The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
Ordinance Is Proposed to
Prevent Unauthorized APP
roal to City Attorney
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PREVIOUS RESOLVE
WAS ALSO RESCINDED
Aldermen Are Expected to
Accept the Proposed
Change

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resolution adopted on the night of March
10 actually contemplated, the powers of
| the city officials in the matter of seeking
| legal advice from the city attorney are
to be modified. ii proposed amendment
to the city ordinances as introduced at
the regular meeting of the board of al
dermen last night eventually becomes
part OF the city's governing instrument.
The tentative amendment to section
nine, chapter two, was read by the clerk
and referred on the motion of Alderman
Hoban to the legislative committee with
instructions to investigate and report at
the next session OF the board.
In its intent, the amendment as it now
stands drafted would delegate the power
of authorizing an official to take counsel
| from the city attorney to the alder
manic committees as well as to the board
of aldermen. The resolution offered on
March 10 by Alderman Cook proposed
to coniine the authorization to the board
alone, but the resolution, although it
was adopted unanimously and at once,
was rescinded last night Nevertheless,
the sponsors for the amendment that
win probably take its place, say that
it win have the desired effect and that
the alleged extravaganza in the legal de-
partment will be curbed through its op-
Grafton.
There was little business to occupy
the attention of the board and the mem
bers waded through the routine transac-
tions in time TO adjourn at 8 o'clock.
On favorable report from the street
committee ii was voted to grant the
request of the n. d. Phelps Co. for per-
mission to locate a gasolene pump at
the curbing in front of its store with
the provision that the city may demand
its removal if IL seems to impede traffic
in any way The Phelps company also
asked permission to place an under
ground gasolene tank in the rear of the
store and along with similar request
from REYNOLDS & Sons. it was referred
to the fire committee and fire chief In
connection with both applications hear
ing is to be held on the evening o6
March 81 Requests from r. A. Drown
and Reynolds & Sons to locate gasolene
pumps on the curbing in front of their
respective stores were referred to the
street committee with instructions to
report.
Reporting on the request of A. Fl. Buzz
zell for authority to build an annex to
the Otis house, so-caled. on Pearl street,
the fire committee recommended that
permission be given with the understand
ing that Mr.. Buzzell is to erect an eight
inch freproof wall on the west side Of
the Buzzel hotel, so-called. Building
permits were granted outright on the
recommendation of the Inspector to Har-
ley VI. Fuller who intends to transform
his Perrin street workshop into dwell
ing and to w. W. Bellville, who plans
to raze the house he recently purchased
at 50 South Main street. Having bought
the house at the corner of Warren and
Merchant streets, f. NJ Normandeau
asked permission to fill in the land be-
tween the house and the street. His re-
quest was granted, as he proposed to
raise the building to a level with the
street.
In accepting the resignation of Officer
Ed. L. Mcleod from the police force,
the police committee recommended that
the board endeavor to secure healthier
location for police headquarters, mas
much as the retiring officer declared that
the unsanitary conditions of cellar po-
lice station was one of the causes con-
to his resignation. The COM
mittee's report was accepted.
The following requests for licenses
were referred TO the license committee:
W. ID. Murray Ernest Letourneau, G. l..
Woodwork, c. Ray George and Emslie
Bros, lunch-room licenses; Fraquelli &
Yenetti ice cream parlor license. Alder
man Cook lifted his voice against the
lunch carts charging that they We're un-
slightly and that they had for the most
part ceased long ago to be ornamental
The following warrants were approved
for payment: Street department payroll.
Sl5024. streets, surface sewers. side
walks and bridges and culverts accounts;
water department payroll, S59.9s; fire
department payroll, s79.79; police de-
partment payroll. S7e9s; G. A. Bemis.
sl4, services as janitor; Lamoille Saw
ngs Bank & Trust Co., S45,ss0.55, school
notes maturing.
A communication from the attorneys
Of the Old Colony Trust Co. of Boston.
relating to the certifeation of the school
bond issue, was read by the clerk, ac-
septed and ordered filed. Before ad-
iournment Mavor Ward called a special
meeting of the council for Thursday
night at Z o'clock. when bids on the
bonds will be opened.