The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-12
That Was Not Good For
Bridges.
FOR WHICH IT WASBOUGHT
Herman ]. Can Elected Member Of
the Fire Department-Gas Fran
chise Tax Goes to Sink
ing Fund


A special meeting Of the city council
was held last evening 70 consider two Or
three minor matters and 70 elect fire.
man T. succeed J. G. Goodrich. Her
man J. Carr was tie man chosen.
Two letters quoting prices on graphite
paint for bridges were read It was
explained that the paint on hand was
for roofs rather than bridges and
that different paint was needed. The
paint on hand was purchased last season
for the bridges BY the street commits
sioners, Of which Alderman Sowden was
then a member, Of sowdeu & Lyon,
and the price paid was S3570 (En this
connection it might be said that alder
men are prohibited from having part in
any contract with the city, but a. the
whole board approved the purchase AL
derman sowden il no more to blame,
perhaps, than the other members-l
The matter was referred to the street
committee to purchase the a.best paint
az the Desl price
A resolution was adopted authorizing
and instructing the city treasurer to
place all receipts from the gas company
franchise to The credit Of the sinking
fund
a resolution relating to the deposit
Of city funds was adopted az follows
@That whereas, the city at certain
months in the year has q good large
balance to its credit from which no H.
come is derived and as we believe that
III other municipalities they get a GER
tain per cent Of interest Oh their monthly
| balances from the banks where they
keep their funds on deposit.
Therefore be It resolved, that the
\ finance committee are hereby directed
to take the matter up with the various
banks in the city. and If they find that
they can get an advantageous offer from
\ any Of the banks along the lines above
4 specified they are to report on the same
to the city council for its approval
! a communication from residents Of
I Beacon street was read obieeting to
\ the cut that IL being nade in Beacon
| street. The residents Of the street ear
lier in the season petiti0ned to have
the street worked to grade and curbing
set, They now claim It il being worked
/ Is inches below grade in some places,
and object
Alderman Mckenzie, chairman Of the
street committee. stated that grade was
1 given to each builder on the street, aud
that when the petition came in this
spring work was begun at once working
/ the street to grade, but instead Of being
cut below grade, III some places the
street lacked four inches Of being to
grade now. Nearly all the curbing has
been set at grade
Mayor Barclay thought it not right TO
force an Objectionable grade upon prop
erty holders
Alderman Adie thought if the prop
erty holders wanted the established
4 grade changed they should be at tile ex-
pense Of the change.
II was voted 70 refer the matter to
the city engineer to Investigate and re
| port on az a special meeting Thursday
evening
The council meeting adjourned and
a special meeting OF the aldermen was
called TO order The mayor submitted
the name of John Heney to be mem
| ber Of the fire department and to sue
ceed Goodrich, resigned The nomina
tion failed Of confirmation by vote
Of 3 to 5.
I The name Of Herman ]. Carr was
submitted and he was confirmed +
to z.
j. X Anderson of Maple Avenue APP
peared before the board again about the
eulveft near his house aud the water
that sets back into his cellar IN the
/ spring, Mr. Anderson declared the re-
port Of the city engineer on the matter
was not correct.
Tie report was brought out again and
reread. The matter was referred back
to the street committee to investigate
and report back
| F. G. Rowland appeared for tl.a Rev.
Il. Nj. Freeman to ask for the use of
the band stand Sunday afternoons at
) o'clock during the summer weeks.
The request was granted Services
are to be held from the stand
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