The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-27
ALDERMEN STAND
BY ORDINANCES
Building Permit For a Two-Story
Wooden Block os North Main
Street Refused.

The aldermen stood by Their recently
adopted ordinance, at shelr regular meet
ing last evening, and refused to grant a
building permit to A. E. Batchelder to
erect two story temporary building on
North Main street, between Seminary and
Granite streets. The action was taken on
recommendation from the fire committee
that the petition be not granted. The mo-
tlon was adopted without opposition. All
the members Of the board were present at
the meeting
Joseph Ossola asked for permission to
move a shoe shop from Beckley to North
Seminary street, and permission was
granted g. Tomasi asked for permits 10
run two lunch rooms near Depot Square
and at 21S North Main street. The liz
cense committee was given power to act
John Maiden was given permission 70 con-
duct a restaurant in the Quialen building
on North Main street r. Fl. Bapp
and J. E. Martin applied for lunch
room license, Is Granite street, and their
request was referred 70 the license com
mittee, and their petition to hang q sign to
the street committee, each with power to
act.
The notification Of appeals by O. II.
Hale and Sheplee & Jones on the decision
of the street committee on the widening Of
Pearl street was presented, and the COM
munieation referred to the city attorney.
A hearing on the widening Of Brook street
will be held Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
A petition for the extension Of the city
water main on the East Hill, including
elm, Park and East streets and Upland
Avenue was read, and 1t was referred TO
the water committee, the city engineer and
the water superintendent, with power to
act. Landowners on Sheridan street asked
for the water main extension and the pc
tition was referred TO the water committee
with the necessary acting power.
Residents on the north side OF Maple
avenue asked for gravel sidewalk, and
their request was granted Bith no dissent.
ing votes Short street owners asked for
an extension Of their street and the petit
tlon was referred to the street committee
The Aqua Pura company asked for an ex
tension Of the sewer on Granite street and
the matter was referred to the street COM
mittee and the city engineer to report
back
that Mrs. Duncan ought to be engaged at
the poor farm for another year at an in
crease Of 81 per week salary, and that she
pay Is cents a week for the board Of her
children The FIRE committee reported that
al X. Batchelder's petition regarding the
construction Of two-story building on
North Main street be not granted and the
motion was carried that the report be ac-
cepted and adopted, no one voting against
IL Said the mayor, "fhe city did what
was right ID that matter and the mem-
bers seemed to think SO. A quit claim
deed Of a portion Of Howard street from
the city to y. II Miles was authorized.
The communication from the city att0r
ney, presented at the last meeting, regard
ing the rental Of city property was taken
from the table. The report stated that (ll
L w Cummings had promised to pay but
wanted time until case was settled
2. The Pentecostal church had offered
to pay, and had rendered part payments.
3. Had heard nothing from the Salvation
Army 4 A. w, Allen will pay balance
this month and balance in May. s. Mr..
Lap0int was far behind on rental Of the
opera house; that d. A. Camp, the pres
ent bondsman for Lapolnt, RI cogniZed hia
liability for the Indebtedness. except s47I.-
60. incurred before he basame bondsman.
Action was deferred until later Ia the
meeting when the city attorney appeared
and the board went into executive ses-
sion.
An order to pay the Central Vermont
+. r. S377 %, freight on sewer pipe, was
authorized. H. L. Smith asked permls-
sion to use tree on the park for guy
rope from derrick on the blanchard lot,
and permission was given provided he
takes due precaution about preserving the
tree,
Alderman Burke reported that the stem
0gragher In the water Office had asked for
raise to SSSsper month. She is now get
ting S33. The salary committee was au-
thorized to use Its best judgment in the
matter.
Mayor Barclay said that two complaints
had been made to him regarding hitohing
horses Id the streets. Alderman Alhisetti
reported concerning repairs to the house
at the city farm, and the matter was re-
ferred to the property committee to report