The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
81, 200 OFFERED FOR
OPERA HOUSE LEASE
II Was Made by John T. Csllaghan and
Aldermen Authorized Contract II
Bond Is Furnished to That Amount
Many Routine Matters BE-
fore the Board.

Aldermen in their regular session last
evening looked largely TO bundle OF
communication for enough business to
keep the pot boiling, the mail bag being
unusually prolific OF odds and ends Per
haps the most important piece. of knit.
ting work uncovered was letter from
John T. Callaghan, in which he offered
81 200 for the lease of the Barre opera
house, beginning Sept. !. Mr.. Gala
ghan's tender is not particularly auri-
ferrous when compared with some Of the
: prices that have been paid for the lease,
but the $1,000 is just the sort of metal
that the aldermen have been looking for
ever since a budget OF bills ranging from
$500 to $500 began to dribble in. Indeed,
the board decided not to look at any ten
ders under $1,000 and il was so stated in
the most recent call for bids.
And so the opera house is Mr. Gala
ghan's, if he will but furnish bond for
81 200 before next Monday evening, the
property committee having been author
lied to sign a contract with him if all
the specifications are met satisfactorily.
In his communication, Mr.. Callaghan re-
ferred TO his career as a theatrical man
ager in the days when Barre's opera
house was not the ample auditorium
that it is at present, The prospective
lessee, while intimating that he is in no
sense a Snowman of the calbre of Shu-
bert or Hammerstein, expressed his con
yiction that he could give the city and
the show folks a perfectly good run for
their money. The motion to sign up,
providing a bond is furnished, was made
| by Alderman Bruce and seconded by Al
derman Rossi
Twenty-one births were registered in
July as against nine deaths, according to
the report of Dr. J. w. Stewart, which |
was accepted. Twelve of the new Barre
ties are females. Four cases of contag |
ious disease were identified as whooping |
cough and the neurology roll was divided |
among the following causes; Suicide J.
consumption 4, disease of the heart /,
disease of the kidneys |, old age /, pre-
mature birth |.
In the police department in May, read
ing from the chiefs report, there were
81 arrests, 81 for into1ication, 3 for
breach of the peace, 2 for violations of
the city ordinances and one for non-sup
port.
Overseer w. J. Clapp of the poor de-
partment reported charity appropria
tion of 500 from the city council in
June. The sum of S75s,0s was dishursed
and there was a balance of S3l.0l on
hand when the month began. The sum
of s65.l9 was received. making the net
expense to the city $692.s9. Both re-
ports were accepted.
I,-. So, LII. n IN,, Il l
exceptions to a charge of S59.l3 levied
against him for digging up the pavement
in front of his block on North Main
street. Mr.. Gordon stated that he had {
agreed with the street department to
pay the bill for digging if digging should {
disclose detection in his own pipes. G
He had understood that the city's pipe \
was at fault and hence the exception. s
The matter was referred to the street c
O
Maple avenue people petitioned for a c
street light between the corner and the g
Hope cemetery entrance and a hydrant Ii
n the same locality, the petitions being g
'eferred to the lighting and fire commit il
ees. Mrs. l. Broggini asked that Sixth e
street be worked in order to permit au T
.os and teams to reach the eastern ex Il
.remity and also requested that sewer tt
be removed. The street
committee will look into her requests. In
likewise into notice from B. Mariotti IL
hat he is about to use a section of Pike m
treet, owned by him, for private pur t.
oses. Joseph Movalli was given per- &C
mission to transfer to his name the pool h,
DOM license granted Levi Bianchi some a,
ime since G. Tomasi's request to use a p,
ortion of the sidewalk on Cottage street nj
,hie making alterations to his building
yas referred to the street committee.
}. Ossola asked permission to operate
asoline engine in his spaghetti factory I;
n North Main street and the fire com
littee will investigate. A request for
oecial policing during the agricultural
cnic at Ayers street Saturday was left =, -
ith the police committee to act. VI W
An invitation to have the city repre- II Il
nted at the international firemen's con- y
ention in Providence, R. L., Aug. 90 ar
ept. was received and discussed at su
myth Some were for having the city au
slegate someone to attend as it is pos 50
Bile that new apparatus may be added "''
the municipal equipment next year. rec
lderman Shurtlef thought the fire chief ell,
ould be BILE to attend on account OF
sabilties. Opinions differed here and WI
e fire committee was told to use its "a
yn discretion in acknowledging the in ia
tation. an'
Building permits were granted as fol- per
VS.: Arthur Averill. to erect a dwelling eol
use on fremont street; d. NJ. Miles era
,al Co. TO erect coal shed addition WI
Smith street; C. L. Currier, to erect a IN
-o-tenement house on Sheridan street;
Ala. to build a piazza on Berlin the
rect; \. NJ. Nelson, TO erect garage ana
Summer street. get
Wiring permits: Montpelier & Barre ada
yhting & Power Co.. to install eight pies
tiers: Lowell Mcleod to install mo- IN
:; Charlie Wong. for laundry lights;
A. Young. Arioli & Dente. Mr.. For
he, H. C. Patterson. Mrs. NJ. Cook and
,ntpelier seminary Il. II. Hooker es- WI
el. TO wire for interior lights; Hoyt
Milne. to change motors; Gerard Bar "
Y Co. to change stoneshed motor; j. from
Sanruinetti, to install stoneshed mo- tbs,
:. bull
Reporting on " Villas request for ma,
mission TO build a barn on Granite 90,
aet the fire committee recommended ,s !
Z the hermit be granted with the res -