The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
CITY'S REVENUE FROM
GAS COMPANY GROWS
Two Per Cent of the Gross Earnings
Makes the Amount Receivable
$6io.s5--0ther Matters
Considered.

A small melon for the city was report
ed at the last council meeting OF the wan
ing year last evening when the auditors
filed the result OF their examination oil
the books of the Peoples Lighting. Heat
ing 4 Power Co. Unlike other corpora
tions that operate or seek TO operate
public utilities here in the city, the gas
company is required by franchise TO di-
vert a percentage of its gross earnings to
the city exchequer. In the year ending
June 80 the company, according to the
report of the auditors earned $50 O,542.6l
and the city's slice of per cent amounts
to S6l0.s5, sum somewhat larger than
the coupon clipped by the city on the
same bond in 1915. just now. with the
city's finances at a comparatively low
ebb, the Christmas present from the gas
makers looms up comfortably large.
In the aftermath of the brief alder
manic session, the council convened for a
few moments to report on the petition
of Anthony Tomasi for a permit to move
a building at 10 Merchant street toward
the highway for the purpose of adding
thereto a third story. The aldermanic
committee of the whole, after investigat-
ing the request. formed the opinion that
the annex should be permitted, an opln-
ion in which the fire chief and building
inspector are said to have concurred. The
report was adopted unanimously and
then the council went into executive ses-
sion.
Cemetery trust funds figured very
largely in the grist of warrants submit
ted by the treasurer for approval. The
following sums were mentioned: Sl'25o,
funds refunded to the cemetery trust
fund: S72546. interest on trust funds
paid to William Mcdonald, trustee;
S326.l5, interest due on Hope cemetery
funds: S235.5l. interest due on Elmwood
cemetery trust funds; Alexander Han
ton, $3.50 returning burial permits; IL
brary committee, S2s0.70, proceeds OF dog
fund; Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co..
81 .4s7.50. interest on water bonds, ST.
l50.50. interest ON refunding bonds; ad-
dition to 1915 sinking fund, S6lS.S5; city
treasurer, 40 cents, cash paid out on
street superintendent orders; NJ. Is.
L. & p. Co., S696ls, November lighting;
Kenney Mfg. Co, SIT, street sprinkler re-
pairs; Vermont Tel & Tel. Co, Sl7.20,
repairing fire alarm system; street de-
partment payroll, s276l9, street, state
highway sidewalk and health accounts;
water department payroll, S44.s7; fire de-
partment payroll s06.30; police depart
ment payroll $3.50; G. A. Bems, SD,
services as ianitor; treasurer of Barclay
fund. $50, unused; Driggles Oxygen Co,
Sl29.50 fire fighting apparatus. \ reso-
luton appropriating money to several
was read and passed to its
second reading.
F. d. Beckley's efforts to light GER
tain district near his house on Beckley
court were unavailing. as the lighting
reporting on his application
for street light in the court, recon-
mended that il be turned down on the
ground that the light would be on pri-
vate property The street committee
asked for an additional week in which to
investigate stone erushers and the re-
quest was granted
Wiring permits reported by the in
speetor, We're granted as follows: Mrs.
Nina Lewis, to hang dome on Cottage
street; Vermont Poultry association, to
install temporary lights in Church street
gym; Trow & Holden, to wire for a mo-
tor in South Main street machine shop;
g. NJ. Marion, to wire for lights on Mer-
chant street; Mrs. A. w. Mcneil, to in
stall fixture at l6S Hill street; Mrs.
G. II. Stuart, to install fixture at l3
street; Barre Steam CO., to in
stall motor on Blackwell street; Mrs.
P. NJ. Carr, to install fixture at 27
Camp street; NJ. & B. l.. & p. Co., to in
stall two meters; ]. A. Field, to install
lights at ia Washington street.