The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-24
IUNFORSEEN EXPENSES
In WATER DEPARTMENT
Believes With Same Tax Rate
This Year a Great Deal Of
Valuable Work Can be
DOne-.-RecOmmendatiOnS.

| Numerous departmental reports and
the reading Of Mayor Barclays annual
message occupied the greater part of
the time of the aldermen at a, regular
meeting Of the board last evening.
The street and water committees re-
ported on the hours of labor in the two
departments as between the hours Of
and IL and ! and o'clock. The pc-
lice committee did not specify any hours
for the officers. These reports were in
accord with the resolution adopted at
the last regular meeting.
\ A lunch room license was granted w.
w. Hadigan, and the application OF Mary
David for one at 219 North Main street
was referred to the license committee.
Barre French Library Has 2,2os Volumes
4 The trustees Of the French Barre Ii
brary submitted their annual report,
which shows the library has 2,2os vol
umes, an increase Of in year. The
books are kept in the same room with
/ those Of the Barre Library association
and the Barre Free library. The trus-
/ tees express the wish that place NAV
be provided for them in the new al.
drich library.
Water Supt Allen reported ]. J. Sui
| livan of East Barre owed the city $136
rent. Mr.. Allen was directed to col
lect.
A building permit was granted Rey-
nolds 4 Son to put two show windows
in their block.
| The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. submitted bid for some of the in
surance on the city hall, quoting Sia5
on n $4,000 policy for one year. The
matter was referred to the property com
mittee to investigate and report The
city carries $45, 1000 on the city hall
A bill Of SI26 for doctors services
TO Fireman H. j. Carr, which came be-
fore the council, was referred to the lia,
bility company which insures the city
employees.
+. G. Howland, trustee Of the United
States deposit fund, which amounts to
IS16,44s,6s, reported as having collected
the 5000 and some over interest and
paying the same into the school fund.
City Attorney Gordon made bis annu-
al report of work done and of legal cases
pending, in which the city is one OF the
interested parties.
Permanent Streets.
City Engineer c. n. Aliens annual
report stated the city's permanent
streets have been increased the past year
by 2,la7 square yards OF paving at a
total cost Of S6.6o0.5o. Little in the
way OF constructing new sewers has
been done the past year. Our sidewalks
have been improved by the setting of
$3.50 feet of new eurbing and $40 feet
Of old during the year, and relocation
surveys have been made on great nun
her Of streets. All the bridges have been
repainted and several OF them replankcd,
Mr.. Allen expresses the hope that the
paving will be continued q little each
year, and recommend that in tho future
the contractor furnish the paving blocks.
He also recommends new bridge for
South Main street, suggesting q granite
arch bridge,
Water Department Problems
Water Supt. G. X. Allen, Jr., submit
ted report for the time lie has been
in Office, April 1st to Dee 81, 1905. The
new connections made in that time have
pceH ~, anu mains HhNs bteA tAthHuFu
to tho cost Of $e,5s6.01, which bring in
d present income of $16e. MFR. Allen
calls attention to the condition Of the
cement pipe from the reducing chamber
near East Barre to this city, about a.
900 feet, which is in none too good con-
dition and which will all have to be re-
placed in few years, which at prevail
ing price for pipe win cost $50 200. The
city has had three bad breaks to repair
in this pipe during the past year, Tho
income Of the department from April
to Dec. 81, 1905, was;
Water rents ...s.......,. S20,s6T.72
Real estate rentals .. 213.On