The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-06
And Council Votes to Place
1t For One Year
WITH BARRE NATIONAL
Fund Now Amounts to About $40 2,0o0+--
Two Other Barre Institutions Bid
for the Deposit--other City
Deings.

The sinking fund Of the city which is,
in round numbers, $4,000 was awarded
to the National bank of Barre at the
regular meeting Of the city council held
last evening, when the bids from three
banks in the city were opened and read.
The bid Of the National bank was All
per cent for one year and the bid Of the
Peoples National was az per cent, and
the Granite Savings bank put in bid
Of AK per cent. for two years. The Ma
tional bank also put in bid Of 4.s1 per
cent. for two years, but on motion OF AL
derman Ladd it was voted to give the
loan to this bank for one year.
The meeting did not begin until few
minutes after eight O'Clock on account Of
the city clerk being busy taking ia taxes,
but while the board was waiting j.. b.
Casellini appeared and spoke for Charles
Frattini in regard to building wall to
protect the latter's land, which is sliding
off into River street. The matter had
been presented to the board several times
before, but nothing had been done and
the matter had been laid ON the table.
1%lDlt LAC NBNuNiA AtEtlIHH Nl0ceu @AdSL
evening Alderman McNulty moved that
the matter be taken from the table and
the motion was carried. Alderman Thurs
ton then moved that the subject be re-
ferred to a committee of the whole to
arrange for final settlement Mr.. Casel-
lini stated that Mrs. Frattini, acting for
her husband, who is now in Italy, would
sell a strip of the land to the city at
any reasonable price the city would
name with the provision that wall be
built to protect her land from further
caving.off
The water committee reported unfay-
orably on tile petition of the c. r. Scotb
company for an extension Of the water
main from Jones Brothers plant to the
old Wells, Lamson plant, as it would
take 2,200 feet Of inch pipe and with
the total cost of the extension, $4,000,
the city would realize only $40 per year
by the extension, or ! per cent OF the
total cost.
The building inspector reported 33 per-
mits granted in the month of July. The
inspector reported on the petition of
H. o. Worthen to reshingle one side of
the house at 20 Keith avenue, and fur
ther reported that before the council had
acted On the report he had found that
the house had been shingled. The in-
spector had recommended in his report
that the house be covered with somo
fire. proof material No aet son on the
matter was taken. The inspector report
ed favorably to the petition of G. a.
Wheaton to repair the roof Of the house
at 10 South Main street, and the report
was accepted.
A letter that caused no end OF amuse-
ment to the council was read from Will
liam b. Stevens, a charge at the city
farm, who stated that he would proceed
to give a true account of the state Of
affairs at that place for the past year
and half. The letter was referred to
the charity committee to investigate
and report.
The overseer of the poor reported foE
the month of July S164 on hand July II
$3.50 received from the city and S359.4f
paid out, with S97.17 on hand. The re-
port was accepted,
A petition from the Central Vermont
railroad was read asking to have Fred
st. Rock, a watehman at the local sta
tion, appointed railroad policeman. The
petition wus accepted.
The report Of the water superinten.
dent for the month of July was read
and accepted
A statement was from Dennis Starr
claiming $5.75 damages for 10 chickens
and one hen killed by dogs, also ona
from Michael Brown for damages Of So
for six chickens killed. Aldermau
Thurston said that he saw only nine
dead chickens and one hen at Stars
and but four dead chickens at Browns,
though the owners had claimed that tha
former numbers were missing. On mo-
tion Of Alderman Campbell the matter
was laid on the table until Alderman
Thurston should report again.
The committee ON lights reported un-
fayorably on the petition for a new
street light on jefferson street on ac-
count Of lack of funds in the depart
ment.