The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-21
TRY TO FORCE
PAYMENT
Long & Co. Claim City
Is Still Indebted to Them
ON ORANGE RESERVOIR
They Hinted Last Night That suit
Night Be the Result if City stin
Refuses to pay-council Does
Many Other Things.

keiuses 20 Pay-Council Does
Many Other Things.
Joseph Long n company, the contract
ors, who built the Orange brook reser-
yoir, presented a bill for sG0l % to the
city council last evening, claiming that
amount is due them for extra work done
on the reservoir, because Of the sheet pill
ing which had to be put in and for
which no provision WAS made in their
contract. The extra work, the company
claims, included the erection Of . tenn
porary overflow and the building Of 900
cubic feet Of embankment This bin was
presented once before to the council last
spring, and the council objected to pay
ing it on the grounds that it did not
belong to the city to pay Joseph Long
q company stated in their communica-
tion last evening, which statement they
also made in their first presentation OF
the bill, that for the sake Of a settle
ment they would accept half the amount
of the bin as full payment. This time
they added that if The city did not pay
the $500 they would press their claim
for the full amount Of the bill. On mo-
tion Of Alderman Hoyt the matter was
referred to the city attorney and the
city engineer.
The council passed TO a second read
ing resolution appropriating the sum
OF sl2,075.93 to the changing Of the
river bed account, which amount has
been paid into the city treasury by the
Barre railroad and several OF the abut-
ters
The mayor stated that last Saturday
the council met some Of the officials of
the street railway company and their
engineer and went over the proposed
route for extending the tracks on South
Main sfraat Ha .zaid HAT ti,e,- -raaat0 rras
iii after the city engineer had prepared
An estimated cost Of the extension by
The route proposed. On motion Of Alder
man Thurston, it was voted to defer ac-
lion until the engineers estimate Of the
,ost is received.
The resignation Of Charles II. Woodes
Of the regular fire department. was re-
.eired and, on motion OF Alderman Even,
was accepted.
A permit was granted to Mrs. p. p.
Frawes to reshingle a house on High
aolborn street. On recommendation OF
Alderman Wiley. who had made inyes-
Iioation. It was voted to pay A. G. La
ooint 81 so for three hens killed by dogs.
A petition for a concrete sidewalk from
.he corner Of Wellington street to Sher-
dan street and up Sheridan street TO
The property Of @. X. Hollister was re-
seived and referred to the street COM
mittee with power to act
A communication was received from
lie secretary Of the public service COM
mission, acknowledging the receipt OF
he city's petition regarding the street
railway service and stating that the
matter would be taken Up in due time.
Iipht was thrown on the long-sought-
for deed OF some property from the
Central Vermont railroad, in connection
Sith the changing of the river bed, when
he clerk read letter from G. W Wit
.ers. attorney for the road, announcing
HAT he had neglected to draw up the
Iced, but would do so at once and send
/ to the vice president for his sigma
5me.
q A. Wheaton and VI ri Ayers APP
reared before the council and registered
, protest against the Barre railroad be-
mo- allowed to raise its tracks at the
Ayers street crossing every time they
nit in new ties. Mr.. Wheaton stated
hat when the tracks were first laid they
we're to be kept level with the grade
# the street but he claimed that ever
,ince. when new ties were put IN they
lad raised the tracks several inches,
Until now the crossing was about two feet
,hoye the street lie said that new ties
lad been recently left near the crossing,
md he supposed they were preparing 70
stie' Il again and he wanted to know
{ the council could not stop them from
.aisino the crossing another six inches
II sos On motion Of Alderman Wiley,
.he matter was referred to the street
committee to investigate and keep the
racks down If possible.
A. A. Sargent appeared in behalf OF
he Blanchard block company and want
d to know If the city could allow the
company 10 let fire escape on the
ear OF the block extend over the city's
property. Mr. Sargent said that the
tate board OF health had given the own
RS Of the block plans for fire escapes
"a the rear OF the blocks, and at one
inc the owners had the permission Of
he president Of the Barre railroad to
ct the escapes come down over their
property; but when The president Of the
Dad was changed this permission was
aiken away and consequently the es-
apes had not yet been put on. On mo-
ion Of Alderman Wiley, the street com
nittee was instructed to investigate and
eport.
Alderman Even stated that he and
Alderman Thuraton had been over the
ground around the Orange brook reser-
soir, relative to the purchase Of addi
.ional land around the old reservoir, and
- said that Mr. Cutler the owner OF