The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-24
REFUSED GAS" TANK
ON BOYCE LOT
Aldermen Voted Against Oliver Bat
terry Stations Application for
Above Ground Equipment.

1Ight business ana Oh IDutiHe Ho {.
ture occupied the attention OF the
Barre board of aldermen last night.
Continued protest was made by prop
crtv owners on Durkee place against
locating a 10000 gallon gasolene tank
Oh the Boyce lot adjoining; and, IN
that connection, telegram was read
from the Boston underwriters. to the
effect that an above ground tank would
increase the insurance rates in that .o-
cality. After some talk, the alder
men voted to refuse permit for an
above ground tank on the Boyce lot,
the Oliver Battery Station having
been the applicant.
A permit was also refused to Abram
Fine and others to cut a door in the
ell Of property being remodeled at tne
corner of Main and Granite street Tor
the purpose Of driving an automobile
into the ell. Building Inspector Rand
had recommended against the appsl-
cation. Permits were granted, as foi-
lows: Gus Gregoire, Is by 20 garage,
] Bank street; Mrs. Annie Ross, TO
move garage from 30 Franklin street
to so. the same street; A. Bianchi 70
move a henhouse from Grant avenue
to Brooklyn street: A. Giora, to move
henhouse from Birch street to How
land street.
NJ. Deep was granted permit to m
stall 250 gallon gasolene tank on
North Seminary street.
Application Of the New England Tel.
4 Tel. Co. for joint pole permits with
the Montpelier & Barre Light & Power
Co was referred to the street COM
mittee to investigate and report. The
same committee, with the city engi-
neer, received the application of He
bert & Ladrie to build a private sew
er from their stoneshed property across
West Second street to the river. To
the finance committee was left the
matter of proposed band concerts. The
city engineer reported negotiations
with the II. Al Manning Go. for making
map of the city with the assistance
Of the city engineer, the Manning Co.
to have the exclusive right TO sell the
maps but the city to be furnished
some for its own use. No action was
taken
City Attorney Dufficy reported prog
ress ON the hearing on the foreclosure
on the Barre & Montpelier Traction &
Power Co. and sought expression OF
opinion as to the stand already taken
by the city council relative to cutting
OF the Washington street line in Barre
and the Seminary hill line in Mont
pelier. along with other matters. He
was informed that the city council
was against cutting of these lines.
The city attorney also reported tnat
he had taken no action on suggested
revision OF the proposed city ordinance
regarding iitneys.
ON adiourning the aldermen decided
"a meet next week on Monday night
a. the regular night, Tuesday, falls on
holiday
The following warrants were read
and ordered paid City clerk payroll,
Ss6.07: street department payroll.
S72I.32; engineers payroll, S22.s2; wa
ter department payroll, S97.gS; fire de-
partment payroll, sl95.a5; police de-
partment payroll, SS2.s5; police depn-
sies. s72: assessors payroll. ss4; G. L.
Booth, services as ianitor, $40; Camp
garage, sl,2s7.50; Harvey and Mover
s5.34; ID. NJ. Miles Coal company, si2.-
10; Drown Motor Car company. $500;
n. q. Bennett. slS37a; Standard Oil
companv of New York, S5l7 IS; Unit
ed Lead company, sl7; w. $. barley a
90, 1863; Chapman Valve Co.. $3.50;
Martin Book store. Sl.20; Thomas Dr.
neen. returned burial permits, 7Se;
cemetery commissioner. Hope ceIre
terv, burial permits returned, sle,75;
cemetery commissioner, Elmwood Gem
etery, burial permits returned. S33.25;
city treasurer, freight and express by
superiutendents orders, S24T.70; Sem
ct SoIway company, sl9o4d.