The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-11
CITY WILL APPEAL
ON WATER APPRAISAL
That Was the Sentiment Expressed at a
Meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men Last Evening.


II the Orange listers disallow the claim
Of the city of Barre for a return to the
old appraisal of the reservoir property
an appeal will be taken before the board
of civil authority in Orange. This was
the sentiment expressed by the board
of aldermen at its regular meeting last
evening after City Clerk Mackay had
reported on the hearing at Orange last
Saturday, when a committee of city off
cials appeared before the Orange listers
with an appeal from their action in in
creasing the appraisal of the reservoir
property from $2,250 to to $4,000
The clerks report tailed substantially
with the story of the hearing which APP
peared in Mondays Times. Apparently
the Orange listers had gained wholly
erroneous impression Of the Importance
attached to the Orange reservoir in sup
plying the city's stoneshed properties
with water. 1t was stated that de-
cision from the listers is anticipated
sometime this week.
The aldermen were in session less than
an hour and most of the time was de-
voted to routine business. A report from
the auditors informed the board that the
gross earnings of the Barre Gas Co. in
the year ending June 30, 1918, were
$3l $3.50, of which the city, under the
franchise agreement, is to receive two
per cent. John Kelly, whose wagon went
through a hole in the Mill street bridge
recently, asked for redress of So that
he might be recompensed for damage
done. On the advice of Mayor Glysson
H.. 80 La Lr;drra
or the mishap, the bill was ordered paid.
The Board of Trade, after stating in its
communication that noted divine is
soon to give patriotic address in Barre,
requested and was granted the free Use
of the opera house for one night. A
letter from the Jordan Marsh Co. in
closed bill for books valued at S242.5l
and the statement was referred to the
library committee. A notice from the
state highway department advised the
board that Barres special state highway
tax amounted to S343.29 and that the
state road money granted the city was
81 600 The communication was accept
ed. Overseer William Mcdonald put in
a request for 81 900 to meet charity de-
partment bills and q warrant was later
drawn in his favor. restatement of
recommendations from the capital issues
committee at Washington D. O., re-
quested the city not to engage in any un-
necessary public utility enterprises until
after the war.
Through Alderman Mcmillan, the liv-
cry firm of Jones & Nye served notice on
the city that it cannot continue to drive
the city hearse for So a trip. Hereafter
that firm, after renewing the same
contract with the city for ten years. will
not make the last trip to the cemetery
unless the rate is increased The prop
erty committee was directed to bring in
recommendations.
August was bumper month for ba-
bies, according to the report Of the health
officer, whose vital statistics referred to
80 births. Eighteen Of the children are
males. Only one communicable disease,
a case Of whooping cough, was reported.
Eleven deaths were due to the following
causes: Cerebral hemorrhage 2, arterio-
scleross, pulmonary tuberculosis, perito-
nitis, enteritis, appendicitis, anthritis
and still birth, one each, premature
births 2.
The lighting committee, after an in
NehllEdJOuY recommended lndl llgHl
be installed at the corner Of Reid street
and Maple avenue as soon as the finances
of the city permit. The report was ae-
cepted. On the accommodation of the
building inspector, G. W. Averilfs re-
quest for permission to reshingle house
at % Church street was referred to the
fire committee. Frank Colombo was Civ
en- permit to reshingle at 5 High Hol-
born street, Thirty minor permits in
July and 22 in August were granted.
Forty-two minor lighting permits were
granted in July and August, SO read the
report Of the inspector, whose recon-
mendation that J. b. Eames Of the Park
theatre be given permission to change a
display light from the west to the east
side of the street was accepted.
The following warrants were approved
for payment Postmaster G. w, German
$l072, stamped envelopes; street pay
roll, 1881 ,o6; engineering payroll S48.4l;
water payroll $l4075; fire payroll
$l2l40; police payroll, SllSl2; asses
sors' payroll, $72; G. A, Bemis, $l6, sery-
ices as ianitor; N. D. Phelps Co., S392.s6,
cement; charity department, 1000, sup
port Of the poor; William Mcdonald
S4l66 services ais overseer; John II.
Kelly, SO, damage to vehicle.