The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-19
SOME PROTEST.
ON BUYING AUTO
,e$.ter Department Has a
New Machine Without the
City Councils knowledge
BILL PAID AFTER DIS
CUSSION LAST NIGHT
Belief Prevailed That Such
Purchases Should Go
Before Council

The Barre city council spent good
share of the time in regular meeting
last night paying bills and making
plans to pay Others. The payment of
the bills was accompanied with some
protest, the chief complaint being over
the purchase of new Ford truck for
the water department without having
the matter go before the council, the
purchase having apparently been com
pleted by the chairman of the water
committee, Alderman Healy, who was
away and not present to make state
ment.
Members outside of the water com
mittee professed that they had not
heard OF the proposed purchase, and
members OF the water committee did
not know the trade had been consum-
mated until the warrant came in last
night to pay the Perry Auto Co. S56G.27.
the same covering the price over and
above the appraisal on the old truck
together with supplies.
Alderman Scott led the complaint
against such methods of handling ma
Ior purchases for the city, saying that
the matter Of the new truck should
have come before the city council. 9th
ers seemed to think that it would have
been better to let the council pass on
the matter. Alderman Scott also pro-
tested at the size of the water depart
ment payroll for the week. However.
both bills were ordered paid, Alderman
Scott voting no, they being included i'm
the following summary:
H. G. Bennett, Sl3S.7S; Calder &
Richardson, 1851; r. L. Clark, Sl0s.95
II. +. Cutler & Son, $3.50; A. NJ. Flan-
ders, Sl5I5; Granite City Tool Co,
SS.2l; Lowell Mcleod, $3.50; Mont
pelier & Barre Light & Power Co..
S42.64 Paige & Campbell, S240,72; G.
A. Paquet, Slll5; s. n Parker, 1910;
4 n. d Phelps Co., S3G0S7; Reynolds &
Son, Sl5l0; Smith, Whitcomb & Cook
Co, S27.30; A. j. Stewart, Sl6460; city
water department, 1854; Jones & Nye,
81; Allen Lumber Co., S6S.76; c. w.
Averill & Co, Sl027l.
kempton Mills, SOLO; G. W. Mar
tin, SIPS; A. ]. Loranger, S72.9O; Barre
Electric CO., S46.37; Barre Paving &
Contracting Co., Sl4; Builders Iron
Foundry, $500 water rebates, Sl47.69:
city water department, S31.ll; 4. A.
Drown, Sl402; j ]. Hastings, $4: New
England Tel. & Tel Co., Sl360; Perry
! Auto Co, s56627: N, ]. Roberts, $42.57;
Union Water Meter Co.. S4536; Wal
worth Mfg Co, Sl6.59; George L. Nor
ris, 81 Barre Gas Co., Sl30; city wa
ter department, S5.25; Harvey g. Now
er, Sll0; Norman {. Haynes Co, $3.50.
B. w Hooker & Co., $685.; Hough-
ton & Robins, Sill; Thomas Mekkel-
son, SS.2j; D. NJ Miles Coal Co, S2S26;
A. G. Preble, s2.20; c. H. Rowell, Sc;
street department, Sl.60; Tilden Shoe
Co., $3.50; Vermont Towel Supply Co.,
Sc; f. d. Ladd Co., $3.50; Trow & Hol-
den Co., $3.50; L. NJ. Gridley, poor ac-
count 5000 Moore & Owens, $3.50;
J. J. Lamb & Co. SlSS5; street pay
roll S324S2; engineering payroll,
S40.4S: water payroll, Sl609S; fire pay
roll Sl95.l0; police payroll, Sl2493;
city hall janitor, $40; social worker,
and oyerseer, SIG; j. +, Spencer, $24;
park commissioners, 5000.
The preparations for meeting debts
was motion TO authorize the city
clerk TO see what arrangements could
be made for hiring money on the city's
note to refund Indebtedness, a city
meeting having some time ago granted
the right to borrow for such purpose
The city wants S37 800 for the refund
ing.
The Barre Pipe and Drum band was
given permission for free use of the
opera house some evening in December
for an entertainment, the proceeds of
which are to be devoted toward com
pleting the uniforms OF the band A
request for a sewer extension on Quarry
street was referred to the street com
mittee, 4 prospective purchaser for Il
small building near the Bolster reser-
yor was told TO meet in conference
with the water committee Thursday
afternoon. The report Of the wire in
spector showing q permits in October
was accepted,
The building inspector reported in
favor Of granting Waldron Shield a
permit to build compressor house
and recover roof Of the old Eugene
Sullivan stoneshed off Depot square,
preparatory to constructing new gran
ite plant next year, and the report was
accepted
The first of the municipal permits to
keep pigs was granted to Will Brad
ford at los South Main street. Mrs.
w. e. Drown will be notified that the
city will raise the sidewalk and build
gutter near her property when she puts
in the curb The street committee was
also instructed to inspect the culvert
from Seminary and Plain street to the
brook
At short meeting of the board of
aldermen at the close Of the city com
ell meeting, the appointment of Roy
Mcdonald as regular fireman was
confirmed