The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-14
Probably S2.7O For This
Year.
WILL BE NO ST. PAVING
General Expenses Of City Have In
creased Nearly $1,000 a Month
Thus Far This Year.

A special meeting Of the city council
was held last evening for the purpose Of
deciding what business shall be brought
before the next city meeting. Alex Cor
don, chairman Of the board Of school COM
missioneTs, stated the commissioners
would require about $1,000 additional to
what has already been provided for, to
construct and furnish the new Elm street
school building. This was considerably
less than would have been required if any
Of the bids submitted to the commission
ers had been accepted This additional
81 900 will bring the total cost Of the
building, with lot and furnishings, I'D to
S4S, 000 Last year It was voted to raise
S., 900 by taxation this year towards pay
ing for the same, and with $1,000 addi-
tional, a special tax Of 80 cents will needs
be voted. The council instructed the may
or to include an article in the warning for
the next city meeting to provide for the
voting Of this amount.
While discussing this and other needs Of
the city, the council estimated, that with
out any special tax for permanent road
building this year, the tax rate ought not
to exceed S2.T0, OF 19 cents less than last.
The street committee reported on the
petition for an extension Of Short street,
that the petitioner should work 1t to the
grade, or agree to pay the city for working
1t, before 1t is accepted BY the city
The committee on licenses reported re-
commencing that 9. TOmasi be granted a
lunch room license for his Cottage street
place, but not for bis Depot Square store.
It was also recommended that licenses be
granted r. III. Bapp, r Fl Bruce and O.
CT Mascot Accepted and adopted.
The street commissioners reported fa-
| vorably on putting In a sewer on sheridan
street for q distance Of about $50 feet. Ac-
cepted and adopted.
The committee on FIRE reported favor
ably on granting L. a. Ayerill a building
permit for South Main street provided the
building was covered With iron The per.
NIT was granted,
| The street commissioners reported the
expenditures In It's department Tor April
as follows: Streets S67s 90; sewers,
S49S,7S; sidewalks, so; permanent streets,
s420 SO; bridges, S. AZ; surface sewers,
s67.9S.
The application Of Michael David for d
lunch room license on Granite street was
referred to the license committee to report
back.
The request OF W. A. Carpenter for a
pool room license was referred to the IL
eense committee. j. III. Griffin was grant
ed pool room license. The request OF
Samuel Bergeron for lunch cart license
was referred 10 the license committee.
The Peoples Lighting and Heating Co.
was granted building permit.
| L. M, AveFill asked the council to look
over the basement wall on the a. G, Blan-
chard lot. as be thought he was building
beyond the street line Of the buildings adj
! joining
Alderman Mckenzie asked II Mr.
Blanchard bad filed his plans with the
| city clerk, as agreed to by Mr., Blanchard.
/ 1t was stated he had not
1t was voted to request Mr.. Blanchard
to file plans with the city before beginning
bis superstructure.
Alderman Sowden thought as 1t was a
/ custom now, the city ought TO get out an
/ Injunction on Mr. Blanchard until he com
/ plies with the city ordinances.
A petition for street light and plank
sidewalk on Long street was read.
| Alderman Mckenzie thought a gravel
sidewalk would be more practical, but In
/ his opinion there was no need for street
light The matter was referred to street
and lighting committees
A petition for an extension of sewer and
4 water main on short street was laid on the
table until the matter Of accepting the
street Is settled.
The report OF the overseer Of the poor
showed the expenditures for April to be
| S72S,A8,
"A resolution was adopted authorizing
the mayor to.execute certain deeds
Alderman Albisetti stated the need Ol
a telephone at the poor farm and the char
ity committee was instructed to install
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