The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-11-29
Aldermen Cali Themselves
Bound BY Citizens and !
! School Board
TO PURCHAs5 LAND
ON E ] I STREET
H. W. Fits s Ills for 5000
and jam s F. Higgins
f.s $500

Although some OF the aldermen oo'
jected to the price set on two parcels
Of land on Elm street, which the citis
zens recently voted to buy for play
ground, the board voted last night to
90 ahead with the purchase, feeling Il
self to be bound by the action Of tho
citizens and the negotiations Of the
school commissioners. The combined
price was 1900.
The opinion was expressed by some
that the price was too high by severai
hundred dollars, but it was stated that
the school commissioners considered
the price the lowest the city could get
Harold w. Fits, owner Of the irreg
ular triangle at the corner Of Eln
and Franklin streets, asked 5000; and
James +. Higgins, acting as inte-
mediary for Minnie f. johnson o.
Syracuse, n ", asked 800 for the II.
regular rectangle having Elm street as
the westerly boundary and Franklin
street as the eastern boundary. The
Fits property had been held by Mr.
Fits two years and the other parcel
1922, it being stated in connection with
the latter transfer that the deed from
Mrs. johnson to Mr.. Higgins was made
to expedite the transfer to the city,
The Fits lot measures III by 100 by
l63 feet and the other is 80 feet front
and runs back up the hill 1875 feet.
The proposed milk inspection ordl.
nance was passed to second reading
1t provides 81 fee for milk dealers
regular inspection and pay of an in
spector not to exceed $500 per year. .
A resolution was adopted TO issue
the citys notes in the sum of S4600e
100000 water bonds; and the placing
of the notes was left to the finance
committee and the mayor.
f. L. Lovett of the Montpelier y
Barre Light and Power company ap.
peared in relation to the city's con.
tract for street lighting, the old con
tract having expired Nov. |, and alsc
in relation to the more adequate and
more attractive lighting for Main
street and that portion of Washington
street to Mount street. Two proposed
bracket lamps have already been in.
stalled on poles near the city park
corner, the lamps giving a more dir
fused light, it WAS claimed. The light
ing committee recommended the install
lation of these lights, and the report
was accepted.
d. NJ Gilbertson resigned as wirina
and the resignation was ae
cepted.
The Boston & Maine railroad, acting
for the Barre & Chelsea railroad, die.
claimed obligation for paving assess.
ment Of South Main street, and the
matter was referred to the city attor.
ney. The amount of the assessment K
S46l "a.
The city attorney, together with the
street committee. was given the inyes.
tigation Of bill of SIS from Calista
A. Smith for sand and gravel said ic !.
have been taken out of the river bank
near Phelps mill
McAllister & Kent, owners OF prop.
prtv at $3.50 Granite street repudiated
a bin for water, claiming that bro
ken pipe was found uader one of the
tenements after they had had occasion
to visit the property. Before that.
their letter stated. they had not had
occasion to visit the property because
the overseer of the poor was paying
rent. The aldermen took no action, al
though the opinion was expressed that
The fact the city was paying rent did
not make any difference.
A report by the city engineer and
he city attorney, recommending
.wo-rod road on Fairview street was
aid on the table. A warrant was or.
Tered paid to Raymond Mccarthy for
s6450 for payment for cutting and
hauling city wood. The Montpelier 4
Barre Light 4 Power Co.'S request for
pole location on Branch street was
granted.
The matter of ipsarance on the oil
own hall was left with the city clerk
o confer with the Salvation Army
he new owners, and the Insurance.
agents. t. L. Lawliss ras given a COW
permit on the Allen farm. The build
ng inspectors report for October
ihowing % permits. was granted.
The following warrants were read
md ordered paid: City clerks payroll
'S6.0T: street department. S37s.5x:
ngineer, $26.4s; water department,
'g5. 50; fire department, Slge-S5; po-
ice department. Ss2-S5; C. l. Booth,
20; street sprinkling for 1922, $3.50.
a; r. NJ. Mccarthy. hay, s66s.;
seorge Tanguay, returned burial per.
nits. 50; Granite Savings Bank \
Trust Co. sl45O; +. Z. Brock. truck
ng election booths. S27.7s: H. w.