The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-02
CityAttorney and Street Com
mittee On FarnSwOrth Case
REPORTED LAST NIGHT
Poormaster Paid Less Than $500 Last
Month Deeds From E. M. Trow and
W. M. Holden on South Main
Street Property Accepted.

The city Of Barre thinks that it is not
liable by reason Of any injury that Miss
Bessie Farnsworth may have sustained
Eby falling into i curbing excavation on
North Main street last August. The
street committee and the city attorney
80 replied in answer to the letter of M.
w LaPoint attorney for G. g. Farms
worth, father Of the girl, and the city
council last night accepted the fep0rt
as final Alderman Cutler, chairman Of
the street committee, reported that the
excavation was along the edge 81 the
sidewalk, leaving five feet ON the walk,
was less than eighteen inches deep and
there was an are light within seventy
feet.
A total Of 76 warrants with sums
ranging from eighty cents to $500, were
ordered paid The street committees
report on the Academy street petition
for sewer, which was favorable, was ac-
lcepted.
In the report of the city engineer for
the month of September there was one
charge Of Si0,03 "for odd jobs about the
office which could not be charged up to
any department" Alderman Milne first
objected to the acceptance Of any such
report without knowing what the odd
Jobs were. This was after the report had
been accepted. Then the motion was
made to reconsider but it failed TO find
a champion 70 second it. So the report
stands accepted.
The overseer of the poor reported as
follows:
Bal. Sept. 1 .........,,.......S S106.46
Received 10000
Cash paid Observation-Disclosures. 250.7a
Balance ............... 1869
The report was accepted.
a report on wideninA South Main
street from the covered bridge 10 the
end Of the city line was referred back
to the street committee for slight aItera-
tions. The report of the Fidelity ana
Casualty company On the conditions Of
the city's boilers was accepted All tile
boilers We're declared To be in good shape
SO far as external examination would
show.
4 petition for an electric light at the
corner Of Thomas street ard Kynecli
avenue was referred to the lighting COM
nittee, and the application of +. F..
fstHNfA y company 40 erect CHIMNEY
On South Main street building was re-
ferred back TO the building inspector.
That maeh-discussed thing, the bill OF
architect + A. Walker, for The plans for
altering the city farm buildings, was
again brought up last night with the
@ X OF single alderman, Albisetti.
Alderman Thurston objected to acting on
the bin until it had gone through the
proper channels viz. through the fin
ance committee. The remainder OF the
council agreed with him.
Hearse driver +. G. Cutler thought the
hearse needed painting, etc., and his
communication was retired 20 the prop
erty committee to report. States At
torney Jackson, Just resigned, thanked
the city council for their aid in making
Harrc 'clean city, and the communica-
tion was accepted. A sewer on Park
street and Park street extension was re-
feiTed to the strct committee to report.
Deeds from i. NJ. Trow and " NJ. fIol-
den conveying property TO the city to
enable the city to widen South Main
street were accepted.
Resolutions were adopted appropriate
ing money for the widening of South
Main street and for other street work.
Adjournment was taken TO this evening".