Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-29
NOTHING IMPORTANT DONE


ing on the petition of Mrs. l.. A..
Houghton to set up and operate a
steam boiler in the n " laundry build
ing to be erected on the site OF the
one recently burned. The hearing
was adjourned after the people op-
posed to the permit being granted had
presented their side OF the case, in
order to allow Mrs. Houghton to be
rep esentcd by counsel as the lawyer
engaged for that purpose was unable
to be present that evening. The
hearing was adjourned until Tuesday
eveningat clock. In addition to
the hearing the council transacted a
certain amount Of routine business.
The request Of Fred Bruce for per-
mission to connect his house with the
old Harvey Hersey water system was
granted.
A sewer permit was granted to A..
w. Cordlner. The petition to L, j..
Walker for an extension OF the water
main along Orange ST., was referred
to the water committee.
Permits to connect with the sewer
were granted to A. F. Sortwell, John
Trow and Phelps Bros.
The petition OF B. B HaweS for an
extension OF the sewer on Highhoborn
and Cambria StS., was referred to the
street committee on the motion OF
Alderman Mackay to report back at
the next meeting.
The petiLlon for a sewer on Berlin
ST., was referred to the street commit.
tee with power to act.
The council then took up the m t.
ter on which the meeting had been
called, the petition Of Mrs. l.. a.
Houghton for steam boiler permit.
George 7. Swa ei appeared for the
remOnstrautS and outlined their OBJ
jections which were cipally on the
score Of the smoke and cinderS and
also On account of the danger from
fire.
He called on DR.. II. O Worthen as
tho first remonstrant. He said that
the SCOT, smoke and cinders from the
old laundry were very annoying. Only
last April he said the old laundry
building had been set on fire from a
spark from the smoke stack. He said
he had heard complaints from others
ia regard to these same things
c. l. Currler said that the smoke
and cinders from the old laundry had
proved very annoying to the tenants
in his block as they we're compelled
to dry their clothes on the roof and
did like to have them all dirtied up.
On account Of his tenants he objected
to the permit being granted.
o. H. Hale said that he objected to
the permit principally because of the
danger Of from fire. 1t would prove
a decided injury to his property. He
proposed to erect good building on
the site of his burned tent.
II. b H( (ughton brought out in the
examination of DR.. Worthen that
there was boiler in the block owned
by him using soft coal and that no
permit had ever been granted for 1t
as none had ever been asked for.
DR.. Worthen said that he had told
Mr.. lIinSdale at the time that he
should object to II. He did not think
that he would object to the desired
permit being granted il hard coal was
used instead of soft.
A. Fl. BuZzell complained OF the
nuisance arising from the smoke and
SCOT and said that the exhaust from
the engine was very annoying.
o. II. Haze said that year ago last
May tire was discovered in the dust
heap in the rear Of the carpet clean
ing works at 10 a. M, and was found
still burning at p. m.
In reply to the questions from
of the city council H. B. Hough.
ten said that the building they pro.
posed to put up would be of wood COW
cred with a metallic covering and a
roofing. The engine would
be 10 horse power and the boiler 15,
as they proposed to use the old boiler
and engine il they could be repaired.
In case they built this laundry they
would consolidate the two, thus doing
away with the old one now running Ia
Central place. The location was the
best one In the city for the business
and the increased profits iSing from
it's use would more than make up for
the heavy expense.
The street committee TO whom had
been referred the question OF laying
out and accepting South Warren St.,
reported that they had consulted with
the city attorney who claimed that all
that was necessary to require the lay.
ing out OF a street was the petition OF
three freeholders to cause hearing
to be had upon the matter.
1t was voted upon the motion OF
Alderman Scott that the question OF
a boiler being operated in Worthen's
block without permit for the same,
as we'll as the hanging OF signs over
the sidewalk without permit, be re-
ferred to the committee on legislation
for report at the next meeting. The
meeting then adjourned.
Alex Anderson of this city was one