The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-26
And Vote to Pay G. l. Bugbee
$1,000 On Account
ALDERMAN TAKE ACTION
Board Hears Letters from Abutters on
the Main Street Pavement Rel
alive to Payment Of
Assessments,

AT q regular meeting Of the board
Of aldermen held Monday evening, with
all Of the members of the board present
except Alderman Campbell, the long
delayed and much discussed matter OF
final acceptance Of the fire station build
ing and pay G. Z. Bugbee, the contrac-
tor, the balance due him. which Ii a
little over $1,000 Alderman Milne stat
ed that Mr.. Bugbee had made all the
changes asked for at the station and
made the recommendation that the build
ling be accepted.
City Clerk Mackay read the letters
that he had received from the abuttcrs
in answer To the city clerks letter ask.
ling them ii they would agree To pay
their assessments now and save the city
the trouble Of reassessing, which thu
present legislature gave the city power
to do. Almost all Of the abutters in
their letter stated that they didn't
know Just the amount of the bill the
lefty had against them and asked fol
litemized statements W. a. Bovce stat.
ed at the outset that he didn't believe
the city had any right to assess for tbs
street paving otherwise than by genera
| taxation But he further stated that
lif the city would measure up the exact
number Of square fee OF paving and Their
take out the expense Of the steam roll
Ter and several other things used in con.
nection with the work, and also deduct
/ the paving ut the intersection Of streets
Inc would then be willing to pay halt
OF the expense Of this work aud would
settle his assessment az ii would Their
| be. The other letters read were from
/ Mrs. Fred King, Mrs. Sarah Mower, r
| a. Averill, W. w. Lazell, Mrs jeanette
Martin, g. NJ Barber. administrator, +
A. Slayton, q, n. HOLSTER for Univer
salist society, w. II Gladding and a. G
Blanchard
After a short discussion the boart
voted to bold special meeting Thurs
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock and invit,
the abutters TO be present and II pos
sible bring about settlement Til
report Of the city engineer eon reser
voirs, etc, was read and accepted. Thu
report Of Health Officer DR. J. W. Jack
son, for the month Of November, wa
Tread and accepted. II was voted mo-
to grant the request Of ]: "A. Demo anc
Fred Reokley to have their auctioneerl
charge reduced on account Of the licensl
lycar having only about three month
more to run.
i proposed deed from Mary Krelling
er to the city was read and referres
TO the city attorney and street com
nittee TO report on the same at the mex
meeting. On the request Of STREET Su
perintendent Bruce, it was voted tina
the children be allowed the use OF Parl
street to slide ON, instead Of East street
on account of East street being spoiIet
for sliding by the ashes that had beef
! Thrown into holes and bitches. and tina
the street committee get plaesrds print
ed and posted at all the street intersec
tions where eoasting is allowed, notify
ing the public that said streets are be
ing used for coasting purposes and tina
they should use all due care IN crossing
the same.
q The contract TO print the city repor
was awarded to Il. w Cummings at hi
bid and insist upon his having the re
port out by the fifteenth of February.
q II was voted TO give Mr.. Plaisted fh
privilege Of cutting the ice on the Orang
reservoir provided he keeps the waite
free from manure and other objection
able matter and pay the city water de
partment the sum of five dollars.