The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-12
NO MORE HYDRANTS
FOR THIS YEAR
Reason Given at Aldermen's Meeting
Last Evening Was the Lack of
Funds to Garry on the Work.

With its membership curtailed by the
absence of Alderman j. e. Hoban, who
is in Holyoke, Mass, and another mem
ber. Alderman David Dawson of the
fourth ward, making his yaledietory as
. part of the city government, the board
of aldermen met in short session last
evening and went through small bundle
of routine business that had accumu-
lated.
On written recommendation from the
first ward representative, it was voted
to recompense Chauncey Harris for the
loss of chicken which met death this
fall in an encounter with dog Chair
men OF the fire and water committees
reported in favor of sidetracking the
proposal to establish more hydrants and
revise the rentals on hydrants. In their
message to the board the committees
justified such a course by the low CON
dtion of the city's finances and the late
ness of the season. A short discussion
ensued as to the advisability Of charg-
ing rent for water hydrants, but the
report was accepted ia the end.
Reporting on an appeal taken by Fred
n Braley to the statelta commissioner,
Attorney f. l.. Scott had promised to
take the matter up with the commits
sioner and repGrt to the committee at an
early date The report was accepted.
The Presbrey- Coykendall Co. was grant
ed permission to erect an annex to its
motor room, on the recommendation of
the building inspector.
For the brotherhood Of the Hedding
Methodist church, John H. Bishop ap-
peared and asked that light be in
stalled near the brotherhood's gymna-
stun on Church street. The speaker as
serted that the brotherhood had to deal
with large number OF boys and that
light on certain occasions was much to
be desired. His request was referred to
the lighting committee with power to
act.
0verseer w. F. Shepard of the poor
department reported S7.62 as cash on
hand Oct. ! and an appropriation of
$500 from che council for the support
of the poor The sum of SS0653 had
been expended in the usual channels with
a balance of 81 53 on hand. His report
was accepted and like action was taken
on the monthly report of Water Super
lntendent II. T.. Reynolds.
Beck g. Beck, through Contractor A.
b. Lane, asked permission to move the
Langlois bottling works on Granite
street to point six feet from the
street on line with the Cooperative
store some rods to the west. Chairman
Brown stated that the building was al
ready moved, but on the motion of Al
ierman Keefe permission was granted.
Alderman Bancroft suggested. just be-
fore adjournment, that an appeal for
warded to the tax commissioner BY the
council last spring be withdrawn on ac-
,ount of the councils stand on the in
of the Iol2-lal3 tax laws.
Alderman Bancroft later decided to put
The proposition before the council. Al
lerman keefe reported the loss of
'hieken by man named Durchame. He |
vas requested to bring in written re-
BORT of the affair with recommendations. 1
Warrants approved for the week were
Is follows; Street department payroll,
'447.05, street, permanent street, sewer,
urfaee sower, sidewalk and bridges and |
'ulyerts accounts; water department |
payroll, S03.33; G. A. Bemis, sl4. jan
tor; G. A. Heath S20.5s, labor and sup
'lies. public buildings account,