The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
PURCHASE
DELAYED
City Council IS Not Yet
Decided On
"A NEW FIRE STATION SIZE
Alderman Robins Calls j Halt on Brook
Street Bridge, as 4 Has Never
Been Ordered Bait.
"A NEW FIRE STATION SITE

"a regular meeting DL the BOARD OF al
dermen was held last eveung, All the mem
hers excepting president Mckenzie being
present, Alderman Duffy being lii attend
ance for the first time Id several months.
Alderman John Robins was made tempo
rary president,
| a warrant was read ordering Sc, 300
paid to sinking fund commissioner James
Maekay out OF this years taxes.
/ The assessors asked for correction "a
4 the grand list Of Or. G. III. Kent. where
the assessors neglected to put ID ali Offset
aud II was so ordered
A petition to have Hale street number
ed was referred to the street commission.
ers and city engineer.
| The Peoples National Bank. through
the city treasurer, offered to pay I-2 per
cent interest on any part of the sinking
fund the city might choose to deposit
with IT, The matter was referred to the
finance committee, the mayer and the city
| treasurer.
The resolution appropriating $4,000 to
the sewer department was read second
time and adopted
Il was voted to resurvey Elmwood ave
nue.
Ciiy Engineer Allen reported that the
estimated cost Of foot bridge across the
Stevens branch from Brooklyn street at
$500, for bridge for light travel 81. 500
for bridge for heavy travel IS, 800 The
report was laid ON the table for an indef-
mite time
The aldermen adjourned and council
meeting was called, Louis Cassi appear
ed to say something Ii favor of d poor man
on Foster street, who was at the present
time having bis house rent aud wood paid
for by the city. He didn't know what
good q house and fire were to d man If
he lacked food, and thought the city
should do more.
Alderman Albisetti explained that the
man wife was able to do some work aud
the charity committee thought the city was
doing all that was needed now Later
when there Is room the couple might be
moved 70 the city farm, Referred to char
ity committee to report back
Bids for building abutments to the pro-
posed Brook street bridge were opened.
They were
Wood e Gregoire. 81 per cubic yard.
White & Smith, S7.T0 per cubic yard.
NJ. T. Mclver, S4.T0 per cubic yard
Fred Bressaw, 500 per cubic yard.
provided the city would pay him 500 10
remove old bridge aud abutments.
n. A. MeIver, 81 so per cubic yard city
to remove old bridge
M. ]. Haekett. s5.s5 per cable yard, he
TO tear down old abutments.
Normandeau Bros S5s5 per cubic
yard
The bids were referred to the street
committee and city engineer. Alderman
Sowden asked il he was to understand
they were to 90 ahead and Alderman Ro-
bins stated they were not, as the council
had never yet authorized the construction
of bridge on Brook street.
The matter Of fire escapes for the city
building was referred To the property
committee With authority to close con.
tract Tor the same with either 4, T. Hen
derson, who bid S2I4 or erected S294, or
with r. w. KnowIton, who bid S2l8 or
erected S2a3.
The special committee On fire station
site through the mayor reported that some
very good sites had been offered them, but
not all we're conveniently located One
had been offered today on South Main
street above the tracks and A. ID. Morse
offered his place tor $500 The one the
committee vas most Id favor OF was the
Richardson LOT on south Main street, 100
feet frontage and 200 feet deep. The
mayors idea was TO leave the house stand
ing where Il ID and rent 1t. placing the
tire station As feet back and coming out
either side OF the house, which the com
mittee did not think too far back. The
price was $4,000. He thought to buy and
keep the house would be valuable in
vestment for the city; TO remove the house
would make II too costly an investment.
The Slayton lot could not be used until
several thousand dollars had been expend-
ed on 1t In addition to the price OF the lot.
Alderman Albisetti asked Chief Camp.
bell, who was present, about how Ii was
proposed to operate the new station and
paid department, He said that In the last
six months, all but two Of the III fire
alarms could have been attended to bv the
chemical with six men.
Alderman Albisetti thought South Main
street too far south, aud that If It was pro.
posed not 10 bring out the volunteer fire-
men until the second alarm. North Barre
property wouldn't BE- very well protected.
He thought III or around Depot square a
better location Alderman s0wden thought
a site near Depot square more desirable il
one had been offered.
Alderman Duffy thought the great oh.
lection to the Richardson lot was that the
fire station would be too far back on II.
He thought the council ought 70 take more
tlme and look at lots. The matter Of se-
leetlng site was referred to COMMITTEES
Of the whole to report back at the next
meeting
Alderman Albisetti said some one had
called attention ID Tie new school building
Continued on rfphth Pare