The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-20
MUST ERECT FIRE WALL
School Commissioners Given Power to
install a Private Telephone Sys-
fem Between Schoolhouses.

AAAtAAAAANA tAG kttN NNAUIif Was III rHtNAAl
session only q little over half an hour last
evening two matters Of much Importance
were discussed and acted upon, the first
granting permission to the city school
commissioners to install a private tele.
phone system between the city school
buildings, and the second, the turning
down OF o. II Hale's request for build
ing permit for three story block on Pearl
street. La the latter matter the Joint COM
mlttees Of fire and streets recommended
the refusal Of the permit,as they said that
Mr.. Hale had constructed his two story
building contrary to what the fire commit
tee supposed he was to do
All the members Of the council were
present with the exception of Alderman
Burke, and Mayer Jackson was in the
chair Contractor Jackson who Is build
ing the Sortwell block Oh North Main
stree asked the board TO Teseind a previ
Gus action ia ordering the fence In front
Of the building moved in f0ur feet. After
hearing Mr.. Jacksoas side Of the case the
council resclnded the former vote and
granted the contractor ten days more. The
contractor stated that he could move the
fence in four feet now but that the safety
Of the public would be ieopardlzsd, as
bricks were falling from the staging which,
| II the fence were nearer the building,
would be likely to strike pedestrians.
School Commissioners b. w. Hooker
and Alex Smith appeared to present the
request Of the commissioners for the pri-
vate telephone system for the schools.
The former stated that the demand for
telephone connection is quite urgent, an
| that they had been unable to get what
| they considered fair rates from the New
England company; so they decided to put
Ia their own system provided they got per
mission from the council to string wires
| In two years time, be stated, the money
for rental would pay for the proposed sys-
tenn
Alderman Currier said that the city had
right to string wires on poles already up,
for municipal purposes. and this the COM
missioners propose to do, thus eliminating
the necessity Of putting In new poles with
the exception of short distance in going
/ to the Ward five school building. The al
dermen moved that the school commission
ers be granted all the power in the right
Of the council to give to carry out their
scheme, and the sentiment was unani.
monsly endorsed.
On Recommendation of the fire commit
Itee the petition of G. l. Bngbee for per-
mission to run gas0Iene engine in his
shop of Main street, back Of the Wheel0ck
property, was granted
O. II. Hale was refused permission to
erect three story addition on Pearl street.
with brick wall, and the inspector Of
/ buildings was instructed to see that Mr.
| Hale builds a substantial ire-wall Of brick
or stone on the westerly side Of the two
story addition already under construction.
/ The report Of the joint committee on fire
rand streets is as follows: Whereas Mr..
Hale has constructed his two-story addi-
tion contrary TO what he represented to
the fire committee at the time said COM
mittee had his permit under consideration,
we. the undersigned, Joint committees,
recommend that his petition for a three
story building be not granted, and that on
the addition which Is under construction
the inspector of buildings is hereby in
structed to see that Mr. Hale constructs q
substantial fire wall OF stone or brick on
the westerly side of the addition
Mayor jackson reported that he had re-.
ceived an application for driver Of ths
new fire equipment, bnt that the man was
not fireman and therefore not eligible
A resolution appropriating 5000 for ths
Barre fire department was adopted with,
out debate Alderman Robins reported
that the city was liable for the feeding o
the two horses which were recent,
brought here from Boston.
/ Alderman Mckenzie requested for Con.
stable Coutts that the city give him desl
room Ia the city assessors Office in thi
city building. as Mr Coutts did not fee
that he could pay rental. The matter wa
referred to the property committee to ae
after consulting with the assessors anC
the school commissioners.
The council then went into secret ses
sion.
After the executive session the mattel
of hiring driver for the fire department
was left TO the chairman of the salary
committee, the chairman Of the fire com
mittee and the fire department chief.