The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-30
MORE MONEY
CALLED FOR
Alderme' e Asked for
s. ! or the Poor
s. department
$500 FOR STREETS,
$500 FOR TAX DEPT.
Resolution Including Also
$636.52 for Drawing
School Adopted

| - '9tiieSo- -ihe sessloH Ol Lne D0ard OF
aldermen last evening was devoted TO a
number OF committee reports and the
transaction of other affairs of little mo.
ment. Alderman Bancroft presided and
upon hive members of the board devolved
the task of carrying the session through
TO adjournment, Alderman Hoban being
detained. One OF the important meas.
ures was the adoption OF a resolution
calling for departmental appropriations
aggregating S24s6.52. The sums OF ST.
600 for the poor department, $500 for
streets, $500 for the account Of assess
ing taxes, S63652 for the Barre even
ing drawing school as provided for in a
special tax, and $50 for printing and
stationery. The resolution was read the
first time at the council meeting last
week.
Prompt action was taken on various
committee reports. The health commit
tee reporting on a complaint against the
unsanitary conditions said to exist along
the river bed, recommended that the
committee Of the whole and the health
officer make a careful investigation of
the situation. The report was accepted
and the committee will look over the
stoneshed district within few days.
Standpipes have been located on Gar
field avenue, at North Barre, off North
Main street and near the Lincoln school.
according to report from the water
committee, which specifics that they be
used for the purpose of flooding skating
rinks and urges that the rinks be nre-
pared before winter begins. The com.
mittee also suggests that the bows about
town be interested in the preparations.
The report was accepted and the recon-
mendations were ordered carried out.
Referring to auxiliary lights in the
several amusement houses, the health
committee reported that lights of the
kind ordered by the council had been
installed in all local theatres. The re.
port was accepted and ordered filed. In
a second report, the health committee
told OF removing unpleasant odors near
Sixth street by extending the sewer far
ther into the river bed. Members of
the lighting committee reported that
they had complained to the Consolidated
Lighting Co. OF its failure to maintain
a light on Fairview street. The com.
pany had promised to attend to the
grievance at once. Both reports were
accepted. y
The building inspector reported favor
ably on the following applications to
build and permits were granted in each
instance: Mrs. G.. +. Bolster. to reshingle
roof of the James Sector granite she'd
on Granite street; Spaulding graded
school. to erect an annex, "a by l22 feet,
TWO stories in height; LeClair & McNul-
", to build an addition to their boxing
-oom and to repair their shed on Black
we'll street. William Rogers asked that
/ milk peddler's license fee of SO be
him on the ground that per-
ION residing within the city limits has
right to purvey his own products with
nut license. The request was granted
m the motion of Alderman Keefe.
Applications of Thomas Letourneau of
and Ernest Little for Ii.
enses to operate roller skating rinks in
he Granite street auditorium and Miles
all, respectively. were referred to the
cense committee.
Once again the Essex street highway
obbed into the limelght. A bill for 81
ent by the street committee to William
Vylie for his share of the assessment in
apairing the street, had been returned
18th the information that Mr. Wyle
sfused positively to make the payment.
mong the members of the board. the
pinion seemed to prevail that all three
the principal abutters on the street
nd promised, even offered, TO pay their
iare of the cost incidental. Moreover,
was represented that Peter Wsllstrom, =.
le of the trio. had expressed a willing
,ss to pay his assessment at any time.
he third man. j. O. Beckley. had not
en- approached as yet, il seemed. The
after was referred to the street COM
ittee.
A communication from Patrick and
-idget O'Connell, once of Barre. but
Wv Of Northfield and Lawrence. Mass,
otested against paying an extra fee
SO cents attached to their 1914 tax
4 on two lots near Fifth street. The
cents fee and and II cents postage
ew out Of the bill being placed in the
Ilector's hands when il had not been
ia Asg. 10. The head Of the O'Connen
nily declared that the supplementary
lrge was made BY the clerk because
wished TO conceal his own negligence
confusing the correct address Of the
-onnells The clerk showed wherein
correspondent erred and served no.
p on the board that be refused 20 CON-
with OConnells demand. The pro-
{ was laid on the table.
Warrants approved for payment were
follows: Street department payroll.
7.52. streets. permanent streets.
iuklinu. surface sewer and sidewalk
cunts; water department payroll.
.7e: FIRE department payroll. SSll2.
ice department payroll. Ss359; q. A.
mis-. Sl4. services a. isnitor; Barre
rings Bank g. Trust Co. sos0 m-
sst on s4aoOQ school bonds: school
lsurer. sl5n00. 60 apply on 1874
col tax. and s63aa2. 70 apply oa
cial city tax for the support OF tas