The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-04
rinting Annual Reports
TO N. ]. Roberts
ONLY ONE OTHER BIDDER
Alderman Rossi Protested Against the
Award to Roberts, Claiming Stip-
ulations of Bid Had Not Been
Complied With.

| The bids for printing the 10th annual
city report were opened at the meeting
of the city council last evening, and the
bid OF n j. Roberts was accepted. his
being the lower of the two bids received
The other bidder was E. W. Cummings
The bids were as follows Roberts,
Sl.l5 per page and 25 cents extra for
each OF the Is copies to be bound III
cloth; Cummings, Sl20 per page and 27
cents extra for each Of the cloth bound
copies. The contract calls for $50 copies
of the report, including Is copies bound
1 in cloth.
Alderman Rossi, chairman Of the print.
/ ing committee, raised an objection TO
the mayors entertaining the motion
made by Alderman Hoyt TO accept the
Roberts bid, on the ground that Mr.
Roberts had not complied with the terms
stipulated in the advertisement published
for the bids. The advertisement spec-
fed that samples Of the paper paper
covers and cloth binding to be used must
accompany each bid, and all bids must
conform strictly to the above speeifca-
tions or they will not be considered
Mr.. Roberts bid was not accompanied
by samples of the cloth bindings, aud
for this reason Alderman Rossi held
that the bid could not. be considered.
Mr.. Cummings sent, with bis bid and
his samples of the cloth and paper bind
ings. copies Of previous city reports
printed in paper and cloth by himself.
and while Mr.. Roberts case was under
discussion Mr. Roberts, who was present
at the meeting, stepped to the table and
handed the clerk a cloth bound copy of
q previous report as his sample The
Eloyt motion to award the contract was
seconded by Alderman Thlrston and
when put by the mayor Alderman Rossi
was the only vote in the negative.
The council also transacted some rou-
tine business. The report of the over
seer of the poor for the month was read
and accepted, the report showing that
he had expended during the month the
sum of S5l4,08. The report of the police
department showed a total of 10 arrests
in December, divided as follows: Intoxi-
cation q, selling 3, search and seizure /,
breach Of the peace 2, larceny 8, non
support l.
Building permits were granted to F r.
Beckley to make repairs to a house
on Prospect street to Mrs t. ]. Bolster
to erect chimney at the old Trow >
Holden shop on Granite street. and to
Thomas Garritv to erect smoke house
A petition was presented for a street
light to be installed on Brook street
between the residence of NJ. J. Good and
the corner of Newton street. and it was
referred to the lighting committee to
investigate and report
William LeClair inquired of the coun-
eli, through the clerk, if the city wished
to sell the lumber which was In the
old shed that was recently torn down
ON the Vermont Granite company prop
erty, now owned by the city On mo-
tion Of Alderman Wiley the matter
was referred to the street committee
with power TO act.
Alderman Thurston reported that he
had made Investigations relative TO ]. a.
fuckers request for permission to hang
two barber signs on Pearl street and
found that there was no objection to Ne
sign at the Otis hotel but the othex ),
sign at the corner of Pearl street was
not decided upon, as il had been left to
the city engineer to ascertain the locs
tion of the street line before location
for the sign is given
The city clerk reported that he had
received bill amounting TO Sl23.s0 from
the Acme Road Machinery company for
goods which they claim the city pur-
chased from them in 1906 and 1907.
The clerk stated that he could not find
record of such purchases of the company.
and the matter was left with the clerk
to reply to the company.
A resolution making appropriations to
the different departments from money
in the treasury and not otherwise ap-
propriated, to keep the departments go
ing until the end Of the fiscal year. was
received and passed TO a second reading
Alderman Wiley of the property com
mittee reported that the Alertz house
on Maple avenue which the city pur-
chased and moved onto a new founda
ton was practically ready for occupancy
and this brought up the question as TO
what disposition the city should make
Of the building. 1t was suggested that
it be placed at the disposal of the poor
to be used by the overseer
TO shelter families for whom the city
is now paying house rent; but the coun
eli finally decided 70 refer the question
to the property and charity committee
to make a report on recommending some
of il.
The mayor stated that R complaint
had been made to him that the sidewalk
had not been laid on Blackwell street
beside the Rizzi Bros property, aud
the mayor wanted to know why it had
not been done Alderman Thuston stat
ed that the street superintendent had
his Instructions some time ago TO build
the walk. and he knew OF no reason
why it had not been done. The mayor
then requested the street committee to
look the matter up and see that it is
done.
STATE PHARMACY BOARD.