The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-12-01
BARRE
Continued from page 3D.
E. l.. SCOTT CITY ATTORNEY
Appointed by Mayor and Confirmed
by Board of Aldermen.

A short session of the Board of AL
dermen was held last evening at
which a good deal of business of a
routine nature was transacted and the
appointment of Attorney Edwin l..
Scott as City attorney, to succeed j.
Ward Carver, who resigned at the last
meeting to assume the duties of
States attorney, was received and act
ed upon favorably.
An offer was received from the firm
of Joseph Long & Company to settle
their suit for $640, now pending
against the city for $3.50.
The meeting was called to order at
$3.50 o'clock in order to give members
of the board chance to attend the
city meeting in Miles hall. President
Thurston was in the chair. A letter
was received from the National Bank
4 OF Wells River stating that the inter-
est was due on the cost of the two city
horses, $500, which the street commit
tee took on trial last summer.
On motion of Alderman Wiley it
was voted to buy the horses for the
department. A recommendation was
read from the building inspector fer
building an ell on a house on Mer-
chant street owned by S. T. Turner,
which was ordered granted.
A communication was read from the
Barre railroad company stating that
it had made satisfactory arrange
ments with the contractors on the riv-
er bed to construct it's own bridge
abutments of 165 yards of masonary
at $6 yard. On motion of Alderman
Hoyt the notification was accepted
and the railroad granted the right to
build a wall.
A letter was read from the city at
torney stating he had received an
offer from the firm of Joseph Long &
Company to settle their suit against
reservoir for $3.50 the original suit
being for $640.
On motion of Alderman Hoyt the
matter was referred to the water COM
mittee to investigate and report.
The Peoples Light, Heat & Power
asking for right of way between the
city's land and the land acquired by
the change of the river from the Cen
trail Vermont Railway. AS the deeds
have not been exchanged the matter
was laid on the table.
An amendment to chapter IA of the
city ordinances was read and refer
red to the committee on legislation on
motion of Alderman Wiley. The am
endment is to be known as section
1914 and refers to persons distribut-
ing hand bills or advertising of any
kind about the city streets or on pri-
vate property.
A number of bids were read by City
Engineer George Reed fer the moving
Of the bridge over the Stevens branch
on Prospect street. The matter was
left with the engineer and street COM
mittee with power to act
communication was then read
from Mayor Mulch to the board APP
pointing Attorney Edwin l.. Scott tC
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of ] Ward Carver from the
office of city attorney.
A vote was taken on the appoint
ment and it was affirmed by the boart
Mr.. Scott is a native Of Rochester bu'
has been a resident of this city II
years. where he studied law. He was
admitted to the bar and has practicet
law eight years besides being wei
known and popular member of sever
al fraternal organizations. a shor
Executive session was called by City
CLERK Mackay at the close of the meet
ing.