Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-26
SOME PROGRESS
Made By The Aldermen
In Settling
WATER CASES
4 Resolution Passed To Pay
Certain Mill Owners
WATER CASES

Some further progress was made
last evening at the regular meeting
of the board OF aldermen In the SET
tlement of the much talked OF water
damage cases against the city as a
resolution to pay the owners OF the
mill privileges above the junction OF
the two branches a certain sum OF
money for the past, present and fu'
ture use of the water was given It's
first reading and Mayor Phelps as
special committee made a report OF
the terms of settlement arrived at
with three OF the mill owners below
the junction.
All Of the board we're present when
the meeting opened except Alder
man Mann and he camein afterwards.
Alderman Scott acted as the clerk pro
TEN, as City Clerk Wells was unable
to be present.
A petition was received from r. A.
Hoar, n. K. Bush and F. G. Rowland
on behalf of the incorporators OF the
Peoples Lighting. Heating and Pow
er Co. asking for the permission OF
the city council to 60 ahead and in
stall gas plant or an electric light
plant as this permission was necessary
before they could begin business. The
petition on the motion OF Alderman
Patterson was laid on the table.
A resolution to transfer $4,000 from
the gene raj fund to the school account
was passed:
The cemetery committee reported
against the city giving up the control
over strip of land about Hope GENE
terry as askedsby the cemetery Com
mlssioners, and the report was &C
cepted. -.
A resolution to pay certain mil
owners $4,000 as damages for takiu(
the water from Peck pond, Scott ant
Martin brooks for all time and for al
purposes except water meters wa
given its first reading.
Mayor Phelps reported that this un
derstanding had been reached Will
three others:-To pay the Stafford .
Holden Manufacturing Co., $4,000
Smith, Whitcomb & Cook, $4,000; ant
Wells, Lamson & Co., $4,000 for tn
use of water for the past, present an'
future for all time for all purposes
No action. was taken on this matter a
it was thought best to see what term
could be made with Jones Bros.
The question of hiring the land o
Burnhan's meadow for the storage
water and sewer pipe from tn Ger
! tral Vermont caused discussion int
! the train service of that railroad as
result of which this resolution VIZ
unanimously passed.
"That we declare the action OF tt
Central Vermont Railroad Co., in d
Z laying the arrival Of the 9.35 train II
Burlington and the discontinuance
4 the $3.50 train to Burlington Is
s source Of great Inconvenience to o.
3 citizens, and we feel that taking In
s consideration the business furnish'
3 by the city t. the Central Vernon
9 Railway Co., our interests should 7
& ceive more consideration than b
= been shown by the change"
& "Therefore be it resolved that Il
8 city council Of the city OF Barre
= quest the Central Vermont Railw
3 Go. through it's proper officials 10
s. move the injury and injustice
I" which we are now subjected by t
= changes above noted"
Mayor Phelps appointed A. @. Sls
% ton, G. A. Drew. q. L. Currier, A.
= Dodge, J. M. Taft and B. p. Will
as petit jurymen and Ezekial DR.
z as grand juror. After the name OF
IL. Currier had been rejected by q W
2 Of s to / and that Of Harry @. Patti
: son substituted the whole list v
z unanimously confirmed. The me