The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-16
CITY BAND ASKS
MONEY SUPPORT
Sum of S1,50O Is Needed to
Go Ahead for the
Season
ALDERMEN NAME
CONFERENCE COM.
Several Appointments Made
as Firemen and Spe-
cial Police

Shall the city have outdoor band con-
eerts this summer was the first PROPOSE
tion put up to the board of aldermen at
its regular meeting last night N. s.
Love appeared in behalf of the Barre
City band and stated that that organiza
tion had gone about as far as it could
without knowing what was ahead of it. ,
He said the band needed about 81 500 to
60 ahead for the season.
1t was brought out that the city bud
get had allowed for 81 900 appropria-
tion for this year and that $3.50 of that
amount had already been paid over to
the band, although this payment was in
settlement of last years band deal. IL
was also brought out that two concerts
were due the city on last years account,
which Mr. Love stated the band proposed
to give on the first favorable opportu
nifty. Aldermen Mcmillan, Healey and
Loranger were appointed committee to
confer with the band and make recon-
mendations to the board.
That there is promise of Increased
business in the granite industry was in
dicated by the request for building per-
mits from two firms to increase the size
Of their plants, +. A. Bugbee & Co. ask
ing permit to build 4s-foot extension
to their present plant, and also an Office
addition. Grearson & Lane asked per-
NIT to build a 4Sx60-foot extension to
their plant to conform to the present
structure. Both permits were granted,
as were the following: O. n. Loranger,
to remodel house at 3s Summer street
into o-tenement house; 0. n. Granger,
to erect garage on Merchant street and
also to move shed.
A petition of 60 residents of Perrin
hill, upper Elm street etc, for needed
street repairs, was referred to the com
mittee of the whole to investigate.
w T. Rowland entered complaint Of
the dumping of stone chips in the river
below the Granite street bridge, which
the street committee is to investigate.
The breaking of street lights, referred to
the police and lighting committees, is
to be investigated by them and prosecu-
tions instituted
Reports from the chief of police
showed AZ arrests in March, of which 80
were for intoxication, three breach OF
the peace and four for larceny; from
Miss Gridley, social service, showed %
visits to families in March and tempo
rarv employment furnished to l5.
The New England Road Machine Co.
reported it had ordered new crusher
shipped TO replace the old one and the
street committee was directed to ship
the old crusher.
Norwich university was granted the
use of the opera house at the usual rent
al for one night in May, and a request
to install an oil tank at North Main and
Second streets was referred to the street
and fire committees.
The following appointments by the
mayor were all confirmed: To the fire
department, Charles c. Mears, driver,
Willard Robbins, r. Lynn Clark, Albert
E. bowers, George H. Cook, Paul Res
telli and Mario Puriceli, call men; to be
special police Charles knutson, Robert
u. Carpenter and John J. Gregoire.
Warrants were ordered paid as fol-
lows: Barre Savings bank, interest, 50,
200; G. w Averill & Co., supplies,
S46.23; Z. H. Bancroft, professional
services, s4; New England Road Machine
Co, repairs, SLIPS; Cummings & Lewis,
supplies. $6.35; Kempton mills, iced,
sl4S.3s; Montpelier & Barre Light &
Power Co, S74496; S. N. Parker, sup
plies and repairs, Sl095; Reynolds q
Son. fire hose and supplies, S502.l2 A. J.
Stewart, repairs, S255.23; n. Z. Tel. q
Tel Co, $3.50; Paquet 4 Robinson,
blaeksmithing, Sl.l5.
Trow & Holden Co., repairs, 1888; G.
W. Martin, supplies, Sl0.05; Paige q
Campbell. insurance, S67.27; Perry Auto
Co. repairs, S4.l7; n. D. Phelps Co, La
bor, repairs, city building, etc, $73925;
Sinclair Oil Co, oil, $29.52; Smith, Whit
comb & Cook Co. repairs, S2.Sl; Barre
Electric Co, labor and material
Sil2S9; Mrs. C. +. Bolster, water pipe,
S29l 81; city treasurer, water rebates,
S2095; r. L. Clark, supplies, S59.45;
Cutler Bros, team hire, 81; i. {. Glys-
son, salary $500; A. J. Loranger, serv-
ices, $57 80; Allen Lumber Co., Sl46.55;
Barre Gas Coz $3.50; NJ. $. Mackay,
clerical S25; George L. Morris, notices,
81; Calder & Richardson, coal, s56.33
James j. Hastings, repairs, Sl3.75;
Houghton & Robins, supplies, 81; Thom-
as Mekkelson, straw, $7.2S; Moore 4
Owens. uniforms, S9.64; w. A. Nelson,
labor, zoe.
+. A. Slayton, hay, S2223; o. C: Stick
ney, health officer, $50: Elmwood ceme-
tery. permits returned, 1915; Hope
cemetery, permits returned, S2,l5; George
Tonouav permits returned 50c Roy Nj.
French. detective work, S27; John l..
Maxson, detective work, 1858; \. J.
Roberts, printing, Sl0S0; }. w. Dillon,
bond insurance, Sl0S; Library Bureau,
cards, S35 546; Bell & Houston, typewrt
er repairs, Sl.50; Burroughs adding ma
chine. 1920 James J. Lamb & Co.,
$3425; John Papin, team hire,
So; f. c. Russell medicine, S4945; Z.
A. Drown, medicine, Sl2.55; street de
partment payroll, $3l2.5s; engineer pay
roll S3944; water payroll, Sl07.90; fire
$l4s.04; police payroll, Sll6.0l
assessors payroll, $6s; Louise NJ. Grid
lev, $3.50; G. a. Bemis, SO; j, A.
Healey, salary, S6045; A. A. Milne,
S46.S0; Lowell Mcleod, blacksmithing,
S47l5.