The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-27
But Plans of Interstate
Amusement Co. Didn't
Satisfy Aldermen
$50 NO ACTIO1 SAKEN|
ON AP olCATION
Two Cit $ Departments
Found . Have Over
dr.El Allotments

4 The board of aldermen last night au
thorized the Black Theatre, Inc, I'd
proceed with the construction, of tld
Park theatre according to the plans
and specifications presented and tookI
no action on the application for the
proposed theatre of the Inter State
Amusement Co, at the corner of North
Main and Pearl streets.
Prior to that action she committed
of the whole reported on an inspec |
tion Of the two projects. The report|
was favorable to the Black application
| as the plans were found satisfactory
/ TO the committee, but an unfavorabIe'
| report was made concerning the other.
1t is said that one reason for the lat
ter unfayorable report was the ar
rangement for exits. The committed
reported that il was not ready to reel
ommend permit on the present rIans |
On favorable report by the buildingI
inspector, garage permit was granted
to j. G. Mcleod for the corner of
Averill and Jefferson streets and toI
l. 9. Rizzi to reshingle house at |
Comolli street Alex Garetto appeared
to protest against the granting of
permit to the Texaco Co to erect tanks
so near his property line on Railroad
street He stated that the operations
contemplated the erection Of tanks
within so feet of wooden building
owned by him. The permit granted TO
4he company was for construction not
nearer than 500 feet. so the committee
Of the whole will inspect the premises
late this afternoon.
The Molla store at 50 Berlin street
protested against bill from the qtreet
department for six hours work in pre-
venting a flood in the Easements of the
store during recent heavy rain. the
declaration being made that it was not
up to the store proprietor to paw the
cost OF the labor and that it really
was three hours instead of siK. As TO
the latter declaration it was explained
that work done after midnight was
charged double land this work was
from 3 TO s q. M, so the six hours
charge was accounted for. As to the
other declaration, the board eonsid-
cred that the city was not liable for
the bill
George Straiton announced that he
accepted the $1,000 land damage
awarded him by reason of the con
templating raising of the road on
South Main street south of the new
granite arch bridge providing the grade
at the intersection of the highway
and the railroad was not raised more
than two and one half feet.
John w. Storrs of Concord. n. n
engineer on the bridge pro.
iect, communicated TO the board the~
belief that instead Of the aame
'Storrs" being placed on the construc-
tion slab of the new bridge there
should be the name of Sidney Lee
Ruggles, the city engineer, on the
ground that Mr.. Ruggles had had 0, er-
sight of the work. 1t was explained
that the slab had already been let
tered.
Frank K. Bailey's query whether he
would have 10 have a permit TO oper-
ate a gasoline engine for the making
)f cider on Brook street was answered
By the assertion that no permit would
De required. incidentally. the alder
men seemed pleased 70 know the locs
ion of the proposed cider mill
The city clerk was authorized to pur-
'hase a new book typewriter machine
md turn in the present machine, the
ret cost TO fDe S21e
> 4 resolution calling for the issuing
Il notes to the amount Of $4,000 in
anticipation of South Main street
ridge bonds was passed to a second
eading. and a resolution relating to
departmental appropriations was
,assed 10 second reading and will
'e adopted at a special meeting Of the
'oard o-night.
Before the favorable report on the
epartmental appropriation resolution
here was scrutiny Of the financial
tstemeut Of the municipality and il
'Rs found that two departments have
verdrawn the amounts SET aside for
hem, namely. the fire department and
he health department. The FIRE depart
rent has overdrawn Sl.27a92 thus
~. and Il was figured that - 600
-ould he required TO meet that aud
he cost of the department for the re
lainder Of the year. bringing the
ears expenditures Of the department
p to S20.J00. There was considerable
-itieism by members Of the board
bout the cost Of this department The
aalth account was overdrawn sl47.
ld S225 was set aside in the resolu-
on acted on last night,
Other appropriations named in the
were. Sidewalks. 500:
ections. $50; poor, $500; state and
untv taxes, s ,i902i surface sew
:. $500
The sizeahle amount Of So .623 -
~ ordered paid 70 the state treasur-
the amount being Barre's state tax
r 1920. Other warrants ordered paid
IRE: Streets. $500; engineering,
925: water. Sll26l: fremen, slaL-
!. fremen's bonus. $3.50; police. sos
. {. L. Booth. $50; Miss Gridley. s36.
SUIT OVER CHILD.