The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
BARRE GETS
SOME p, .oENTS
Gets $50 S.ebate on Street
Ligh aS.nd a Satisfactory
Settlement on Crusher
ALDERMEN REVIVE
FAITH IN SANTA
The Rebate on Lights Was
for Service Not Rem
dered to the City

Municipal finances took turn some
what IN favor of the city last night
when the lighting committee reported
an adjustment with the MONTPELIER &
Barre Lighting g. Power Co. whereby
the city gets credit for 1861 for service
not rendered during the past seven
years and also when Chairman Mcdii-
ian OF the street committee reported
the offer OF an adjustment with the
New England Road Machinery Co. for
considerable reduction in the bin Of
5000 for stonecrusher parts, together
with the promise to place the present
crusher IN shape or furnish new one
free OF charge to the city. The alder
men seemed to think Santa Clans no
myth.
Chairman keefe Of the citys lighting
committee was, by common consent Of
the aldermen, given credit for the ia
yorable adjustment with the lighting
company, he having made a systematic
checking up of the street lights with
the result that he found the city had
been paying for one light which did
not exist and for other lights which
were less than the contract called for
1t was difficult to determine lust what
adjustment should be made, hut tbe
company showed disposition TO make
good and Chairman keefe was enabled
70 get a credit for the amount above
named, reducing the current bin Of the
company to S49432, which was ordered
pad by the aldermen last night after
hearing the report of the adjustment.
After the checking up it will be pos
sible to determine more accurately
what service the city is receiving.
Relative to the stone crusher proposi-
tion. the aldermen accepted Chairman
McMillan's report and instructed Tho
street committee to accept the written
agreement of the New England Road
Machinery Co. Alderman Mcmillan
stated that he was not in favor Of the
eitys buying a new .erusher but would
recommend that the promise to repair
the present machinery be accepted.
Acting for Barre posts of the Amer
nan Legion, Guy r. Varnum asked the
aldermen relative to lease of the
Church street schoolhouse, which has
been vacant for scme time. The post.
he said, proposed, if favorable arrange.
ments could be made with the eity. 10
make the necessary changes in the
building so as to make it suitable for
occupancy. The sense of the meeting
was unanimously in favor of leasing
the building to the post, and the prop
erty committee was instructed to con
Ter with the committee of the post.
The building Inspector reported that
II. f. Cutler had failed to comply with
the stipulations as to construction of
several chimneys at his garage on
South Main street but that Mr.. Cutler
had several times promised to carry
out the stipulations, offering once to
DO so if the inspector would furnish Il
mason. Following the inspectors re-
port, the aldermen voted to place the
matter in the hands of the city attor-
ley to take action
The wire inspector reported % per-
nits granted by him during November.
and the report was accepted A per-
nit was granted to H. f. Hopkins to
lang sign over Prospect street.
Permits were granted to keep stock
rs follows: Fred Carrier, one COW at
Garfield avenue; w. +. Folsom, five
'ows and two pigs at 81 Railroad
street; P. N. Carr, pigs and cows off
camp street; Jamies rassie, two pigs
It the Cow stable; NJ j. Martell three
ows and four pigs on upper Washing
on street, Thomas Burke, one COW ut
3 Short street; Patrick Dunleavy, one
ow at Farwell street; O. J. Dodge,
wo pigs at the Cow stable; d. T. Bas-
EFT, Is cows on Prospect street, S. d.
'ibley, 80 cows and one pig off Wiley
treet; John Cleary, three cows and
me pig, $50 North Main street; Thorn
S McGoff one COW and one pig, $40
Worth Main street; l.. Bresette, one
Jig, IS Brook street
These bills were ordered paid Street
ayroll, s22944; engineering payroll,
44,73; water payroll, Sl47.03; fire pay.
oil, Sl90,25; police payroll, Sl26S5;
ocial worker and overseer, S2G city
all janitor, 500 C. A. Lmdgren, data
n cows and pigs, 50; Alderman Alex
nder salary, SSl.60; cleaning, $l.20:
iarre Savings Bank 81 Trust Co., in,<
crest on water bonds. ST. 1880