The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-14
Congregational Church BaIkS
at City'S Offer
GOSPEL VILLAGE" LAND
Doesn't State Whether Price Of condi-
ton of Transfer is Objectionable.
City Council Has Complied
with Citizens Vote.

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At the regular meeting Of the board
of aldermen last evening commune
cation from the business committee Of
the Congregational church society was
read, answering the city councils in
quiry If the church would sell the Cos
pei village lot, known as the common.
to the city for $1,000 and give a war
ranty deed. TO this proposition the
committee reported that they could
not and asked If the city had any other
propositions to make.
Alderman Alexander said that from
the letter it was not plain whether it
was the 1000 or the warranty deed that
was Objectionable, but thought that the
council complied with the instructions
and vote Of the city meeting by making
this proposition to the church Rather
than drop the matter entirely at this
time he proposed that he mater be re-
ferred to the property committe TO con-
fer with the school commissioners and
the church committee and report back
to the council, if there was anything
to report, and he made motion TO this
effect, which was carried.
The bids for hauling the cement from
East Barre to the new Orange brook
reservoir opened and on motion Of Al
derman Campbell the water committee
was authorized to let the contract to
r. II Hayden whose bid was l6 cents
per barrel. There were two other bid
ders whose prices were higher, Z. A.
Cutler and r. G. Flanders. is cents per
barrel, and Warren Morehouse 80 cents
per barrel There was only one bidder
to answer the property committees ad-
vertisement for bids on the grass in
Elmwood cemetery. Edwin Carleton put
in a bid Of $40. On motion of Alder
man Alexander the question Of letting
contract was left with the property COM
mittec.
On motion of Alderman Campbell It
was voted to pay Street superintendent
Fred Bruce his regular wages for the
week be was away on a vacation The
property committee asked permission to
advertise for bids for cleaning and paint
ing the council chamber, the city clerks
office, the corridor and the water su-
perintendent's Office and also the wood
and iron work on the outside Of the
city buildings The request was granted.
The police department reported total
of "a arrests in the month Of June.
-Four for intoxieation, seven for keeping
and selling. for breach Of the peace,
8 for search and seizure, for larceny,
] for forgery, The health officer report
ed 20 births in June and l3 deaths.
Eleven contagious diseases were report
ed OF which 10 were measles and one
scarlet fever.
The New England Insurance Exchange
notified the city by letter that the
moving picture apparatus in the opera
house was not properly wired and unless
the wires were made to conform with
the Standard required the insurance rates
on the building would be raised The
matter was referred to the property
a petition for sewer extension OF
Newton street was referred to the street
to investigate and repors
and the petition for an extension of the
sewer on Franklin street was referred
back to the petitioners for hgurea on
the frontages Of the property to b.
benefited A petition for street hghz
1t Beckley court was referred to the
on lights to investigate and
report. #i~ss
Permits were granted to F. z. Colds
bury to move his shop back feet and
srect an addition and to Angelo Scanapini
10 build dwelling house on Scarnpinf
square. The aldermen then adjourned
md the city council was called 70 order.
After listening to the reading of a
petition for an extension Of the city
water main LOCO feet on Merchant to
Hhe properties Of William Murray and
lohn Turner and referring the petition
% the water committee the council went
nto executive session.
The question Of condemning land Of
.he Central Vermont and Barre Rail.
'oad for the purpose Of changing the
liver bed was under discussion but no
tction was taken and the matter was
aid over until next Tuesday evening
4 o'clock when the council will meet
he ahutters