The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-20
But Defers Action on
Fire Station Site
RICHARDSON PROPERTY
Most FayorablY Considered City Votes
to Refuse Aid to Spring Water
Companies il Future.

Aregular meeting Of the board a alder
men was held last evening, the most i'm
portant matters before It being water ex-
tensions and the matter of refusing aid 10
spring companies and the consideration Of
a fire station site. It was voted to dis
continue helping out springs 10 dry seasons
and action on the purchase OF a tire sta
ti0n site was deferred one week
The water committee reported ia favor
Of hydrant on Perry street Accepted
and adopted
A resolution was offered BY the water
committee and was accepted aud adopted.
1t was as follows
hiResolved, that there seems to be an In
clination on the part of some Of the own
ers Of spring water systems to carry more
connections on their mains than they can
efficiently supply during the dry season.
ana whereas II has been customary for the
city TO be called on TO help out those par
ties running short OF water, by connecting
them with the cltys main, at time when
the city needs large amount OF water to
supply the users on It's own system IN an
efficient manner, therefore, be it resolved
that In the future the city refuse to con
meet With other systems at any time, ex-
cept II be in cases Of emergency, that are
4 beyond their owners control
A petition was read from seven residents
on fremont street, Wendell Place and Hall
street, al present takers 0f water from the
Averlll spring water system, asking an ex-
tension Of city water mains to their houses
that they would take city water. Refer
red to the water committee with power 10
make the extensions.
The sum Of $500 was appropriated to
the poor department and 81 900 TO the sur
face sewer department.
A resolution appropriating " 900 to the
sewer department was read and passed 10
its second reading.
Several bids for furnishing fire escapes
for the city building were read aud laid
over TO the next meeting, when 1t is ex-
! pected more bids will be received.
The board Of aldermen then adjourned
and council meeting was called to con
slder the report Of the committee on IRE
sites. The committee reported that on
Monday afternoon 1t had visited the Clan
lot the blanchard lot on Summer street.
the Jones lot on Prospect street, the w.
I. Shepard property on Prospect street,
and the Slayton property on South Main
street. The Shepard property the COM
mittee considered too small, price 81
the >. j. Jones property was also consld-
cred too small, price $4,000, the SIayt0n
property with frontage Of l02 feet aud
depth of l46 could be utilized and save the
house by cutting OF both ellis and turning
1t around with the end to the street. price
s. 600; the Clan lot was small and poorly
I located, price $1,000; the Blanchard lot.
Il was mentioned could be bought for
! $4,000.
Alderman Mckenzie moved that the re-
port be accepted as one OF progress and
that tinal action be deferred a week until
the next meeting He said other sites had
come up for consideration, mentioning the
Richardson property, and delay would
give the committee time to look it over and
report
Mayor Barclay stated that Monday
evening Mrs. Richardson had called Oh
him on her to return to the CITY. stating
that her property was in the market. He
had visited the property and after looking
Il over he thought 1t the most available lot
| yet offered. A fire station could be erected
on the lot without disturbing the house
and the latter rented or sold. There was
Q 30-foot drive way between the house
and the Holden property, and II 1t was
thought necessary the barn on the side
next the church could be removed ana
| give room for drive on that side He
said the city couldn't build on the Slavton
lot until the house was moved or de-.
stroyed and that would make an addition
oil cost Of 81, 600 or 81, 500. The Richard.
son property could be bought for less than
/ $4,000. He said there had already been
an offer Of S. 900 made for the Richard
son house If the city bought the propertv
| 4. u. Howland who was Ia the rnons
said he would give more than that for II
The motion TO defer action until next
week was carried.
! Alderman Mckenzie brought to kha a.
tention Of the council that warrant for
the month wages Of young Iawranaa
who Is employed In the city engtnaerla
ONCE, had come back from the mavor
without bis signature and without ar
plantation. MT Mckenzie explained tha
extra work Ia the engineering Department
to make all matters clear, asked the an.
th0rity Of the council to embioy lawrence
the balance Of the season, aud Il vas ~
voted. A statement OF the work done III
the city engineers Office since the begin.
ming of the year was read to the ennnall
and upon its conclusion the mayor ~.
pressed himself as satisfied. He said ha
did not want TO see any unnecessary ~
penses In the different departments ana
withheld bis signature from the warrant
until he was convinced the work wa
needed.
Water Supt. Campbell reported he
Bolster reservoir full 10 within one inch ~
the top Of the standpipe aud the Oranga
brook reservoir To q satisfactory oondi-
ti0n