The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-29
Finance Committee Would
Allow for Peving North
Main wNs -Awell Street
ALSO WOULD SPEND
$4,000 ON SIDEWALKS
City's Note and Bond In
debtedness Reduced to
$12S,934.O5

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! Alter considering request from the
federated churches committee of thirty
five, the board of aldermen turned their
attention TO routine business and to
cleaning up the remainder of the annual
departmental reports ut the regular
meeting last evening. The churches com.
mittee's proposal was left with the leg
islative committee and the last OF the
departmental reports were accepted and
ratified in preparation for the printing of
the annual city report for the year
1912.
Delegates from the committee of thir-
ty-fve consisted of Guy r. varnum, Rev.
J. w. Barnett, A. b. Lane and Chief
c. B. Gladding Of the fire department,
the former acting as spokesman. City
Attorney Il. L. Scott was also pres
ent at the request of the committee.
As the outcome of recent meeting of
tue tplliHibtttB MI. III Huui
submitted resolution asking that
proposed amendment to the city charter
make it possible for the city to pro
vide places and means of amusement for
the younger generation and to reinstate
the curfew ordinance. The request is
said to have been made in the hope
that some day the city may consent to
provide gymnasium for its youth.
Rev. Mr.. Barnett arose to emphasize
the remarks OF Mr.. Varnum, stating that
the committee could find nothing in the
line of substitutes for dives and other
places where boys 60 at the present time.
Its hands were tied through this handi-
cap. Mr. Lane amplifed DIR. Barnett's
statement and said he understood the
city's provisions for band concerts were
not legal after all, City Clerk Mack
ny explained that public statute pro-
vided for tile right to hire the band.
Chief Gladding asked TO hear the opin-
ion of City Attorney Scott. The lat
ter said he had been interviewed by
the committee and asked to draw up
a proposed amendment to the charter.
He didn't have time to make draft
on short notice. Assuming that the
board contemplated the change request
ed. Mr.. Scott advised prompt action.
Alderman Dawson thought the condi-
tons described at 4 mass meeting Sum
iay evening called for immediate ac-
ton. Alderman Ward moved the mat
ter be left with the legislative commit
tee to investigate and report.
Routine business included the report
Of the building inspector, who made
favorable recommendations on the APP
nlications of H. j. Slayton to reshingle
, tenement on North Seminary street
md the request of Mrs. Katherine vii.
Jams to build small garage annex
% her cottage on Maple avenue. The
permits were granted. On motion OF
Alderman Ward, Officer Edwin l.. Nc,
cod absent two days last week, Street
j. G. DeBrune, absent
tx days. and Water Superintendent II.
:. REYNOLDS. absent four days. We're or
lered to be paid in full for their time.
The following warrants We're approved
or the week: c. A. Bemis, $l4 for
ervices as janitor; police department
,avroll, SS27l; fire department payroll,
1854; water department payroll,
,4473; street department payroll,
1906; street account. Sol.90; surface
ewers, $l4.09; sewers. s4.72; sidewalks,
7.05: bridges and culverts, $3. Com
iderable time thereafter was given over
0 receiving the reports.
Finance Committees Report.
In its annual report, the finance COM
nittee presents the usual bundle OF fig
res and facts for the year appending
Is estimate for 1913 As against the
esire to reduce the tax rate, there is
he proposal to maintain the same rate
nd comply with the insistent demand
or more and better street lighting: i'm
rowing Main street from Granite to
blackwell streets by paving and BY
uhing a large amount OF permanent
idewalks. A new school building will
ave to be provided for the north end
I the city during the year, which will.
,ean an addition to the bonded indebt-
iness, payment Tor which viii be drawn
-om the sinking fund.
The report goes on: Assuming that
he new school building will cost s35.00o,
nd that payment of the same viii be
Dread over a term OF seven years, and
$50 assuming that the city adds yearly
, the fund sum equivalent TO twcn-
cents on the dollar OF the grand lis,,
e viii be able to meet the new school
Dnds as they become due-the $1,000
funding bonds due 1916. and the S57.
10 OF refunding bonds due 1919. and
Ie balance due on the first issue OF
alter bonds which mature 1919: but
iis will leave no provision for meet
y the second issue OF water bonds
60 S35. eco. which also mature
10: TIE third issue OF water bonds
mounting TO s250D0 maturing 1927.
"a the fourth issue Of water bunds.
10 S6000o. maturing 1922
j. the belief OF the committee that
e saving Of interest on bonds which
m have been taken up previous 70 1919,
N reduce the annual expenditure for
terest to such an extent that sum
fIicient % meet the second issue 81
e water bonds may be available vheH
? same mature.
TIE committee calls attention 60 the
cessity u completing permanent Uork
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