The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-07
Evidence Of Theft Reported
to Aldermen
ONE TREE LAYS AS FELLED
Steps to Be Taken to Apprehcnd the
Thieves and Bring Them to Punish
ment--other Doings Of the
City Council.

That someone has been trespassing on
the city farm property, to the extent oi
cutting down and drawing away good
trees for firewood, was reported to tho
city council last evening by Alderman
Even, chairman Of the property commit
toe, who was instructed to investigate
report to this effect, which had come
to members Of the council last week.
The alderman said that be and Alderman
Rossi visited the farm yesterday and
found six stumps, from which good, live
trees had been felIed and the wood drawn
away, with the exception of one tree,
which they found lying on the ground,
marked off to be cut into four-foot logs.
He said that this tree was about 75
feet long and straight as an arrow "A
short log had been sawed off from II,
some time that day, he thought, as the
sawdust appeared to be fresh. The wood
had been drawn away on q hand sled, as
it was not possible to get there with
team at this time Of the year. He said
that he had no clue as to the guilty
party and had not tried to find out as
yet; but he thought that the one who
did it should be apprehended, and notices
posted on the property, warning people
against trespassing on the land in this
manner.
On motion Of Alderman Campbell. the
matter was referred to the property COM
mittee to find out, II possible, the guilty
party and report to the council
Projecting Cornices on New Block.
AT the request Of the mayor, the city
attorney presented written report In
regard to the cornices On the Rowland
Bros. and Cave block projecting over the
property line and encroaching on the
adjoining property. The attorney stated
that he found that the cornices projected
over the property line about 10 inches,
but as the adjoining property was the
street and as the eornices were built SO
as to slope towards the walls Of the
building, thus preventing any water or
ice from dropping onto the sidewalk, he
was Of the opinion that the court would
not consider it an encroachment The
mayor said thst complaint had been
made to him about the cornices BY DR..
Fl. @. Worthen. On motion of Alderman
Campbell, the report was accepted
Reports Accepted.
The report Of the ogerseer Of the
poor showed that he had paid out fer
the support Of the poor, during the
month Of November, $4ll.10
The report Of the city engineer on
establishing the house numbers On Har-
old and Fairview streets was read af4l
accepted and adopted
The committee on lights recommended
installing 32candle power Tungsten
street light on Boynton street and also
one on West street; and the lights were
ordered installed.
The Barre Steam company notified the
council that when its contract with the
city to furnish the steam for blowing the
fire alarm whistle expires on December
81. it will not consider another contract
at the present rate OF sl00 per year. AZ
derman Campbell stated that he thought
there would be no trouble of renewing
the contract with this company If the
whistle could be put in proper condition,
50 that it would work right and was
safe but under the condition that it has
been iii lately, 1t had been a creaA bother
to the company Oh motion Of Alderman
Thurston, the matter was referred 10
the FIRE committee to investigate and
report
Miscellaneous Business.
The Consolidated Lighting company, "a
whom the council refused to issue per-
mits last week to move pole in front
of the Parker garage and TO set pole
on Cottage street. when they learned
that the work had already been done,
again asked for the permits. saying That
they moved the pole in front Of the
garage at the request Of the owner and
Mr. Dodge. as II was a great incon-
venience to them. and they set the pole
on Cottage street to furnish light to
house there; and as there was not 10
he d meeting Of the council for several
DAYS, they spoke to Alderman CompheI,
who told them to 20 ahead The COM
pany also asked permission to set three
poles on Franklin street, and on motion
Of Alderman Even all the permits were
ordered granted.
c. plouf asked permission to run
sewer from his house into the river on
River street, and the request was grant
ed.
Alderman Even stated that some Of
the insurance policies on the fire station
would expire on December 2l. Tie said
that the city was now paying a rate Of
si5 per thousand. and he wanted to know
If the council wished to renew the poll
cies Alderman TIoyt said that he con-
sidered the city was paving too high
rate on these policies, as the present
new rate in the city was Just one-half
that amount The committee on prop
ertv was instructed to find out what