The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-23
Transacks Routine Business
Only.
Two Applications to Make Repairs and
One to Build a House Take Up
Four Hours Of Alder
mems Time.

Barre has what promises to become
the champion longswinded city govern
nent OF the city's existence, and If III
continues through the year at the pace
|it has set will earn 4 reputation aiilT
equalled BY the congress. AT last cyeni-
ing's session business that should have
been transacted in an hour and u half
was stretched over four, lacking ten
minutes At the opening ef the session
there was preliminary scrap OVER The
resolution passed AZ fridays meeting Ut
th0riziiiw the purchase OF stone cIilsli-
er; later. it helped to lengthen discus
sion oyer the collection oil a poll tax
which had no place before the boarsl AMI
then asked the assessors in to make
explanation of d matter entirely within
the councils jurisdiction TO settle. Here
il what the aldermen and council did
in four hours time.
Granted permits to ". G. Quinlen
to put a tin roof on his block, III In. M.
q. Reid to build dormer window and
to Nathaniel Bond 10 erect house and
barn on GIenwood avenue.
Heard and accepted reports:
From the committee on licenses on
application OF Scampini Scott Tor IL.
crnse for shooting gallery near Depot
draw.
From street committee recommend
ing sewer on Smith street, provided the
abutting property owners bear whole ex-
pense; from same committee recon-
ipending sewer extension on Granite
street and Garfield avenue at an esti-
mated expense OF $685..
From water committee recommending
dead end in pipes be connected; that
mains be extended on Granite street
and Garfield avenue and d hydrant put
in at the corner Of above streets at a.
total estimated expense OF 5000.
An application for a lunch room II.
cense from T. u Ossola was referred
10 the license committee; an application
To hang sign III front Of Bolster block
WAS referred to the street committee.
@. II. IIale was given three years in
which 70 pay his pavement assessment.
1t was stated that all abutters on last
years paving had paid or arranged to
pay their paving assessments except Mr..
Sortwell
TIE matter OF renewing a fire policy
the property committee.
4 petition from the abutting property
owner II. South Warren street TO haze
the street hid ont as public high
way, the petitioners agreeing to grade
same at their expense, was referred 10
the street committee with power to act.
Bids for Street Curbing.
Bids for street c,rbing were received
and opened as follows:
NJ. Ianefeld Granite Co., a7iac per
foot.
Ncldber & Bessey, 36c per foot.
p q. Wheaton, 34c per foot.
II was voted to give contract for 1000
feet to Nildber & Iiessey
The supply committee was instructed
to order a carload of tile from Miller
& Son
A petition of several years ago for
light and hydrant on Perry street was
referred to By Alderman Milne, and the
matter was referred to the water and
light committees 10 look up
Ike aldermen then adjourned and a
council meeting was called.
The question Of pay for overtime for
the assessors was referred to the iinance
committee
After fixing a time for the council
TO visit Oswald street. The board ad-
journed at 1880.