The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-04
Cory, Frost and Deavitt Want
Privilege to Set Poles
IN STREETS OF THE CITY
Fireman Carr Found to Be Absent BY
Permission and Substitute Fur
nished BY Him--IEis Bill Ii
Paid lii Full.

AT the regular monthly meeting OF
the city council last evening, q petition
signed BY II. NJ. Cory, Il. nj. Frost and
p. Fl Deavitt Of Montpelier was read.
asking the city for franchise to set
poles and string wires on the streets Of
this city for the conveying Of electric
ity. The petition further stated that
the undersigned had purchased water
privileges in the town Of Berlin, and
proposed to erect a plant for developing
electric light, heat and power. This
company was just recently granted a
franchise in Montpelier. The petition
was referred to the lighting committee
and the mayor to investigate.
Alderman McNulty reported that
Frank Broggini had IL chickens and two
hens killed by dogs and recommended
that he be paid rs cents each for the
hens, 20 cents each for the large chickens
and is cents for the small ones. The
bill amounted to S4.35, and the council
ordered that il be paid.
The committee on salaries to whom
was referred the matter Of fireman Il. j.
Cars salary, who had included the time
that he had been absent in his bill.
reported that they had found that Afr.
Carr had hired substitute and had paid
him, and furthermore that he had spoken
to Alderman Cutler of the salary com
mittee about hiring the substitute. The
committee recommended that the bill be
paid in full. The report was accepted.
The oyerseer Of the poor reported for
the month Of August as follows: Cash
on hand, August /, $07.l5; received from
the city, $500; cash on hand. Sept. /,
S6505. He requested that he be voted
$3.50 for the present month. The report
was accepted and a warrant ordered
drawn for the $3.50.
The report Of the city engineer for
the month Of August was read and &C.
cepted. The city engineer also reported
that he had made his second quarterly
inspection Of the reservoirs and found
that the Orange brook reservoir had
been cleaned in first-class shape; that
considering the dry time there was
good stream Of water in the Martin
brook and the water was in good condi-
ton; the water In the Scott brock ia
low.
Building Inspector Martin Riley re.
ported % permits granted in August.
In reading the list of permits, II was
found that permit had been granted
p. NJ. MeKenna to move a house across
Addison street Alderman Cutler want
ed to know If the inspector had right
a grant q permit to move building
without authority from the council II
was found in the ordinances that he
had overstepped his authority and on
motion of Alderman Campbell It was
voted TO refer the report back 70 the
inspector to give a complete acreuHt in
regard to the moving Of the house.
The inspector recommended that a
permit be granted to Alphonse paquetts
to cover one side Of his blacksmith shop
on Summer street with tin and patch
the other side with shingles.
d. G. Harvey, superintendent of IN
spections reported the inspection OF sew
eral boilers and found them in good
condition. The boiler in the CIV build
ing was not included in the report, and
the mayor suggested that he be notified
TO inspect it as soon as possible.
A petition signed by the residents on
Keith avenue was read, asking that q
street light be installed on that street.
This was referred 10 the lighting COM
mittee to investigate and report back.
The Orange County Telephone COM
pany asked for permits 10 set poles and
string wires on Long, Farwell, Warren
and Quarry streets and lincoln avenue.
Referred to the street committee and
city engineer with power to act.
Alderman Campbell stated that Man
ager Hobau Of the opera house wanted
10 know II the city would pay for the
policing Of the opera house on nights
Of shows The clerk stated that the
city had no such contract with the man
ager and Alderman Cutler thought that
the city should not stand the expense.
No action was taken
Alderman Thurston stated that the
street committee was not AZ all pleased
with the job that had been done IN con
creting the Granite street bridge He
said that the concrete had not been
crowned over in the center so that the
water from the rain was standing in
puddes on the bridge, and also TINT the
timbers underneath the bridge were
kUNktu WIN NuhtIs Nv tAAAEuNN tfiAJ
under the present conditions the bridge
would rot out much sooner than It would
without the concrete. II was decided
that under the terms Of the contract
with the conereter the city would not
have to pay the $50 II the job was not
satisfactory.
Alderman Cutler reported that Charles
L. Currier had notified bim that sinee
The city had built on the horse stall to
the Blackwell street hose house. the es.
tate wanted more rent for the land
unless the addition was removed. The
city now pays 81 year and a raise to
$40 is wanted No action was taken.
Clerk Mael5ay stated TO the council
that in view of the opinion held by the
city court in the recent Tomasi ease in
regard to Merchant street not being
legal street, The city ought TO pet to
work at once and fle certificates of the
opening Of all the streets IN the city for
public travel The clerk said that there
was hardly a street IN the city Of which
certificates were filed making them legal
streets under the law On motion Of All.
dermnn Williams the matter was re-
ferred 70 the street COMMITTEES and the
city attorney