The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-07
City - uncil Learned Be-
cause Location Was on
Private Land
1T WAS ON PETITION
OF MCDONNELL & SONS
After Reviewing Situation,
Council Ordered 1t to
Be Placed

Some weeks ago Mcdonnell & Sons ap-
pealed to the city council for hydrant
to be installed near their newly erected
steneshed in Batchelder's meadow By
intendent and fire chief were instructed
to locate hydrant near the plant. AT
its monthly meeting last night, the
council learned through Alderman Daw-
son that the hydrant had not been To-
Gated 1t was the fourth ward mem
Der who asked If anyone other than the
mayor had the right to countermand
the order of the council or defer its
execution. No one seemed to know just
who was responsible for the present sit
uation, but it was suggested that the
location had been postponed pending a
search for precedent in the matter OF
establishing hydrant on private prop.
erty.
Alderman Hoban thought the city
would be sanctioning an unusual prece-
dent if the order We're carried out. May
or Ward expressed an opinion that Nc
Donnell & Sons should bear the expense,
although he favored encouragement to
new industries whenever feasible. Al
derman Bancroft said the precedent was
| fixed when the council authorized hy-
| drant on the Cutler, Storer & Fay prop
erty ON Burnham's meadow. Someone
mentioned similar instance at Jones
Bros plant but it developed that the
manufacturers in that case assumed the
burden of cost Alderman Keefe moved
that the city furnish hydrants only when
the petitioners, being manufacturers,
should employ two gangs of workmen.
His motion was not seconded. The dis
cussion led to other channels until a
proposal to revise the hydrant rentals
and thereby increase their number 'waS
under temporary consideration. Moth
ing came Of IT, however On motion
made by Alderman Bancroft, it was vot-
cd to install the hydrant on Batchelder's
meadow without expense to Mcdonnell
4 Sons.
Despite the fact that it was the month
ly session for cleaning up business ac-
cnmulation Of 30 days and more, the
business was meomnonly light. The
building inspector reported fayorably on
the following applications to build and
permits were ordered granted; w. A.
Boyce estate, to erect building at 1873
South Main street; w. NJ. Thompson,
to erect annex at 81 Farwell street;
+. G. Rowland, to recover roof at 10
Granite street; Montpelier seminary to
roof barn at 81 Elm street. Reynolds &
Son applied for permission to erect a
roof over their driveway at So North
Main street. On the recommendation of
the inspector, the request was referred
to the fire committee The monthly
report, covering 90 minor requests, was
accepted and ordered filed.
Reporting on the request of A. H. Buz-
zell for permission to build small
structure on Pearl street, the fire COM
mittee recommended that Mr.. Buzzell
be allowed to proceed with his plans,
providing the structure be walled with
iron and rooted likewise In another
recommendation it was made impera
tive that he erect the structure around
October Is, 1918, and take it down by
April Is, 1914. The report was accept
ed ON Alderman Patterson's motion.
Overseer w f. Shepard of the poor
department submitted his financial state
ments from the poor department for
August and September. The August
report; August /, cash, 1928; received,
800; paid out for support Of poor,
$703.37; balance, Sl.9l. September re-
port: September |, cash, $l9l; received,
500; paid out, S694.29; cash balance,
81 o. The report was accepted. Five
petitioners asked that steps be taken
to eliminate the water nuisance on the
north side of the Elm street extension,
petitions stating that water penetrated
their cellars. The matter was referred
to the street committee with instruc-
tions to investigate and report. Before
a petition for the COM
mitment of l.. A. Carr to the state hos
nital in Waterbury was signed by the
,ouncl
Many Bills Ordered Paid.
The following large parcel of warrants
vas approved and forwarded to the may
" for his signature; r. l.. Clark, Sl95.79,
supplies, streets, permanent streets, side
walks, public buildings, fire accounts;
department, S332.92, streets,
streets, sewers, surface sew
RS, sidewalks, water, street sprinking
ccounts; w. S. Page, S44.25, profes
.onal services, streets, sidewalks, FIRE
ccounts; Reynolds & Sons, sl76s, sup
lies. streets water, fire accounts; f. L.
'cott, $3.50, legal services, streets, mis-
ellaneous, poor accounts; A. J. Stewart,
16S.07, labor and supplies, streets,
treet sprinkling, water, public building,
re. police accounts; Studebaker Bros,
10. street broom, street account; Beck
Beck, $72, labor. permanent street
ecolmt; y. +. Road Machine CO.. $52,
apairs, permanent streets account; S. n.
arker, $ll.50, supplies, permanent
treets, sidewalks. fire accounts; N. d.
helps Co., s395S, permanent streets,
water accounts; Smith, Whit
1mb & Cook Co.. S64s9, repairs, per-
lament streets, state highway, side
alks, street accounts; Consolidated
lighting Co.. $e77.92, lighting, street
ghting, public building fire accounts;
ater department, S4076, water rentals,
rect sprinkling, sewers, public build
gs miscellaneous, fire and hydrant ac-