The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-21
Perrin Hill Residents Again
Present Complaint
TO BARRE CITY COUNCIL
A Conference viii Be Held Thursday
Evening to Consider What Sort
Of Action Will Be Taken in
Their Case.

A half dozen resident Of Perrin hill
appeared before the city council last
evening and wanted TO know il tho
water committee had any report tc
make in regard to their complaint made
at last weeks meeting that they were
paying full price for city water but dc
not get any water only about half the
time during the year. Alderman Al.
eKander said tnat the committee had
no report ready and thought that the
committee and these residents who
have a grievance should get together
and talk the matter over.
The alderman said that he thought
the people on Perrin hill should have
known when the water system was
first connected that there would be
trouble Of this kind as he had found
in old reports made by former water
committees where they had recommend.
ed that connections should not be made
with houses on Perrin Hill for the
reason that in the time of low water
ii would be impossible for the waited
TO run at that height. But the con-
nections were finally made to accom-
modate them.
Under these conditions he could not
see where the users expected the city
city TO pay them rebates. The best
thing for them todo, he said, was to
put in a meter and then they would
not have to pay for only what water
the used.
A. J. Stewart stated to the council
that when the question of getting
water on Perrin hill first arose con-
nections could have been made with
the spring water companies but it was
Just at the time when the city was
at war with the spring companies and
il was thought best to take the city
water. Mr. Stewart further sated that
on one day this fall in the dryest
time he had water at his house run
ming with a high pressure when it sud
denly stopped completely and he was
at loss to know what caused it. He
was of the opinion that something was
wrong somewhere, but he did not know
what it was.
After considerable discussion IL was
finally settled that all Of the people
on the bill who we're troubled with
not getting water would meet with the
water committee in the council room
next Thursday evening al : o'elck TO
see il some satisfactory settlement OF
the matter can be reached.
Proposed Charter Changes.
The legislative committee to whom
had been referred the matter of pre-.
pairing amendments to the city char
ter to be presented at the present ses-
sion Of the legislature made report
recommending two amendments One
to ammend section Z by adding "a
inspector" to the list Of off
rials appointed by the city council and
vested with such powers as shall be
to them hy the council. The
steond was to ammend section Sc
the time of posting of the
notices for the payment of taxes from
40 to 30 days before the time of col
ection.
The reason for the amendment to
section Z is so that the inspector can
Dc empowered to grant minor building
permits himself without the action of
.he council The ten days was cut of
N section Sc TO give the assessors
more time in which to make out their
-ate bills. On motion of Alderman
Alexander the report was accepted and
IN motion Of Alderman Ladd the leg
slative committee was instructed to
ret the proposed amendments before
,he legislature.
Light Appropriation Expended.
The lighting committee reported |
hat owing to the large number of
Itreet lights that have been installed |
Ills year they would have to report /
on the petition for new
light at the junction of Liberty and |
I'LL streets but recommended that the |
light at the corner of Orange and Lib /
rty streets be moved to the head of /
range street near the property owned |
lerman Ladd the report was accepted.
Widening Granite Street.
The special committee appointed at
asst weeks meeting to see what could
e done about widening Granite street
rom Main street to the westerly side I
{ the Central Vermont tracks reported
nat on comforting again with L. r.
lodge they found that he wanted 1925
front foot for damages and $500 for
aoving the house back to make room
or his block. The report further stat
d that they had not got any figures
rom the other two abutters, f. G.
Iowland and the Frenier estate, but /
sing Mr.. Dodge's figures as basis it
rould cost the city about So, 800 10
fiden the street. On motion of Alder
nan Ladd the report was accepted,
ut no further action was taken.
A Pearl Street Complaint.
The committee on streets to whom
ad been referred the complaint of the
cor on the Arcade block on Pearl street
winging into the street reported that
hey found that the door swung into
be street two feet and eight inches,
nd that it was dangerous to pedes.
rains. On motion Of Alderman the
eTk was instructed to notify the
wner Of the block to change the door
) that it win still swing out but not
ito the street. W. R Durkee appear
/ before the council and made sp-
lieation for a permit to connect his
ouse on Prospect street with the sur.
ice sewer and the request was re-
srred to the street committee with {
over to act.
On motion Of Alderman Alexander, +.