The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-02
CounciIi Orders Enforce
ment Of Ordinances.
S767.77 UNACC0UNTED FOR
Sewer and Sidewalk Assessments That
Have Not Been Paid to Be Col
lected- Other City Matters.

a special meeting Of the city council
was held last evening for the special pur-
pose Of approving the monthly payroll Of
street laborers, and approving the warrant
for the FIRE department pay. This was the
reason Tor calling the meeting but 1t was
only small portion Of the business trans
acted
In the eyes Of young America the most
important action Of the council was the
instructions to the police to see that the
provisions OF the city charter relating to
the sale Of freeraokers and fireworks we're
strictly complied with. These provisions
are that no one shall sell freeraekers or
fireworks in the city limits without writ
ten permit from the city council. As it
was stated no one had asked for such a
permit and the council does not meet again
until July 9, it looks as If there would be
a scarcity Of fireworks on the 4th.
Janitor G. +. Jones extended an invita-
tion to The board of aldermen, mayor and
city clerk to attend the dance at the WASH
ington hotel Friday evening. On motion
Of Alderman Currier a vote Of thanks was
extended Mr. Jones and II was voted to at
tend if possible.
City Attorney j W. Gordon, at the re-
quest Of Mayor Jackson, stated that under
the new license law he believed il rather
unsafe for the police to arrest drunks
without warrant. unless there was a
breach Of the peace. just what was a
breach Of the peace was difficult to define.
Under the old law an officer had the right
TO arrest man for simple intoxication
but that provision had been repealed. The
matter was left with the city attorney to
see il a city ordinance could be enacted
that would permit the police to arrest in
toxicated persons without warrant.
A. J. Kempton drain layer, reported
that II. @, Camp had dug up the street
and connected with the city sewer at the
e0rner-Df Orange street and Trow avenue.
without permit. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney to enforce the
ordinance.
The committee Oh ire reported against
an alarm on Farwell street. The report
was accepted
City Clerk Maokay reported that two
parties offering to give money in trust for
the care Of cemetery lots objected to the
present receipt Of the city given for the
same and wanted a special form Of deed
substituted, which could be placed on rec
ord and always be in evidence. Referred
to city attorney to look into and report
back.
1t was voted that the IRE chief put on
such fire patrol as be deemed necessary
for July and 4.
a water permit was asked By H. W.
Scott for Batchelder's meadow Referred
to street cammittee to grant.
J. Conniek asked permission to replace
his present lunch cart with one without
wheels to be placed in the center of the lot
between the old skating rink and the
Nichols house Alderman Mckenzie
thought as the city council had already re.
fused a permit for q wooden building on
the same lot it should refuse the present
request On motion Of Alderman Robins
the request for a permit was laid on the
table until the next meeting.
The committee on finance, Aldermen
Robins, Currier aud Burke, made spe.
cial report on sidewalk, sewer aud street
assessments. They reported that s767T7
in assessments have never been paid intC
the city treasury and recommended their
collection. The report is as follows
Your committee on finance to whom
was referred the question Of looking up
certain assessments, which appeared in
former street commissioners reports and
which do not appear on the city treasur.
er's assessment book, beg leave 10 report
as follows;
"We ind in the street commissioner S
report for the year 1899 the following as
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