The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-02
CITY GETS S772.43
FROM GAS COMPANY
It's Share of Gross Receipts for Yeal
in Payment for Franchise Right
Police Record for October,
Ten Arrests.

Barre's police record for October con.
sisted OF ten arrests, Of which two were
for intoxication, one for keeping liq.
| nor, four for breach of the peace, two
| for larceny and one for operating an
automobile without lights. This report
submitted by Chief Sullivan, was some
what heavier than during the summer
months but was, nevertheless, below
the seasonal average. The report was
accepted by the city council last night
The police report was one of the
few matters considered at the regular
meeting Auditor Robert Mackie re-
ported the gross earnings of the Barre
Gas Go. for the year to be $3S, S,621.6l
two per cent OF which, or S772.4 goes
to the city treasury under the com
pany's franchise. The report was ae-
cepted.
Skating privileges for the winter
were considered at some length, on re-
quest of George f. Ball to have a line
OF city water pipe run from Camp
street under Lincoln campus to the
tract between the football field and
Eimwood cemetery so that the place
could be flooded The council seemed
disposed to grant the request, but the
matter was referred to the water com
mittee. Formerly, the skating rink at
Gospel village has been located on the
tennis courts northwest of the Lincoln
school but it is proposed to have a
larger space, so the location of the Lin
coin field was sought.
Building permits were granted to
Robins Bros. to build II by l2 addi.
tion TO their Office building on Boyn-
ton street; to Edward Lavalley to re-
model small storehouse off Orange
street: to Robert Dawson to move a
henhouse from Mount street to Bugbee
avenue; to the Aldrich library trus-
tees, to remodel front entrance and
stairway of the Aldrich block to pro-
vide quarters for the Peoples National
bank
William Chamherlin was given per.
init TO keep COW at 40 Elm street and
Joseph Merlo was given permit to
run a bowling alley and pool room on
North Main street,
Bills were ordered paid as follows
Winslow & Co. Inc. S562.76; street
pay, S42625; engineering pay, S39.23;
water pay, sl2s.l0; fire pay, Sl95.45;
police pay, SST05; C. l. Bootss,, 20;
Miss Gridley, S26; William Wishart,
S5062; New Hampshire Cement Con-
strpction Co., S2,400; !. f. Spencer,
$50; overseer of poor, Sl,l75 for octo-
Der bills; George Straiton. $1,000. dam
ages on South Main street.
H. 4. Phelps appeared in behalf of
bis daughter, owner of property on
South Main street, to protest against !
the action of the street committee in |
TO award damages to Miss |
Phelps for raising the grade of South |
Main street near the new granite /
bridge when the committee awarded |
3 900 to Mr.. Strsiton. Mr.. Phelps said |
he was not finding fault with the
award TO Mr.. Straiton but he did pro-
.est against the refusal of damages to
Miss Phelps as neither Just, fair. legal |
Tor equitable. Mr.. Phelps said it was
J disgrace to the city" 10 have such |
lctions take place and he did not be-
ieve the aldermen were elected for
hat purpose.
Chairman heast of the street com
nittee started to explain the position
II the committee in the matter but
vas interrupted by Mr.. Phelps state
nent that he would not believe them
With their hand on the Bible: where
lpon Chairman kesst made no further
fort at that time. Mr.. Phelps inti-
mated that the matter would be
'rought into court Later Chairman
lesst said that the grade had not
'een raised three feet in front of
Hiss Phelps property. but il had
cen raised more than three feet in
ront Of Mr. Strsiton's. and the city
vas not liable when the grade was
sised less than three feet.