The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
CITY VOTES
g CENT TAX
For School Building Pur-
poses.
REPORT MAIN ST. SEWER
N. D. Phelps Advocates i Paid Fire
Department With Proper Fire
Station for Apparatus.

The city meeting held last evening to
consider certain finances was not largely
attended Herbert Cheney was elected
moderator but declined, and F q. How
land entering the hall just then. was
chosen to the position.
Under article 2, to see if the cts win
vote a special tax for the purpose 81 pay
ing In part for the new school house under
course of construction, j P. Mari asked
for Information on the general expendl-
lures Of the city Alexander Gordon.
chairman Of the board Of school commits
sionegs, replied for that body, that the
city had appropriated $50 600 for the new
school building Of which amount SIS. 600
bad been raised by special tax last year.
The commissioners asked for an addition
al ST 900 which they estimate viii be need
ed to complete aud finish the building.
The city clerk stated In resp0se 10 Id
quiries that It wonld require a lB cent tax
co raise 81 900 and with the 81 900 to be
paid Oft this year on the amount previous
~ appropriated l6 cents more, or 32
cent special tax for school purposes After
considerable Questioning 0f the various
city officials as to the amount Of taxes TO
be raised and what Is to be done with the
money, r. ). CurFler moved that the coun-
ell be authorized to levy a special school
tax Of 81 cents on a dollar and It was
unanimously voted. This win make the
tax rate s2 10 this year.
Under article 8, City Engineer Aliens
report on the condition OF the Main street
Sos nvH fhrk Al ate fsrts
was read, accepted and adopted The
substance Of this report hrs already been
printed in The Times.
Under article 4 OF the warning M ID.
Phelps spoke Of the needs Of the Barre
tire department. Mr Phelps said at the
beginning the fire buildings were new,and
fires were fewer in Barre but with the
growth Of the city. the increase of ts ap-
paratus and the more frequent fires, the
ire buildings were inadequate We have
modern apparatus, but not proper place to
house il, Or arrangements to carry tbs ap-
paratus to fires. He made q few compare
sons. La Burlington last year there were 30
fres n Barre II The total property
endangered 10 the former was S232, 600.
in Barre $i25. .000 the total estimated loss
Ia Burlington was SIS, ,8s2, In Barre S100.
900. The Insurance paid in Burlington
was $4,000. 10 Barre $1,000. Ia the
first five months Of 1904 over $40, 600 in
surance has been paid in Burlington and
the premium paid Ia Barre for the sans
period are estimated ct $4,000 In Burl
iBgton 500 inspections By the fire depart.
ment were made last year MF. Phelps
did not believe eight had been made in
Barre He believed Barre should have q
paid department Of at least six men with
proper building to house them Ii and
the fire apparatus and two~palr Of ire
horses. lie estimated the expense Of
maintenance of the same and also Of call
men at SO, 200 year He thought it
would be d good plan for the city council
to take the matter up for consideration.
G. A. Smith moved that the suggestions
Of Mr Phelps be recommended to the con-
sldaration of the city council with the
suggestion that Il act on the same. The
motion vas seconded by M. a. Boyce, r
IS. Currier j Fl Marr and others aud was
adopted unanimously.