The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-17

Surface sewers . s..s,44. 1855
Sidewalks s.4 .t..e...ts. 60t.33
Jhe report was accepted
The health committee recommended
that Alex Corey be allowed 10 run a
sink drain into the fiyef from biz h1use
IN Prospect street until such time ~
the house shall be raised lip high enough
to connect with the sewer The recon-
mendatips wax accepted
a subject that was the cause Of con-
siderable discussion Has resolution
read relative IL stabling one III The
horses ustd on the street at the Black
we'll street hose house, for the purpose
of drawing the hose reel to fires when
the horse was net az work on the streets
I and that The street department be cred
tied with one dollar every time the
horse was called ont The resolution
vas signed Gully hy Alderman Milne
\ Alderman Cutler said tliat he was not
ii favor Of hiteaing the horse That would
/ have 10 he used for tliis work to the
whitlletree III the iioae reel as the
hofsc WAS high-lifcd and coiild very cas-.
ily be spoiled He suggested that All
express wagon be purchased 70 draw the
hose nhen The horse was used
/ Al ALDERMEN
a vigorous protest was PIT Up By All.
derInen 1hurst0n ana Albisetti against
the suggestion Of Jerk Mackay that
the hose from The Blackwell street house
be transferred Go the FIRE station, as
there was room to keep an extra horse
IL thc station ana the fremcn could
get the hose to The fires for the North
barre company. Alderman 1hurston
4 thought that II world not hc Using the
North Barre company fairly. The res,
olution was finally accepted A. first
read
The property committee reported that
they had looked over the city hearse
and found IL III d fair condition and, II
being late II the season now thought
best To wait until spring before painting
III. On the statement II Alderman Gut.
Ter that the tires were worn very thin
aud that one Of them had got tn be-
reset AZ once the matter was referred
back t. the committee tor further nc.
ton a petition By tho Standard Elcc.
trie company % run q private telephone
lire from Bau's studio in the Gurrier
block to his picture framing store over
Kings iewclry store was referred 70
the street committee with power 10
act
The resignation ~ ]. c. DcBrunc "A
driver Of the hook and ladder wagon
was read and accepted. Driver Dciirnc
gave as Biz reason for resignng that
he had secured a more lucrative posi-.
tian out Of town. A notice from the
Batro Steam company who furnish the
steam Tor the lrst whistle was received
stating that they had found that 500
per year WAS not sufficient compensation
fur che extra amount Of fuel and extra
time that they have to keep man
tending the fires, and that after this
year was over they would raise their
price 10 500, 4 petition for sewer
extension 81 Franklin street wits referred
20 the street committee 20 Investigate
and report back
A petition for the extension of the
water man on Franklin street 10 the
house of Edmund Normandeau was re.
ferrcd 70 the water committee with pow
er to act, A contract with Drs Miller
and Clemens, city physicians, for another
year was read and accepted aud ordered
executed. The price named for the year
~ F0V's. &iil 3ttih NlHAkNN sthltl AAhb
an auditor ol the Travellers Insurance
company recently went over the city
pay rolls and had notified the clerk that
the city would have % pay siO0 more
the total premiums up to $500. A blank
premiums before January LIST, bringing
policy Of the Travellers Liability In,
surancc, which was left with the alder
men az previous meeting by f. l.,
Place, was ordered returned without ex-
animation.
The last business before adjourning
was vote, which was carried TO offer
70 Lord & Nelson OF ,ifangc OF any 9th.
ers who would pay the price, the city
property in Orange known as the Arkley
farm, Tor Si.i0o, with the restrictions
offered BY the city council This offer
was proposed BY Alderman Thurston
and Aldermen Milne and Albsetti
thought that selling at that price was
too great sacrifice, causing a long dis.
cussion by the board. but Il was finally
voted 60 offer II at that figure.