The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-12
NEW LIGHTING CONTRACT
A Modification Of Earlier Proposition Of
Consolidated Co. Health Off
GERS After Plumbers.

a hpFttdl Hleetlhg Oh the CITY council
was held last evening TO consider an APP
plication from D. H. Hale for a building
permit to erect three story wooden struc-
ture TO be covered with iron between his
Main street buildings and the anction
room at the rear, and also q lean TO S8x36
at the rear of his auction rooms. The ap-
plicati0D for the lean-tO permit was re-
fused and that for the three story addition
at the rear Of the present block was grant
ed with the proyiso that a l2-inch brick
fire wall be erected at each end aud that
the two sides be brick .veneered.
It was also voted the street commission
ers be instructed 70 Issue notices on the
widening Of Pearl street.
When the council convened the city
clerk read the applications from Mr. Hale,
which were submitted 70 the council by
the building Inspector without recommen-
dations. Mr.. Hale already has q permit
q erect two story, iron covered addition
on this site, and the new application calls
for an additional story
Alderman Enrrier, after requesting the
clerk TO read the ordinances relating 10
buildings in the ire district. said he be-
lieved in giving Mr. Hale all the rights
rifNA hAIfDtAH NteE4 anu nc aArN UEilENEU
the city ordinances should be lived up te.
Mr. Hale, asks a special privilege, he said,
on street but 20to "a feet wide. The
council last spring refused Mr. Bolster a
permit to erect an iron covered building
on Depot square, where il was more than
this distance from any other building. On
Pearl street directly across from where
Mr. Hale wants to build is "The Otis, =
considered by Insurance companies very
hazardous risk, and On the other side the
building runs close to the Whaelock line
These buildings, called fire traps BY the
Insurance companies. increase the insurs
anca rates on all the buildings and mer-
chants Ia the naighborh0od ana tend to
make higher rates for the whole OF Main
street 70 20 further into this matter,
said Alderman CuFrier, year ago Mr
Hale asked q permit to build d p0rtico and
bay window on the Pearl street side Of his
block It was granted on the condition
that it be not projected into the street Mr.
Hale built, and built into The street one or
two feet. He had been asked to remove
the same and he had not done SO. lie did
not believe the aldermen would be So neg
ligeut as to endanger an about the place
and make the neighb0ring merchants aud
property owners pay higher insurance
rates simply to grant Mr., Hale special
privileges,
Alderman Mckenzie opposed granting
the permit except that it be for brick
walls.
Mt Hale asked to be heard In his own
behalf He understood he hat; right to
build the bay window where he did. and
that the proposed new building would be
no detriment to the neighborhood. The
matter was referred to a committee Of the
whole, which later took the action stated
at the beginning Of this report
r. HI Bapp was granted pool room III
eense for 4S9 North Main street
The Consolidated Lighting Co, whose
bill of 1884 is for October the finance
committee refused to approve, submitted
a new bill with reduction of 1915, leav.
ing the amended bill At $40 Is. This was
ordered paid
The Consolidated Lighting company
asked permission TO set poles on Maple
avenue and Summer street Alderman
Currier said the companyis agents had
asked him to 60 over the streets with them
and he had proposed that they put their
wires on the Yiles poles, as there was a
line Of poles on each side Of the street
now. lie had also consulted the agent Of
Mr.. Viles. Both Companies objected,
though no valid reason was given why they
should not be on the same poles. Referred
to the street committee with power to act.
Several warrants were read and ordered
paid one being for $1,000 70 pay balance
on paving contract.
- AF~s
iating to the taxes on her land on North
Main street was referred to the city meet
ing,
A petition from Jeanette Martin, Mr..
Page and MFs. s. j. Jones, property
owners on the southerlY side of Prospect
street, asked the council to reconsider the
awards made BY the street commissioners
on that street and make more liberal
awards The council said It had no juris
diction and the matter was laid on the
table.
The council accepted 'Rubberoid, w
"A. Pitkin agent, as a proper fire proof
roofing
Health 0lieer ,. w Jackson complain
ed to the council that be was not reeeiv-
ing the proper cooperation Of the plumb
ers in enforcing the sanitary laws Of the
city or state lie said Russell & Baird
have regularly complied with the reeula-
tons BIZ securing plumbing permits and
submitting plans and specifications; Prin-
die & Averin had in part, but not until
asked to, Reynolds s Son had for all
work done he thought, but Phelps Bros.
persisted in not taking out permits or sub.
mtting specifications, so that it was inn
possible for him to inspect plumbing
He said the plumbing in one Of the
new blocks had been complained Of. Prop
er ventilation was not provided and the
doors were not properly carried or. He