The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-01
CITY SELLS
$4,000 NOTES
To Capital Savings Bank Of
Montpelier
WHICH WAS BEST BIDDER
City Also Turns Over Hope Cemetery
Property to Cemetery comnis-
sioners-0ther Doings Last
Night.

Night.
The bids for the city's note for $50.
600, payable in March, 1910, made as a
temporary loan in anticipation Of the
water bonds, were opened last evening at
the meeting Of the city council Only
three bids for the notes were received,
and that of the Capital Savings Bank
and Trust company Of Montpelier at 4
per cent. discount was the lowest offer,
and this bid was accepted The othar
two bids were that Of the Lamoiile
County Savings Bank and Trust com
pany Of 5 per cent and that Of the
Loring, Tolman & Tupper company Of
Boston Of 99Ss, or about ~ per cent.
The city clerk remarked that lie was
very much surprised that SO low a bid
Jas 4 per cent. had been received. and
thought that the city was very fortu-
nate. The mayor asked if the banks in
this city had been given chance to bid,
and the clerk replied that he had notified
all Of them, but heard nothing from
them
The committee on streets reported
that it had Investigated z. A browns
petition for permit to hang a sign
over the sidewalk in front of his store.
and found that when Mr. Drown took
his sign down 1t was with the under
standing that the sign in front of Ken
driclcs store was also to come down, and
for this reason they would recommend
that Mr. Kendrick be notified to remove
his sign. which was not taken down
at that time. The report was accepted.
To Improve Hope Cemetery.
A resolution was accepted and adopt
ed, transferring to the cemetery commits
sioners all Of the land owned BY the city
in Hope cemetery, lying between Brook
street and Gunner brook, except that
section used as the city dump and sand
bank The land around the city farm
buildings was also turned over to the
commissioners. and It was further stipu-
lated that the city should vacate and
remove the buildings not later than
June | 1914; II was also stipulated
that the city should condemn the land
around the lower entrance to the Gem
etery, the expense Of which Is to be
borne by the commissioners, and the
commissioners shall also start operations
within one year towards erecting suit
able entrance to the cemetery and the
identifying Of the grounds.
Accept Lighting Contract.
On motion Of Alderman Hoyt, it was
voted to accept the three-year contract
with the Consolidated Lighting company
for lighting the city streets and build
ings The contract is practically the
same as that for the last three years
with the exception that the small street
lights were cut down from sls to sl4 8
year.
A petition from the Consolidated
Lighting company was read, asking for
permission to change the location Of the
pole in front Of Parker's garage on North
Main street and erect on new pole on
Cottage street and two new ones on
franklin street Alderman Thurston
stated that he did not know about the
poles on Franklin street hut the pole
in front Of the garage had been moved
some time ago and the pole on Cottage
street was already set. Alderman Camp
bell, who had previously made motion
that the company's request be granted,
said that the company came to him In
regard to the poles some time ago and
he gave them permission to 20 ahead.
he said that it was necessary that the
changes be made
Alderman Thurstou then replied that.
according to the city ordinances, wires
across streets should he run straight
across. but that the wires to this new
pole on Cottage street run diagonslly
across the street for some distance This
ordinance requiring wires 70 be run
straight across the street. he said, was
made because there was less danger from
the wires breaking and falling into the
street, and he thought that the company
should be made to comply with the stipu-
lations; and, furthermore, the sire
committee, he said, had no right
grant them permit to erect pole
without the consent Of the city council
Alderman Campbell's motion to grant
the permit was lost, but no further ac-
tion on the matter was taken,
New Lights Recommended
Alderman Campbell stated that he and
Alderman Hoyt had recently driven
about the city in the evening, investigat-
ing the streets as to the way in which
they are lighted, and they found several
places where they thought the city
should install the tungsten street lights.
The places they thought needed lights
were on Granite street near the bridge,
on West street opposite f. L. Smiths
house, on South Main street near the
residence Of II. c. Leonard, on Boynton
street, fremont street, Franklin street
opposite d. A. Perry's house, Trow Hill
and Granite street above the trestle. Ma
action was taken in regard to these sug-
oesfione