The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-05
After All Money in the City
Treasury is Voted Paid.
CDLBURN WANTS HIS PAY
And If Council Does Not See Fit to
Pay Him for His Services With
out Going to Court, He
Will Sue the City.


After the city council had ordered
warrants paid amounting to between
s21 900 and $4,000 last evening, using
up all the money in the city treasury
Alderman Mckenzie made the remark
that it was wonderful how economical
the council got near the end of the
year. The remark was not over the
warrants, but over bill for s141.43,
for shingling the poor farm barn, which
no one seemed to have authorized. AL
derman Burke, chairman of the property
committee, and Alderman Adie of the
same committee, knew nothing about it,
Alderman Milne acknowledged he ati-
thorized the shingling done after the
mayor had spoken to him that il needed
shingling. The work should have been
advertised and bids secured. It was
voted to pay the bill.
Colburn Wants His Pay.
A communication from Fred f.. Col
burn, architect for the fire station, was
read to the council. 1t was as follows:
Mr.. r. H. Burke, chairman building
committee new FIRE station,
Barre, VT:
Dear Sir-Below give you the figures
for which shall expect your committed
to pay me commission for architectural
services rendered as agreed upon beforal
/ had the work completed.
White q Smith contract IS 1,321DUs
Y. L. Bugbee .......... 15,169.0E
Standard Electric Co. .....-. 1850
w. A. Snow y Co,..,........ S26.3E'
Phelps Brothers .......s.. 1,354.0B
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Total $40 176 1(y.
Commission at 3la per cent IS 671.16
Cash received .......s..... $4,000
Due me to date ...........$ 1916
Now / could collect for the total ex-
pense of the building above the land,
| If same was to 60 TO law, for your vote
was to pay 31a per cent Of the cost OF
the building and it will cost you over
1000 above the land before It ii dona
with. | think you would be better OH
to pay me the amount Of this bill with
out any trouble, as shall not take less.
The amount Of any bill for expenses
cannot be reckoned on this amount any
more than the expenses of the rest OK
the committee, as you had not made NV
services as architect at that time. Tho
mayor appointed me as he did the rest.
one of the committee Of Investigation,
and my trade with you was an after
consideration. | wish you would sea
that this matter is closed up as soon
as possible, and would thank you 10
bring up the matter at the next meeting.
FRED e. C0LBURN.
The communication was referred To
the building committee and the city at
torney to report on. M. M. Gordon
appeared as Mr. Colburn's attorney.
Supt. Bruce asked for sleigh for nse
in the street department. He was au-
thorized to purchase one ii it could be
bought for $25.
1t was stated the sleigh in the water
department needed painting, but this
was objected to, unless the bill should
not come in until after Jan. Ist. Mr..
Bruce said he would see that the bill
for his sleigh did not come in until af-
ter Jan. 1st.
1t was voted a warrant for $1,000
be drawn in favor Of G. l.. Ruobee. as
a fourth payment on his contract for
constructing the fire station. This
leaves about ST POO still due Mr.. Bugbee
on his contract.
A resolution was introduced which re-
stricts the opening of hydrants to fire.
men and to members of the water de-
partment. 1t was referred back to the
chairman of the water committee ia
have it amended to include one man from
the street department.
/ overseer of the Poor Shurtlelf report
ed the expenditures Of his department
in November to have been S5s6.o6.
| G. @. McCarty asked for lunch room,
| license for 100 North Main street. Re
ferred TO license committee.
The printing committee was authorized
| to arrange for the printing Of the annual
city report.
! The council then went into executive
session
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CALVIN BONDS FUNERAL.