The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-28
About Purchase of An Automo-
bile Fire Truck
APPROPRIATION IS MADE.
That Action Was Taken Last Night with
No Votes in Opposition, After Fire
Committee Had Disclaimed pur-
pose to Rush Matters.

Following the declaration OF the fire
committee that they did not intend to
take advantage of the authorization of
EIGHT months ago and Immediately pur
chase an automobile fire truck for the
Barre fire department and on the further
declaration. voluntarily made hy the
committee, that they preferred the coun-
ell TO make the purchase, the board of
aldermen last night adopted the resolu.
tion appropriating $500 for the outlay
II was the most important action taken
at the meeting and was rapidly dis
posed Of
The resolution had been passed to the
second reading at the meeting Of Febru-
age last night, Alderman Rossi of the
fire committee moved its adoption and
Alderman Ward seconded.
rs there anything to be said on the
question: inquired President Thurston.
There didn't seem to be anything to
be said, Judging by the silence. and
President Thurston himself remarked
81 should like to inquire if it's the
FIRE committees intention to take i'm
mediate action"
Alderman Rossi: mo; we prefer to
let the council act"
Alderman Thurston: "What | want
to get at is whether the committee pro
poses TO take immediate action on the
former vote"
Alderman Wiley (also Of the fire com
mitteei; NO sir"
Alderman Rossi: mo; we want to
take it before the city council
Those assertions having been made,
President Thurston put the motion to
adopt the resolution, and il passed with
no votes in opposition As there is only
one more regular meeting of the present
city council it is probable that the mat
ter Of purchasing the auto truck, fol
lowing the appropriation Of the money,
will 20 over to the incoming city coun
ell
IN addition to the adoption Of that
resolution the aldermen adopted another
which had previously been passed to
second reading forming a trust fund OF
$500 willed BY Mrs. Helen c. Wood for
the support of the poor and 5000 for
the care Of the Elijah Wood and Helen
G. Wood cemetery lots.
During the eourse Of the meeting. the |
city accepted q quit claim deed from
Mrs. Calista Z. Bolster of her right and |
title to the thoroughfare west Of North |
Main street. known as the westerly end I
Of West street. and it freed Mrs. Bolster 1
from liability for assessment for the I
granite pavement betterment opposite /
that thoroughfare. This action followed 1
the recommendation of the street com
,,tt.ro Alec - cor,.Ifonca ,ri4b tha roe
of the same committee il
was voted TO proceed to lay ont the I
street. In Mrs. Bolster's deed for 81
and other valuable considerations i I
was stipulated that the land should be
Ised for street purposes only.
Included in the warrants ordered paid
vas one for $500 to the Barre Savings
Bank & Trust Co. for six months inter
st on schoolhouse bonds. The other
were: Street department
sl00.07, water department SCI 30 fire
department. 1892, police department
1921, city hall ianitor $l4.
The monthly statement of the watey
department. was accepted, showing the
financial standing of the month. Cash
N hand OF sl60.s3 on February ! was
eported. James Good of Farwell street
vas granted an extension to May l to
,ay the balance of a sewer assessment
Two building applications came up, the
rst of which was for an office addition
o l.. A. Averilfs mill at % South Main
treet. The building Inspector reported
avorably on the application, but the
ldermen referred it back to him for
peciieations as to distances from prop
rty lines. Arthur H. Buzzel applied
or permit to erect skating-rink of
rood and metal on Pearl street, but
here was no report of the building in
pector on the application. Therefore.
was referred back. The application /
.as for a building 80 by 50 by l5O
ret. to be 2s feet high at the highest
oint. {