The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-07

APPOINTED
To Work For a Federal
Building,
A NEW DRUNK ORDINANCE
City Meeting to Be Called to Consider
Acceptance Of Requests For
Cemetery Improvement.

! shall Barre have federal building for
the use Of its post office2 The city council
b elieves the time has arrived when It
should II she city should refuse to re-
new its lease with the government next
June the Barre post Office would be prae-
tically thrown into the street. There is
nothing ia sight that would furnish a
/ suitable Office for its shelter In view Of
the existing conditions, the council has
/ appointed committee Of seven to take
such steps as it deems necessary to secure
a federal building for Barre. This com
mittee is ~ d. Phelps, IT. 81 Howland, b.
/ f. Healey, e. W. Bisbee, D. NJ Miles, F.
L. Langley and j w. Dillon.
/ The meeting last evening was the regu-
/ lar monthly council meeting.
Several city warrants were read and or
dered paid.
II was voted that the street commission
ers be granted the use Of a portion Of the
library lot next Cutters barn on which to
| erect a shed to cover the new road roller
/ II was voted that the water committee
look for a site for yard for water aud
street use.
An amendment to the city ordinances
was offered providing that any police Off
Ger may arrest without warrant upon
view, any person who is found intoxicated
in the city.
The ordinance was passed to its second
reading and referred to the committee on
legislation
A communication from the city attor-
ney on bequests left in the care Of the
city for certain uses To cemeteries was
read The communication did not recon-
mend any change in the form Of receipt
as now given by the city. The city
should vote to receive such funds, which
/ it has never done. The general statutes
I provide that trustees shall have power to
expend such funds but the city has no
/ cemetery trustees. The report was &C.
cepted and it was voted that an amend
ment to the ordinances be prepared and
submitted, authorizing the appointment Of
trustees.
Il was also voted that the mayor be in
strncted to cali city meeting to see If the
city will vote to receive such funds Id
trustee for cemetery purposes
The water committee and city attorney
were authorized to employ Edward A.
Buss as expert Ia the water case of Smith,
White0mb q Cook 90 vs. the city which
Is to come up the latter part Of this month.
Certain bills were presented by DR.. Nc
Sweeney and were referred, to the finance
committee.
The report Of the building inspector for
June showed q permits granted III June
Building permits were granted the
street commissioners to erect a shed to
cover the road roller, to Reynolds & Town
send to make repairs, etc. to buildings on
South Main street
The request Of j. Connick to replace his
lunch cart opposite Depot square IN the
center Of the lot there, Alderman Meken-
zie was ready to favor the permit II the
new cart was to 90 in the same location as
the one now in use. The permit was
granted to put the cart on the site Of the
present cart.
An incandeseent light was ordered for
Bolster place.
A sewer permit was asked BY Reynolds
Il Townsend for street OFT South Main
street. Referred to street committee with
power to act.
Mrs 7. j Holland asked for lunch
room lieence for Sl3 North Main street.
Referred to license committee with power
to act
The overseer Of the poor reported ex-
pended In June S243.32.
Chief of Police Brown reported the ar
rests Id June to be 20 OF which 10 were
I for intoxieation and 10 for breach Of the
peace
The committee on streets reported in IA
vor of a sewer extension on Farwell and
Newton street as soon as the city finances
will warrant it
The committee on streets report In fa-
vor of accepting from E. L. Smith deed
OF Laurel street to the city. Accepted
The street committee reported in favor
OF concrete walk on Wellington street.
Accepted.
The street committee reported expended
| in June on sewers S695.56; on surface
sewers 1892 So; on streets 81, ,ll5.20 on
sidewalks Sl43.7S,
The New England Telephone Company
was granted permit to put their lines
/ underground on Main street between
Prospect and Seminary street, and on
/ Washington street between Main and
Church street. The conditions Of the
permit were referred to a committee of
the city engineer, city attorney and chair
man OF the street committee.
The property owners Of Keith avenue
entered complaint that Mrs. j. 4. George
of Elm street was maintaining nuisance.
Referred to committee on health and
Board Of Health.
The committee on health was instructed
to clean up the yard back Of the A.
Tomasi block and charge the same to Mr.
Tomasi.
The superintendent Of water reported
\ III new water connections made In June.
The superintendent also reported that
only sS450 water rents due April re-
NAMED uncolleeted.