The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-22
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IS MADE OF BARREGRANITE
City Council Also Opened Bids for New
Fire Hose Last Evening, But Did
Not Award the Contract-A
Wide Range in Prices.

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granite, is to be set up in the city
square this coming summer, the fountain
being gift to the city from the Ma
4 tional Humane alliance Of New York,
Of which society Lewis NJ Seaver of
Williamstown is secretary and treasurer
The announcement OF this gift was made
at the meeting Of the city council last
evening in communication received
from Mr. Seaver.
In his letter Mr. Seayer stated that
through the influence OF many OF the
prominent citizens Of Barre, and espc-
cially Alderman Chauneey NJ. Wiley, eA-
Alderman Homer G. Ladd, and George
/ B. Milne, tho society had decided to pre-.
sent a fountain to the city, providing
/ that the city council would accept it
and agree to certain conditions. These
conditions were that the city should
4 take the fountain from the Mari 81
Gordon plant, where it is being cut, and
set il mp in the city square in a location
4 that will be 25 feet from any curbing
or car tracks. supply it with good run.
ming water and take good care of il.
1 Alderman Wiley stated that Mr..
4 Seaver had looked over the location i'll
\ the city square and thought that it could
be set up there TO meet with all the
conditions, The alderman said that BY!
setting the fountain nearer the corner OF.
the park than the present fountain is
and By cutting off some eight feet or
so of the corner Of the park, location
could be made that would be 25 feet
1 from the car tracks and the curbing Of
/ the walk around the park. AS to cut
/ ting off the corner of the park, the al
derman said that one of the city officials
had suggested this being done some time
ago for the purpose OF reducing the.
sharp corner in the street that there Il
NOW
4 Alderman Wiley also stated that
there was another condition that tho
4 society wanted the city TO agree to- and
/ that was to set mp the old fountain
somewhere else about the city, as it was
/ the purpose of the society to always
increase the number of fountains in a
/ city. Alderman Wiley then moved that
the council accept the fountain, and the
motion was carried unanimously cut
I OF the fountain was shown to the council
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| shape to the iron one now III the square,
only it wilf be of granite and larger,
while at the base there are four basins
for dogs to drink from,
Other business which came before the
council last evening was the opening Of
the bids advertised for bv the fire com
mittee for $1,000 feet of 2m.ineh fire
hose to replenish the supply Of hose
from seven different firms and agents.
three Of the latter being p A. Prindle,
w O. Reynolds Il Son and the NJ ID.
Phelps company. Of this city. Owing to
the many different prices, ranging all
the way from 80 cents to 90 cents per
foot, and twenty-five on more samples
Of the different grades OF hose, the coun-
ell decided to refer the question of the
purchase to the fire committee and the
fire engineers. to report at 4 special
meeting Of the council this evening at
$3.50 o'clock The bids offered were
by the Henry * Barnes Co. Reynolds
& Son, Voorhees, Ruhtar Manufacturing
Co.. Combination Ladder Co., Eureka
Fire Hose Co.. and the Globe Rubber
works through r. A. Prindle, agent, and
the n. d. Phelps Co.
The report OF the chief of police for
the month Of January was read showing
that a total Of % arrests were made, for
the following offenses, intoyieation ..
keeping 4. selling /, search and seizure
2. breach Of the peace 3, illegal trans
portation of liquor L
Building permits were granted to
James Hastings to erect a piazza at 37a
North Main street; w T. Howland to
build an addition to his stoneshed for
a blacksmith shop and compressor room,
and G. j. Woodworth to put IN a win
dow in the front of his lunch room
A resolution for department appropri-
ations was read and PASSED to second
reading, making the following appropri-
ations; Streets, s400; permanent
streets. $500; water. 1000; public build
ipgs, $500; poor 500; change OF river
bed account, $4,725.93
A petition was received requesting
that a street light be installed at tha
corner of Hill and Liberty streets. and
1t was referred to the lighting commit
tee to investigate and report, on motion
made by Alderman Wiley. 4 lunch.
room license was granted TO NJ David
who recently bought out II. I. Harris.
The clerk stated that the ballots and
NoHiu nave To DC printed right
away and wanted instructions where he
shopld have the printing done. He said
that the checklist had always been
printed at y. J. Roberts shop, as he
had the type preserved each wear. and
the changes could be made QuiekIv and
at less expense. but If the council wished
to have the ballots printed elsewhere in
order to divide mp the work among the
printers, it could be done without extra
expense. On motion OF Alderman VIII
lev. the matter was referred to the
printing committee with power to act.
Alderman Hovt stated that something
had got to be done to stop refuse being
thrown into the old river.bed in the rear
Of the business blocks, as boxes and
papers were being deposited there. max
ing IL verv dangerous for fires 20 get
started in. Chief Gladding suggested
that the matter be- placed IN the hands
Of the poiice committee. and on motion
of Alderman Thmston il was so re-
fcrred. Alderman Thmston stated that
the soldiers monument committee In