The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
For StOneshed Polls hing
Wheels and Air COmpressors
LEVIED BY THE ALDERMEN
The New Rates Will Increase the Reve
nue. Considerably--city Fathers In
Clined to Dispute Justice Of Jos
eph Long & Co.'s Claim.

At the meeting of the board of alder
men last evening the water committee
made recommendations raising the wa,
ter rates en- polishing wheels and com
4 pressors, by which the city win receiY,
| an increase OF revenue amounting tt
S93S. These recommendation were ffsi
presented by the committee last wees
and were referred back for further in
vestigation. The committee recommend
ed that the rate for polishing wheels
bo raised from IS to $40 year TO
single rate of Sl5 and that all compress.
ors be raised from So and Sc to $40. On
the air eompressors alone, this will in.
crease the water taxes S425 a year. On
motion OF Alderman Brown, the report
and recommendations were accepted
Joseph Long & company, the contract.
ors who put in the Orange brook reser.
yoir, through their attorney. S Hollistel
jackson, notified the board that they
were ready to give testimony on theiI
claim against the city for bill amount.
ing TO S5l8.50 for extra work done on
the reservoir, For putting in tempo.
rary embankment and boarding it over
| to keep it from being washed away
while work ON the dam was suspended
on account of the winter, the contractors
claim that the city is holden for this
bill. which covers those expenses.
Alderman Hoyt stated that the con.
tractors put in the lumber for their
own protection and now they wanted
the city to pay for it and also to pay
for the embankment, which was away
because the water got under the boards,
The claim was referred to the city attor.
ney.
Alderman Brown reported that Mrs.
Irish of 43 Brooklyn street recently had
a pig injured by dog, SO that il had
to be killed, and on his recommendation
the board voted to pay Mrs. Irish So for
her loss. The alderman also stated that
the dog that injured the pig was caught
and killed.
The health officer reported 2l births
and 10 deaths in the city during Janu.
ary The boiler inspector reported that
he had inspected the boilers in the city
building and found them III good coudi.
tion. The water superintendent present.
cd recommendation that the land al
the Martin brook intake, owned by the
city, be rented to Chris Nicholson, who
owns the adjoining property, and that
it be leased for a term of five years at
$40 per year. The matter was referred
to the water committee to investigate
and report.
A resolution offered by Alderman
Rossi was accepted and adopted, in
struoting the city engineer to make the
necessary arrangements and secure a
contract for erecting a sidewalk to the
Granite street bridge. Alderman Brown
spoke in favor of the resolution, saving
that there was a great need for walk
added to this bridge. The bridge at pres.
ent is very narrow and has no walk for
pedestrians. The resolution calls for
the completion OF the walk by May Is
The clerk read the agreement which
has been drawn up between the city
and Alex. Corey, whereby the city pays
Mr.. Corey $50 in full settlement of all
damages for an approach to the tempo.
rary footbridge off Prospect street. and
the bridge to remain until the permanent
bridge is put in across the new channel.
The agreement has been accepted by Mr..
Corey and the co-owners of the prop
erty.
A communication was read from the
Central Vermont railroad company, stat
ing that they did not wish to purchase
portion OF the old Bush property,
which they had had under considerae
tion.
The clerk brought to the attention of
the board that it would be necessary to
clean up the Blackwell street hose house
before the caucus Friday night, so that
il might be in a fit condition to be used
by the voters of that ward. Last year
the clerk said that many complaints
were made regarding the condition of
the place during election. The property
committee was instructed to attend TO
it, The clerk also stated that Donald
Smith had asked him to state to the
board that he had no objection to the
city's pumping station building and boil
er remaining on his farm free of charge.
but if the city wanted TO move tine
boiler he would be glad to purchase tho
Referred to the water COM
mittee