The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-09
LIGHTS
FOR OPERA HOUSE
citv TO Put in Gas Fixtures When Elec
tricity Is Not Available--0verseer
of the Poor Spent s5o5.ss in
August.

Last night the city council met in
brief session to approve grIst oi
monthly warrants and to transact
a small budget of business accumulated
within the week. Mayor Ward presided
and all members were present with the
exception of Alderman Hoban. Alder
man Bancroft introduced property
committee report recommending a sys-
tenn of gas lights for the opera house
An estimate from the Peoples Lighting
Heating 4 Power Co. fixes the approx
mate cost at $40. The gas lights, ii
they are to be installed, are to be used
only in emergencies and the recent spec
tacle of the theatre in darkness during
the play hour had the effect OF Fastening
action on the report. Alderman Cook
thought the gas company should go
farther and extend the system to the
council chamber, where the only emer-
cency lights available repose under a
half.inch of dust ON the mantel over the
fireplace. Others thought that gas
lights should be placed ia the corridors
ON the first floor. Tbe report as filed
by the aldermanic property committee
was accepted on Alderman keete's mo-
tion and the recommendations were or
dered carried out.
Building Inspector George Rand re-
ported on the application of Bennett
Julian for permission to erect an annex
to his dwelling on Pleasant street. The
permit was granted and Mr.. Rand's Au-
gust report on minor applications, re-
ferring TO some 80 requests, was ac-
cepted.
A letter from the city clerk of Mill
waukee inviting the mayor and council
to participate in a league convention OF
American municipalities was read and
ordered acknowledged
Overseer Shepard's report for the
month of August in the poor department
was read and accepted. The overseer
received $3.50 from the city for the sup
port Of the department, S3,o4 as re-
fund from Abbott a Co, and Sl9.29 from
Barre Town for the support of one OF
the unfortunatcs, together with S25.4a
cash on hand The sum of S595.35 was
disbursed for charitable purposes and
s2l.33 refund money was returned to
the city treasury.
Warrants approved were as follows:
10. j. L. Matthews. sol, Martin Riley,
SOS, A. M, Rossi, Sl26.S6, services in the
assessors office; N. J. Roberts, $2l.74,
printing, taxes and printing accounts; !;
Allen Lumber CO., Sl93a supplies,
streets and sidewalks accounts; c. w.
Averill & Co.. $42.90, supplies and re-
pairs. sidewalks, water and fire ac-
counts; v. y. Ayers, $2l.7l, supplies,
streets accounts r. l.. Clark, S66.ss, sup
plies, streets, water. public buildings and
fire accounts; engineering department,
SIlS.5l. services, streets, sewer, sidewalk,
state highway and assessing taxes ac-
counts, Good Roads Manufacturing Co,
S5S. so, repairs for stone crusher; n. ID.
Phelps Co, $26sl9. supplies and rebates,
sidewalks, city buildings and water ac-
counts; Reynolds g. Son, $22.37, supplies,
streets and fire accounts; j. II. Johnson,
sl0.8s. repairs. streets and fire accounts; /;
E. L. Scott, Sl27.2s, legal services, side
walks, miscellaneous and police ac-
counts; Smith Whitcomb & Vook Co,
sII.03, repairs, streets account.
A. j. Stewart, $44.94, repairs. streets
and water accounts; Standard Oil CO.,
S3T655, road binder, state highways ac-
count; Consolidated Lighting CO.,
S677.75, lighting; G. +. Foley, $00.s5,
walk construction, sidewalk account;
Howard Cole, S35, assisting engineer, en-
aineering accounts; G. A. Reed Sll2.50,
services as engineer; j. f. Cook SSl 80,
services as alderman for six months I;
James Mackay, $4,000, services and cash
paid out: city water department, S44.44,
cash paid out; Cutler Bros. SIS, board
and team hire water account; w. IL.
Miles, Sl6422, treasurer, Barre Town,
water account ttaxesl Anna Robertson,
S42. assisting water superintendent; G.
Il. McAllister, treasurer of Williams
town, Sl3.44, taxes, water accounts w.
+. Shepard, S4l.66. services as overseer;
w. f. Shepard, $3.50, support of poor; j.
H. Woodruff. S4397, services and cash
paid out; n. p. Ballard, Sl06, j. W. Dill
ion. S33, Granite Mutual Co., S34. Rob-
inson & McAllister. Sl50, insurance on
city buildings; street department pay
roll, S4l070, streets, sprinkling state
highway. sewer, surface sewer and side
walk account; water department pay
roll. S60ss; fire department payroll,
ss3.e2; police department payroll,
$500; G. A. Bemis, sl4, services as JAM
itor.