The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-17

ended. As mayor OF the city ] appeal
to the abutters, TO meet and see II a |
settlement cannot be arrivd at
"WTI.LIAM BARCLAY, Mayor
Joe 0ssola was granted a theatre IL
cense for Castle Park Theatre under
the same conditions as last year.
Noouan & Harrington were granted
a license for the Northern hotel.
Residents Of Berlin street petitioned
for an extension Of city water mains
about 300 feet on that street. Referred
to water committee to report back.
a petition for a sewer extension on
Beckley to School street was referred
to street committee to report back.
The committee on fire reported IN
favor of granting the use of two rooms
in the fire station TO the Firemen's
club. The club is to furnish the rooms,
and its members promise aid at any
fire where the regular force Is not able
to cope with it. The club is made up
of present and past members OF the
Barre fire department. The report was
accepted and adopted.
The committee on street reported they
had looked into the bill Of L. ]. Bolster
| for certain improvements made by him
on one street and they reported against
payment. The work was done without
any authority from the street commit
tee. The report was accepted
The committee on streets reported
progress in the matter Of street sprink-
ling and that the merchants We're to
pay weekly
The street committee reported on the
| expenditures in its department for twc
months to May 1st, as follows;
Streets. .... .......... 81 1,559.4i
Sewers ....-s.. ..s.,.,...- o1o.ol
Surface sewers. ...... .- 7l6.Os
Sidewalks. ...s.. ...s.. 22s.6.
Bridges .... ...... ..t...tt lf9.5'
OF the amount spent on sewers $74t
went to repair the North Main stree
break.
The mayor reported on the matte
OF the street cleaning machine, whiol
! had been referred to him by the alder
men. lie thought the machine thorough
" practical, and stated the cost wa
S41.64; and he hoped it would be pur
chased The report was accepted.
The mayor submitted the name o
Charles Brunell to be special policeman
4 and he was unanimously confirmed MI
Brunell's duties will be TO watch tn
city dump and see that no nuisance
= committed
City Attorney J. W. Gordon calle
!, attention in communication to tn
: board to certain conditions existing !
9 the street railway extension matter. H
: said that the street commissioners ha
I refused permission to the street railwa
I to cross the Aver street tracks IN 190'
and that in order TO get the right |
cross it would be necessary to hay
I another hearing. 1t seems that it woul
= be best to have conference with Il
y Barre Railroad people and with tn
! Barre & Montpelier Traction and Pows
= Co, and see whether there could
= any amicable arrangement,
y Alderman Milne moved that col
I ference be called Of the street railwa
le company, the Barre Railroad Co., and Il
Y city council.
Y Donald Smith entered complaint thl
y he had had 16 chickens worried
+. dogs. Referred to the alderman fro
= ward one.
N a communication from Souverinie, Il
y artist, presenting to the city the pc
ne trait Of Mayor Barclay on condition th
y; it be hung in the council chamber, eau
aa ed a little discussion. Alderman Sowd
~ objected to the acceptance Of the pc
~ trait OH the round that 1t was an a
20 vertising scheme. Alderman Milne ia
e ored accepting the portrait as wo
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