Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-04
4. CAS-. Plant HEARING
Came Before The City Council At The
Meeting Last Night
A. ToMAs| GETS PERMIT
Can Build His D|,ek Y ltheut Plans But The
Custom Will Be ch'agsd

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A special meeting Of the city coun:
oil was held last night to hear the ar
guments of tho Two companies, each
Of whom wish to place and operate q
gas plant in this city.
Before commencing the regular
business the council thoroughly LOOK.
ed over plans Of the Aver street cross
ing, where the electric railroad expect
to build their new track.
The A. TomaSi block was the first
business brought up through the read
ing OF the report Of the superintend.
ent of buildings. This was put over
for the business Of the meeting, that
is, the hearing Of the gas companies.
F.. G.. Rowland submitted resolution
Of the Peoples Lighting, Heating \
Gas Co., asking to use the streets and
highways Of Barre for the purpose Of
laying pipes, etc., for the use of said
company.
F. G.. Rowland Was the first speaker
in reference to the granting Of fran.
chise to the said company and ex-
planned 1t fully. Philip Halvosa spoke
as citizen In reference to the using
Of the streets and thought that any
company should be made to pay .
rental for the use of them.
b. W. Hooker represented the
Merchants Association and said that
IL was time that our citizens and mer.
chants were taking some interests In
the affairs Of the city. He WAS also
most emphatic On the question that the
company should be compelled to pay
rental for the use Of the streets u o.
Alex Milne upheld Mr.. Howland's
contention that the Electric Power
companies were at their limit and
that gas company would be bene'
fit to the city. B. W. Hooker spoke
second time In reference to the citi.
zens agitating the building Of an
electric power and lighting plant.
H. W. Whitcomb thought that the
town and city interests should be tax.
en- in the matter and II the plant was
to be put in, then the citizens Of
Barre should have the preference II
there is to be a plant put In.
Alderman Currier asked Mr.. How.
land II it was not fact that II the
Peoples company get the contract
thai the Kinney Mil Power plant
has been purchased for the pur'
pose.
Mr.. Rowland said that they had
not yet bought it or was there my
land purchased for the purpose
but there has been some
looking around to ascertain where
the best place would be. There
are no stockholders yet and II the con.
tract would be granted the plant
would be located in the city OF Barre.
Superintendent of Streets Bruce said
that the way he looked at this com.
pany he thought it would be on the
same basis as the spring companies
now using the streets and II the city
cannot own their gas plant at pres
ent they should make some arrange
ment SO that they can do SO later on.
That is II the city should ever want
the plant the franchise should read
that it may be purchased at the actu-
al price Of the plant. John Ander-
son gave his Views on the matter and
thought that the city should look at'
ter its interests now and not at some
future time when it would be too
late. He spoke very intelligently on
what should be done and gave dig to
the spring companies and electric
railway company en- the manner in
which they left the streets.
George Blanchard as a representa-
tive of the Capital City Gas Company
gave his views Of why his company
should be granted the franchise. He
said that bond would be put up as
guarantee that the streets be placed
back IN the same conditi N as they
we're in.
Alderman Mckenzie asked If the
company had a franchise from Mont
pelier and was answ cred in the affirm
ative. S. D. Allen said that as he was
interested he would like to soy that
more power was needed, for II any.
thing happened to the electric power
now in use it would lay many men
idle. He also thought that If fran.
chise was to be granted Barre should
have preference.
G. w. Andrews spoke as represent
ative Of the Merchants Association,
and was in favor Of the company who
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