The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
CITY HALL
INSURANCE
Increased by the City Council
Last Evening
No Speedway Of North Main Street, as
City Attorney Declares It Would
Be Illegal--Other Acts Of the
City Council.

The city council got to talking insur-
ance, that is, fire insurance, at its regular
meeting last night, and at the finish de-
cided TO raise the protection on the city
hall from $4,000 to $4,000, and to
cies; $4,000 with Pape's. $4,000 with
Dillon's, $1,000 with Billiards. and $1,000
il the Granite Mutual, through Robin
sons agency. The cost Of the building
was approximately $67 900. The council
gave the majority of the insurance to
Pape's and Dillon's agencies because
their companies paid the most when the
former city hall was burned ten years
ago. The Granite Mutual was taken
on for the first time
In the same connection, but having
no bearing on the raising of the insur-
anee was the report that the use of
moving picture machines in the opera
house would not raise the rate Of insur-
anee, although the companies advised, for
the benefit Of the city, that the city
require the picture machine to be en-
closed in fire proof cage. This sort Of
a cage Is used in the Theatorium in the
Campbell block, and, by the way, com
plaint was made by Fire Chief Gladding
that the entrance door of the TheatOrium
does not swing outward. The council
decided that the law does not cover that
case because the amusement resort is on
the ground floor It was also reported
that the entrance to the upper story
Of the Arcade swings in, instead Of out
ward,
AT the same meeting, City Attorney
Carver reported on the communications
of Henry A. Phelps relative to assess
ment on Cottage street property for
street betterment that the assessment
was against the land and not the owner.
and the assessment has been paid; also
that 1T is not illegal for the city council
to refrain from entering into and fight
ing out land titles between abutting land
owners should there be a dispute between
them regarding their title" After hear
ing the report, the city council voted
not to change its former action.
The city attorney also reported that It
would be illegal for the council to permit
the use of North Main street as speed
way. both in violation 0f the ordinances
and the state law. Accordingly that was
dropped, although some horsenen, who
We're NfNtGitAs NeIL ttNfty WILL tAA| AisEA.
that they probably wouldn't be molested'
If they acted dectntly.
Monthly reports for January were
given as follows: by the chief Of police,
showing 10 arrests, l6 for intoxication
and three for breach of the peaces over
seer Of the poor cash on hand January
4, s3.7G. check from city treasurer $3.50,
expended STegl24, balance si9l52 build
ing. inspector, ten permits including
three houy $. three henhouses. two barns.
one ice lY use and one repairing Job. The
annual report Of the library committee
showed j $50 volumes in the city's part
Of the public library, with a buying bal
ance Of S573s2 on hand The Aldrich
library trustees wanted to set their finan
cial affairs before the people, and so
were given permission to incorporate
their annual report in the annual city
report.
A resolution to pledge the cfty's credit
for $1,000 IN anticipation OF taxes was
raised to $1,000 to cover a payment on
the Brook street school building, being
secured at the same rate, 4.90, from the
Barre Savings bank