The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-05
Cemetery Commissioners
Grant Concession for an
Indefinite Period
41Y DECIDED PROP
ERTY 5 YEARS AGO
And Might Have Been Dis
possessed After June /
of Present Year

a pINieSe given away without res
ervation by the city council five years
ago was returned last night by the ceme-
terry commissioners in the shape OF a
tentative agreement in which the com
mission offered to permit the city to
use the city farm as heretofore without
any additional restrictions excepting a
few stipulations regarding the right of
the commission to take over the prop
erty at any time after a years notice.
To those who are familiar with the sit
uation, it is superfuous to say that the
council eagerly ratified the agreement.
Back in 1909 the council voted to deed
the city property at the farm to the
cemetery commission five years hence.
At the time the reasons for this move
seemed ample enough, but more discern.
ing minds have observed mistake in
that policy and as the years went by
it became apparent that before June
1914, the city might be compelled to re-
linquish its hold on the property and
proceed to find new home for its poor
and INDECENT, or to pay the cemetery
commission whatever it chose to ask in
the way of an annual rental fee. Just
what the commission would ultimately
do had not been definitely clear until
the agreement was uncovered last night.
According to the agreement, the city
must continue to maintain the buildings
at the farm, to allow certain of the
to be diverted to the uses
of the commission, to keep the property
we'll insured and in good state of re-
pair and in the event of its reverting
TO the commission on its own demand,
the city is to remove all of the out
If so requested, to grade prop
erly the site of the structures and to
leave the brick building to the uses of
the commissioners. Should the commits
sion desire at any time to profit by the
1909 resolution to the extent of taking
over all of the property, it must give
the council years notice. Nor is the
city bound to keep the property unless
it so desires. By the agreement the
council is permitted to relinquish it at
any time of its own volition.
The motion to ratify the agreement
was made by Alderman Bancroft and
seconded by Alderman Hoban. So far
as a generally faint response to the
mayors call for ayes and nays, the vote,
in favor of the motion was unanimous.
Comparatively little routine business
,ame up before the council for consid-
'ration. Alderman Cook was detained
rom the session by illness, but the 9TH
ars were all present. Latterly the coun-
III went into executive session on the
motion of Alderman Hoban. Fred w.
Suitor representing the Central Labor
Inion and various city employees, APP
leared to hear the reading of a commit.
ee report on the proposal to place the
street and water department employees
IN an eight-hour basis. Chairman Ho-
ian of the street committee explained
hat the report was not in shape to be
cad, and that the committee would be
eady to report at the next meeting.
Building Inspector Rand reported ia.
'orably on a number of applications to
,uild and permits were granted in each
Instance. The applications were as fol-
ows; S. Manera. to build a barn on
'pring street; G, Buzzi, to erect dwell
ng on Long street; r. n. Normandeau.
o erect an annex to his cottage at the
orner of Merchant and Warren streets;
irs. Adele Buzzi. to repair a piazza at
/ Blackwell street. c. n. Wheelock,
o repair piazza at l45 North Main
treet; f. 0ttonelh, to erect an. annex
o his barn at 52 Granite street; Allen
.umber Co, to erect shed annex off De-
ot square. For the month of April,
he Inspector reported the issuance of
s minor permits, which were approved
v the council. S. Manera was given
emission TO move barn across his
1T on Spring street.
Street Sprinkling Assignment.
BY virtue of resolution offered by
he street committee. the street super
ltendent was authorized to sprinkle
18th water or oil a large number of
treets during the coming summer. The
st of thoroughfares sprinkled last sea-
IN is retained practically intact. The
dermanic committee was authorized to
infer with abutters on certain propos-
Is to sprinkle at the west end of Gran
e street and the west end of Depot
luare.
The streets to be sprinkled at the
secretion of the committee are as fol-
ws: Depot square to the NJ. & w. r.
ilroad tracks, Ayers street from South
ain street TO the second angle. South
nd North Main streets, entire length.
aple avenue and Cottage streets. Sem
lary street, south end, from North
ain street to Summe- street, north
I'd, from North Main street to Maple
renue, Granite street from North Main
rect to Bolster's siding. West street,
ON North Main street to Summer
rect, Merchant street from North
ain to Summer streets and from We'll
lgton to Warren streets, Eastern ave
le from Elm to Park streets, Keith
-enue, Summer and Central streets,
sarl street from North Main to Sum
er streets, Elm street from Washing
n street to Eastern avenue. Averil
rect, Park street from Eastern avenue
Academy street, Church, Jefferson.
ashington and Liberty streets, Hill
rect from French to Washington
rect. Academy street from Washing
n street to East street. North street,
'ospect street from North Main street
the bridge, French and Richardson
reefs. Orange street from Liberty