The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-29
Back Up Water Committee
in Dicker for Water
Dept. Truck
LEASE MACHINE FIRST
WITH OPTION TO BUY
There Was FURRY in Oppo-
sition but the Vote Was
Unanimously in Favor

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/ January l. 1915, the city water depart
, mcnt comes into possession OF an auto
mobile truck. This move came abou
through special meeting OF the cit,
council which followed the regular ses
sion of the board of aldermen last night
Chairman Michael Keefe of the alder
manic water committee brought til,
matter TO the attention OF the council
He said the committee proposed to least
a truck until the beginning Of next yea
with an option Of purchasing the ma
chine. Superintendent H. L. Reynolds
was called IN council and he answered
Questions pertaining to the need of sucf
a utility in the department. He pre-
sented copy Of the proposed agreement
between the city and the Perry Auto Go
The tentative agreement, as it was
called, proposed to furnish the depart
ment a machine of the 1914 model witt
two extra inner tubes and set 81
chains, the city to pay the company
$500 as soon as the car reaches the city;
| the city 10 make repairs; the city ia
have the privilege of buying the machine
for 1925 additional at the expiration
of the lease, plus interest and the cost
of registration and insurance. also the
| city to profit ii the car could bring more
than s225 in the open market at the end
/ of the year
| In the discussion there developed a
questinu az to whether the committee
could authorize the purchase OF a car
| without the consent Of the council. Al
| derman Bancroft believed it was stripped
/ OF such power by city ordinance. All
/ derman Cook said il was a mooted qucs-
| tion and If Alderman Bancroft were sure
that the committee couldn't 80 author
| ize. then he stood alone among those
who had looked into the matter Chair
man Keefe explained that the commit
tee had come to the council for its ap-
proval.
Alderman Bancroft asked ii it were
true, as commonly reported on the
street, that the committee had gone
ahead and already contracted with an
agent for the lease of a truck with the
option Of buying. In the shuttle Of ques-
tions and counter questions his query
appears to have been ignored although
it il reported on good authority that
the contract was drafted and signed be-
fore the committee brought the proposal
before the council,
The alderman from ward two, Alder
man Cook himself a member OF the
committee, along with Aldermen Kecfe
and Bruce, expressed an opinion that
the department could dispense with
horse ii the truck were to be purchased.
In reply to a question from Alderman
keast, Alderman Cook said the proposed
truck is large enough to convey four
men. Alderman Hoban said he favored
a truck last year and was still an adyo-
cate of the same cause. Questioned by
one of the councillors, Superintendent
Reynolds said he believed in purchasing
the truck because he thought it to be
goad investment for the city. On the
motion of Alderman Cook and seconded
by Alderman keefe, the water commit
tee was authorized to contract for the
lease Of car subject to conditions re-
hearsed in the agreement The vote
sustaining the motion was unanimous.
Before the council went into executive
session on the motion of Alderman
Bruce, Chairman Hoban. of the street
committee asked that the city engineer
be supplied with help, as requested by
him. There was some discussion as to
the merits of the engineers request who
asked for a man to assist him in estab- /
fishing boundaries, and then Alderman |
Cook moved that the help be authorized. |
His motion prevailed.
Aldermen in Busy Session.
President Bancroft presided over the /
board of aldermen and considerable bus
mess of routine character was trans
acted. Several freeholders from Mer-
hat s{rca4 !, ,r,,ao rod anJ osLoJ fn~ e,
extension of the sewer and water main,
offering to pay the assessments usually
levied BY the council and waving their
rights to hearing. The petition was
referred to the water and street COM
nittees
Representing number of citizens on
Bassett street, John S. Mcdonald prayed
or improvements on the thoroughfare
IN which the homes of the petitioners
ire located. The petition likened an
lscent of the dangerous Bassett street
yrade to the antics of an acrobat and
Explained that several of their number
we're getting too old to 60 through the
necessary stunts daily. The need of
Dad improvements in that district being i
plainly evident, the request was referred
o the street committee with power to
ct.
Building Inspector Rand reported fa-
,orably on the following requests to
uild and permits were granted each ap- L
,licant: Presbyterian church, annex to
ditice on Summer street; G. w. Averill, +
o reshingle house. corner of Ossola and t
enter streets; George Gumlaw. to re- {
model piazza at Sc Railroad street. S
ones & Stevens. to enlarge motor room ]
f Smith street; o. Prario to erect 4
and enlarge veranda II How /
rd street; Samuel Gerard to erect Z
arage at 46 Beacon street; D. J. Morse ;
o erect annex to his house. Q fremont
treet: Mrs y. Sanguinetti, to build Iv
eranda on B. Tomasi block, North Main Q
treet.
The committee of the whole reported i
avorably on the request OF A. II. Buz- 4
ell for permission to build a roller skat- In
lg rink on Pearl street and recommend + Il
d that the permit be granted provided .
he structure be tireproof and with the Q
tipulation that Mr. Buzzell take am .
le care of the snow and water in the II
fContipued oo fourth papel