The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-04
And Council by Vote of A to
3 Orders Their Installing
Stopped Temporarily
Lease for Opera House Was
Given to New York Bid
ders Who Offered $4,000

nrm OF young New York theatrica
men was awarded the lease of the Barre
opera house for the term of one wear at
the regular meeting of the city council
last evening, final action on five bids
which were opened last week having been
taken after an exchange of communica
tons with S. F. keegan, Boston brok.
er, who acted as attorney for the new
lessees. The leasing price is $4,000,
which is $3.50 more than the tender made
by the present lessecs, Fox & Eaton. and
$500 higher than the next highest bid,
made by James Roach of Syracuse. n.
Y. formerly proprietor of the Pavilion
theatre in this city.
Out of Difference to the wish of his
| clients, Mr.. keegan asked that he be
permitted to deal with the council with
out mentioning their names until tile
contract is ready to be signed Private
advices. however esta blish the fact that
one OF the partners is New York cloth
ing man. while the other is the son of
the proprietor of large summer hotels at
Old Orchard and York Beach, Me- The
contract with the present lessees, who
have controlled the theatre for several
years, expires Sept. /, and under the
provisions of the contract which the city
will sign with the lessees. the latter are
to assume the cost of lighting the opera
house and to pay for the services OF a
ianitor after the theatre has been used
certain number of nights. Usual res
eryations for local uses of the house are
to be made in the new instrument.
One tender for the proposed garbage
removal system was received and opened.
S. L. Sibley offered the city $50 per year
for the privilege of removing all garbage
from the city, promising to make three
collection trips a week through the prin.
cipal streets and two trips on the out
skirts, metal receptacles and water tight
wagons to Ibe used. For removing ashes,
tin cans, and waste paper regularly. Mr.
Sibley put in bid OF 81 500. promising
to collect from Maple avenue to the post
Office three times weekly and in Other
sections of the city once a week. His
offer for removing cans, paper and other
waste. with the garbage privilege thrown
in as bonus was sl,750. Most every
one who expressed an opinion on the
tender thought Mr.. Sibley's terms were
rea sonable enough. but action was de-
ferred until one or two other persons
offers have time to make
their tenders.
Water Meters.
Over the we'll known. well-worn meter
topic Aldermen Glysson and Cook en-
gagged in the sharpest debate since the
present administration was inaugurated.
The mayor broke the ice when he asked
hartman Cook of the water COMMITTEES
Z the department was still engaged in
installing meters in the stonesheds Upon
'eceiving an affirmative reply, he went
IN TO express his belief that action of
his kind was to have been deferred IN.
u the council had given the manufar-
urers hearing. Aldermen Shurtlelf,
Bruce and keast said they had also I'M
lerstood that no meters were TO be in
tailed until after the hearing. Alder
nan Cook said he supposed the hearing
vas 10 be held for the purpose Of dis
ussing tho water question in its gen
raj aspects and that the manufacturers
ad not asked for a hearing on the meter
uestion alone. To settle any doubt in
be matter. the clerk brought out tn.
from the manufacturers
nd repeated their request for a hearing
n meters.
Alderman Keast moved that no more
lsters he installed IN the sheds until
fter the hearing Alderman Glysson
mended the motion 90 that Il would
ave the efTert Of inhibiting the commit
~ from installing meters at any time
the near future without orders from
ie council Alderman Shurfleff second
3 the amendment. but both the motion
nd the amendment wcre lost sight Of
" = time. FOR Messrs Cook and Glys-
N were soon engaged in a worat De-
ate.
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