; DR.. W. E. Lazelle to re.
shingle ell of house on South Main
street; G.. A. Cato to build grocery
store 12x24 on Blackwell street.
An application from the Barre R.
R. Co. for permission to build side
track to George Straiton's new stone
shed, was referred to the street COM
mittee with power to act.
A communication addressed to the
street commissioners and the select
men OF the town of Barre and asking
that a street be laid out from the ex-
tremity of Batchelder street across
Jail branch to the East Barre road,
was read, and on motion of Alder
man Mann, laid on. the table, The
city has already laid out street to
the city limits.
The resolution appropriating $50
for Memorial Day was read the second
time and passed. A petition from the
N. e. Tel. & Tel. Co., for permission
to replace old poles on South Main
and Aver streets and Batchelder's
meadow, and on Merchant street
from Warren to the city line, was re-
fcrred to the street committee with
power to act.
Communications were read from
several applicants for the position of
stenographer and book.keeeper in the
supt., of waterworks Office. They
were laid on the table to be taken up
later In the evening, but on account
of 50 much other business at hand,
were not taken from the table. Nine
ty-two city warrants were ordered
paid.
A largely signed petition for the
extension of the electric road to
Quarry street via Ayers and Circle
streets was referred to the committee
on streets with instructions to inves-
tigate and report back to the council
meeting to be held the first Monday
in May.
The finance committee reported on
the matter of granting the Washing.
ton County Telephone Co. permission
to set poles, etc, This report was en-
bodied 10 a resolution which they rec
commended to be accepted and adopt.
ed. The resolution granted the com
pany the right to set poles, string
wires, etc., subject to the charter and
state laws and all other regulations
/ now in force or that might be put in
force. There were plenty Of restric-
tions, Tut the resolution wound up by
giving the new company only 1e
months to have its system In first
class working order after it accepted
the franchise contained in the resolu.
tion. At the very last was section
declaring the franchise void il within
30 days the N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. file
with the city clerk an agreement to
give a satisfactory service and not
raise it's present rates for FIVE years.
q. S. Currier and George Lamson
raised objections to the resolution in
behalf of the new company and G. W.
Scarf spoke for the New England
company. E. W. Bisbee suddenly ap-
peared on the scene and protested vigor.
ously against the resolution, but at.
ter all the discussion it was finally
passed.
A resolution was adopted directing
the assessors to return appraisal OF all
property to the depth Of 20 rods on
streets where city water mains are
laid, and also all property within 1000
feet Of a hydrant, for the purpose Of
assessing q hydrant tax. The matter
of transforming nine drawers in the
post office into 18 boxes was referred
to the property committee with pow
er to act.
The water committee was instruct
ed to hire someone to act as bookkeep-
er and stenographer In the office Of
the superintendent Of water works.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the city clerk to prepare list or all
outstanding bills contracted by the
city, the object being to find out
what the indebtedness of the city
really is.
The committee on salaries reported
that the following sums should b
y paid different omosrs and their report