The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-06
TO BURN UNTIL
MIDNIGHT
New Street Lightning Con-
tract Extends Time
A HALF HOUR NIGHTLY
Merchants Ask for Charter Amendment
on Street sprinbIing--city to
Sell the Arkley Farm
for sl,lo0.
IA HALF HOUR NIGHTLY

The lighting committee Of the city
council has recommended that contract
b. made another year with the consol-
dated Lighting company to light the
city streets, the new contract to be on
basis d 100 street lights, To burn until
midnight at d yearly price of SAC per
light. This report the council accepted
Al Iast nights meeting Under last
years CONTRACT the citg paid sl5 light,
burning until 1890.
The lighting committee also recon-
mended shree new street lights, u be
IinstaIled.one At the corner Of Franklin
and Beacon streets, one Il the corner Of
Beacon and sheridan streets, sfid one st
the corner Of Batcheller and Davis
streets. They were voted.
G. H. Anker, secretary Of the mer.
chants association, with several of the
merchants, appeared before the council
asking for an amendment to the city
charter IN relation 70 street sprinklinc
they proposing an amendment that will
allow the Street Commissioners to sprin.
klc streets ard assess IA the cost against
Iabutters on such streets as the sprink
ling is done It was voted the sense Of
The board that the charter be amended
as suggested, and The City Clerk was IN
strueted to see the city representative
was given the amendment TO introduce.
Alex Gordon, chairman Of the school
commissioners. appeared for the board
and asked 10 have the charter amended
increasing the school tax that can be
raised from 90 cents 70 ~ cents on a
dollar. Il was voted the amendment be
presented to the legislature today in al bill
covering the amendments.
A deed coveying the Arkley farm 10
Lord & Nelson excepting strip along
Orange brook from the reservoir north
rs far as the farm extends, for s1,10u,
was read and approved and resolution
aathorizing the mayor to execute the
same was adopted
II vas voted that the property commit
tee Be empowered 70 purchase . light ex.
press wagon for hose cart 20 b. placed
az the North Barre hose house
The application of l. r. Austin to
build an addition 10 his shop between
the Nichols block and the old skating
rink was referred To the fire committee
and inspector Of buildings with power
10 act.
Building inspector Stewart reported
st permits granted III September, and
80 in October.
Mrs NJ. ). Durkee was granted a per-
INIT 70 cover roof on Durkee place with
galvanized iron.
0verseer Of tho poor Shurticif report
ed s2s5.59 expended in his department
! in October.
Several reports Of steam boiler in
spector. James Harmon were read. until
the report on one was questioned by the
mayor This II was admitted, was made
on q boiler not Inspected All the re-
ports wcre accepted except this one.
A resolution fixing the salary OF the
superintendent Of fire alarm at 500 a
I year was voted down. He's paid $40 a
month now
The request Of George J Miller for a
transfer OF T. G. Jaynes lunch room Ii
eense was granted.
II was voted that J. W. Gordon and
the city attorney be employed to look
after the city's interests in hearings be-
fore the Senate committee on munici.
palities on proposed amendments TO the
city charter
Mr.. Dale asked for sewer extension
Il 100 feet on Lewis street TO bis house,
agreeing to pay frontage assessment to
I his lot Referred TO street committee
with power to act.
George n fildcn appeared about the
surface water back Of the FIRE station.
He said ii the city puts in sewer to
take it off, and be is allowed 10 connect
they viii bear half the expense Of put
ting IN the sewer Referred 60 property
committee aud city engineer with power
to act.