The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31
CITY MAKES NEW
NOTE FOR S25, 900
Dealing Was with farmers Loan & Trust
Co., Which Held the Old Note
Other Acts at Special Meet
ing Saturday Night.

| Resistance OF notes for $4,000 in an
ticipation of maturing, water bonds was
ordered by the city council at its regu'
lar meeting Saturday night, when reso
luton authorizing the finance committee
To issue temporary note dated Jan. 2
1918, was passed TO second reading. A
special meeting OF the council will be held
New Years day at 10 o'clock to adopt
| the resolution. The new note replaces
the note taken by the Farmers Loan q
Trust Co. Of New York and is to be
handled by the same company, which did
not desire to extend the old note. IL is
payable April ., 1918 The note is is
sued on the strength of a vote taken at n
special city meeting July Z, 1916, when
the voters authorized a bond issue of
$4,000 in order TO raise money for the
extension of the water mains
Ii was stated Saturday night that
81 900 of the sum had been expended in
providing better fire protection at both
ends of the town. Aldermen Rossi and
Reynolds demurred against the resolu-
tion on the ground that the note would
be unfairly charged against the water
department, but their objection 'disap-
peared when il was explained that the
note was to be charged against the gen
eral fund
The meeting was called to anticipate
the occasion for a regular meeting on
New Years night The city clerk was
splicing knot for parties in North Barre
and the session. set for 1880 o'clock, did
not convene until half hour afterward.
From the wedding circle, however, the
clerk bore cigars, which assuaged the inn
patience OF council that was eager TO
be about its business.
Bills submitted by the overseer OF the
poor were carefully scanned and then re-
ferred to the city attorney and charity
committee for investigation. The Barre
City hospital submitted statements OF
S37.5 and $6s, money due for the treat
ment of INDECENT patients. Harry Dan |
iels of East Montpelier sent in bill for |
SS5, which he claimed represented the |
board bill of a Barre couple. City Atty. /;
g. w Hunt, acting for the city of Mont |
pelier, entered a protest against paying I
the expenses of Fred Davidson, as he was
lot a resident OF the capital, In the mat
ter Of T.. II. Cota's bill, unjustly charged |
against the city of Barre. the attorney
expressed his opinion that Montpelier
should pay. Atty. Wishart for the city
If Barre was directed to report his find
ngs at the next regular meeting.
On the favorable recommendation OF
he building Inspector. B. p Shadraoui
vas granted permit to make extensive
alterations to his building at 50 Brook
treet. The structure is used for store
md dwelling purposes, and Mr.. Shad
aoui plans to improve the appearance
# his place by adding a veranda
A resolution appropriating the follow
ng sums was adopted after a second
eading: Permanent streets, S2l499 sal
ries, S3s.42; city buildings, $40; police,
100; public parks, S776O The follow
ng warrants were ordered paid: Street
apartment payroll. sl62.40, street. sur
ace sewer, sidewalk and bridge and clIl
ert accounts; engineering payroll,
1919; water department payroll,
81. ls fire department payroll. Sl3T.25;
olice department payroll, Sll466 G. A.
emis, SIG, services as city hall janitor:
. T. Cutler, S77S,32. trustee of cemetery
rust fund, interests Granite Savings
ank & Trust Co, 81 SOL, cemetery trust
lnds placed on deposit: James r.
QUITS, $40, labor, public parks account.