The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-07
BETTER THAN
WAS EXPECTED
Inspection Of Main Street
Sewer
SHOWS PART IS GOOD
Expense Of Rslaying and Repairing to
Outlet VIII be Nearly $4,000,
Exclusive Of Plumbing.

A special meeting Of the city council
was held last evening to hear report from
city engineer g. r. Allen on the Main
street sewer. Mr. Allen reported verb
ally that on inspection be found the main
sewer in better shape than he expected
No part Of 1t is in first class condition, but
some portions are In fairly good shape
From ths end Of the paving in front II the
Miles block 10 Central street It il in bad
condition, from Central street 70 Brook
street, q distance Of q thousand feet, It is
fair, 1t is not badly broken, but is crack
ed and there Is a large amount OF leakage
From Brook street to Blackwell, dis
tance Of 200 feet, the tile Is broken down
and In very bad condition. from Black
well to First street, distance OF 14T5
feet, the line is in good shape
This section is through a rock cut, and
although irregular and carelessly laid is
on the whole, not In a condition to warrant
digging up aud relaying This makes
quite difference In what Is best to do.
From First street to the outlet the tile has
gone to pieces. To show how much tie sewer
drain the adjoining land. Mr. Allen stated
that at the National bank the how is
gallons a second, at Smith, Whiteomb &
CORN ~ - On kuAAN3H HGtVH0t ht ElEfk
street 50 gallons a second. One half the
territory drained comes into the line be
fore it gets TO the National bank The
sewer Is taking all the swamp water from
Central TO Brook street Mr.. Allen does
not believe II necessary to relay the tile
\ from Blackwell street to First, but from
there to the outlet il will have to be re-
laid. 1t should be Felaid from the Miles
block to Central street He had not esti-
mated the cost for pumping while relay.
ing the pipe, but 1t might be possible to
turn the sewer into the surface drain at
the National bank fora short time. This
II something the board Of health should
be consulted about before going into city
meeting. The danger from an open sewer
Is from dies, and If anything Ii to BIZ
done. ii should be at once.
Mr.. Allen estimated the cost of repair
ing about as follows Digging ditch, sI
per lineal foot, tile Sl.10 per foot, concrete
81 per foot, cement 10 cents per foot, lay
% cents per foot, total OF SIS. 50 per foot.
1 Mr.. Allen said the expense would be more
rather than less than this, and id addition
to the cost Of pumping Leaving out all
portions that are in fairly good sh0pe there
are 1860 feet from the end Of the paving
to the outlet that will have 10 be reiaid.
and at S3. so foot this will cost SIC. 500.
The cost Of pumping during the repairs
will be several thousand dollare more
Previous to Mr.. Aliens statement the
council appropriated 81 900 to the sewer
department aud also ordered paid bill Of
/ $l2S0 90 for sewer tile removed. A bill
from the Vermont Watchman Co. was re-
ferred to the printing committee with pow
er to act. An application from SegeI &
Brady to hang sign was referred to the
street committee.
A communication from the Consolidated
Lighting Co. stated that it could not allow
the deductions made by the city In the
April bill. Referred to lighting committee
and city attorney
An appropriation OF $500 vas made to
the overseer Of the poor
The matter Of granting a permit to G..
Merlo to move a h0use on Granite street
to within three feet of the buildings oeeu-
pied by Trow y Hslden came up. Mr.
Merlo already has permit to move the
house 10 within five feet Alderman Duff
~ moved that Mr. Merlo be granted per-
4 NIT provided he cover two sides of the
building with brick. Alderman Robins,
chairman 0f the fire committee. approved
the application
Damn 1t, said Alderman Du1y. II
don't believe in that kind Of business. 1
believe In justice to all u
Alderman Sowden moved an amendment
that Mr.. Merlo be given The option to COW
Ell with either iron or brick on four Sides
Alderman Duffy accepted the amendment
and Alderman Robins calling for yea
and nay vote, the board went on record
rs follows For permit Sowden. Burke,
Mckenzie, Alblsett and Duffy.
Against, Barclay aud Robins.