The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
THE PAVING BLOCK DELAY
Bennst Julian Appointed City Auditor.
Bill for Which Mr. Hoar Threatened
TO Sue Paid Week Ago.

The city council made such hasty adj
journment Tuesday evening ID order to
avoid personal set-to between the alder
men, the business before that body was
not all completed and they had to come to-
gether again last night, The meeting was
a little stilted at the opening and business
moved with a ereak until Or. w Jack
son, dressed in frock coat and without
speaking, left pair Of boxing gloves IN
front Of Alderman Currier and another
pair in front Of Alderman Duffy This
broke the Ice and business moved more
smoo thly
A warrant for sl0 payment On sewers,
was ordered paid
A communication from Mrs. Arthur
| jackson said her husband again refused
to support her and she appealed to the city
for aid.
Alderman Carrier stated one Of the city
clergy had been to him about Mrs, Jack
son and in her behalf, He moved the
matter be referred to the overseer Of the
poor and that he take such action as may
seem best It was SO voted
Overseer OF the poor L. H. Thurst0u
appeared before the council in the John
Manning case. where Mrs Goneo wanted
$40 for the care of the late Mr. Manning
He said he rendered her SIS Mrs GoneO
declined to take It. A week ago he met
Mrs. Goneu and the latter proposed they
60 TO the attending physician, DR.. Braley,
and settle the account as determined by
, him. DR. Braley suggested SO as q COM
/ n, u
it and he produced the receipt given him
by Peter Goneo. The receipt was dated
Sept. III The city CLERK stated the com
mnnicaton from Mr. Hoar was dated
Sept. IL II was voted thatin view of the
! fact the city possessed recepted bills the
I city clerk was requested to notify Mr.
8 Goaf that the case was settled as far as
the city was concerned.
4 communication from the mayor named
/ Bennett Julian as auditor for the vacancy
I caused BY the resignation Of james Hail.
Z Mr.. Julian was unanimously confirmed.
A resolution was presented and adopt
ed granting the Peoples Lighting Heat
/ ing and Power Co. an extension Of time in
which to complete its plant from Oct 81
/ 1904, to Oct. 81, 1905, provided the said
company shall lay Its gas mains on South
Main street to the plant of the Stafford
Holden Mfg Co.. and on North Main
street to Depot Square at once.
Joseph b, Brown Of fremont street
! asked the council to have the street work
ca to grade in front ol his land SO that he
could grade his grounds. He had been
called on to pay sewer assessments and
paid heavy taxes yearly. He thought he
ought to have street. He thought his
sewer assessment was excessive
Alderman Duffy expressed the opinion
the city had incompetent men at work on
! city sewers. He had paid sewer assess
ment on this street and it was excessive.
He thought the fault was with Alderman
, Currier, chairman Of street commissioners.
] Mayor jackson requested the alderman 70
forego personalities.
Contractor A. j. langefeId appeared
again before the aldermen In regard to
the shortage of paving blocks. The city
clerk stated he had been notified two car
loads came down from the quarries about
J 9 o'clock yesterday and Alderman Burke
. stated there were three carloads ready at
the Smith quarries, but owing to an ex-
cursion to the hill yesterday were not
brought down, but probably would be to-
day. Alderman Currier stated that the
street commissioners had agreed with Mr..
:. Langefeld Monday evening as to allow
anoes to be made to him for delays IN se-
curing paving blocks, Mr. CurrieT stated
: he had seen Mr. Stanyan several times
Y about cars and the latter had told him the
! railroad would get the paving down from
9 the hill just as soon as they could get the
i cars to bring it. Mr.. Currier further stat
z ed that the street commissioners had been
q subjected to considerable criticism earlier
IN the year because they purchased paving
Il and stored 1000 blocks on Burnham's :
p meadow, but If this had not been done
there would have been endless delay and
confusion from the beginning Of paving
N The only error the commissioners made at
tie time was that they did not purchase
"a and store more paving blocks.
Mayor jackson suggested the railroad
be asked to help bear part Of the expense
as to the city caused by the delay Of the rail-
70 road III bring paving from the hill