The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-25
Sunday Closing Further
Considered.
WANT WATER EXTENSIONS
Warrants For 5000 Interest and
$4,000 of Principal on Water
Dept. Ordered Paid.

The board Of aldermen held regular
meeting last evening, at which the basi-
ness transacted was nearly all routine
matters
Three city warrants were read and or
dered paid One was for 81 an0 interest
on water bonds and one for SIS 900 90 pay
Off that amount Of water bonds The
third was for 1925 for the g A. RI
The invitation to ride ia the Memorial
day parade was accepted BIZ the aldermen
On request of the sergeant-at-ar Of
the state house the property committee
was authorized To make q price Oh the old
post Office fixtures owned by the city and
now stored 1t Is the intention to have a
temporary post office at the state house
during the coming session Of the leglsIa-
ture.
A petition for an extension Of the city
water mains l65 feet on John street to the
house Of Mr. Fraser was referred to tbs
water committee and superintendent with
power to act
A petition for an extension OF the city
water main on Farweli street was referred
to the water committee aud supernten-
dent 10 Investigate and report.
1 A petition for concrete sidewalk on
the southeast side Of Orange street was
referred to the street committee to investi-
gate aud report
City Attorney Gordon reported on a re-
quest fer an extension of water mains TO
the Smith farm that 1t Is inadyIsable un.
less there Is sufficient revenue to be de-
| rived from domestic nse to pay d fair dlg-
idend on the expenditure. Report &C.
cepted
n The license committee reported favor
ably on granting lunch room license t0
Michael David, and ii was 10 granted On
the petition Of Samuel Bergman for lunch
cart license the committee reported adj
versaly and the license was refused
A resolution appropriatlng $500 to the
Il French Barre Library was passed to its
second reading.
On motion Of Alderman Burke It was
voted 70 pay August Barney s32387 for
street paving blocks cut for the city to
date Members Of the finance COMMITTEES
objected to the bill being railroaded
through in such a way before the finance
COMMITTEES had had opportunity to pass
on IT. Alderman Burke moved TO re-
ciDd the vote and It was carried He said
he would pay the man and bring Ia bis
bill for the work.
A petition for 4 sidewalk on the north
westerly side Of North Main street from
w. ID. Kidder's to Blackwell street was
referred to the street committee to inFesti-
gate and report back
Cyrus Hall objected to the depredations
Of boys on the apple trees and lilac bushes
on the library lot, and offered to build a
fence IL the city would furnish the ma
terial The matter was referred TO the
chief Of police to keep The boys Oft the Ill
brary lot
The matter of placing two ineandeseent
lights at the entrance of spaHldlng Graded
school to burn nights, was referred 70 the
school commissioners with the request that
the commissioners place the lights
Mr. Lynch asked what objection there
was tohisplace being open allday sunday
IL was stated Mr.. lynch had 4 perfect
right to serve meals at all hours sunday,
but soft drinks, Ice cream and cigars must
not be sold excepting during the sunday
hours established for the other places.
Alderman Albisetti thought the drug
stores ought to be restricted to the same
hours as the lunch rooms il the sale Of
cigars and sodas on Sunday and be made
a motion to that effect.
Alderman Sowden moved an amend.
ment that it be left IN the hands OF the
mayor, but neither was seconded. It was
finally voted to refer the matter TO the
city attorney for an opinion.
Alderman Albisetti moved that the
matter Of city rents, which had been laid
on the table at a previous meeting, be ta-
! ken from the table. 1t was 50 voted.
The city clerk said the PeHtec0stal
church has paid up all 1t owes the city On
rent, the Salvation Army has paid about
rs per cent Of what it owes, but Mr. Mann
has not paid what be owes Mr. Lapoinf
has paid little over 500 on rent and
stated there was about $3.50 more to be
! paid ID next week ft.was voted 70 lay
The matter over tlll the first Monday in
June.
Theuse Of the city court room was
granted the Democrats for a caucus on
June1st.
Petitions for a hydTant and light on
Perry street were referred TO the water
and light committees respectively.
( Mr.. Bennett requested the attendance
OF the council at the opening game Of foot
r ball Of the Barre Rangers at the Trotting
Park, Saturday June g. The mayor was
invited to kick off the ball. The invita-
tion was accepted.