The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-14
Aldermen So Voted at Regular
Meeting Last Evening
CALL IT NO LONGER USEFUL
Proposition Presented by Board of Trade
to Have crest Room in Remodeled City !
Hall Interior; Also Another Prop /.
osition for Gas Street Lights.
BY unanimous vote and without !,

BY unanimous vote and without
discussion, the aldermen last .syS
ished fire station No. .c A.V sack-
well street in t3 SAH' advancing
as their reasons Xclw 1 requirement OF
the auto fire trut.s would more than take
the place Of the apparatus now the
aIs' that the yearly cost of the station,
$3.50, would pay the interest on the city's
investment and some besides. This ac-
tion Of the aldermen concentrates all the
eity's fire fighting apparatus in the CEN
tral station on South Main street
In recommending the abolshment OF
the station No. 2, the fire committee re-
ported as follows:
I'm pursuance of the plans of YOUR
committee, if the city OF Barre pur-
chased an auto fire truck, we recommend
the abolishing OF No. 2 station at North
Barre. This station costs the city of
! Barre about $3.50 per year for main
tenance and is anything but satisfactory
since the fire truck has been installed.
We think this. station ap encumbrance
and urge the council to abolish it. While
the adjustment of this station will not
affect the increased efficiency of our fire
department, with the added equipment,
the saving to the city will more than
pay the interest on our investment"
The building, little story and
chamber attic affair, belongs to the city,,
but the building is partly on private
property and partly on the street, the
city paying s2l a year rental on the
private property. A hose cart and one
horse, together with some lesser equip
ment, have been kept there, but little
dependence has been placed on that arm
Of the citys fire protection department.
In consideration of the fire committees
urgent recommendation and the apparent
unanimous sentiment OF the aldermen,
Alderman Ward moved that the report
be accepted and the recommendation
ordered carried out. 1t was ordered.
The adjustment of this station WILL
mean perhaps the loss of the eity,s poll
ing place in ward FIVE, as this station hasI
been used for that purpose for years,l
and there have been some notable elec-i
tion battles fought there.
crest Room Advocated.
In addition to this important action
lHP dlNfIHltH IftElNtI
of considerable Importance to the CITY,
from the Board of Trade, "a relatingi
to the providing of rest ROOM in
the remodeled interior of the city hall
following the removal of the postofficsI
to its new structure and (2l relating
to all-night street lighting and the pos
sible substitution of gas for electricity
as means for such lighting.
Representing the Board OF Trade, He-,
mer G. Ladd, James + Higgins and Rev.
j. b. Reardon appeared before the boarl
and urged leir cause As to the rest
room" they stated that up-to-date mu-
are going into the matter
and are setting aside places for the ac-l
commodation of women and children
those from outside towns as well as res.
idents. 1t was pointed out that there
is no place OF this sort in Barre at thu
present time and that there is great
demand for such accommodations. Whiia
they did not wish to appear as debating
in any way, they thought that room
preferably in the front OF the old post
office room would be the best for the
purpose.
After hearing these endations,
various members of the aldermanic board
stated that they had also had those
things in mind and that they mad en-
leavorei to make provision for the rest
room when they we're drawing up plans
for the remodeled interior OF the civy
nall. but there had been so many de-
mands for accommodations that they
hadn't been able to get them all into the
plans, However, they agreed with the
OF the BOARD of Trade
hat rest room" is very much needed
N Barre.
At the same time the suggestion was
made by the Board of Trade that soma
pressure ought to be brought to bear on
he street railway people to have them
,frord waiting-room for their patrons,
% that the public would not be required
o stand around on the street corners
II wait in the stores This also ap.
,ealed strongly to the aldermen
Gas Lights and AlI-Night Lighting.
There was less appreciation of the pro-
,osal to substitute gas for street light-
ng, instead of electricity, although as
o the attendant recommendation Chair
nan Rossi of the lighting committee said
hat on the expiration of the present
it was proposed 10 have all
lgHJ lHntlug. ne SNdleu lHAI tHeN nai
aiken up with the Peoples Gas company
proposal to use gas and that the COM
any at that time did not seem disposed
o enter into contract to light the en-
ire city and was not in position to do so.
On the further suggestion by the
ioard of Trade men that recently the
as company had expressed desire to
i've a trial of their lights, placed on 10.
Dot poles, the aldermen expressed them
elves as ready To give attention to sucD
rials. provided that the city is not put
D expense in the demonstration. Alder
IAN Rossi declared that what they want
d was the best and most reasonable
ghting for the streets, no matter what
is With that, the representatives oi
he Board OF Trade thanked the alder.
zen for their apparent interest in the
and withdrew, leaving the al
ermen to complete considerable routine
ork
Several Private Building Jobs.
Included in Building Inspector Rand's
eeEly reports were three applications
II permits to EJECT dwellings, as sol