The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-06
VOTES TO BUY
LAND OF CHURCH
Barre City Council Would
Acquire Gospel Village
| Common =
If ARRANGEMA = IT'S
ARE SATISy ACTORY
Would H q y Cemetery
CommissA lers Pay
$1,000 of $1,5OO

i The Barre city council, at its regular
meeting last night, voted to buy the
Gospel Village common, so-called, from
the Congregational church, providing
the cemetery commissioners will pay
$1,000 of the purchase price of 81 500,
the city to pay the balance, and provid
ing satisfactory agreement can be
I made with the abutters.
This is a transaction that has been
discussed many years and has been be-
fore city meetings on several occasions.
The discussion came to head at this
time through knowledge that the Con-
gregational church had put the prop
erty on the market with the promise of
a warranty deed and through further
knowledge that private party had
practically bought the three acres, only
to hold up when there appeared some
likelihood that the city would buy
This private party, James Grearson,
one of the abutters, was willing that
the city should be the owner under sat.
isfactory arrangements. The council
acted last night in favor of tha pur-
terry commissioners and the abutters, it
being the opinion of all chat the city
ought to have title to the property.
The cemetery commissioners are in
terested through the fact that the Cos
pei Village common abuts Elmwood
cemetery and the commissioners have
laid out a new burial tract, which ex-
tends over onto the common. A public
thoroughfare runs through the com.
mon, being known as part of Hill
street although is not an accepted
street
Before the city council voted to pur-
chase. City Attorney Dufficy expressed
the opinion that the city council can
buy for cemetery and street purposes.
Other matters considered by the city
council were largely of routine ma
ture. Chief Sullivan of the police de.
partment reported IA arrests in Aug
ust--four each for intoxication and for
selling liquor, two for careless and
negligent operation Of motor vehicles
and one each for keeping liquor, breach
Of the peace. operating an automobile
while intoxicated and selling mortgaged
property.
Garage building permits were granted
to G. Garcar off Spring street and Silas
Matott on Washington street extension
and silo permit to Fred Perrin on On
ward street Paul Mascetti's appiica
tion for garage permit at 425 North
Main street and Gerald Holmes action
in enclosing shed without permit
were referred to the fire committee.
b. Shadroui's application for q per-
nit TO quarry down the great rock in
front of his store on Brook street was
referred 10 the street committee. The
same committee and the city engineer
received the matter Of the height OF the
lam at the Smith. Whitcomb 4 Cook
-o's plant, and also the matter of
sewer on Orange street on presentations
VI complaint by w H. Messer. The
water committee and the city attorney
we're instructed to draw up lease of
he Mekkleson farm in Williamstown.
The following warrants were read and
rdered paid City clerk. payroll, ss6.07;
treet department. payroll, S57446;
ngineer, payroll, S3T.s2; water de-
'artment, Ss4.4s; fire department, pay
oil. s20o.35; police department, pay
oil, ss6.45; assessors, payroll, 500: c.
:. Booth. 500; Keuffel & Esser Co.,
Y 7.s3: Raymond Mccarthy. teamine,
65: C. Nlillar & Son CO., ss094; Rens-
elaer Valve Co. sl6.l0; Scott Paper
o., s7.94; city water department. wa
er at city building, 50; Fl. G. Bennett,
1885; Lowell Mcleod. $3.50; r. +.
very. services as city physician, $50;
ohm Shea. burial permits returned.
LIS; c. A. Heath. painting street
igns. $3.50: treasurer of the town of
taxes for 1922, sll06s;
ity treasurer. cash paid out by super
itendent's orders, sl5035