The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-24
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arrangements with Manager Bruce of
the Citizens band for band concerts on
| the park this summer. The report, as
accepted, instructed the committee to
draw up a contract with the band, call
ing for 10 concerts, two each on Memo
rial day and the Fourth OF July. one on
Labor day and one on each Wednesday
evening, except on rainy evenings, when
the concert should be held the following
Friday, the city paying the band 81 900
! for the music rendered
| The property committee was instruct
ed to draw up contract with G. A. Be
mis- to act as janitor of the city build
| ing, the contract'so read as former agree
ments have read The report OF the fire
committee and fire chief recommended
that a building permit be granted to
A. S. Martin, provided he conform to
the city ordinances. The report was
accepted The health committees report
recommending that Health Officer Dr.
.rIoe w. jackson be paid for services
rendered in the smallpox outbreak, was
accepted aud the bin presented by DIR.
Jackson was ordered paid.
Building Inspector George NJ. Rand re-
ported favorably on a number of petit
tions TO build or repair; his report WINS
accepted and permits ordered granted.
Arthur c. Tilden asked permission to
build piazza and bathroom at his house
on Prospect street. Nelson Hamel asked
to enclose his house on South Main
street with an iron roof. d. NJ. Miles
applied for permit to build addition to
his West street residence the addition
to include space for an office and the
whole to cost around $1,000 c. Cal
cagni asked permission to build a piazza
to his house at 30 Foster street. Mrs.
Mary Il Watkins desired to make extern
sive improvements to her Summer street
home, eniarging the kitchen raising the
walls and extending the chimney, esti
mating that the whole would cost 5000.
G. III. Cook applied for permit TO
change window at 40 South Main
street
d. f. White asked permission from the
council to move a barn on Newton street
to an adjoining lot, and the request was
granted. +. NJ. Normandeau desired the
right to move the so-called II. X. Bush
office from the site Of the Vermont Gran
lite Co. shed TO lot at the corner of
Brook street and Maple avenue. he
promised to temporarily decap the roof |
to avoid contact with wires, Aldermen
Mcleod put the request in form of 4 |
motion, to which an amendment was I
made by Alderman Ward. who insisted |
that Mr. Normandeau should make rep |
aration to the city in case of damage to /
streets or sidewalk. The motion as /
amended was carried and Mr. Norman |
deau was given permission to move the |
structure The report Of the water SUI
read by City Clerk Maekay I
was accepted and ordered placed on file. |
A deed proposing 10 convey TO Merle |
b. Clark house and land on Prospect |
street adjoining the property Of f, T.
Mower was read by City Clerk Mackay. /
After the reading, the clerk submitted /
that the city would have received more
for the property than the Sl,0l0 repre-
sented in the deed, had the property |
committee taken the question OF taxes
into consideration The house and land
are assessed for 81 200. While action
on the matter was hanging fire, Alder
man Patterson made a motion that 1t
be referred back to the property COM
mittee for further consideration. Later
il was suggested that Mr.. Clark be asked
10 pay Sl,035 for the property and thus
waive the question Of taxes. The pros
oective buyer was reached over the tele-
phone and he objected to paying the
additional s25. Alderman Patterson then
moved that the mayor be authorized 10
Execute the deed, and the motion was
carried.
The proposed amendment to the city
ordinance relating to the distribution of
landbills was read by the clerk and came
n for short discussion. Alderman
2ossi asked where the amendment was
preferable over the present ruling in the
natter. 1t was pointed out TO him that
II the amendment persons, firms and cor
,orations were prevented from distribut-
ng handbills, etc. TO persons on the
treet, the same being designated as a
nuisance. The question was then raised
S to whether the letter of the amend
nent did not exclude the sale of news
,apers by boys on the street. 1t was
ecided that the proper exceptions were
AIKEN to this instance of distribution.
| motion made by Alderman Patterson
eferred the amendment to the legisla-
i've committee with instructions to re.
ort.
During the lull succeeding Alderman
)awson's speech Alderman Patterson
rought mp the matter of disposing of
he city's hay around the Martin brook
lis investigation showed that the city 4
ad been getting about SO for seven or
light tons of hay The water superin-
endent also investigated the sale and
ueeeeded in getting s35 for the same
uantity of grass. The city clerk ex-
lained that the water superintendent
lready had the authority to dispose OF
he hay. Alderman Dawson's motion to
djourn followed few moments later.