The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-14
MONTPELIER
City Council Proposes Tax of SIS on
Gasoline Stands.


Gasoline Stands.
!. The regular city council meetin
! took place last evening and the mem
bers of the council deliberated from
: little after o'clock until HAS o.
matters pertaining to city manage
ment. Clerk 4. r. Merrill presented
, budget for the councils consideration
He will show at each meeting the de
auctions from the appropriations as h
has compiled them. Thomas Cory APP
peared and wanted to buy strip o
Hand near the reservoir. He criticized
the councils recent appointment o.
sanitary inspector. The listers will get
the same pay as last year, 50 a day fol
time employed and their clerk $3.50 9
day, The chief of police received an in,
crease in pay to the same figure that
the chief of the fire department gets
S28 week, while the council decided
to leave the patrolmen at the present
figaro. one of the members stating il
lis more Nthan the regular firemen re-
ceivc per week which seemed to close
1.-THE discussion of the subject.
The following were. granted milk
licenses: NJ. g. Andrews, T.. c. Harris,
Chauncey Minot, JasR Bailey, Guy NJ.
Hale, A. r. Bird, II. NJ. Farnham, NJ.
| NJ Cutler, C. L. Bliss, ir Asa Bald
win, Ed. Gould. J. II. Gates, B. w.
Daniels, w. c. Silloway, II. S. Tabor,
| l.. L. Minot, George Grout, w. r.
Cooley, Murray Bros. Redfeld Phil,
lips, l.. l.. Doten. H. L. Lawrence, Mrs.
IT, Coates, Warren Walker, r. b..
Thresher and L. A. Hood
The claim Of May Wheeler for a
horse which died after il became mired
on the Cutler cemetery road last
spring was left on the table. c. J..
Hunt, city attorney, wrote the council
that if it paid the claim it would in
validate the taxes if anyone raised
the question: lin spite OF the fact that
the voters in city meeting had voted
to pay her $3.50 The council last year
rejected the claim on the same basis
II. s. Tabor asked the council to re.
pair the road leading TO his house,
while Clyde Coffrin wrote the council
asking that Guernsey avenue, now
having been laid out, be put in pas
sable condition The water rent at the
rarochial school was abated. Mayor
Blanchard has been checking up the
of the children to that |
school and viii take the matter up
with Rev. p. j. Long, relative to de- |
the expenses, it being found |
that, according to the resolution adopt !
ed in the city meeting, some are being !
who are not entitled to be- |
Ordinances providing for S25 fee
from all persons who have gasoline 1
tanks on the street and one relative |
to certified herds Of cattle or the own
srs having made application for test
ming the herds before a milk license, /
were started on the way and viii
'ome up at the next meeting. Alder
nan Carpenter was given authority TO
.ell the two sprayers, old ladder truck,
he old band wagon AT the Taylor /
,torehouse and such other unused
property as he finds there. The claim
II q. 7. Iackey for 500 when in charge 4
II the land near Berlin pond was res
erred to Mayor Blanchard for further I
Two resolutions pertain u
NJ TO temporary loans of $4,000 each,
me for the general fund and one for
he school fund, were adopted. The
Jerks salary and his assistant were
ixed at the same sums as a year ago,
Iamely, $1,000 and one half the record
ng fees for the clerk and S25 week {
or his assistant. The matter of the
ire horsse being used for the street
prinkling was left to the mayor for
to be made There was
little more talk about better cooper :
ton from some angles. Apparently |
he council will insist on cooperation :,
his year.
Commissioner Ferry, pursuant to the
squest of the council, filed his report !,
( road and bridge repairs needed and =
e will get estimates as 10 cost and !,
sport at a special meeting. Other than
'gular upkeep, repairs are needed on q
worcester branch, Barre. Mortified, !
erlin, Hill and lower State streets.
racy and Deavitt road, road on Town q
i'll. and Coward Cutler cemetery. Mid q
eseX Center road, Horn of the Moon, =
ale road. Gallison hill. East Montpel- :,
r road OFF branch Cummings street =
early all the bridges in the city need =
me attention.