Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-19
The ALDERMEN
Amend The Tax Rate by
Decreasing it
TO s2.9S
After Finding They Had Ek
Ceeded Their Powers

lar session last night with all men,
hers present, excepting Alderman
Robins. The minutes OF the previous
meetings were read and approved.
A petition for street light at the
corner of Newton street and Elmwood
avenue was referred to the committee
on lights to report back. petition
for d sewer on B street, was referred
to the committee on streets. A peti
ton for a plank Sidewalk along the
westerly side Of BaSsett street was re-
ferreo to the Committee on stree S
with power to act.
A petition for sewer on Division
street was referred to the committee
on streets to report back. A protest
against changing the name Uf Carleton
street to Dewey street, Was unani-
mously laid on the table. Building
permits we're granted as follows:
Albert Cherihi, house on Blackwell
street; George A. Drew, house ott
Pleasant street; DR.. Lamb, piazza:
J. M. Mcdonald, house: John Nichol-
son, two houses on B street; j. W.
Nc Donald, to move and repair barn
on Hill sire. t; F. H. Hopkins, to re-
pair house on Washington street.
Peter Alexander, to build piazza at
13 Branch street; G. S. Currier, two
story house on Currier street; Thomas
Carroll, house on Foss street; John P.
Walston, to build addition to house
on Essex street; w. f. Richardson to
repair house on Mount S rect.
Ludwig Levin and Andrew Tomasi
we're granted each license to sell
soft drinks. The following petitions
fer similar licenses were referred to
the license committee with power to
act:-G. Tomasi, Mrs. B D. Tom Isl,
G. w. Jetfords, D. Giailerio & Co ,
Antonias Caleb and Mike Cochran
A petition from the Combination Cash
SGOre Co. for license to hang an Oil
cloth sign over the sidewalk. was re-
| ferred to the street committee With
power TO act.
The following seven permits were
granted. ThpS. Carroll, FoSs st eet
e. l.. Smith, Brook street; VIM Brown
Grant avenue; F. H. Hopkins, cor.
Washing ton and Camp streets anc
Harry l.. Sanders. A. &. Miles wal
granted license to run pool room
at North Barre, and Charles Jondrt
was granted like license for th'
Morse block.
Tue committee on streets reported
in favor of sending out notices ant
proceeding to lay out and work
certain new street from ElmwoOdsave
to Dennis Starts, the abutterS to b
assessed for the working of the street
The report was accepted and adopted
The same committee reported II
favor of working the upper end o
Granite street, and of laying out ant
working certain new street otf Pleas
ant street, assessing the abutlers TO
the cost OF working the new street
The reports were accepted and adopt
ed.
!. The committee on health reporte
that the city should pay for disinfect
ing houses when the families livln
there are not able to pay, the healt
officer to @ X. all bills. After som
discussion the report was accepted b
vote of four 10 one, Scott clalm1n
that the city should pay for all disir
fecting of houses.
A resolution was passed amendin
the resolution passed at the last meet
ing assessing a 90 tax, Sl.42 of th
same being a general tax. IN
amendment makes it a $2sS tai
sl.4O of the same being a gener'
tax. This was done because it WI
found that a 50 tax was just two cen
more than the law would let them
assess.