The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-26
OPERA HOUSE BIDS
NOT SATISFACTORY
TO CITY COUNCIL
City Will Make Further Explorations
After Possible Lessees, Believing That
the Present Tenders Are Much
Too Low,

aldermen last evening, the matter OF 10
eating lessee for the theatre after Sept
being referred back 10 the propert
committee. Under the cover of an eS
ccutive session, the aldermen glance
over the bids and then instructed th
committee 10 60 farther afeld in thei
search for someone who viii pay renta
fee somewhere near the top price whiel
Nelson & Austin paid in the bad theatri
cal year of l9l5.l9l6.
The closed session followed a brie
open meeting in which routine business
was the center of attention. Hoverinl
on the outskirts of the executive delib
erations were would-be lessees who spent
a warm half-hour in wondering whether
the city fathers were going to wait until
the last opportunity for booking big
shows bad passed. Predictions were
freely made that further postponement
| in the matter Of awarding the lease will
mean that medicine shows and film plays
will have the edge on higher class per-
| formances in the season Just around the
corner. The would bes argued that a
manager has got to get in touch with
the bg-time producers early enough 10
have the more desirable attractions rout-
ed this way unless the aforementioned
swamp-root and kickapoo are to have
the call.
As a matter of fact, while the city
legislators sedulously guarded the new
crop of tenders from the press, it is
stated that some of the offers were ridic-
ulously low and hardly calculated to
make an alderman trip over chair in
order to get a lessee signed up. The
tender business is getting to be a tender
subject with the aldermen and they may
be forgiven for being bit fnicky when
the prying press is sticking around
A recommendation from the fire com
mittee advocating the addition of a reg
ular fireman to the department and three
extra men to the call force was received
whole heartedly and the aldermen voted
to have the recommendation carried out.
The regular fireman will be listed as a
driver at the station.
Barre's present garbage collecting sys
TEN is not letter perfect. Leastwise that
was the eoncensus of opinion when Al
derman Bruce advised the board that the
contract with the present collector ex
pires Aug. |. Alderman Reynolds ia
vored a regular collection by the city,
a change which Alderman Shurtleff was
Inclined to oppose on the ground that it
will be more expensive. Alderman Healy
thought the additional expense would be
worth while if the job could be done sat
sfactorily Evidently the aldermen were
dissatisfied with the contract that was
signed up last year and all hands got
around TO instruct the health committee
20 arrange for collection by the city. |
Recently it has been suggested that the |
street departments new motor tractor
night perform an estmable service in
he garbage cole ting department
In line with the refuse collection was
complaint received by Mayor Gordon
oncerning the practice of accumulating
efuse in the rear of business blocks.
The mayor voiced the complaint in the
interests of Office tenants and Others,
tho believed that the refuse may be
urned at night. when offices are closed,
r in the early morning before they are
pened Complaint was directed against
he acrid fumes arising from the garbage
res and the matter was left with the
ealth committee.
Failure on the part of the street de-
artment to sprinkle north-end streets
as the subject of talk by Alderman
eynolds, who mentioned North Main
rect from Beckley street intersection
orthward, North Seminary and Beekley
reefs in his complaint, Chairman Glys :
IN stated that the oil pump on the
,rinkler was not working satisfactorily q
ld intimated that the oil and water !,
pses would be filed in as soon as the "
mp is off the repair shelf. L. X. Aver :
had a case against the department in "
aiming that he is assessed for sprink /
lg on Washington street Is feet in ex :,
SIS of a Just assessment. The matter
as left with the street committee \ "
port on the boiler in the stone erusher :,
om the Fidelity & Casualty company '
und fault with some rusty fiues and y,
e clerk was instructed to inform the
suring company that the stone crusher :,
not being used by the street depart !. !,
mt at the present time. y y
sewer and water extension of 55 feet, =
tn in the same ditch. was recommend | y
by the sewer and water committee in
porting on petition from Beech street. -
e extension was authorized. Report ~ ~
. on request for a sidewalk on Ire ~
mt street the street committee recon- -
nded that the work be done as soon as
, finances of the city permit. The re ~ ~
IT was accepted.
Wiring permits were granted H. B. :,
rtridge for house lights on Summer 7.
eet. Montpelier & Barre Light & Pow =
company for temporary lights and II -
ters. Charles Robbins for lights at /
Orange street. J. B. Sanguinetti for - -
motor and the Charles Cato ~ ~
ate to change lighting wires. Build ~
permits were received by G. ". Dur
to remodel a shop on South Main -
aet, Mrs. W. Paul to building a ga ~
e on Murray street, and T G. Crock ~,
to build piazza on Brooklyn street. ~,
.eptions taken to the erection of Mrs. ~
iPs proposed garage were credited to -
). Fraser. but they were passed over. So.
he following warrants were approved m
payment: Street department payroll. =. :.
6.7i. resurfacing permanent road. ". ~,
.nklinp. surface sewer. sidewalk and 10.
lth accounts: water department pay ''"i
1924: fire department payroll, ei'
50: police department payroll sa5s9; ~
A. Bemis. Sl4, services as janitor.
CUTLER-McKINSTRY has
I Montpelier Man Takes a Nurse as W.
His Bride 20