Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-17
water Dept.
And Other Reports Or
dored Printed
INTERESTING FIGURES
Recommendations and Infor
nation Thsrein

The City Council met in adjourned
session at 6. 80 last night and several
more department reports were read,
accepted and adopted, and ordered
printed in the annual city report.
+. G. Howand, trustee Of the U. 5.
deposit fund, and commissioner for
the shaking fund. reported as fol-
lows:
From Treas, Oct. 5, 1900, 8 5468 SO
i" d" Sept. rs, 1901, 55SS 10
Int. to Oco. l, 1901, 22O 92
Amt O. hand, $ll ,278.2l
He also holds the city'i note, dated
Mar II, 1901, for $l6,44S 50, for Z.
S. deposit fund.
The report of the city engineer was
not of special interest, being the same
in many respecrs as that of the supt.
of streets. The report of the prop
erty committee also contained nothing
of special interest deserving Of ad-
vance publication, and the report OF
the street committee is in the same
lass, being much like the report Of
the pt. OF streets. An addition will
be mace to this report on the matter
Of the extension of the electric road.
The report of City Attorney Wis.
hart contains the following lnforma
tion about the batch Of lawsuits the
city had hand and has acquired dur
ing the year:-Annie Stearns VS.. City
of Barre, decided by supreme court
against the city; A. J. Young VS.. City
settled and discontinued; Smith,
Whitcomb. IS Cook 1T al VS.. Barre
Water Co. on question Of using water
for polishing, decided against the
water com pany: suit brought oy all
mill owners below the junction Of
Jail and Steph, rs branches for taki0g
OF Scott Brook and Peck Pond, and
case of Stafford & II ldeu; Smith,
White NIB & Cook, and Joaes Brolhers
for taking # Martin Brt ok, Sail un-
settle4: Hutchins VS.. Barre Water
Co., for taxes, decided against the
water company; Perry & Scribners
bill in equity for a temporary in njunc'
tion az inst the city, not granted:
the otner chancery cases remain the
same as last year, but heariug in
Cit, Of Barre VS.. Perry & Scribner is
loptd for within few Gays.
Case OF LuciLa e. Smith VS.. City
about the ii lie Of land at the corner
of Summer an Elm Streets has bet q
settled out of court. Case OF 1rOw
g. Pnelps VS.. City abouC relocation of
Beckl-y Street, settled.
Orb.r rnoH nncoftl,6
Drew ct al VS. City, appeal by proper
ty owners from an assessment by the
str, ct c. mmissioners for the opening
of a street, mo ,rity report has e ,n
til. fav, ring the city and minority
favoring tue property owners. Case
goes to ,urL for nearing on report.
en- prosecutions have been brought
for violation OF city ordinances and
the respondents all paid fines.
The JOINT report uf The two re ponc.
ents VI The waterwOrKS is extremely
l,ng, but Of x eat interest. From it
we learn The ,ollowiug tacts:-Ninty-
three new G, tction, have been
made, "a of which are now in use, and
80 ale for places not ytt mpleted.
changed TO spring water. Three
spring walter conn lOhS nave been
changed 10 city water. We iow have
l107ttnuec lOuS 20 mains.
SIX n " hydranG> have been install.
led, m4k'rg 93 iu all. PUN ,,ing Was
reSored TO II GAYS and nights, at a
total cost for pump, ldbr rep irS,
rent, etc, uf $l224 81. Puu plug and
resultant Damages has cost over
S5s2l SS, during tn past three ears.
tXpebdrd at Bolster re>e voir:
For e Ing pi 5ure, $500: rep.iring
washout, 1888 IA Bolster reservoir
must be clean d LeXt summer, sure.
Cleaning Martin Brt ok cost $14 SO and
Scott Brook, $2675. We III ust have
more water, aud if possible must have