The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-29
Clty'S Obligation on $l50,OOO
Water Bonds Due Dec. |
ALDERMEN VOTE WARRANT
At Last Nights Meeting Of Bo- ~
eral Building Applications ScS as
posed of--Aid to curriel Park
Improvement Society.

To settle six months interest ON $3.50.
COO water bonds, which comes due De-
cember J., 1911, the aldermen last nigbt
ordered warrant drawn for $4,000 Il,
favor Of the Barre Savings Bank and
Trust company, Other amounts ordered
paid by the five aldermen, Alderman
Wiley being the absentee, were as fol-
lows: Street department S255.94, water
department S53.3S, fire department.
Sl322, police department $J4.06. janitor's
wages Sl4
besides these amount, the board an.
propriated S25 Of the 500 fund for the
care OF public parks to aid the Currier
Park Improvement society in the care of
Currler park for the last season. the So
eiety having made the usual request.
Clerk Mackay reported that $50 had been
appropriated to the Civic federation for
other work.
AleF. Anderson Of Hill street appeared
before the board and asked what the
elty was going to do about caring for
ms wife, who fell on slippery sidewalk
on Washington street last week and broke
one leg. Mr.. Anderson has not been
working for thirteen months, but was
recently able to resume work; vet he
was not asking charity of the aldermen.
he wanted simple Justice in recompense
for the accident. He said that he had
to leave her alone while he worked. or
get a nurse; and, having taken the lat
ter alternative, he wanted the city to
pay for the nurse, also the doctors at
tendance. The matter was referred to
the charity committee.
Characterizing the bill not iust one
against the city, the street committee
made report on the demand for damages
because OF broken plate glass window
lin the G. w. Averill block, when this
granoithic sidewalk was being laid in
front Of the building, The report was
accepted and placed on file.
Several Building Projects.
On Recommendation OF the building
inspector, permit was granted TO
Brown, Carroll s Co to build a granite
plant of Depot square, where the old
Vermont Granite Co.'S plant formerly
was located, the new structure to be 202
teet long and covered with some kind of
felt roofing. A permit was also granted
to A. Vela to erect a two-story cottage
house, 2l by 25 feet. off Berlin street.
where he had previously intended to
build barn
In behalf of r. L. Clark. a. b. Lane,
contractor, made report of Mr. Clark's
previously sought application to move
the old hose house on Porspect street to
a place alongside the Barre railroad
tracks and near TO the rear of the Clark
feed store. Mr.. Lane said it was Mr..
Clark's intention to move the building
within ten feet OF the store building,
eventually to fill in the short distance
with a building and then erect an addi-
tional building on the open end and
fronting on Prospect street, thus form
ing business yard, where teamsters
could drive in and have the view of the
shifting engines shut off from their
horses.
When he reported that Mr.. Clark was
willing to cover the side next to the
railroad tracks with iron or tin, also the
roof, the aldermen voted to grant the
permit They also complied with Mr.
Lanes request for two days additional
time in which to move the old hose house
from the street. where ii juts over at
the present time. He said they had
been hindered by the rain. Therefore,
the aldermen granted him the remainder
of the week for the work of removal,
after which adjournment was taken for
committee meetings.