The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-22
Big RuShfor JaintOr'S Position
at City Hall
WAS REPORTEDLAS
Regular Meeting Of Aldermen Last Night
at Which Mainly Matters Of Rou-
tine Were Considered The
Doings.

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Routine business only took up the
attention Of the city council at their
regular meeting last evening, all the
members being present. The committee
on streets, who had been ordered to in
vestigate the adyisability Of laying out
and accepting Essex street reported that
they found the roadway there nov in a
very bad condition and thought il would
not be advisable to lay out and work the
street at this time, but later when the
ground got in better condition thought
the street department could easily put
the street in condition 80 that it could
be used
The committee also made report on
the matter of fixing the bank on Mrs.
Frattini's land On River street from cav
ing into the street. The committee rec
commended building wall Of stones Just
inside the street line and fill in back of
IL with dirt and stone chips at an esti-
mated cost Of Sll0. The reports were
accepted.
The fire committee reported that they
had investigated the application OF the
Standard Electric company to string a
wire across Main street at the fire sta
tion and had found that no wire had
been strung, preparations having been
made to string the wire when they
learned that it was contrary to the ordi-
nances and they stopped. On motion of
Alderman Campbell, the report was ac-
- II a.
structed to take the steps under the
requirements Of the ordinances towards
granting the request.
The following permits were recon-
mended by the building inspector and
accepted BY the council: Angelo Gui-
dotti to build hen house, B. K. Blair
To make an addition to his house on
Hill street; r. i. Reynolds to build
house on Highland ayenne; r, w. Cilley !
ito build hen house ON Hill street.
A resolution relating to sprinkling
streets was read and adopted, The fol-
lowing streets were named to be sprink-
led: Aver street to water pipe, South
Main street from Prospect street to
Quarry street, North Main street from
Prospect street to Whitcomb Brothers.
Depot square TO NJ. s w. tracks, Maple
avenue to Summer, West, Cottage. Mer
chant to Summer. Pearl, Central, Eastern
avenue, Summer. Elm, Averill, Park,
Church, Jefferson, Washington to HiIis
Academy, Prospect 10 the bridge, Brook.
The request Of O. G. Mascot for an
ice cream parlor license was ordered
granted. A letter from a. Bianchi was
read stating that the street around his
house at rs Blackwell street was in such
condition that the water settled around
his house 50 that he was unable to plant
his garden and requested that the street
Be fixed. On motion Of Alderman Thurs
ton the request was laid ON the table.
A letter from g. a. Merrill was read
rendering his resignation as driver Of
the hook and ladder team at the fire
station, to take effect as soon as possi-
BE. On motion of Alderman Campbell,
the resignation was accepted.
Alderman Alexander announced that
the property committee had received II
applications for the ianitorship Of the
city building, with prices ranging from
S45 d month to 81 900 a year The ap-
plicants are q. w. Blanchard, JohA w.
Wood of Ludlow, Walter Morgan, j. wv.
Mcleod, John q. Flint. Harvey Goss and
wife, Nv A peasley, Al. n. Bird. Barney
Stewart, Duncan Stewart, Thomas Smol-
lette, II. II. BuTnham. John Tabor, A. q.
Lapoint, William McPharIane, w. f.
O'Neil of Montpelier. Dwight Foster.
Victor IT. Loyeley, John w. Ryan Of
Graniteyille, q. L Gregwarc and Alex
ander Youngson AS the matter is en-
tirely in the hands OF the property COM
mittee, the council took no action. Ad.
lourned,