The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-25
PAY CITIZENS BAND
$4OO ON ACCOUNT
Aldermen So Voted Last Evening Among
the Routine Affairs Of Their Reg
ular Meeting.

AT the regular meeting of the board
Of aldermen last evening, all members
being present, the weekly warrants were
ordered paid, as follows street depart
ment 1851 SO, water department S9993,
fire department 1892, police depart
ment $6756, G. A. Bemis, ianitor, Sl4,
interest on $4,000 four per cent. refund
ing bonds $500, Barre Citizens band
$4OO.
Jones Bros. Co. to Enlarge.
The building inspector reported favor
ably on the following applications; A.
Villa, to build barn on Berlin street;
Jones Bros. Co to erect wing to granite
plant on North Main street, II by 55
feet and covered with tar paper roof;
H. j. Slayton TO reshingle house on Pike
street; +. X. Archambault to build
carriage shed and henhouse on Merchant
street. All were granted, and, in adj
dition, A. villa was given permission to
move henhouse on Berlin street and
Henry Budro to move henhouse on Pros
pect street.
Reports on city boilers were to the
effect that the city hall boiler is in
good condition and warranted for pres
sure Of 100 pounds per square inch, the
stone crusher boiler also in good shape
and warranted for 95 pounds pressure
and the steam roller boiler, good for
l25 pounds pressure.
Money for Poor Department.
A resolution appropriating $500 to
the poor department was ordered to
second reading without comment. The
report Of the water superintendent for
September was read, ordered approved
and placed on file.
George w. Mann's request for water
pipe on Wiley street to accommodate
one house being built and several others
in prospect next spring was referred to
the water committee to investigate and
report. On this matter there developed
a difference Of opinion, Mr. Mann assert
ing that what he asked for was not
an extension Of the city water pipe, but
merely the laying Of the pipe SO that
he could lay pipe and meet the city. On
the other hand. President Thurston
maintained ii was an extension-an ex-
tension OF some 800 feet-and that,
therefore, the matter must come before
the council after report had been made.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Mann
stated that he was going to lay out
and deed a street to the city and that
he should build houses on each side OF
the street.
Blackwell Street Underpass.
Complaint having been made that the
Central Vermont railroad was encroach-
ing on city land in rebuilding an under
pass at Blackwell street, the opinion de- I
yeloped that the railroad was build
ing on its own land and could do as
1t wished. Furthermore, IL appeared
from statements by the contractor, Z.
n. Normandeau, that the railroad is
widening the underpass six feet or more
and raising it two or three feet. This
work was commended by the various
aldermen, but II was thought that the
wall on the north side, which is being
built straight, should be somewhat
rounded. Therefore, the street commit
be done about it by suggestion to the
railroad.
Mayor Muteh, who was spectator at
the meeting, wanted to know if Main
street had been swept for a week as
he thought that the city, having bought
a new broom for the sweeper, ought
to use it. Chairman Thurston Of the
street committee said he would look into
the matter Alderman Ward reported
complaint concerning an alleged dan
gerous condition Of derrick on George
Grants land on South Main street. and
the health committee was instructed TO
investigate.