The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-09
City VIII Purchase at
This Price
RICHARDSON PROPERTY
Alderman Robins Compares Awards of
Land Damages City Asks Bids
For Sinking Fund Investment.

A special meeting Of the city council
was held last evening. called for the pur-
pose Of settling the matter of fire station
site and to look over the plans It was
voted to offer Mrs. Richardson $500 for
her property, provided the house on the
same could be sold to be removed for
$1,000, and Il Mrs Richardson accepted
this offer the special committee was EN-
powered to close the trade
Before the matter Of ERE station was
reached the committee on streets reported
that 1t thought it advisable the petitioners
for sewer on Granite street get the sig
nature Of the Hooker estate before pro-
ceeding further, and IT believed a small
tile here inadyisabe at this time. The
report was accepted. The same commit
tee reported thar it was impossible to con
meet sewer main on Spring and Valley
streets with the main on Batehelder street
as the latter was higher, and It recon-
mended the matter be laid over another
year until connection could be made
with the Circle street sewer Accepted.
The street committee and city engineer
reported the estimated cost Of proposed
bridge on Brook street at $l,31020.
Alderman Robins asked how much dam
age had been paid because Of the proposed
bridge
| He was told Sl75, of which amount 500
was for one lot and $T5 was for others.
Some Of the abutters on the street did not
ask damages as they thought the widened
street and new bridge wonld more than
repay them.
Alderman Robins thought the man who
received 500 pretty we'll paid, as it would
figure 81 20 a superficial foot for land need
ed In the street. This was more than the
city awarded for damages to land owners
at the corner of Main and Prospect streets
when Prospect street was wideneda year
| ago.
Alderman Mckenzie said the present
bridge had been condemned and new
one must be built.
City Engineer Allen said 1t might be
closed up as there is another bridge only a
little way down the street
! On motion OF Alderman Albisetti the
report was accepted and placed on file. and
| II was voted to take the resolution author.
izing q bridge from the table.
/ II was moved that the resolution author
iztng bridge over Gunners brook on
Brook street be adopted and the street
commissioners be authorized to construct
the same and make contract with Wood
& Gregoire for the abutments
/ Alderman Robins called for yea and
nav vote on the resolution with the follow
ling result YEA Sowden, Burke, McKen
zle and Duffy; nay, Robins The mayo
declined to vote,
The finding Of the court Of chancer!
modifying the injunction against the PERI,
4 ScrIbner Water Co. so as to allow then
TO replace their present IL inch main
on Washington street with four incl
pipe in practically the same location as q
present, was read and placed on file.
: A resolution relating to the sinkinI
fund was offered by Alderman MoKenzi
and was adopted II provides that th
city treasurer be authorized and instructel
to advertise for sealed bids for the invest
ment Of the sinking fund and that spec
tal committee composed Of the mayor, cit!
treasurer and finance committee be EN-
powered to invest the same, bids to b
presented to the board by Aug. 49,
The sinking fund is now on deposl
with the Barre Savings Bank Il Trust ca
at8 1-2 per cent The Peoples Bank Te
; Gently offered ~ per cent for portio
! of It ana later the Granite Bank offere
334 per cent for any part or all Of II.
The council Thea took up the matter Z
! a fire station site, aud discussion ar0s
over various lots offered. L, ]. Bolste
having backed out of his offer to buy th
Richardson house, the council discusse
whether II was wise to buy 1t or not.
Z Alderman Duty moved that the who
matter be referred back to the origins
committee on lots.
More discussion followed, the mayc
favoring the Richardson lot, Robins ha
no particular choice, Sowden and Albiset
0 fayoring a lot further north The mayo
said the house on the Richardson lot
: left there could be- rented for enough /
pay the interest on the whole cost Of tt
! lot.
No one having seconded Alderman Du
fys motion, Alderman Mckenzie move
7 that the council vote, each member sign
: tying the lot he preferred. This not heln
I seconded, Alderman Burke moved Sc
! onded by Sowden, that the special con
mittee be authorized to offer Mrs. RIeI
ardson $3.50, and II she accepts, they /
authorized to make the purchase, pTovil
ing the house can be disposed OF for 81 .00l
Alderman Duffy moved to amend by NAL
ing the offer IS, 800. This was aecepte
a aud the motion was carried.
The council looked over the plans Of Il
! proposed FIRE station and adjourned.