The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-28
Barre City Council Voted For
Apparatus Last Evening
WOULDC0ST ABOUT $4,000
1t Is Proposed to Place the New Equip
ment in the Central Fire Station,
but No Order Has Been
Sent in Yet.

! by the fire committee, voted last even
ing to purchase a motor driven combina-
tion chemical and hose truck to be add
ed to the present equipment of the fire
! department and to be placed in the cen
/ trail station on South Main street. In
the fire committees report recommend
| ing that an automobile fire truck be
purchased they stated that the city's
1 fire protection was all that it could be
now with the present equipment, but
they considered that the present equip
ment was not sufficient TO meet the
needs of the city, and after a thorough
consideration OF the situation they had
decided that motor-driven truck
would meet all the requirements for
better fire protection and meet them
more economically than any other addi-
tion to the equipment of the depart
ment
Alderman Wiley of the fire commit
tee stated that since the petition, signed
by all of the owners of granite plants in
the north and south ends of the city
was presented to the council several
weeks ago, requesting that better fire
protection be provided the FIRE commit
tee had been diligently studying the sit
uation and had been to Burlington to
witness the working out of motor
truck there that the total expense of the
machine outside of gasolene and oil had
been S6 a month while the expense of
a pair of horses and truck had been
S32 a month
To erect a suitable fire station at the
north end of the city and equip it and
maintain it would necessitate. Alderman
Wiley said, big expenditure and then
the property owners in the south end
OF the city would be no better off than
at present and another station would be
just as much needed at that section of
the city. He said that the committee
had consulted with many of the peri-
tioners and all had expressed themselves
in favor of motor driven truck. He
said that there was room to house the
truck in the central station and that
was the best place for it,
All of the dealers, with whom they
had talked. informed them that guar
antee went with the trucks that they
could be driven in mud or snow any,
where that two horses could 90 with
combination chemical and hose wagon.
On motion Of Alderman Brown and sec.
onded by Alderman Mcleod, the coun-
ell unanimously voted to accept the fire
committees report with an order that
the recommendation be carried out.
The auto trucks cost in the vicinity
of $4,000. and before the fire commit
tee proceeds to purchase truck, a reso-
luton will be placed before the co1n-
Gil for adoption, making an appropria-
tion specially for this purpose, Alder.
man Wiley stated to-day that it would
take three or four months to get a truck
after it was ordered as they have to be
and although the vote Of
the council last evening practically au-
horized the fire committee to purchase
a truck the committee would not do SO
until resolution appropriating the
money had been drawn up and adopted
by the council
Other Business Transacted
The meeting of the council last even
was called for the purpose of holding
a public hearing on the applications Of
t. A. Drown and C. H. kendrick for
druggists liquor licenses. No one ap-
peared to object to the granting of the
licenses. and on motion of Alderman
Brown the licenses were granted. The
fee for the licenses was fixed at Sl0
the same as last year.
President Thurston of the board of
aldermen presided over the council, in
The absence of Mayor Mutch, who sent
word that he could not be present. Con-
other business was transacted
1y the council The license committee
reported that they had investigated tine
places of Oscar Borg and B. Dente and
'ound that the proprietors had installed
suitable facilities for serving. lunches
,ince the committees previous visit and
recommended that lunch room licenses be
yranted them. On motion of Alderman
2ossi the licenses were granted. liz
.enses were also granted to the Eureka
and the City hotel
The property committee reported that
hey had consulted with G. A. Bemis
elative to remaining another year as
anitor of the city building and Mr.
}emis had consented to stay providing
le be given a raise in salary from $50
month TO Sl4 a week. The committee
tated that they had been more than
LEASED with his work during the past
ear and recommended that he be Civ
n his price On motion by Alderman
brown, the property committee was in
tructed to engage him at Sl4 per week.
The Vermont Tel. & Tel, Co, request
d permit to lay pipe under ground
n Washington street from Elm street
asterly distance of 200 feet Referred
o the street committee with power TO
Ct
A. H. Buzzell asked for a permit 10
love building 40 feet nortberly on
is own land in the rear of his block on
earl street and the matter was referred
, the fire committee to investigate and
aport a permit was granted 5. o.
ennett 10 move hen house on his own
md on Upland avenue. Perry & Serih-
er applied for permit to dig up en-
ID water pipe on sand hill, Washing
ln street. Referred TO the street COM
Iittee with power 90 act.
The following building permits were
ranted: II. +. Cutler TO put in an en-
anee TO his stable on the Jefferson
rect side; s. o. Bennett to remodel
barn into a dwelling on Upland ave
ne; Grant a. Lane TO build n wagon
,ed on Seminary street; +. T. Mower
, build piazza and chimney at G7
respect street; Mrs. l. f. Currier to