Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-04
The LIBRARY
Corner Lot Of French Es-
tate is Discussed
OLD HOME week
IS Also Acted Upon By The
City Council

! The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night with all members pres
ent.
. A petition for the working Of the
upper end OF Granite st., from Gar
field avenue to Prospect ST., was re-
ferred to the street committee.
A petition from Perry & Scribner
for permission to open Perry St., and
Highland avenue for the purpose of
making water connections was refer
red to the street committee with power
to acJ as the ordinances direct.
A petition for the laying and work.
ing OF new street from point. on
the northerly side Of Pleasant St. over
land Of the estate of the late l.. W.
Whitcomb was referred to the st rect
committee to report back.
The following sewer permits were
granted: J. L. Beckley, Dewey ST.;
0. H. Hale, Pearl ST.. Thos. Casson.
F. l.. Pages permit on academy street
was referred to the street committee
with power to act. A petition from
Mcfarland & Boyce to connect Fred
Waters new house on SJuth Main
St.. with their water system was re.
ferred to the street committee
Ward & Douglass asked to locate
set OF 25 or 80 ton scales III front Of
their building on South Main street,
and their request was referred to the
street committee with power to act.
The following building permits were
granted:
f. d. Ladd, move lara house from
Washington to Camp street; Fred E.
Perrln, build house on East street ex-
tension; john McMinn, build 60x4O
feet addition to stone shed; Harvey
Hersey. build cottage in Maple Grove;
Fred Perrin, build house on Highland
avenue: A. e. Batchelder build store
house and shed, l8x40, on Seminary
street: G. B. Townshend, build house
on Railroad street: P. G. Camp, re-
shingle house on Washington street;
John O'Neill, build hou'e on Colby
street.
Central Labor Union presented COM
munication reporting that the Barre
Candy Kitchen and the store of B.
Tomasi G. Tomasi and D. Gicherio
kept open Sundays. They wanted
them closed. A resolution was adopt
ed referring the matter to the police
committee and the city attorney to
investigate and if they found these
stores doing business Sundays con.
trary to law to instruct the chief OF
police to close them.
F. M. Waterman was granted a
lunch room license at his candy kit.
chen. Ninety.t Tree city warrants
were ordered paid. The bond Of the
Supt., of Waterworks was accepted.
The committee on license reported
that the Merchants Carnival license
be $40 a day, and their report was
accepted and adopted
The resolution authorizing the ex-
tension of the city water mains through
Circle street was read the second time
and adopted. After some discussion
the committee to whom was referred
the matter of an observance OF Old
Home Week was discharged, and the
Mayor was instructed to call mass
meeting of the citizens to consider
the subject.
A resolution was adopted transfer
ring $4,000 from the general to the
school account, and warrant for that
sum was ordered paid. Went into ex-
ecutive at 8.45. After conference
with Superintendent Of Streets Mel
son and the City Attorney, L. j. Bol.
ster's bills for damage by an overflow
ing sewer, and for timber used in re.
pairing Bolster reservoir, were order
ed paid.
The supply committee was instruct
ed to procure fuel for the city hall fol
the ensuing year. The water com
mittee was instructed to procure the
necessary material for the extension
of the water mains through Circle St.
and also the necessary supplies for th'
water department for the presen'
season. The matter Of having th'
city pay for the disinfecting Of houses
was referred to the health committee
to report back.
After some discussion of q verba
report from the committee 1t was votet
that they request the trustees Of tn
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