The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
SALE OF SUGAR
is CRITICIZED
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best method would be to present the
counter proposition TO the railroad
company This counter proposition
may be ready for the regular peeting
next Monday, or perhaps earlier.
Remodelled Fire Department Truck
Ordered.
Next in importance TO general pub
lie interests was the action of the coun-
ell in voting to instruct the fire com
mttee to purchase second hand Cad
lilac automobile and have it remodeled
into a light fire department truck de-
signed for the purpose of answering
all telephone alarms and to carry the
chief on tours of inspection. Such a
move would contemplate the disposing
of one of the pairs of horses now in
the fire station, it being stated that
the animals were eating their heads
off" and would have to be replaced
sooner or later. In that case the chem
zeal guns" on the present horse drawn
combination truck would be placed on
the remodeled auto truck.
In presenting the proposition for the
requirement of the new truck, Alder
man Loranger of the fire committee
admitted that the finances of the city
were not such as to permit of paying
for the new apparatus now but the
seller was willing to go on the de-
ferred payment plan. The cost of the
automobile, which is owned by H. G.
Bennett and has been rented to the
Langdons Of Montpelier until it was in
collision with a street car, is 1900,
Added to that would be the cost of
remodeling, which would bring the to-
tai to $l,625.
There was some protest about
mortgaging' a future city council but
the trade was considered so advantage !
Gus that the fire committee was in
structed to 60 ahead with the pur
chase.
But the city is not in the buying
business alone. 1t has an offer on the
city stone crushing plant and Alder
man Mcmillan of the street committee
wanted to get the sentiment Of the
council on the matter, He reported at
some length and afterwards the chair.
man Of the street committee and the
chairman of the finance committee
were instructed to bring in report on
the proposed sale.
Alderman Scott asked to have the
nuisance at the north end of the City
park abated. The nuisance is the
drinking fountain for human beings,
the water from the bubbler pouring
over the sidewalk and making an un.
satisfactory condition 1t was stated
that the fountain is to be removed
very soon because of cold weather and
an Improvement on the drainage may
be devised before another spring.
More Stoneshed Engagements
Prior to the city council meeting,
the aldermen held session at which
largely routine business was transact.
ed. The expansion era OF the Barre
granite industry was again indicated
by3two more applications for permits
TO enlarge granite plants, both of which |
were granted. The Lille Granite Co
wishes to build an addition Of 80 by 4s |
feet on the westerly side Of its plant |
off Smith street for a boilerhouse, an
addition Of Is by "a feet on another
side for a compressor room and an ad |
dition of Is by SO feet to the main
building for storage purposes.
Young Bros Co. proposes to extend |
its main plant off Blackwell street for |
a distance of rs feet on the. easterly |
end, the new structure to be 50 feet |
wide, including a wing on each side. |
This addition is to be used largely for /
storage purposes Frank Vanetti was
given a permit TO move a henhouse |
from Berlin to Beekley street The
matter Of chimney application from
H. f Cutler was referred TO the chair
man of the fire committee and the
building inspector,
Cattle, Goats and Swine Ordinance.
A proposed amendment to the city |
ordinances regarding the keeping Of /
cattle, goats and swine in the city lin
its was ordered to a second reading. |
This ordinance would neeessitate a /
permit from the city and no permit |
for cattle could be issued unless the |
cattle had been subjected to the tuber-
culin test and were being kept under
regulations laid down by the state
Hogs could be kept only in locations |
decided as satisfactory and all places |
must be kept in reasonably clean eondi.
tion.
An echo Of recent fire on Pleasant |
street when a line Of 1850 feet Of hose
was laid from the corner Of North |
Main and North Seminary streets came
in the shape of recommendation from |
the fire and water committees that |
new hydrant be installed at the corner
Of North Main and Beckley streets Eat |
the earliest possible moment"
These bills were ordered paid: Street |
payroll, S304.4s; engineering payroll, |
S40.4s; water payroll, Sl44S4; fire pay |
roll Sl90.3S; police payroll, $I3l Is; |
city hall janitor, $40; social worker,
$40; Alderman Keefe's services, for
seven months, S908O; Moore a Owens,
uniforms, $6423; Goodfellow's auto
hire, S3975.