The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-25
AN ASSESSOR
RESIGNS
~. E. AYERS Concluded His
Duties Last Night
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Tangle over Sewer to Be Laid from New
Sehoolhouse on Hill Street--0ther
Acts Of Aldermen Last
Night.

AftEAtt
AT the regular meeting Of the board
Of aldermen last evening Virgil +. Ayers
resigned as an assessor after several
years service, Mr.. Ayers gave no rea-
son for resigning other than that the
work Of the assessors for the year was
practically completed and he wished to
leave the position. On motion Of Alder
man Campbell his resignation was ac.
cepted Mr. Ayers term would have ex.
pircd next year
The question Of purchasing the com.
mon property from the Congregational
church society came up again al the
meeting, when School Commissioner John
Stephen brought in a letter which the
school commissioners had received from
the business committee Of the church.
stating that they understood that il was
being proposed to run the sewer from
the new school building through the
common property and that they would
not allow this TO be done
After this letter had been read by the
clerk, President Thurston said that tie
church committee was a little of as
the city charter gives the city the ri2ht
10 lay sewer across any private property
hy paving damages. hnt be said that lie
had always supposed that the best way
was to connect the sewer with the Camp
street main Mr. Stephen then said that
the city engineer seemed to think now
that running the sewer across the com
mon and connecting at Charles street
was the more feasible way. The Camp
tsreet sewer would have rs be lowered
he said. but he did not know what the
cost would be-
City Clerk Mackay stated that BE con-
sidered the Camp street route the best.
for the reason That by laying the sewer
70 Camp street It would be passing prop
erty that in all probability in the near
future would want the sewer. and Il
would have 70 be laid then. anyway;
whereas. Il II was across ihe common il
would never be used except by the school
No aetion was taken in regard tn the
letter, hut Alderman Alexander said he
thought the qles tion a. TO what Tie CITY
was going d d0 in regard to purchasing
the common should bc decided definitely
ont Of justice % the school commission
ers He said that tic question Of leas
ing the property had been LETT 10 the
property committee to ascertain from
the eitv attorney if the city could lease
the property and that Alderman Even
chairman 81 The committee. had reported
verbally at the last meeting that the
city attorney had told him that in view
of the vote 81 the city meeting to buy
the property. if legal title to L could
be obtained, the city could not lease the
property.
Several Of the aldermen stated that
they could not see why the city could
not lease the land regardless Of the vote
Of the city meeting and after some dis.
eussion of this question and incidentally
as TO why quit claim deed was not q
legal title TO the property Alderman
Even moved that the property commit
tee be instructed to get q written report
from the city attorney as 70 whether
the city had a right to lease the prop
arty, not taking into consideration the
city meeting. and the motion was car
ried
Other business transacted BY the board |
was as follows The committee on /
streets 10 whom had been referred the
petition for an extension Of the water
main on Berlin street to the house of !
A eE.s4sa n 3
would require about 275 feet Of two-inch I
pipe aud would cost Sl65. The yearly |
rental now would BE sl7, and they would /
recommend that the extension be made /
with the stipulation that the yearly |
rental should amount to ten per cent I
Of the cost Of extension. The report /
was accepted.
The fire committee reported in favor
Of installing a hydrant at the corner Off
East street and Upland avenue, providing T
the city engineer decided that there was
sufficient force to the waetr at that T
height TO he of service This report was T
accepted.
a petition for sewer extension from
Berlin street to point on Harold street
was referred to the street committee to F
Investigate and report
The health officer reported for the
month Of July a total of "a births and
is deaths There were "a contagious
disease cases reported, All Of which were
measles
Residents in the vicinity Of Bemis
place oil North Main street sent IN q
petition for 4 street light and Il was
referred to the committee on lights To-
and report
A communication from Dr. Il ~.
Lynde was read, stating that be was
ready to sign an agreement TO pay a
yearly rental equalling 10 per cent of
tile cost to extend The water main on
Franklin street to the intersection Of
Johnson, and The water committee was
instructed to draw. up an agreement
The petition for a sewer extension on
Franklin street which had beau laid On
tie table Go await q report of the water
IN regard Co the water
system was taken from the table and
referred the street committee to n
yestieate and report
Alderman Alexander stated chat e. II.
currier had sent ii a bill 81 one dollar
far han killed by dogs Tie said that
the city had never paid over Is cents
for hens Killed by dogs and if they paid
him an extra % cents they might be
an dangerous precedent. Mr.
~mrier was present and stated that tho
hen .Xas vaiinu and VAS rafeiuu a hrnnd