The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-14
To Clean Up Accumulation OF
City Work
AFEW C0MPLAINTSH HEARD
Residents on Perrin Hill Say They Want
8 a Rebate for Water They Don't
Get-Granite Street May Be
,Widened.

The board Of aldermen found a grist
of business for their disposal at their
regular meeting last evening and were
in session nearly three hours before the
motion to adjourn was in order. The
seats in the council chamber were filled
with people wno brought matters before
the board in person. Before listening to
the remarks Of these people, the board
cleared up what business the clerk had
at hand.
The committee on streets reported un-
favorably on the petition OF S. Massucco
for permit to hang an electric sign over
the sidewalk in front of the Scampini
block for the reason that no permits Of
this kind were ever granted, and the
report was accepted. The health officers
report of the month of September showed
20 births in tine month, II deaths and %
contagious diseases were reported, l6 of
which were typhoid fever. The report
Of the water superintendent for the
month of September was read and ac-
cepted.
| A petition was presented by a num-
ber of the residents on Liberty and
Orange streets, asking that the street
| light at the corner of Liberty and Orange
streets be changed to the corner of Lib
erty and Hill and a new light be installed
at the corner of Orange and Huntington
avenue. James S. Milne stated to the
board that he objected TO the light at
the corner of Orange and Liberty streets
being changed as he considered that it
was needed there for the reason tnat
| Liberty street ended abruptly there and
that there was danger of teams driving
over the bank at the end of the street
in the night. The petition was referred
on motion of Alderman Campbell to the
light committee to investigate and re-
port.
Marion & O'Leary and tine Dewey Col
umn Cutting Works made application
| for an extension of the city water main
on South Front street to accommodate
the new stone plants which the two COM
panies are to build there, and the matter
was referred to the water committee to
investigate and report.
W. Gordon was read, requesting the city
to take some action in regard to settling
land damages with L. s. Norris for rum
ming a sewer and drain pipe across his
land, Mr.. Norris claiming taat he sup
posed the city was to pay him damages,
but had never done so. The commune
cation was referred to the street COM
mittee and the city attorney to investi-
gate and report.
The resignation of Manlon W. Kendall
as a member of the fire department was
read and on motion of Alderman Camp
bell the resignation was accepted Too
close confinement was given by Mr.. Ken
dali as his reason for resigning. The
water committee presented a report rec
ommending that the city water main be
extended 40 feet ON Berlin street to
connect with the house of Mrs Ladue,
and the report was accepted and the
extension ordered made.
A resolution for the transfer of funds
amounting to S3,522,4l for appropriations
was read and passed to a second read
ing, tine money to be transferred to the
following departments, streets $1,000,
surface sewers $3.50, sidewalks S400.
bridges and eulverts 500, sinking fund
$372.4l.
Building Operations.
A communication from L. B. Dodge
was read petitioning for permit to
build fence around his lot at the corner
of North Main and Granite streets to
insure safety to the public while this
erection of his block was in progress.
On motion of Alderman Alexander, the
matter was referred to the street com
mittee to direct where the fence should
be built
The following reports from the build
ing inspector on petitions for building
permits were read and the permits or
lered granted with the exception of one
for F. d. Bcckley to remodel barn and
move shed at Park Place, and this
was referred to the fire committee to
investigate and report; Charles Larkin
10 patch roof of barn and henhouse at
1903 South Main street; Riley Burgess,
20 repair piazza floor: A. S. Jones, f. ID.
Taft, L. B. Dodge, Donald Munroe, Dam
el Royce, George W. Mann. j. w. Dill
on A. G.. Batchelder and Fred Canton
o retop cnimneys; j. V. Stevens, to build
henhouse at ! Cable street; A. Tomasi
o change a window into door at the
ear of mis- block; G. w. Martin, to patch
oof of henhouse; j. Geldsbury, to patch
oof of barn; M. j. Green, to make al
erations on store; J. Giovanelh to re-
hingle barn and patch house; John Rey-
lolds, to clapboard henhouse; Clark Hol-
len, to cover roof of bay window; Mrs.
Waite, to reshingle house at 2s Beckley
treet; L. B. Dodge, TO build block at
he corner of Granite and North Main
trcets.
This last named permit to Mr.. Dodge
vas granted on condition that he comply
With the city ordinances in regard to the
ize of the foundation walls the alder
nen stating they had found on eXamina-
ion Of the plans of the building that the
walls were not as thick as
equired under the ordinances. The
lans call for a two-story brick build
ng, 81 feet s inches by n feet inches,
o be used for a creamery, storage and
ne store.
a communication from the mayor was
cad appointing William A. Nelson as
lember Of the permanent Ere depart
lent and Mahlon W. Kendall as a mem