The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-06
THREE BILLS
ARE HELD UP
City Council Would Not Ap-
prove Them
ARE ALL SMALL AMOUNTS
Refusal to Approve Architect r. A.
Walkers Bill for $25.5o Calls
Out Heated Discussion
Among City Fathers.


The city council took occasion to get
Its collective back mp on the first meet
ing Of the month last evening, during
which several members INDUCED in
flights Of forgetfulness Bhe chief trou-
bic arose when three bills not approved
BY the finance committee came up for
the why of it.
The first bin was that Of Architect
II. A, Walker, who had prepared plans
for altering the buildings at the city
farm on orders cf the navor and the
charity committee. The bill was $25.5
Alderman Thurston objected to its pay
ment on the ground that the work was
not authorized by the entire council
Alderman Albisetti and Mayor Barclay
tried I'd show the fourth ward man.
and the latter took occasion to say thar
the mayor was not supposed to come
"crouching around like whipped cur
before the council and that he had
right to do some things on his own hook
In defense Of his own position he referr-
ed 70 the example of President Roose-
welt and other mayors. Finally the
mayor offered to pay the bill ont of his
own pocket ii it wasn't right for the
council to pay.
After Aldermen Campbell and Cutler
had expressed the opinion that the bill
was too high, let alone the authority to
incur it, and after all the Others Tex
cept Burke. who was absentl had had
their say, a motion to lay the bin on
the table was lost Alderman Thurston
demanded 4 roll call On the payment
Of the bill, and payment was refused By
a tie vote The members voted as fol-
lows: For payment, Milne, Albisetti
and Barclay; against, Cutler, Thurston
and Campbell
The bill Of Harriet LaBounty, stenog-
rapher in the water Office, was next held
up. Ii was for months pay, S35.
Some Of the members said that Miss
LaBounty WAS out on a vacation during
part Of the month and they didn't
feel like paying for that time. The
water committee was authorized to six
over the BILL according to actual time
worked.
i. N. Williams claimed damages Of
$46.55 to goods in the basement Of his
store from water which ran down from
Merchant street while the street De-
partment was rebuilding the road Tie
members thought this bill was too much
and the street committee was ordered
to investigate and report
Water and sewer connections for G..
~ Wales new houses on Franklin street
were asked for, and the requests were
referred TO the proper committees. Res
idents Of Perrin street wanted their road
put in passable shape, and after
lengthy talk between land owners and
the council, the question simmered down
to the width Of the street wanted. The
street or nothing. This BY a vote of
-four TO two the council refused to sane
ton. Finally the council decided 70
ask George w Perrin to survey and
find how wide street he could deed
to The city.
0verseer Of the Poor Shnrtlefr re-
ported he started the month Of August
with s56.6S and ended with Sl06. 40,
having received $500 meanwhile. City
Engineer Smith reported the work OF
his office for August. Ten dollars Of
William Rogers dog license fine was
remitted to him. Building Inspector
Stewart reported 80 applications during
August ". +. Lazele was allowed to
build an addition to barn on South
Main street and w A. Whitcomh 10 re-
shingle roof on Granite and North Main
streets E. G. Getchell wanted to lay
some concrete for the city and may be
given a chance to try It.
Bids fof painting various city prop
crty were opened last night and were
referred ta the property committee,
which will determine the cheapest meth
cd 20 do the work. Joseph Fiattini
requested that some action be taken to
protect his property on River street
and the matter was referred to the
street committee The last business
considered was the report Of Alderman
Thurston on the proposed sale Of some
Of the city's property in Orange. AZ
dcfmau Thurston was asked BY CITY
Clerk Mackay to make written report,
so that the council could have some
thing 10 fall back upon when the pemo-
ries Of the members should fail them.
This course was thought best
The meeting was unnecessarily length
ened by wrangling among the mem