The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-20
That Kind Of Street Lighting
Contract Engages Council
WILL CONFER WITH AGENT
sAa.e
Lighting Conn exwoN Ports Its Inabil-
ity to Get al satisfactory Contract
for Less Than Five Years--Some
Plain Talk by AID Dawson.

Chapter Nv, or was it DIV? in the
street lighting controversy, occupied a
large portion of the time at the regular
meeting of the city council last night
and the latest step toward securing At
satisfactory contract for all-night light
ing came when it was voted to ask a
representative of the Consolidated
Lighting Co. to appear before the coun-
ell on date to be named by him.
| In its most recent report to the coun-
Gil. the street committee reviewed the
bids submitted by the Peoples Lighting,
| Heating & Power Co., and the Consoli-
| dated Co., referred to its failure to
secure satisfactory contract from the
latter firm for less than five years. and
ended by recommending that the offer
of the electric company TO light the
street all and every night for five years
at S7906 per annum be accepted The
committee reported that the electric
company would sign a three-year con
tract at cost of 1886 per year more
to the city, and that at a conservative
estimate, the gas company would be I'M
able to light the same area at a cost
of less than $4,000 per year.
Then followed engthy discussion of
the question, and nearly every member
again aired his views on the subject.
Mayor Thurston didn't think that con-
ditions justified the council in signing
a fve-year contract. Aldermen Rossi
and Brown of the lighting committee
believed that it was the best agreement
obtainable. eontending that the paucity
nf alt tstyac rtr tall lx ltkA ha
city to accept the offer. Alderman Pat
terson believed that Barre would be
getting its lights as cheap as any other
city in New England under the pro-
posed contract In the light Of what
had already developed, it appeared to
Alderman Dawson that the lighting com
pany had proved itself dishonest from
the first, and it was his belief that the
firm should be watched. Il wouldn't be-
leve single word issuing from the
lighting company concluded the mem
ber from ward 4. The matter was dis
posed of for the time-being when Al
derman Browns motion inviting the
of the Consolidated Co.
to meet the council was passed by a
unanimous vote.
Warrants for the week were read by
the clerk as follows and ordered paid:
Street department payroll S262.l3; wa
ter department payroll, $56.l3; fire de.
partment payroll, Ssl.75; police depart
ment payroll, S96.96 thealth account,
sl2); G. A. Bemis, Sl4. services as iani-
tor; j. II. Woodruff. NJ D.. services as
health officer, 500; city treasurer,
1897 20, for street sprinkiing assess
nent.
r. l.. Smith and John Mcdonald,
members of the cemetery commission,
Ippeared before the council. and the for
ner. acting as spokesman, requested that
he proposed changes to the interior of
he city building include quarters for
he cemetery commissioners. Mr. Smith
that the board was without
place to store its belongings and that
n nights when court was in session the
ommission could not meet in the city
ourt room. Alderman Brown said that
proposal had been made to prepare
room for the use of the cemetery
and the school commissions
RS. The matter was referred to the
roperty committee.
The committee of the whole reported
rat il could see no good reason for re-
ising permit to the Mascot estate.
flowing it to extend its business block
few feet eastward on North Main
rect. if the work would be carried on
conformity with the city ordinance.
he report was accepted, and on the
otion of Alderman Patterson the per-
it was ordered granted with the pro-
so that work ON the proposed addi-
on be commenced before December |.
uilding Inspector George Rand reported
lat the rear stairs of the Church street
hoolhouse were in bad condition and
that they be repaired at
ice The clerk was instructed to refer
e report to the school commissioners.
Chief of Police Samuel Sinclair sub
tilted the following report for the
onth ending September 80: Total
,mber Of arrests, 23. divided as fol-
w.s 1htoxication. IL; breach of the
ace. @; larceny. 4 truancy, | gam
ing, |. The report was accepted and
iered filed. Water Superintendent Fl.
Reynolds submitted his report for
@ month of October and the same was
cepted. Permission was granted to
arles Ayers to move a barn from the
rtwell property. so called. on the Rich
lson road. to his land in Barre Town.
r. Ayers promised that the structure
'uld not occupy the city highway more
an day
lust before adjournment. Alderman
wson asked the mayor for more light
the $500 concreting contract which
rect Superintendent J. C. DeBrune i
d to have completed for II. r. Cutler
e mayor replied that he had consulted
. city attorney in the matter and
It the latter had requested that il be
4 over until another meeting Alder
n Dawson thought il strange that the
TX in Mr.. Cutters barn should 90 on
such a lengthy period without the
eet committee knowing about it. He
'rred that someone must have known
its progress. as checks in payment
material and labor were being drawn
the city continually. The ward
mber was inclined to criticise the
yor for reappointing a public servant
ef such action. The discussion gave
y to Alderman Browns motion that
city's insurance policy on the old
ckwell street hosehouse. recently
chased by T. y Normanieau. he
nsferred 70 the new owner on con
on that he pay its cancellation value.
motion was carried and adjournment