The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-14
To Erect Addition to His
Theatre Building
WITH FEW RESTRICTIONS
City Council Intends to Do Away With
MiIkmen's 4Clearning House, at
Corner Of Elm and Wash
ington Streets.

/ The special city council meeting lase
Ieyening was largely a one man affair in
that it pertained almost exclusively to
10. II. Hale and his property on Pearl
|street. Mr.. Hale, who recently made
lover his pavilion building into theatre,
lhad made application for permit to ex-
tend the structure for scenery, etc. Last
Ievening the fire committee, the FIRE ward
len from ward three and the building in
lspector recommended that the permit be
lgranted under certain conditions, viz.
that the foundation be solid wall OF
lgranite, with cement or mortar, to be
at least two feet thick and carried three
feet below the cellar bottom and pro-
lpeIly bonded; the side walls to be OF
sold brick, the first story 16 inches
thick, for the second story 12 inches
and for the third s inches up to the
caves; that the easterly end of the roof
of the building may be of wood but shall
be covered with iron on the outside; and
that all the exits be made to swing out
ward.
| The report is signed by Alderman
Adie Mackenzie and Milne, fire wardem
Burke and building inspector Riley
There was little discussion, although
Alderman Milne thought the other props
Ierty owners on the street might object
to the height Of the addition becausa
| of its "unsightliness''. But the council
voted to accept the report.
| The matter Of widening Pearl street
was again rehearsed, Mr.. Hale and A. III.
Buzzeli, both property owners on the
street, participating. Alderman Mace
kenzie thought the street ought to be-
widened but inasmnch as the property
owners who would be most benefited did
mot seem to care about it the matter
fought to be dropped He said that Mr..
Hale had been rendered 81 ,401.25, but
had refused to accept Mr.. Buzzell
thought It was up to the city to call .
commission and settle with Mr.. Hale.
but Alderman Mackenzie disagreed with
| him, saying that it was up to the dis
Isenting property owner to call the com
mission.
| Here Mr.. Hale, the dissenter. took .
hand and told the council that he stood
lready TO have a commission make award.
Il took an appeal form the city's award"
he said, "and wanted to start q commits
Ision, and even went so far as to present
la list OF possible commissioners to MFR.
IGordon (city attorney. But Mr.. Cor
don made no move. I stand ready to
ldo it tonight, but | can't do anything
until AIr. Gordon moves.n (The city at
Itorney inteTogated the council whether
ito go ahead with litigation over the
widening Of the street or drop the whole
imatter.1
Mayor Barclay thought the property
Iowners would be the principal gamers
in wldened street, and to this opinion
Alr. Buzzell made emphatic denial, ask
ling the Mayor to spend a whole day on
the street and see the traffic which goes
lover it. The Mayor was inclined to let
the matter drop because the city has
$50 many other bills to meet that it viii
Ineed the money. Alderman Adie thought
lother parts Of the city needed the money
lmore than Pearl street.
Both Alderman Milne and SOwden
WANTED the matter referred back to the
lcity attorney to see If he can't dig up
Ia solution Of the difficulty. This, put
lin the form of a motion, prevailed, SO
far as could be ascertained. OF the three
laudible replies, these of Aldermen Adie
1 SOwden and Milne, two were "forv and
lone against, and the motion was de-
ciared carried. The city attorney will
ldig, and report later.
By chance it was found that the driv-
ling of the city hearse by II. It. Cutler
has been done without contract for the
last eight years. In 1856 contract was
lagreed to, to run for one year. During
the period since the expiration of that
contract Mr.. Cutler and the city have had
La deal without any agreement. City
lClerk Mackay presented new contract,
largely the same as the old one except
that the city is further protected from
possible negligence on the part Of the
contractor or his employees, and the con-
tract was turned over to the property
committee to effect settlement with
Mfr. Cutler,
A resolution appropriating the sum Of
ISt2,145.1S, balance due on the sixty
leent tax OF 1905, for the school depart
ment, was ordered 70 second reading.
and the bill of w. v. Avery for $500,
work on the boiler in the city hall, was
ordered paid and warrant for that
lamount was made out
/ Alderman Mackenzie brought up the
milkmen's clearing house, on the COR
ner Of Elm and Washington streets for
discussion, declaring that it had become
Ia nuisance. A large number OF the
Imilkmen make this a meeting point to
iexchange milk, and since the new road
has been put in Alderman Mackenzie
thought the business ought to be trans
ferred to some other point. He therefore
lpresented resolution ordering the milk
linen to cease to use the corner Of Elm
and Naehiuptou streets as n fclearinv
house and Offering them part of Burn
Il hams meadow.
i The council then drew the cloak Of
secrecy about themselves as they passed
into executive session.