The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-30
$3.50 TAX RATE
SEEMS LIKELY
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amounted to $l,34406 The net profit
for the year was S9,776.3l, according to
the report.
! Six new connections were added, max.
ing total of 1863 Five new hydrants
were installed. making total of l43
and all were thoroughly inspected. New
extensions aggregating 1904 feet were
made Twenty-Five meters were installed
and II removed, making total of 457
now in use, of which PSI are owned by
the city. The break in the spilwsy at
the Bolster reservoir and the costly work
of repairing the damage are reviewed.
Norway spruces in numbers were set out
at the Orange reservoir and the superin-
tendent recommends that the work be
continued in the spring. All reservoirs
are in clean and sanitary condition
In closing. the superintendent recon-
mends that more hydrants and gates be
installed and that a reducing chamber be
built.
Street Work Described.
Much of the time at the disposal of the
street department was devoted 10 perma-
nent work, according to the annual state
ment of Supt. A. G.. Perry. Cement paw
ing was laid on North Main street, where
the 2340 state appropriation was used.
A road machine was purchased. All the
dirt streets were worked. and general i'm
provements were made on no fewer than
% streets. Tar sidewalks on Washington
and Summer streets were repaired and
number of gravel walks were renewed
Attention is directed to the new stone
l. laI at nf
800. During the season around $500
tons of stone were crushed at cost OF
80 cents per ton. Cement cutters were
on Washington street, on
section of Merchant street and ON East
street. The superintendent suggests that
work of this kind be continued in the
coming season. A new domestic sewer |
600 feet long was laid on Cleveland ave
nue.. and four new catch basins were add
ed to the surface system. Says the SUI
"To eliminate the recur-
renee of the great damage done to the
streets by heavy rains, / have had placed
On some of the hills new style water
Met, which has proven very satisfac-
.ory." He further advises more extern
lions to the present surface sewer sys-
EN-. All equipment is being repaired
md painted and put in order. An in
'entory of all supplies, equipment, tools,
tic. has been taken and fair valuation
II the property is placed at Sl7,6a0.73. i
n concluding the superintendent says;
The work of the department has been
arried on with an earnest effort to give
dollar of service for every dollar ex-
ended."
Litigation in 1917. Ii
Litigation and the absence of litigation
n 1917 are subjects of comment in the
eport of the city attorney. The case OF
'ollins vs. City of Barre is still pending
4 chancery court. although it is evident
rom a decision handed down by the SUI
RENE court last summer that the de-
andant is liable for damages in some ;
The case arose out of the ac-
ion of the street committee in the re-
nrvey and relocation on Warren street.
roceedings involved in the suit were in
tituted in 1908. The case of the chan
,ry proceedings instituted by the Park
musement company against the city
re reviewed at length by the barrister.
temporary injunction applied for to
revent the city from collecting an al
ged extortionate license fee was denied
7 the chancellor, although at second
caring a demurrer was made by coun-
/ for the city. The city attorney indi-
ties that il will be overruled and pre-
cts that it will go to the supreme
urt. The matter of the new franchise
quested by the traction company is
'nding. and in addition to other mat
rs, the attorney has appeared for the
hoe an ha
itment of insane persons.
Other Reports Submitted. III
According to the lighting committee,
w lights were installed in 1917 as fol-
VS.: Wiley street two, Prospect street T.
Q. Farwell street two. Summer street,
'aeh and Newton and Beach and Perrin \
e each The city has total of l29
hts of $50 c. p. and l0l lights of 40
y. on its street lighting system.
Reporting on department affairs, the
lice committee says: Under extra
linarv conditions the department has
ne very efficient work, more especially
tn the quarantine regulations in effect
rough the summer months The re-
II closes with the recommendation that
re suitable quarters be provided for
, police as soon as practical.
From the charity committee comes
ef statement Of departmental doings
a wear when great odds were encoun-
ed. Saws the report: The duties Of
ovsrseer have been extremely hard
: year. We have watched him very
selv and think that the city Is lucky
having one so faithful and capable az
Mcdonald The overseer = being
ed upon nearly every day for help by .