The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-16
SCULPTOR JEVNEWEIN
PRESENTED BILL
For $500 as First Payment by City
Of Barre on Proposed Soldiers
and Sailor1 Monument.

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and Sailori Monument.
i Routine matters made up the major
lportion Of the work of the board Of
aldermen last evening before it went
4 into executive session.
| The report for the past month by
Overseer Of the Poor H. w. Scott was
read and accepted. The report showed
bills and payments for various causes
to the amount OF Sl,275.37.
c., Paul Jennewein, the New York
sculptor who is at work on the Barre
soldiers and sailors monument. pre-
sented his bill for 5000 as provided
by his contract for the first payment
| by the city on the memorial. The
board decided that it was only proper
| that the conditions of the contract be
respected and ordered the city clerk
to draw up warrant for the amount
required.
over what is evidently a marvellous
jump in the values in the town of
Williamstown, for notification was re-
ceiyed from the listers of the town
| that the tax appraised on the Mex
kleson farm, on which property the
city expects to erect reservoir, had
been raised from $500 to $4,000. The
matter was ordered referred to the
city attorney.
A report from the city engineer.
street superintendent and street com
mittee in regard to assessment for re-
pairs according to the land frontage
on certain streets was read and ap-
proved.
Charles Henderson, whose Overland
car was damaged to some extent when
it went into hole left when dirt had
not been replaced around a sewer, was
in to find what action the council had
taken at its meeting and was mott
fed by the board that the matter had
been overlooked He placed the dam
age to his car as about $50. He was
asked to report to the city clerk later
in the week for the result of the
boards decision
Willis venable appeared with Mr..
Ruggles to see about making a change
in the water conditions near his home
on Wendell place. He claims that
while leveling of land in front of his
house last year for garage he un-
covered the water pipe. He is willing
TO bury il if desired but in view of the /
afct that his drinking water is al
ways dirty he wished the course of
the pipe changed Mr.. RuggIes rel
ported that the pipe had dead end,
having been put in with the Elm
street line before the main line was
placed on fremont street. This allows
sediment to settle in the pipe. The
matter can be corrected by running
the dead end to fremont street, dis
tance of 40 feet and at a cost of about
$40. This it was decided to do.
The American Legion was granted
4 rebate Of 500 paid for the license
privilege Of erecting 90 booths along
Main street in their coming street ba-
zaar
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfredo Saldi report
that Oswald street has been washed
out 80 that IL is impossible and asked
hat ii be repaired. The matter was
referred to the street committee for
Leonard Tomat was granted permit
20 remove henhouse from 80 Berlin
street to his newly purchased house on
10 Smith street. B. P. Shadroui of
Brook street notified the board in a
of the fact that he was
yoing to remove the rock in front Of
lis store and asked that the city at
end to the work of removing the
iebris thus caused. The board ordered 1
he city clerk to notify him that he
must ask for a permit to remove the
ock before any action could be taken
N the matter at all.
lar Abbey OF this city reported that I
hat he is bankrupt and unable to pay :
lis taxes as required. He was or {
erred to file claim with the city at
orney before action could be taken. I
An application by Win Carter ask !
ng for appointment as special officer !
( the Park theatre was read and ac- !
epted by the obard
The following warrants were read Q
nd ordered paid: City clerks pay
oil, ss6.07, street department payroll, y
$500; engineers payroll, s3s.o7; wa n
rr department payroll, s50.73; fire de-
artment payroll. s205.35; police pay =
oil, $3.50; assessors payroll. Slo4.- :
o: c. L. Booth. janitor, $40; d. NJ. !
lilies. s736; Calder and Richardson. s
l.7o; J. b. Robinson, sl3l-s2: Berger =
Ifg. Co.. S54.f0; Acme Road Machin- =, !.
" company, sl0.s0; H. Rowell, y
500; c. W. Averill, s5.s7; Reynolds
nd Son. s2.io; H. Hebbep. ss.99; II. !,
/. Bennett, S5.l5; Lane-Davis com :
any, sll.6s; Perry Auto company, :;
/. %: ID. z. Ossols, service as alder .,
an to Aug. l2, $500; James w. Sui r
van, posting check lists, 81; +. ID. n,
add company. slos: ]. C. Heney, fire. =
ans three-year bonus. 500; the h,
lectrie store, so.2s; Montpelier and =.
are Light and Power company, $685. N
}; n. E Tel and Tel company. sl4-- n
!; McAilister and Kent. assessment OF
Mekklcson farm insurance. s297; IN
W. Dillon, insurance on poor farm w
N frs s+afiou assessment 1910: