The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-06
Must Not Extend Over the
Sidewalks in Future
REPORTOF HEALTHOFFICER
Boys May Coast on Same Streets as
Last Year Joseph Smith Paid
Taxes Twice, Gets
Rebate

No more signs over the sidewalk is
the edict Of the city council, which last
evening adopted resolution that no
permits be hereafter granted for the
hanging of signs that extend over the
sidewalks. This action is taken for
two reasons, because the signs disfigure
the streets and because they are a men
ace IN case OF fire, and a hindrance 10
the work Of the iiremen. The resolution
was offered BY Alderman Mckenzie aud
was unanimously adopted.
NJ. NJ. Gordon appeared before the
board as counsel for Joseph Smith, who
had paid taxes for 1903, once to the city
treasurer, $5.7s as Joseph Smith, Pros
pect street, and the other 10 the coDsta-
bic for s9.7O, tax aud costs, as J.. X.
Smith, So. Main street, which is the
same house. lt was voted to refund
the tax Of S9.70.
a petition for q street light at the
corner Of Washington and Nelson streets
was referred to the lighting committee
to report back.
The committee on streets reported
that ii a water fountain was to be nut
in at North Barre, it be at the junction
of North Main and Silver streets, and
recommended that plans be prepared for
a trough and fountain.
The committe OF the whole reported
IN favor Of selling l6 foot strip Of the
fire station lot to the Congregational
church. The report was accepted and
referred back to the committee for fur.
ther action on their part.
j. IL. II. Brown Of Hillside avenue
protested the amount of sewer tax as
sessed against him and asked the coun-
cil to investigate and see If he had not
been assessed on more land than he
possessed. Referred TO street commit
tee
A communication from the Coffin Valve
Co, for a reducing chamber for East
Barre was read and placed on file.
The report Of 0verseer Of the Poor G.
a. Smith showed The expenses of his de-
partment for November TO be $456.36. A
warrant for $500 for this department. WAS
ordered drawn.
Thomas +. Tighe, who has applied for
the Barre opera house before, made an
other bid for the house. His commmi.
cation was laid on the table.
a contract for extending the tower ON
the fro station BY G. L. Bugbee for $400
additional to his present contract price
was authorized to be executed by the
mayor
a resolution was adopted authorizing
the printing committee to make ar
rangements for the printing Of the an
nual city report.
Health officer j. w Jackson reported
lis births In November There were ID
cases of contagious diseases, IL Of them
being scarlet fever, confined to four fam
lilies. Fifty-eight cases Of whooping
cough were reported The number of
deaths were ~, Of which were from
consumption, four from pneumonia and
two from scarlet fever.
The last analysis of city water was
read BY MFR. jackson and showed Bolster
reservoir "good" and Orange brook wa
ter also as good Boyee & Mcfarland
water was reported normal"
The sum of S11, roo was transferred to
the school fund.
A communication from VIM. Steven
son, who Is at the Waterbury asylum,
asking that he be liberated, was laid on
the table.
Alderman Mckenzie called attention
to the fact that the belt on the sewer
pump Ia The barn at the rear Of the
new FIRE station which cost the city Sf0.-
30, had been cut and six feet taken out
Of it by some sharp tool. Mr.. McKen-
zie wanted the matter referred to the
city attorney and police to investigate
and prosecute and ii was 80 voted.
Il was voted to pay G. L. Bugbee
$4,000 as part payment on the fire sta
tion.
Alderman Mckenzie called attention
to the ledge in front Of DR.. Lambs house
on Summer street, and also to ledge
on fremont street near II. A. Hollis that
ought to be removed. The matter was
left to the city engineer to make an es
innate of removing the same and report
at the next meeting.
The Barre Rangers football team wish
ed the privilege Of using city water for
flooding their park for skating rink.
It was voted to refer the matter to the
water committee and city attorney.
1t was voted the chief Of police des.
ignate certain streets, the same ones as
last year, on which children may coast.
II wRs voted notice be printed In
both papers urging the use Of the teIe-
phone in calling out the fire engine in
case of small fires, and not ring in d
general alarm.
The matter ~ purchasing harness for
the fire department was left to the chair-
man Of the fire committee, ard chief Of
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