The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-09-27
To Protect Its Water Supply
in Orange.
THE PRICE PAID is $1,000
Buildings Near Shore Of Reservoir-Con-
gregational Church Given Use Of
Opera House for Sunday SER
vices While Church IS Closed.


AT the meeting Of the board of alder
men last evening II was announced that
an option had been secured on the Ark
ley property ii Orange, which adjoins
the ORANGE brook reservoir, and on The
report gi the special committee ii was
voted to purchase the same for 81 900.
Tile location Of the buildings ON this
farm wese constant menace to the
city water supply The barns and barn
yards ran back to the edge Of the stream,
and while the water has not been con-
tamsnated, it was deemed advisable TO
avoid any chance of contamination by
purchasing the property and removing
the outbuildings, a special committee
was appointed August 23d to see what
could be DONE and this COMMITTEES re-
ported last evening as follows:
AThe special committee appointed
\ August % for the purpose Of purchasing
the ] +. Arkley property in Orange.
| vt, respectfully reports; We have this
day secured an option on the above
named property, which adjoins the
Orange brook reservoir, for $4,000 The
property consisted of the homestead aud
about IS acres of land, also about Is
acres of woodland and sugar house, and
about 10 acres Of pasture on the north
westerly side OF the road. We hereby
recommend that the city of Barre get
/ d deed for the said property drawn up
as soon as possible and then get the
| drainage on same put i'll better condi-
tion than ii Is at the present time.
The committee on streets reported
fayorably on the petition Of the gas
company to run pipes across the Aver
street bridge. The report was accepted
and resolution was adopted giving
them the right to run pipes along the
girders on this one bridge
The committee on streets reported on
the petition for concrete sidewalk
on Dewey street, stating that the board
was against concrete walk and there
fore the committee returned the original
lpetition.
The finance committee reported favor
lably on reinsuring tile city employees
IN the Travellers Insurance co. fof an
other year.
/ City Attorney j, II. Gordon reported
on the matter Of D. B. Holmes reshing
/ ling 4 house OH d permit more than 90.
days old. that at the time the permit
was granted there were ne restrictions
On il, and hence there was no violation
of the building ordinances.
The monthly statement af the street
department was read and placed On fle.
The petition Of Page Bros. To ran Il
surface sewer from their land into the
surface sewer on Prospect street was
referred to the street committee with
/ power to act.
The Congregational church Was grant
ed the use Of the opera house for Sum
day services while their church building
il closed
a. +. Cults Of Hill street appeared
before the board about surface water
setting back from Hill street into his
cellar. Referred to street committee to
| investigate and report.
| The board then took up the report
Of the committee OF the whole on ae-
cepting the fire station from the con-
| tractor. Several matters which the
board thought should be attended to
/ by the contractor before the building
is accepted were discussed BY The board
with Air. Bughee and it was agreed
to meet and 10 over the building to-
| gether.