The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-16
WILL REGULATE SALE
OF '4TH" EQUIPMENT
Barre Board of Aldermen Adopts Same
Restrictions as in Force Last Year
City to Employ Extra Coun-
sci in Defense Against
Oranges Suit.

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Oranges Suit.
The Barre board of aldermen got
ready for the celebration of Independ
ence day, deciding last night to adopt
the regulations governing the celebra
ton last year, fixing the time for the
sale of firecrackers and fireworks, etc.
| between the hours of midnight Snnda !
night and midnight Monday night. The
observance of the day coming on Mon
| day instead of on the Fourth, which is
Sunday
| Complaint about motor vehicle traffic
on the city streets was considered, and
the matter was left to the street com.
mittee and police department, togeth
er with the police committee.
| Authority was given to City Attor'
ney William Wishart TO employ coun
| sci to assist him in the city's defense
against the tax suit brought by the
town of Orange in relation to the ap.
praisal of the city water system lying
| in that town.
| A hearing was set for next Tuesday
evening at o'clock to the complain.
ants against the proposed erection OF
distribution plant of the Standard
Oil company at the junction of North
Main and West Second streets.
Barclay Bros to Build Big Addition.
Building permits granted by the
board included one to Barclay Bros, for
| the construction of an addition to their
granite plant on Boynton street, the
new building to be $50 feet long and
40 feet wide and to be located just
north of the present structure, which
is 500 feet long. The new building is
to be used for general purposes, in
eluding the housing Of a granite saw.
/ Other building permits granted last
night weres Granite Savings Bank &,
Trust Co to remodel banking head
quarters on North Main street, favor
able report having been presented by
| the street committee as the building is
| to be entirely back of the street line
On a favorable report from the fire
| and street committees, A Mast was
granted permission to erect two
story building south of his present
store on South Main street. Mrs. c,
E. Bolster was given a permit to build
a garage on Short street.
On the street committees report, it
was voted to place the granite drinking
fountain for horses and dogs at the
intersection of Washington and Church
streets. at the foot Of the hill, if the
| location is favorable to the donors, who
had made strict provisions regarding
H. f,fv tho ra.
moved from the city square last sum
mer to permit the erection of the Vic
tory arch. II is considered that street
traffic at the junction of Main, Wash
ington and Elm streets is too congested
TO permit of the fountain being re
placed there.
The report of the social worker. Miss
Gridley, for the months of April and
Nav was accepted and ordered placed
on file Street Superintendent A A
Freeman was appointed as reserve
policeman and unanimously confirmed
A number of minor permits, such as
pig licenses, were granted, Grant Lane s
application for permit TO install an
lair tank pipe in front of his shop on
North Main street was referred to the
street committee.
These bills were ordered paid: Post
age. Slll40: ID. NJ. Miles Coal Co.,
sa672; c. W. Averill & CO., $3.50; II.
G. Bennett, S6072: F. l.. Blake. $3.50;
A. NJ Flanders, $500; Il, L. Clark,
sl53l0: Frank McWhorter Co, $40;
Montpelier { Barre Light & Power Co.,
s74234! Paige & Campbell. s450.65;
6. n. Parker. sll.50; \. d. Phelps Co,
s54.06; Reynolds & Son, sl422; j. B.
Robinson, s3s; Smith, Whitcom b& Cook
Co. S44.07: American La France Fire
Engine Co, sl2.s6; +. NJ. Lyon, S474l; /;
+. A. Drown. 55 cents.
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co, 1906; wa
Ter rebates, S36.ll; city water depart
ment. cash paid out, S45.e2; National
Meter Co, s2s7.70; New England Tel.
& Tel. Co. su.sl; Perry Automobile
Co, ss7 sc: Rensselaer, Valve Co., sl95;
+. II. Rogers & Co., $50; Trow & Hold
en- Co. $40; Waldo Bros. i Bond Co,
sel75: Walworth Mfg. Co., Sa3.60; T..
c. Mccarthy, S2a.70; Barre Gas Co.,
$3.50.
P. VI. Carr, $40. John c. Dodge, 81;
Calder & Richardson. S6S.6s; Homer
Fits Co, sll.7e; Granite City Tool
Co. sa.25; h. II. Griffith, 81; Harvey
& Mower sS.G2; Houghton & Robins.
sIlO: Kemptun mills, Sl2.e0; H. A
Manning Co, Sis: l.. Mcleod, Sl3sb;
Barre Electric Co, sl05; Vermont
Towel Supply Co. 50; j. A. Wark,
500; George Tonguay, 81; c. W. Mar
tin. 10 cents: state treasurer, liquor
license fees. $40; street payroll, s6i3.-
%: engineering payroll. s477s; water
pavroll. sl7S.l3; FIRE payroll, $4,000;
police payroll. sS1.o5: C. L. Booth, s2a;
Mrs C. Morgan. sl.20; street superin-
tendent's orders. S2l.7s; street depart
ment labor. sllO4; charity account.
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