The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-23
MUST REPAIR DAMAGE
WITHIN FOUR DAYS
Says Orange to City of Barre of
Damages Caused BY Dam at
Houghton's Mills.

At specially called meeting Of the city
council last evening the city was officially
notified by the seleetmen Of the town Of
Orange that they should expect repairs to
be made to the highway, caused BY the
setting back Of the water from the Hough-
ton mill dam, the city reservoir at Orange.
The matter was referred to the water de-
partment and city engineer.
The official notification reads as follows:
"You are hereby notified that in building
your dam at Houghtons mills, sO-caIled,
in the town OF Orange, and protecting said
dam and the water in it, that you have
stopped the natural flow Of the water from
under and away from the highway lead
ing past said dam, and have caused the
water to set back and stand In the said
highway and have damaged and destroyed
the same. Now, therefore, you are noti-
fed that unless you remedy this within
four days from the date hereof the town OF
Orange win proceed at law in the mat
ter
Alderman Currier moved that the mat
ter be referred and the motion was car
ried.
Mayor Jackson reported that complaints
had continued to come in that boys were
breaking in windows in vacant houses,
and 1t was the sense of the meeting that
placards warning the offenders not to con-
tinue the practice be posted by the
mayor.
S. D. Allen petitioned for water aad
sewer extension to his proposed new house
on the corner OF Beacon and Franklin
streets, and the extension Of each was re-
ferred to the proper committee with power
to act the water extension to the water
committe and the sewer to the street COM
mittee.
Permits we're granted G. i. Bugbee to
stretch derrick wires and to build q tenn
porary fence about the proposed CurTier
block, the wires to be six feet and half !
above the sidewalk and the fence leaving
four feet Of the walk. Also further per-
nit was granted for the erection Of q two
story business block on the Currier lot,the |
estimated cost Of which Is $4,000.
The inspector Of buildings reported that /
Dr. j X. McSweeney was shingling his |
house and SO far as the inspector knew /
there was no permit granted. The coun-
ell ordered an investigation.
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council 60 To Orange today to inspect the
water system. A restaurant license was
granted TO NJ Harrington, and the petition
IF the electric railroad for permit to place
telephone boxes on Main street was re-
lerred to the street committee with power
% act. A lunch room license was granted
70 M. David.
The fire warden Of the sixth ward was
authorized to Investigate the kind Of a
chimney which is being constructed on the
Blanchard addition, and permit was Civ
en- 6. w. Burgess 70 hang a sign on Gran
te streer- A similar application for Pearl I
street was referred to the street commit
tee.
Angelo Scampini will be given license
70 run merry-go-round at a license OF
$50. Several warrants were read and or
iered paid and the mayor was authorized
q draw his warrant for S75 to pay for the
and damages Of Jerry Keefe Ii was also
moved that a warrant be drawn for So 40
. settle dispute with G. Millar Son &
10.
Alderman Albisetti reported on the con
iitlon Of the houses on River street and
recommended that the houses In that sec
ion be connected with the public sewer,
which recommendation was referred 10
he secretary Of the board Of health. The
AK assessments for sewers against the
was ordered abated