The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-14
HIS BID WAS SI4,760.40
Building to Be Completed BY Dec. 18th.
City to Engage Gas Company's
Workmen to Relay Sewer.

The contract for erecting the new fire
station was last evening awarded at
meeting Of the city council to G. L.
Bugbee Of this city, the price being
sI4,7ea.49 Mr.. Bugbee's bid was the
lowest Of the Six submitted and he
agrees to have the building completed
BY Dec. 90 Of earlier than any 81 tie
other bidders
Six bids for the construction of the
fire station were received and opened as
follows:
j. NJ. Dornsife, Burlington, building
completed, according to plans, cream
brick, $14,s0o; clean cut granite front,
St6,10e; Or $1,000 less If granite Is fur
nished cut on grounds, to Be completed
Feb, 1st.
MaGuire & Penniman Of Providence.
r.. l., complete according to plans, cream
brick, S15,97S; clean cut granite front
|s17,29s; or $3,t00 deduction il granite
is furnished 10 be completed III 1870
working days from time Of beginning.
G. j. Bugbee, Barre, complete, of
cream brick, slf,f694o; granite front,
S15,767.69r or S99s.20, if granite Is
fnrnished. 10 be completed Dec 2o
Mason 4 Co, Burlington, VT, $4,000,
building TO be completed about Dec.
15th, ST 200 additional for granite front.
MI A. NcIyer, Barre, VT, cream brick
front $15,O9g: granite front, S16,199; or
a deduction Of 81, 100 ii granite il fur
nished on the lot. 10 be completed
Feb. 1st, 1905.
Eugene Sullivan submitted o bid for
the granite front trimmings for $f.950,
granite front from base up for $3.50
Other business before the board was
Tile fire committee reported recom-
mending that A. Tomasi build according
to the permit first granted him. Ae-
icepted and adopted
The health committee recommended
that Peter Rogers be grated permit to
make q sewer connection with the river
until such time as q sewer main il con
structed to his street. Accepted and
permit granted.
The residents of Elliston street peti-A
toned for street light on that street
Referred to the lighting committee to
lrepot back. i
The city engineer reported that Heze-
kiah Smetzer had removed earth
from Beacon street to the amount az
S50S.53, and that q balance ofS7s 40 was
due him, which was ordered paid.
The mater Of Perry & Scribner relay
ing their water pipes on Washington
street was brought mp and it was left
for the street commissioners 70 notify
Perry & Scribner that they must obey
the conditions imposed in the order Of
the court granting them q right to lay
pipes.
The report Of Health Officer Jackson
for August showed 81 births aud 8
deaths.
The report Of 0yerseer Of the Poor
Smith for August showed expenditures
for the month to be $615.S0.
An order for $500 for the poor de-
partment was authorized. :
Building Inspector +, Il. Colburn re-
ported 81 building permits granted in
August
"A bill of $3.50 for White & Smith,
part payment for work done on the fire
station foundation, was ordered paid.
City Engineer Allen reported the men
working laying gas pipe would be out
of work in a day or two and the city
eonld probably engage them for short
time 70 relay the main street sewer, and
il could be done that way cheaper than
any other The matter was referred to
the street committee and city engineer
To see what trade the city can make
with the gas company to employ the
men on the job.
Alex Bathieson appeared before the
board in regard to getting city water to
his honse On Hall street, as The spring
water service which has been supplying
the house has run dry. The matter was
referred To the water committe to make
the connections. A short extension will
have to be made to reach the house