The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-26
| With Exception Of Orange
Brook Supply
SAYS ENGINEERS REPORT
Considerable Outlay Must Be Made to
Put Orange Supply Where It
Should Be--Work Done BY
Street Department.

The board Of aldermen held their sec
ond regular meeting of che month last
evening, with all the members present.
A bill Of II. M. Williams for goods dam
aged BY water from Merchant street
was ordered paid when Mr.. Williams
turns OYER the damaged goods, as af-
ranged. A resolution to appropriate 81 u
500 for the street department was OF
dered to second reading after Alder
man Milne had asked few questions
concerning whore the money was to be
nut. A resolution to purchase new
typewriting machine for the water Of
flee, at price not to exceed $40 and
the old machine, was adopted, as was
also a resolution to purchase car Of
coal for the street department.
The water department reported seven
new connections during the month Of
August, and warrants drawn in favnr
of the department for August to be
STs6.47, with a total of S13,5SS.50 for
the wear. a petition for sewer on Park
street and Park street extension WAS
referred back to the petitioners as being
incomplete. Mrs. T. b. Smith, 276
North Main street, was given permis
sion to recover roof with roofing paper
The second quarterly report on The
condition of the city water reservoirs
were to the following effect:
Martin brook, very good
Scott brook, very good.
Bolster reservoir, good.
Orange brook, not very good
III connection with the latter The city
engineer reported that the dam leaks,
the reservoir should be cleaned and the
gravel filter cleaned. The engineer also
eommends a small high water overflow.
The reducing chamber between this city
and East Barre was reported To be in
the same condition as at Inst state
ment. During the recent low water, the
Bolster reservoir was cleaned, and the
grass removed from the bed. The re-
suit is said to have been quite satis-
factory.
The report Of the street department
from June ! 5 to September Is shows the
following work on street:
Streets about City hall park brought
to snb-grade.
Granite street widened, curbed, gutter.
ed. drained
Berlin street, partially filed.
Nelson street. eXcasated
West Patterson street, worked also
Orange street
G street, filled.
Batcheldcr street, dressed with Gin.
ders
North Main street, frors Nhitcomb
Bros to Beckley, filled with gravel.
Becl<ley street widened
Merchant street, lower part, macada-
mized
Summer street, from Merchant street
TO GaIlagher's house, macadamized.
The department has also laid 1868
feet and four inches OF sewer pipe. The
concrete sidewalks are now being recof-
cred, but the work is not far enough
along to be reported The permanent
street appropriation was $3.50, and the
expenditure was S3f9.s4
a resolution transferring sf7.7o7.96
from the city acconnt to the school ac-
count was adopted, and a warrant wps
drawn for that amount. II IS the bal
ance due on the 60-cent tax. The prop.
erty committee was authorized To close
a contract with g. a. Wilkinson to paint
various city properties according TO the
contract presented last evening"
A cer'pIaint OF oyerchargt f5r wntpr
OF l,assoit street was investigated and
the account found to be correct, 10
rebate being due to complaining party
Frank L. Place presented PROPOSE
tion for the city to insure the public
from accident sustained BY means Of the
city's servants.
Alderman Thurston reported that AIr.
Emerson wanted the city to fence its
property il Orange, which adioins his.
II was voted to renew the contract
with the city physicians, clemeus and
Miller The Trow aud the Holden deeds
of South Main street property were laid
over to the next meeting