The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-25
A Discussion as to Different
Aldermen'S Qualifications
in PURCHASING THE SAME
City Will Take Up $4,000 of city's
Per Cent Refunding Bonds
May lst, When They
Come Due.

The difficulties to be encountered in
buying horse was fruitful topic Of
discussion before the aldermen at their
meeting last evening. Water Snperin
tendent @. g. Russell, in telling the
board how He proposed h conduct the
office to which lie had been appointed,
concluded by suggesting that il the city
wonid buy another horse for tho de
partment he could perform n1any Of
his duties more quickly and economically
than at present He said the horse now
supplied for this purpose seemed To lack
energy and ability to travel from one
was purchased for the water department
last year.
Alderman Albisetti, member of the
water committee, moved that Alderman
Cutler and Burke and Supt. Of Streets
Bruce be authorized TO look up good
horse for this department and report
to the council.
Alderman Milne. another member of
the water committee, objected to these
men looking up d horse for this depart
,nent with which they had nothing 10
do
Alderman Alhisetti replied "I'm no
judge of horse and don't want to
have anything to do with purchasing
one
Alderman Milne: 'sYou are not the
whole thing
Alderman Thurston. chairman OF the
water committee, modestly admitted he
Was not good Judge Of horse flesh,
and he was not Jealous Of the COM
mittee named. He thought that as
Mr.. Russell suggested the purchase Of
the horse and it was for his use, it
might be better 20 have him included
with the gentlemen named
Snpt. Of Streets Bruce, who was pres
ent. asked To be excused. He thought
Aldermen Cutler and Burke knew
horse from jackass and that they could
buy for SIS as good a horse as Alder
man Milne purchased for Che department
last year.
Alderman Milne retorted: 81 can tel
a good horse Just IS well az YOU can
IL wa. voted not 10 excuse Supt.
Bruce, and The committee was appointed
as named by Alderman AIbisctti.
To Pay $4,000 Bonded indebtedness.
The first business taken up BY the
board was the ordering paid of two
warrants, one for $4,000 to take that
amount Of per cent refunding bonds
Of the city coming due Nav 1-t, and
the other for 5000 for interest on the
same TO MAY j. This $4,000 viii be
paid with money from the sinking fund.
The c0nnitfse on streets and the city
attorney reported the city was not lia-
bic IN the matter which NJ. j. Barry
of Third street claimed damages Of 5000
for surface water IN his cellar. The re-
port was accepted.
Tht water committee reported it could
not reach satisfactory settlement with
u. w. Bisber on his water rents, and
begged 20 be excused. This report was
aeceptei and the bill sent to the city
attorney
The report OF the water committee on
the matter of water extension on
Fsirview street and the extension Of The
lease Of the land on Martin brook for
another year was accepted.
The property committee was author.
ized to renew the lease with the Pents.
costal church for the rooms il occupies
in the old city building.
"A petition from residents Of Ifighhof.
born street for the street commission
ers TO investigation the condition Of
the street Was referred to that COM
mittee.
The invitation of the Grand Army to
the city council to join in the Memorial
day parude was accepted.
a petition signed by many of the
7 A - IL.
asking for resurvfv Of the street from
the covered bridge to tho city line. was
referred TO the street committee and
city engineer.
a petition asking for q city ordinance
requiring all rooms in which deaths
occur TO be disinfectcd before paper
hangers and painters are obliged TO work
therein. was referred to The committee
ON legislation, the secretary of the
board ot health and the city attorney
to draw up such an ordinance.
The board adjourned and a council
meeting WAS called,
a petition asking that the surface
water on Nelson, Patterson and upper
Washington streets be taken care of
was referred TO the street committee
to investigate and report.
Tho report OF Health Officer ]. W..
Jackson for March showed 80 births
and $ deaths.
Bridge Appropriation for the
Year Already Expended
The street committee reported in "a.
yor OF the purchase OF the necessary
iron work To widen the Brook street
bridge, but on the statement OF the city
treasurer that the money already spent
inthisdepartment for work contracted
for would eat up nearly All the ap-
preparation for 1906, the matter was
laid on the table.
Water superintendent @. 9. RUSSELL
at the request Of Mayor Barclay, stated
70 the council how be proposed 60 con.
duct his Office. IIe planned 70 have n
man u assist him outside who conld
dig bitches or work IN The ditch, to
whom be should pay $l.s5 day, and
a gisl III the office ID attend to the
clerical work there. The mayor ex.
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