The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-06
MONTPELIER STREET FINANCES.
There Was Some Doubt as to Amount
That Is Available.

A special meeting of the Montpelier
city council was held last evening at the
call of Mayor Estee TO consider the con
dition of the cty's finances and to make
some plan to raise money for use in the
street department. For some weeks
Supt. of Streets Roberts has been i'll
and, while recovering had another bad
turn Monday, which has not permitted
the mayor or alderman to consult him,
and when questioned last night as to
just how much was needed to carry on
the work for the raminder of the wear.
no one was able TO tell. As near as the
mayor could figure, beginning with next
Monday $303.69 would be available.
The mayor asserted something was
wrong with the bookkeeping system, as
the figures on the city's books and on
the books of Superintendent Roberts did
not tally, and no one knew how much
had been spent on the sta1e road at the
present time. He said he believed the
work ON this road should be stopped as
soon as possible. The appropriation for
the expenses of the street department
has already been overdrawn and some
action must be taken by the finance
committee within the next ten days to
uttiue ITOm WnhJ source the needed
funds shall come.
Chairman Doucette OF the finance com
mittee thinks enough money will be
coming in from the state and work
about the city to amount to large sum
and relieve the critical condition of the
treasury 1t was estimated that about
So, 900 will be due the city, 81 900 from
the state (one-half the $1,000 appropria-
tom S4l3.60. rebate on the state tax;
S704.3l, "car barn" blasting; S77.lg. one
half Lombard Job; S470.sl, resurfacing;
5000, apportionment of automobile tax;
and pay for gravel. which win raise the
amount to over $1,000. Mayor Estee
suggested that, inasmueh as neither he
nor anyone else seemed to know how
much had been expended or must be ex-
pended in order 20 close things up for
the year, the finance committee before
the next meeting prepare statement
showing the exact amount needed and
figures to show how much must be added /
to the treasury before February /. Ii |
is hoped enough money will come in so |
that no special city meeting will have
to be called. County Road Commission |
er Currier was present at the meeting
and gave some figures;
The question of selling the poor farm
was brought up and it was the opinion |
of the council that the subject should |
be considered at the next city meeting. |
1t was moved that no more assess |
ments be made for sidewalk resurfacing |
this year. The resurfacing this year has !
not been success. Other motions car
ried were: That the horse hired by the
street department be returned when the
state road is finished; that George Al
mon be notified he viii be held respon-
sible for damages resulting from his dig
ging away a quantity of earth on his
near the new bank wall at i
Sunnyside park, and that he will be re-
luired to put in retaining wall to pre-
vent the bank wall from being under
mined bv his excavations; that the low
sr floor Of the Armory building be rent
ID to Charles Parker of the Capital City
Press for $500 a year, payable quarterly
in advance.