The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-31
To Keep Expenditures Near
the Appropriations
COUNCIL GETS A WARNING
Several Unexpected Demands Are Cut
ting Down the Miscellaneous
Funds, City Treasurer Mackay
Tells Them.

At the meeting Of the city council last
evening, the city clerk brought to the
attention Of the council the fact that
from this time on to the end Of the
year the appropriations in all Of the
departments would have to be watched
closely, and the expenses eurtailcd ac.
cordingly, or there would be many ac.
counts overrun. The clerk named over
six accounts, which he said would have
to get additional appropriations within
a short time, and resolution was re-
eeised and passed to second reading,
making department appropriations 70
the water account Of $500, to births
and deaths Of $50 and to assessing taxes
Of $500 These were in addition to the
ones named by the clerk
The clerk said that the amount added
to the water account was to cover the
sum to be paid to the Smith, Whitcomb
& Cook company on the settlement Of
the water case, for which no provision
was made at the beginning Of the year.
Extra work and bills that could not
be accounted for when the appropria.
tions were first made, he said, were
responsible for the low conditions OF the
finances in these departments The en-
cheering department, he said, would
need about $500 extra; public buildings
would need some; health department
would have to be added TO- on account
of the increase of s. a month in the
salary Of the health officer over last
year; lighting streets win be short over
81 900, and the miscellaneous account
will be short on account Of the appro-
priation made from that to the changing
Of the river bed account.
At the suggestion Of the clerk, the
council decided to take the matter In
hand and ascertain just what sums will
be needed to fnisa out the year ia tine
several departments and to take what
ever measures are necessary to keep
WITHIN the amounts, If possible. Owing
to the low condition Of the finances IN
the surface sewer department, the street
committee reported that they were
obliged to report unfavorahly on the
petition for a surface sewer on Batchel-
der street On motion Of Alderman
Rossi, the report was accepted.
On favorable reports by the building
inspector, permits were granted to Mrs.
c. M. Bickford to reshingle a house on
Prospect street, and TO G. Tomasi to
resningle house on Cottage street.
A petition was presented for q hydrant
to be installed ON Branch street. and
on motion Of Alderman Thurston il
was referred TO the fire committee and
the fire chief.
The bills of @. A. Wilkinson Of $40
for painting the police station and the
city court room. and G. A. Heath Of
$3.50 for painting the opera house and
S4s for additional work, were presented
and ordered paid. The bond Of Joseph
Long & company for $4,000. signed by
the Maryland Casualty company, was
accepted by the council
Alderman Even Of the water COM
mittee reported that he had consulted
Mr.. Cutler Of Orange in regard to the
purchase Of two acres Of land around
the old Orange brook intake, where Mr..
Cutters cattle in the pasture now get
water He said that Mr., Cutler still
wanted 5000 for the land and privilege
of pumping water from the reservoir to
his buildings in dry season, He want
ed to put in a gasolene engine to pump
the water and would use the water only
when necessary. The council thought
that 5000 was q big price to pay for
the land, as it was practically useless,
other than as watering place in the
pasture; and as q watering place il
relied entirely on the water setting back
from the reservoir far enough.
The clerk and Alderman Thurston
both stated that there was also Il PEI
culiar thing about that strip of land,
as ii was originally supposed tnat the
city owned it, and Mr.. Cutler, when he
purchased the land from Mr.. Arkley,
thought that the city owned it. And
another thing about it was that the
fence which now runs along beside the
intake was, tneY said. formerly a con
siderable distance back from the water,
but no one in the council knew when or
why it was changed or who moved it.
1T was suggested to the water commit
tee that they draw down the water a
few feet in the reservoir, so that il
ould not set back under the fence, and
perhaps Mr. Cutler would not want
quite so much for the land. 1t was
also suggested to the committee to have
the deeds Of the property look up again
and ascertain for sure whether the city
does own the property or NOT
The mayor stated that the city engi-
neer had the proposed route for the ex-
tension of the street railway tracks on
South Main street staked out and want
ed the council to look it over and pass
on it. The council decided to 20 over
the route Thursday afternoon at
o'clock AS the next meeting Of the
council comes on the evening Of Labor
day, it was decided to hold the meeting
The following night, Sept 6.
Tuesday arrivals at the hotel Otis
were as follows; j. " Elliss, i NJ.
Norton, Burlington; L. Felch, Newbnry;
G J. Hughes, Bridgeport, Conn; IT J,
Collins, Burlington; H. NJ Taylor, New
York City; Mr. and Mrs A. J.