The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-15
w SoNs.n T. Calder Succeeds
Edwin Keast, Now
an Alderman
MAYORS APPOINT
MENT ACCEPTED
Routine Business Occupied
the Remainder of Reg
ular Session

school commissioner in ward four by
! William L. Calder of All North Main
street, himself an ex-alderman, who was
appointed to the city council last fall to
fill out the unexpired term of David
Dawson. Mr.. Calder's appointment was
made by Mayor Ward and ratified by
the board of aldermen at its regular
meeting last night. Confirmation OF the
mayors choice was unanimous and the
new commissioner will assume his du-
ties at once. Alderman keast's resigna-
tion was rendered Immediately after his
election i'll the fourth bailiwick last
| March.
| Business almost wholly of a routine
character occupied the boards attention.
At s o'clock hearing was held on the
application of y. A. Drown and the Yer
mont Tire & Rubber company to sink
gasoline tanks on North Main street and
! Prospect street, Mr.. Drown desiring to
locate the tank in the rear of his drug
store, while the Tire company asked to
place its tank at the rear of the Page
building, so-called. No one appeared to
protest against the tank locations and
permits We're granted with the usual
stipulations as to depth and conformance
to the insurance underwriters require
ments. Both applicants were also grant
ed permission to establish gasoline
pumps on the curbings at each location
on the favorable recommendation of the
street committee.
With the return of the robins and the
long delayed arrival of balmy days. bus
mess in building circles is presently to
receive an impetus, as evidenced by the
report of Building Inspector George NJ
Rand. On his recommendation, permits
We're granted to G. l.. Gregware to build
piazza at ! Newton street, Mrs. Mary
Pruneau to erect an addition to her cot
tage at ll3 Brook street and to Emelio
Foutana to build a piazza at 10 Vine
street. Mrs. Helen Fowler was given
permission to repair the front of the
Wood block and provisions were made
by the board for erecting guard rail
along the street four feet in from the
curbing. n. f. Powers asked permission
TO build piazza at Grant avenue, but
as the building is located within the fire
district the request was referred to the
fire committee. A. II, Buzzell applied
for permission to erect skating rink on
his premises south of the hotel Buzzell
on Pearl street. On the recommendation
of the Inspector, the request was referred
to the committee of the whole.
Invited by Board of Trade.
A communication was read from the
Barre Board of Trade inviting the may
or and other members of the city coun-
ell to be present at its annual meeting
on the evening of March 81, and to Sc
lect one of their number to give a five
minute talk. The invitation was ac-
cepted and Mayor Ward was designated
as the speech-maker. The council is to
attend in body.
A. NJ. Celia, Harry Calcagni and An
tonic Rossi, appearing for the Italian
A. c. inquired as to the license fee at
tached to a carnival which the club pro-
poses to hold in the summer. They were
that the fee would be 50 per
day if the carnival is not turned into
circus in which case the cost would be
$50. The committee intimated that the
affair would not take the form of cir
Gus.
A. II. Buzzell applied for pool room
and bowling alley license and asked for
a reduction in the fee, inasmuch as the
revenue from the two amusement devices
was practically nothing during one-half
of the year. With the request of Fred
A. Church for lunch room license, his
application was referred to the license
committee. Plumbers licenses, w. j.
Lougheed, c. w. Averill & Co. and John
H. johnson. Levi Bianchi and l.. La
bero were granted pool room licenses on
the favorable report of the license COM
mittee. The street committee recon-
nended that William Bashaw be allowed
20 swing sign on his own property
near the Dodge creamery and permission
was granted The report of Superin-
.endent II. f. Reynolds of the water de-
for the month of March was
cad. accepted and ordered filed Ten
3eckley street residents petitiOned for q
treet light to be installed near the Ro-
nan Catholic cemetery and the request
vas referred to the lighting committee.
Through Chairman Bancroft, Fred Has
,ett of johnson street reported the loss
# hen which disappeared about the
ime three strange dogs were seen roam
ng about his hennery. The grievance of
lr Haskett was referred to the alder
nan from ward three for investigation.
On a motion made by Alderman Ho-
an, Officer John $. Murley was voted
ull time for last weeks services. in spite
t a days absence because of illness.
Warrants for the week were approved
5 follows: Street department payroll
1869, streets, street sprinkling, sewers,
nrface sewers accounts; water depart
rent payroll. S49.27; fire department
ayroll, $s306; police department pay
oil, $Ss.34; G. A. Bemis, Sl4, services
5 caretaker, city building; f. w. Bis
pe S4.27. postage; Alexander Anderson
I 80. John Carroll Sl0.95. Nelson Brown
1878, Joseph Giampolini Sl2.30 George
i. German S7.20. Peter Merlo Sl3.20,
ohm G. McNIinn Sll.7O. G. Monti SI0.50,
W. Riley sl6.60, Ben H. Tassie S7.20.
arl Waterman $3.50, Raymond Tierney
u, assisting assessors, account OF as
.ssing taxes. A considerable discussion
) to the expense adjunct to the work of
ie assessors followed the reading of the
arrants. but no action was taken.