The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
BARRE.
WILL ADVERTISE BONDS.
Considerable Business Transacted at
Meeting of Barre Aldermen.

Meeting Of Barre Aldermen.
A meeting of both the Board of
Aldermen and the City Council was
held last evening and matters of i'm
portance were transacted by both
bodies. The lighting contract was
given 10 the Consolidated Lighting
Company, for three years, the all
night proposition being thrown down.
The City Council met at 1880, the
first business of Importance being
vote on the question of floating the
$4,000 city water bonds payable in
20 years. The city clerk and Alder
man Alexander, to whom the matter
of arranging for the floating of the
bonds mad been given, recommended
to the Council, the City Trust Co., of
Boston, Mass, as the firm to whom
the contract for certifying the bonds
should be given. The company will
certify the bonds at cost not to
exceed S140. These bonds were au-
thorized at city meeting last spring
for the purpose of erecting a new
storage reservoir on the Orange
Brook system.
After considerable discussion it
was voted to renew the present con-
tract for the lighting of the city
streets with the Consolidated Light
ing Company for period of three
years. In the arguments the ques-
ton of all night lighting was
brought up but was abandoned on
account of the additional expense and
because of the proposition put up to
the Council by the local Gas Company
to the effect that in three years, the
company would be in a position to
light the city streets and public
buildings at a much less expense than
the city is now paying.
Frank H. Holland, member from
the special committee of the abutters,
which Yves appointed to confer with
the officials of the Central Vermont
road relative to buying the company's
land on the Burnam Meadow for the
purpose of changing the river bed,
stated to the council that after sew
eral unsuccessful attempts to get in
to communication with the officials
of the road, he was unable to do SO
until Monday, when he reached c. w
Writer'S, of st. Adams, by telephone
Mr.. Writer'S told him that the only
man who had any authority in the
matter was the vice president of the
road, e. II. Fitzhugh, advising him to
write to the latter at his home in
Montreal. On motion of Alderman
Alexander the city clerk was in
Structed to write to Mr.. Fitzhugh and
find out when he could meet the local
journed the hearing on the matter
until November 9th.
At meeting of the Aldermen, the
street commissioner reported unfav-
orably on the petition of w. e. Rich
ardson for an extention of the sewer
on Camp street on account of there
being so many sewer eXtentions tC
be made this fall and because of the
low condition of the appropriation fol
this purpose in the department. S.
Hollister Jackson, a member of the
Public Service Commission, wrote &
letter to the Board stating that the
Berlin street overpass over the
Williamstown branch of the c.. V. r
R. had to be rebuilt and he wanted thu
opinion as to whether 32 feet would
be sufficient. The matter was re
ferred to committee of the whole fol
investigation.
A complaint was heard from Cyrus
Matott, resident near the Phelps
Bros. saw mill, reporting to tn,
Board that the Phelps Bros, wer
blasting out their dam and that OF
Monday stone had fallen on hi
house. He brought this stone to TIN
meeting in his pocket and exhibits
I it to the Aldermen. He also says tina
yesterday while his wife was in tn
; yard stone fell within a few fee
OF her. The Board ordered the cler
to notify Phelps Bros, to use pre-
caution in their work as they wer
endangeTing the passersby.