Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-27
ALDERMAN DURKEE
ASKED THAT HIS REoIGNATION RE
ACCEPTED LAST EVENING.

The regular meeting of the aldermen
was held last evening. Application
was presented asking permission TO
open highway southeaslerly from the
end OF Branch street across the land of
f.. ID. Becklcy and CD. Carpenter, then
easterly to brooklyn street. Referred
to the street commissioners.
l.. j. Bolster made application to con-
meet the property known as the Mary
Goldsbury property with the sewer. it
was granted provided the city will put
man hole in Tie sewer near the prop
erly, which they will probably do.
G. T.. Cutler was given permission to
connect his house on South Nam street
with the sewer.
a communication was read from AL
dernan Giles b. Durkec, asking that
his resignation as alderman from the
nth ward be accepted. 1t was refused.
Mr.. Durkce has been alderman from
this ward for number of years, and
his reasons for resigninr, ii is said, are
ON account of the work Of The city con-
tlicling with his own.
The following petitions were granted:
10 y. ID. Morse. to erect II stole-house
on West street; George Much, TO re-
>hin9le house ON the corner of Wash
inglon and Richardson streets, and to
build an addition to his house; l.. Nj.
Avcrill, to build an addition to his
house on keih street; ID. Nj. Miles, TO
build bay window to his house on
Summer street; l.. X. Averill. to re-
model his house on Washington street,
and to make general repairs; ii j.
Slayton, 10 build an ell to his house OH
Quarry street, W. A. Boycc, to re-
shii gle his house on North Main street
a. +. Dodge, to build II woodshcd in the
rear of his house on Summer street
John +. Smith 20 build Il barn and
house on East street; George Z. Boyce,
to build an addition to his house on
Academy sileet; a. II. Thurston, to re-
cover his house on North Acadamv
street with slate.
Israel Wood asked for permit to
build two->tory vcranda to his house,
and Sheplee q Jones to build an add-
ton on their block on North Main
street. Both these applications were
referred to the city engineer.
City Engineer Currier stated that he
had inspected the BRIDGE on Berlin,
street and considered it unsafe. A
number of complaints have been made
of late. The bridge is an old one built
of wood, and the cost of building new
one would be about $500. Referred
to the street committee.
Assessor Charles a. Smith asked that !
II plot be made of the lease land in the
city. 1t was granted.
A resolution was passed instructng |
Chief Engineer Phelps to hire men tenn
porariy i'll place Of the tiremen who
have enlisted. Ii is said that nearly 90
tiremcn have enlisted.
The bid of William Bidcll for tearing
down the walls of the old city building
was rejected, as he refused TO sign the |
contract as it was written by the mayor
The superintendent of streets was in
structcd to do the work as soon as pos
sibie.
c. l.. & II. s. Currirr We're given
permission to build Il fence and occupy |
one-half of the sidewalk in front of their !
propertv while the block is under con-
struction
A street was ordered to he laid out
from Eastern avenue AS far us Hall
street. also to lay out Park street from
Averil avenue to Elm street extension.