The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-27
Board of tldermen Decided
to Put Matter of In
ST Water Meters
ylTY COUNCIL
HAD TABLED IT
Similar Position Was Taken
on Matter of Camp st.
Improvement

In session Of unusual brevity at the
council chamber last evening, the board
of aldermen, minus the presence of Al
derman Dawson. transacted little busi-
ness and adjourned at $50 o'clock, aft
er question raised by the clerk had
| sidetraeked program which involved
the reconsideration of the proposal to
place the city water system on meter
basis. Chairman Brown of the sixth
ward presided AND after the routine busi-
ness Of the early evening had been An
ished, Alderman Hoban of the water
committee moved that the resolution
providing for the introduction Of the
meter system be taken from the table,
where it was laid week prior on the
motion of Alderman Dawson
1t was here that the city clerk raised
the issue as to whether the board could
legally take from the table a resolution
placed there by the council whether the
board could proceed by acting on the
resolution, favorably or otherwise, after
such a disposition had been reached ae
the council meeting. Alderman Dawson
was absent and for obvious reasons the
clerk could not serve proper notice on
each member OF the council in time to
convene in special session last night.
Finally Chairman Hoban of the water
committee. advised City Attorney +. L.
Scott OF the situation, over the teie
phone. He was asked for an opinion and
after deliberation he suggested that the
board present new resolution and act
on IT, Even then, the question persist
ed Could the board override the ruling
of the council? The entire board at
last retired to the clerks office and after
moment of consultation returned, Al
derman Hoban Withdrawing his motion
and adjournment following
Previously d solution had been sug-
gested BY drafting resolution appro-
priating $4,000 to make beginning on
the meter system in order that it could
be passed to second reading and then
adopted when the original meter reso-
luton should be considered in regular
form at the monthly council meeting
next week. Nothing was done in this
however.
1t viii be recalled that the proposal
to install the meters throughout the
city was the subject Of a long discus
sion at the regular session last wek. Al
derman Dawson. said to have favored
the plan originally appeared as an OPP
ponent oil the resolution at the meeting.
Alderman Hoban. chairman of the wa
ter committee, although not present at
the session last week, is said to favor
the meter system, and Alderman Pat
terson, who seconded his motion TO take
the resolution from the table, is con
sidered proponent of the proposal. The
resolution recommends that a start on
the meter system be made with the ul
innate idea of metering every business
md household consumer in the city.
Camp Street Again.
Last night Chairman Patterson of the
street committee again brought up the
proposed Camp street sidewalk and
lsked to have a report on the cnnstrue-
ion read. The report was made as the
esult Of an investigation By City En-
rineer Reed. who submitted that the
walk would cost in the vicinity of 500,
With additional expenditures necessary
It some future time. The street conn
nittee hadn't been previously consulted
n the matter, the chairman thought, ana
le also aFerred that the committee OF
he whole should make more thorough
of the situation before au-
horzng its construction. President
Brown held that the board of aldermeh
oulf not, reconsider action take by the
ity council and the matter was held
n abeyanee for the time being at least.
Building Applications.
Applications to build were made
through Inspector George Rand as fol-
ows and permits were granted in each
ase: John Bossi, to build annex to barn,
g Berlin street; Joseph Rabiola, to re
hingle house off Berlin place; Joseph
)ssola, to cover roof, 2 and 4 Ossola
lace; Young Bros to erect small annex
o Blackwell street shed; b.. II. Griffith,
0 build piazza, 1873 South Main street.
Residents of Faryiewy street asked for
street light and better highway and
ak conditions and their petition was
eferred to the street and lighting COM
littees. r. Canto asked permission to
ang two signs, one at -Gae corner OF
he A. Tomasi block and another at 10
Ierchant street On the motion of Al
erman Bancroft the petition was ac-
,pted and the request Incorporated
herein refused. M. l.. Aiken was Civ
n permission to hang an awning at his
lace of business in the Lane block
a North Main street providing he COM
ly with The restrictions regarding the
stance from the street, etc.
designations of G. Fl. Woods and G. l..
liner as call men from the fire de-
artment were accepted ON the motion
Alderman Bancroft The clerk called
Ltention to the notice recently served
q the city by the gas company, in
hch it was stated that an additional
20 per year would be charged the city
IT its fire alarm service after July |.
lderman Bancroft of the fire commit
e said the matter had been left with
le chief to see if another alarm whistle
,uld be secured.
Bills Ordered Paid.
Warrants for the week, read and ap.
roved. contained several of the tax