The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-13
Claimed They We're Burned
In Daylight
AFTER THE RECENT STORM
TO Light the Way for the Snowplows--
Permit Granted J. X. Tierney to
Move Martin House Up South
Main Street

The special meeting Of the city coun-
cil held last evening which was called
more especially TO take action on the
final acceptance Of the fire station
building was nearly three hours long
and contained several rather heated
discussions on matters that came up
besides the fire station. The first bust
ness to be done was to grant permit
To Charles Paquet to build wheel
wright shop at 80 Summer street The
report Of the Building Inspector on the
petition of j. r. Tierney for a permit
to move building from the corner Of
Prospect and Main SITS, to AS South Main
ST., was read, and after considerable
discussion it was voted that a permit
be granted to Mr.. Tierney to move the
building, and that he be granted the use
Of South Main street for a period Of ~
hours without charge; provided there il
a space kept clear for traffic all the time
the building il in the street Of at least
10 feet in width; but for every day that
the street is occupied over the three
days above referred I'd he shall pay to
the city the sum Of twenty five dollars
per day. and it shall be a further con-
dition Of the permit that Mr.. Tierney
shall furnish a satisfactory bond to the
city to indemnify it for any damage
that may accrue, through the blocking
of the street by the building that is to
be moved; and also to pay the city for
the use of the street in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the permit.
1t was then voted that the granting
of the permit and the preparing of the
bond in connection Herewith be referred
to the Street Committee. Building In
spector and City Attorney, and that
they present the permit and bond to the
Council for its approval before issuing
the same.
IL was voted that the bond to be given
by Mr.. Tierney shall be in the sum Of
$4,000.
The reading of a supplementary con
tract between the city and the Con
solidated Lighting company III regard
TO the turning on Of the street lights
ON stormy mornings to facilitate the
plowing out OF the sidewalks started a
lengthy discussion that at times was
quite fiery. Alderman Milne famed the
flame kindled by the readingsof the con
tract when be stated that the city was
Throwing away money when it burned
the street lights fos an hour or 50 in
broad daylight az he said was the case on
the morning after the last snow storm.
He said the lights we're not turned oil
until 6.30 o'clock when they could have
been an hour earlier Alderman Abb
setti also stated that he got up that
morning at 5;45 o'clock and saw that
the lights were burning and when it
came 6:25 and they were still burning
he said he called up the Consolidated
office and asked them if they were going
to burn the lights all day and received
the reply they couldn't help it as they
bad not been notified to shut them of
Five minutes later, he said, they went
out The FIRE burst ont anew when
Alderman Burke said that he thought
that Alderman Albisetti's remarks were
entirely out of order. The gentleman
from ward five promptly questioned the
charge of the gentleman from ward
three. Alderman ThuTston then gained
the floor and claimed that Alderman AL
bisetti's remarks were out Of order and
also thought that the ward five repre-
sentative should have gone TO the street
superintendent in regard to the matter
and not brought il befoe the council. A
lively tilt then ensued between the two
aldermen Alderman Cutler diverted
the scene by questioning the mayor for
not keeping better order than to allow
two men to be talking at the same time.
The mayor said he thought he was do
ing as well as he could under the cir
cumstances and even as it was they
were not throwing books and knocking
each other as had been done in the Z.
$. Congress He said he thought il was.
perfectly right for Mr.. Albisetti to bring
the matter before the council Alder
man Cutler then Quoted matters by ex-
planning that the street superintendent
had been up that night until one o'clock
when lie was taken sick and had to 90
home and that i was probably on this
account that the lights burned longer
than they should.
The bin Of the Consolidated Lighting
company for electric lighting was pre-
sented to the council and referred to
the Lighting Committee to investigate
and report.
The bill of Hope Cemetery Commits
sion for hay was referred TO the Street
Committee TO investigate and report by
the next meeting. 1t was voted that
the council accept the FIRE station build
ing whenever Mr.. Bugbee places a new
door on the battery room, and fixes up
the cracks in the building to the salts
faction Of the council.
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