Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-16

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Al the regular meeting OF
board OF aldermen last eight but illIle
else than routine business was uone,
The gas franchise came up u ~
action was taken upon it. 1t VIII DC
consid. red at a special meeting ol
the city council Thursday evening
The report Of the committee On
streets on the petition for a sidewalk
on South Seminary street was 10 ~
vor OF granting it as o as certain
houses are moved out OF the street.
The repor! was accepted.
The report OF the same commlttee
ia favor OF | ying a sewer on Clrcle
and Division streets was accepted anu
adopted.
The same action was taken on the
report OF the committee upon laying
out Gillow avenue and an adjacent
street. =,
The petition of $. 0, Allen and
tle 1Or q OH nCIu on''
Sheridan streets was granted.
A petition for a sewer from fremont
to Currier St., was referred to the
street committee.
A petition was received from the
same parties asking for the extension
of the water mains. 1t was referred
to the water committee.
A petition was received asking that
the m Inns be extended to Sherida an
and Beacon streets. 1t was referred to
the water committee.
The petition asking for an extern
sion OF a sewer on Melcher street was
! referred to the street committee with
power to act.
A. Tomasi petitioned for the re ut
to run the rain water from bis new
book into the Merchant street sewer.
1t was referred to the street commit
tee
An application from H. c. Patter'
son for the city water for a house on
Nelson street was referred to the com.
mittee on water. A petition for a
sewer connection for tha same house,
as was also one from E. j. Sowden for
n sewer connection for a honSe on
Nelson street was received.
Phelps Bros. were given permission
to connect A. Morton DO use on Black
well street with the sewer.
The following building permits were
granted: A. Cecchi, to build wood
shed; John Wiley, to leshingle mouse;
A. H. Buzzell, to tenement
house; VIM. Cole, to roof shed.
A resolution appropriating $3.50 to
the superintendent of streets was
adopted.
A resolution extending Barrett St.
was adopted.
A resolution appropriating money for
the Widening Of Hill street was adopt
ed.
A resolution was read relating to a
portion of Washington street not now
used as a street, and was adopted.
A batch of city warrants was read
and ordered paid.
The request Of water Superintend-
ent Campbell to have his office trans.
ferred to the Office lately vacated by
W. A. Boyce was referred to the prop.
erty committee.
The matter Of a new Sidewalk for
the end Of Granite street was referred
to the street committee.
The question Of a new fire alarm
box on Circle St., was referred to the
fire committee, and chief engineer and
the superintendent of fire alarm.
The street committee asked the
consent of the board in regard to the
closing Of Pearl St., for A. II. Buzzell
while erecting his building. 1t was
decided to allow MI. Buzzell to close
the street for 80 days.
The Capital City Gas Co., declined
to submit any proposition. Their
comm unication was laid on the table
until the other companies were heard
from
The Peoples Lighting, Heating &
Power Co., made a statement to the
effect that they would build their
plant within the city; that they would
furnish gas to the city for municipal
purposes for 81 a thousand; that thew
would pay to the city each year on
July i one per cent Of the total re-
ceipts Of the company; and finally
that the city could buy the plan. at
the end Of 10 years by paying the
cost, the interest and 10 per cent add.
itional. This matter was put owe to
a meeting of the committee on the
whole to be held after the regular
meeting.
DIR. W. F. Gilman then detailed
what the board Of health had done in
regard to fumigating the house where
the small pox cases were.
DR.. w. d. keid advocated repaper.
Ing and repainting the rooms in the
lower part OF the house.
City Attorney Wishart reported
that he had an itemized bill from W
c. French for articles claimed to have
been used or destroyed at the small
pox house, charged at fancy prices
Among them was a ton of coal.
IL vas yOted0tO ash Mr. Eroh