Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-13
v. ", LAP0|NT
Has Lease Of Opera House
Taken Away From Him
Must Cease Obstructing Mer.
chant St. or Have Trouble

The lease Of the opera house held
by W. w. Lapoint has been declared
null and void and ordered vacated, and
the lessee has been ordered to deliver
up the keys, ETC., and all other
property to the property commit.
tee at once. This action was taken
because of the failure of Mr.. Lapoint
to live up to the conditions of his
lease granted him last September.
This does not mean that the opera
house will be closed as the city coun-
Gil at its special meeting last evening,
at which this action was taken, had
several applications for the house
whenever they decided to have new
lease made out.
All members OF the city council ex-
cept Alderman Patterson were present
at the special meeting neld last even
ing.
The first business to come before
the meeting was the letter Of Perry
& Scribn n refusing the offer of the
city for their spring water system.
This was read after which it was de.
clded to take no further action in re.
gard to the matter.
Next letter was read from Harry
7. Eaton Of Claremont, n. H., asking
to be considered an applicant for the
opera house the next time it was va
cant. "a leL5er was also read from
VIM. H. Rudolph, manager OF the Old
Jed Prouty Co., asking for the same
privilege. In this letter ths writer
said the city had too good an op. IA
house to be managed as it was at
present. Mayor Phelps also sail he
had received an application from the
manager Of the Howard opera house,
Burlington.
This led to a general discussion Of
the opera house and it seemed to be
the general opinion that Manager La
point was not making the success Of
his venture that he ought to. His
lease was read and iI was decided that
he had not lived up to it.
A resolution was Intro duced and
passed by an unanimous vote to the
effect that as w. w. Lapoint had
failed to live up to the conditions Of
his lease made September lst, requir-
ing the payment OF sSl.6e on or be-.
fore Nov. l,t, which be had failed to
do, the lease be declared null and void
and vacated, and that the lessee be d.
rected to deliver up the keys and
other property to the property COM
mittee forthwith.
Perry & Scribner were given per-
mission to open up Mount and WASH
ington streets to make connections
with their water system, under the
restrictions imposed by the ordinances
for the same.
@. N. Kenyon & Co. were given per.
mission to hang a sign in iron. Of the
A. ID. Morse block.
A petition was received from num-
ber of citizens asking that the report
uf E. A. Buss on he city water sys.
tenn he published and distributed. 1t
was decided tu have both the local pa
pers print the report, the city to pay
The cJst Of composition for the 5, me.
The question Of minors Irequenting
the shooting gallery Was brought up
and discussed but no actit n was taken
on the matter.
A list Of delinquent water takers,
who owed $311 81, was read and it
was voted W shut Lhe water Off from
them unless the bills were paid at
Un, e.
City AIT rney Wishart brought up
the proposition of SeL.le Lent made by
certain people VINO are lighting an ~
seSs,nenU tor an extension Of a street
off Pleasant street, but 1t Was decided
to let the matter take Its course. This
was regarded as one Of the cases where
the city was compelled TO lay out much
money on d street after it had been ac-
cepted by the city without III being
put into proper condition before II was
, offered to the city.
1t was also voted to instruct the
water committee to 60 ahead and ar
range for hearings in the water cases
as soon as possible.
Alderman Mann brought up the
matter OF A. T mast obstructing the
sidewalk en- Merchant street. IL was
decided to have the street committee
epjCin him If he did not remove the
dirt he had placed there at once and
! leave the street clear for 70 i passen-