The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-04
WANT TRACK
EXTENDED
City Council PetitiOned to
Cause Street Railway
TO EXTEND ITS LINES,
Citizens Want Track Extended to Quar-
~ Street and Nelson Street--Matter
Of Snow Beside Tracks
Again Up.

A petition, signed by several hundred
citizens, and asking for an extension Of
the street railway tracks on South Main
to Quarry street, was presented to the
city council at it's regular monthly meet
ing last evening. The petition read:
l~We hereby request that action be
taken through your honorable body to
cause the Barre and Montpelier Traction
and Power Co. to extend its tracks along
South Main street to Quarry street,
and through such other streets in that
vicinity as in your judgment viii best
lsuit the convenience of the public We
ask this action To be taken as it Il
now a matter OF public necessity that
the car service should be improved and
extended at this end of the city, and
the same as was anticipated by the city
when the charter for said company was
granted. We refer more especially TO
section 81 of the franchise granted in
February, 1885,
There was also second petition ask
ne to have the tracks extended on Wash.
lington to Nelson street
Section 2f of the railway eompany's
lcharter referred to in the petitions, reads
as follows:
'If at any time after two years from
1.-THE completion of the said street railway
THE City Council shall deem it necessary
for the convenience of the inhabitants
of said city that the said street railway
be extended to point on South Main
street five hundred (5O0) feet northerly
of the southerly limit Of said city, and
shall 50 declare, or if at any time after
FIVE years from the date on which said
Railroad Company shall endorse its ac-
lceptance upon this resolution, said City
: Council shall deem it necessary for the
accommodation of the inhabitants Of said
city, and shall so declare, said railroad
shall operate the same through such
streets Of said city as the City Council
lshall designate, and to q point five hum
ldred (500) feet northerly of the south-
Eofiy line Of said wy, Under the same
conditions al set forth In this resolution,
lprovided, however, that il the Railroad
Company shali deem salch extension UNI
necessary for the public need and con-
lvenienee it may apply to the Railroad
Commissioners, who shall determine
whether such extension is SO necessary
Alderman Adie expressed the opinion
that the street railway should be made
to comply with the provisions of its
charter and extend its tracks to Quarry
street After some further talk on tho
subject the petition was referred to the
council as q committee Of the whole, and
! the city attorney for consideration.
The street railway came in for further
consideration on the matter Of removing
! snow from its tracks. Supt Of Streets
Z Bruce wanted to know what was going
to be done. Washington street was dan
| Igerous for teams to travel over and the
railway company was doing nothing to
remove the snow 1t had piled up in ridges
in the street.
The opinion of City Attorney Gordon
was read, in which he declared there
was 10 question but what it u the
duty Of tho railway to remove the
] snow from its tracks and street and
G splace 1t where the street commissioners
j direct, but that the commissioners
. should give written notice to the rail
{ way As to where to put the snow, and
G Iif 1t was not done in proper time the
] lcity could remove il and charge TO the
: railway. This report was accepted and
F; the street committee directed to attend
i TO the matter.
/ The city council convened At o'clock
with two members absent, Alderman
Sowden being i'll and Alderman Burke
out 81 the city. a large number 81
lcitizeHs being present, the regular order
) Of business was suspended to hear them
MIR. Grcgoire of Wood 4 Gregoire ap-
lpeared second time IN regard to .
4 disputed bill for work done in eonHec
9 tion with the laying Of the foundations
of the Brock street bridge. Mr.. Gregoirs
!; stated that the work Of clearing earth
!. from ont the stream was not d part oi
8 is contract and he asked SEAS extra fol
I this work. City Engineer Allen stated
G if Wood s Gregoire could show the worl
performed was not 4 part Of their con
e tract, he would personally pay it, bui
i he considered it was part ef theil
Z contract The street commissioner
claimed it was not a Legal bill, Mr.
(srcgoire thought If the bill WAS disal
lowed OH tie grounds advanced, thai
the removal Of the enrth was a par
q Of the contract, Il was an injustice K
his firm. The matter Bas referred Il
an executive session.
!. John Nicholson appeared for Mr.. CASHIER
/ Of Farewell street, whose sewer assess
n men Was due. RSr. Cashcn expected Il
o pay, but wanted little more time. Mr.
Il Nicholson said an he asked was thai
o Mr. Casbin be used az we'll as the cit,
3 used others. II was voted TO give Nj
Ca4hen to March lat IN which TO pay.
John BrodericlS appeared ID regard &
sewer assessment against himself o.
Circle street. lie said he was assesses
Il for 200 feet frontage when he owned onl.
lfts feet. The matter was referred t
the street commissioners to report back
y w. A. Lane had been assessed $500 fo
=. sewer extension tlat did not benef
~ him, as his house was already connectee
4 with the sewer Referred for investi
d cation.
Il Philip Halyosa appeared before tn