The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-28
WILL HAVE LIGHTS
TO PL0W STREETS
Electricity win Help the Street Depart
ment to Find the Snow Banks
During the Wee Sma'
Hours.

The board Of aldermen were in regu-
lar session last evening forty-fve min
utes, and most Of the time was taken
mp in discussing a resolution that was
read relating to contract with the
Consolidated Lighting company TO have
the street lights turned ON whenever
requested by the street commissioner, to
enable him to plow out the sidewalks in
the early morning; the company to be
paid $3 for every hour the lights are on.
/ II will be remembered that at the last
meeting OF the aldermen resolution
was read, and later voted to be laid on
the table, requesting that the street SUI
Iperintendent have the sidewalks powed
out on stormy morning not later than
seven o'clock.
Alderman Albisetti started the discus.
sion on last evenings resolution by say
ing that he thought there was no need
of the street lights as che superinten-
dent could nse the lanterns owned by
the city to just as good advantage by
tying two of the lanterns onto each
plow, and besides would save extra ex-
pense, Alderman Cutler then stated
that Alderman Campbell, chairman of
the lighting committee, had talked with
the lighting company and they had
agreed to let the city use the lights for
this purpose at ten cents per hour per
light less than the city is paying them
for lighting until midnight. lie thought
that the work Of plowing out the walks
would be much expedited by the use
of the lights and would make up for
the little extra expense that the lights
would cause He stated that all our
sister cities burned their lights all night,
and although this city could not stand
all that, he did not think that to burn
them an hour or two in the morning was
asking too much.
Two lanterns on plow, declared AL
derman Milne, would give plenty Of
light. He said the superintendent would
have to have lanterns anyway If the
street lights were on, to light up the
dark places left between the street
lights Alderman Campbell thought that
I the street lights were needed in order to
do the work az 1t should be done; that
lanterns would not give light enough.
sIf our street lights are not as good as a
lantern, why are we paying so much
money for themi" inquired Alderman
Thurston. He thought Tire street lights
should be turned on and did not think
that the extra expense would be very
big Alderman Cutler suggested that a
report Of the lighting bill could be had
at the end Of every month, and If It
was then found that there was too much
expense, il could be dropped just be-
fore the matter was put mp for vote,
Mayor Barclay suggested that the board
ought TO consider the extra expense that
would incur and keep down expenses as
much as possible at every opportunity.
He said that the superintendent or the
preceding one had never asked for street
lights, and the work had always been
done 50 that no awful kicks had ever
been received He thought that the prin-
cipal streets should be plowed out early
and tie others as soon as they got to
them The resolution was finally car
ried. Aldermen Milne and Albisetti yot
/ ing against IT,
The reading of the health officers re-
port for the month OF October showed
that there had been 25 births during the
month, IS male and 10 female; contagi-
ous diseases. six, one death resulting;
total number Of deaths for month, nine.
A permit was granted y. NJ Nelson TO
build a wagon shed on West street.
George r. Bates was also granted per-
nit to build a piazza on a house at &c
South Main street. The Consoliiat
Lighting company was granted permit
to hang q sign on Granite street near
the bridge
A resolution for the following edli-
tionaI departmental appropriations was
read Streets. $500 permanent streets,
$50; sidewalks, $1,000; printing and sta
tionery. S475 surface sewers, $lsn.
The city council held brief session,
during which resolution was adopted
relating to giving the city's note te the
commissioners Of Hope cemetery.