The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-12
MANY BILLS PAID:
mo WATER" COMPLAINT
Some People on Highland on West
Side are Short of Water When
Stonesheds are Running.

/ The drawing of warrants to pay u
some 'of the city's current expense
occupied the greater part of the boart
of aldermen's time, in session las
night instead of TO might because th'
aldermen fight shy of holding regular
sessions on holidays. The amounts
in the warrants ranged all the wa,
from 75 cents to $4,000, the latter be
ing the amount which the city pays
the water department on annual hy
drant rentals.
There was some discussion over the
| last-named warrant, the opinion be
ing held by some that the amount
was not large enough for the Isl hy
drants now installed. II was proposed
that when the next years budget is
being made up this hydrant rental
might well be increased, but no action
was taken.
The warrants ordered paid were as
follows: Allen Lumber Co., S77.20;
Calder & Richardson, $3.50; the Good
Fellow Co, 1884; Granite City Tool
Co, $6S6l; Harvey & Mower, Sl6.05
Kempton Mills, $l02.65; Montpelier &
Barre Light g. Power Co., $723.46; !;
n. d. Phelps Co. $55.93; Reynolds &
Son 1854; J. B. Robinson, 5000; Sc
gliin News agency, $73; F. A. Slayton,
$l03.64; Barre Paving and Contracting
Co., 1890; G. A.. Blodgett g. Co,
S23490; r. L. Clark, $l2.95; w. S.
barley & Co. $3l.5O; S. n Parker,
$l2.25; A. j. Stewart, Sl05.l2; Smith,
Whitcomb & Cook Co., $73.54.
d. NJ Miles Coal Co., $50; G. w.
Averill & Co, Sl7s3; New England
Tel. & Tel. Co, 1851; Builders Iron
Foundry, S2376; Chapman Valve Co.,
Sl02; water rebates, 5000: water
rentals. 1855; cash paid on water de-
partment orders, $253.35; A. NJ. Flan-
ders SI6; Granite City Garage, 81;
3. w. Hooker & Co., S20.37; L. Nc
Leod, $22l0; Charles Milter & Sons,
S2.536.9l; Fl. H. Mueller Mfg Co.,
S47 96; Perry Auto Co.. $40; n. ].
Roberts, S34.06; F. G. Rogers, 1878;
Tilden Shoe Co., SLABS; Union Mfg.
Co, Sl579: Walworth Mfg. Co., $l29,-
90; p. NJ. Gilbertson, $ll.70.
Barre Gas Co. S7.s5; American La
France Fire Engine Co., $l6.S3; Barre
Electric Co. $500; H. G. Bennett,
s3I.42; V. D. Carleton. sl.50; f. A.
Drown, $3.50; ]. J. Hastings, Is cents;
H. II. Hodgdon. SIS; F. D. Ladd Co.,
$6.9S; Palace garage, S2.52; D. c. Ro-
ben S37l2, Ware Coupling & Nippling
Co.. $693. George Tonguav. Use; C.
reau, S2sl 43; street pay, s504.30; en-
gineering pay, S43,23; water pay, Sl34..
10; fire pay. Sl9l.40; police pay.
SOL 81; c. L. Booth. $40; Miss Gridley,
s26: Or. J. A. Wark. 500; S. L. Rug
giles, 1896; hydrant rentals, $4,000.
Can't Get City Water When Stonesheds
are Running.
Complaints by some users OF city wa
ter residing on the higher parts of the
west side of the city that at certain
periods Of the day, namely, during the
stoneshed hours, they were unable to
get water were considered at some
length and the water department will
that during the night there was pres
investigate. The complainants said
sure enough but when the stonesheds
open up the pressure drops to praeti-
rally nothing.
Water Superintendent Ruggles was
asked why there was such a shortage |
Of pressure during the day and he |
said it was because of the greater de-
mands made by the stonesheds after
he installation of the larger counec-
lions recently. One woman told him
hat there was Eight pressure of wa
.er on the first floor of her house but
none ON the second floor during stone
,hed hours The west side of the riv-
r is on the Bolster reservoir system.
md the reservoir is not as high as
he Orange brook system.
The Montpelier & Barre Light &
Power Co. asked for and was given
PERMISSION to extend its lines from the
orner of Third aud Becklev streets to
he city limit for the purpose of CIV
nc service 10 the new Washington
'ounty tuberculosis hospital on Beck
ay hill; and the same company ,ras
ranted a right to extend its line from
he cop of Granite street to Prospect
treet for a new street light on the
after street
James A. Fields application for a
asoline license in front of % Wash
lgton street was referred 20 the fire
ommittee 70 investigate and report.
red +. Perrin was given a permit to
eep COW on Onward street and
ames NJ Brown got three pig Ii
snse at % River street