The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-20
TO Orange County Telephone
Company
TO ENTER BARRE CITY
Union Telephone Company Gets Right to
Extend Line on West Street, and
New England Company
Gets Permission. axEya

The board Of aldermen, with Alder
men Burke and Thurston absent, held
"a four. hour session last evening and
transacted considerable routine business.
Alderman Milne was made temporary
chairman in the absence Of President
Burke.
The street committee and city attor-
ney reported on the application of the
Orange County telephone company for
franchise and location in Barre
streets and resolution was adopted
giving them the right to enter the citv
under the same conditions as applied
to the Union telephone company and
granting locations for poles on South
Main street, Webster avenue, Brooklyn
and Prospect streets to City Hall, aud
Prospect street to the city line.
The. Union telephone company was
granted permission to extend its wires
on West street, underground, its en-
tire length.
The New England telephone and tcle-
graph company was granted permission
to locate poles ON John and Thomas
street, providing the company pays the
expense the city il put 10 in giving
locations for the poles.
Schoolhouse Repairs.
Alex. Gordon, chairman, and II. G.
Woodruff of the school commissioners
were before the board and asked for Il
special city meeting, to see if the city
will appropriate some money to make
needed repairs on school buildings, es-
peciaily the Spaulding. Mr.. Gordon said
the heating apparatus was inadequate
and was growing worse, and that the
disposition Of sewage at this building
needed changing. The school commits
sioners had put off asking for money,
hoping they would be able to save it
out OF current funds, but the constant
growth of the schools and the need OF
additional teachers had used il all up.
II was voted tos instruct the mayor TO
call a city meeting as soon as possible
to provide means for putting the schools
in good condition.
Sidewalk Lettering.
4 communication from the mayor was
read as follows:
"a number Of complaints have been
lodged with me relative to people sitting
on the doorsteps OF the business blocks
on North Main street. Expectorating
on them greatly to the annoyance of
customers and occupants Of stores, also
the detestable habit of splitting all over
the sidewalk. Would ask that reso-
luton be drawn up and adopted BY city
council to notify the police department
to stop it.
SWIM. Barclay, mayor"
A resolution covering the case was
presented by the mayor, hnt it was
stated that there were already city or
dinances and state laws that reached all
such cases and it was voted to instruct
the police TO enforce them.
Street Repairs.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the street commissioners to notify the
NJ. 4 W. railroad to raise its tracks
% inches at Wiley street 10 improve
the grade, the city to pay tlle railroad
$40 for the same.
Resolutions authorizing the street
commissioners to drain, grade and ma
cadamize Berlin and Cottage streets
were adopted.
A resolution for surface sewers on
Academy, North and East streets was
laid on the table for week.
A petition to have the curhing set
on Blackwell street was referred to the
street committee, as was also request
TO the council TO investigate sewer con
ditions on Madison street.
A communication from VIM. Nichols
asking why the grading on West Pat
terson street was not finished as begun
last fall was also referred To the street
committee.
The street committee reported $2,2lS.
Al expended on streets TO Inne /. and
that of the original appropriation $s,-
7S6.29 remained.
Regulations for the Fourth
II. i. Averil asked for 4 permit to
sell fireworks July 4th. II was voted
the city clerk grant permits TO all APP
plicants for July 3 and 4, and that the
sale and explosion OF fireworks be re-
strictcd to those two days The use
Of toy pistols on the streets Is also
prohibited.
Vital Statistics.
Health Officer J. W. jackson reported
"a births in May, IA males and ~
females. There were s deaths.
Chief Of Police Brown reported 90
arrests in May, Of which number 16
were for intoxication.
Building Permits.
Building permits were granted VIM.
+. Holden, G. A, Drew and Charles Zan-
leoni TO build one story addition TO
brick block on North Main street, size
10 BY rs.
The request Of DR.. w. y. Lazell for
permit to shingle was referred to FIRE
committee with power TO act.
The application Of y y. Ossoa for
theatre license for Castle Park was
referred to the license committee with
power to act.
4 deed conveying certain lands at
East Barre to }. j. Sullivan for $4,000
was read and accepted.