The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-31
TO @. H. Hale to Construct an
Addition TO Pavilion
ELM STREET RESTRICTIONS
A Resolution Adopted Which Prohibits
Man From Building on His Own
Excepting Where the City Coun-
Gil Designates.

A special meeting of the city council
was held last evening at which the joint
committee on fire and license reported
on the applications Of o. FL Hale to
make certain repairs and additions to
his Buildings on Main and Pearl streets.
The committees report WIS as follows:
eve would recommend that a permit
be granted to Mr. Hale to cover the
alcoye on condition that it be covered
with iron, and we would also recommend
that if Mr.. Hale accepts this proposi-
stion that the building inspector be i'm
structed to see that these conditions
are carried out; otherwise, he is to re-
port any such failure Con the part Of
Mr.. HALEY to the city council or board
of aldermen to carry out the instruc-
tions. With regard To his request for
permit to build an addition to the
Pavilion we do not recommend per-
init"
The report was accepted.
G. j. Abiatti asked permission to
string wire from his house on Beck
ley street to the city limits to connect
with the lines of the Orange County
Telephone Co. The request was laid
on the table until such time as tho
company was granted franchise.
a. Chicaine, who resides in the To~
masi block, was listed last spring as
Al. "Shequinn and his tax was not paid
as his name did not appear on the tax
list when ho called to paw. Wien the
tax collector began hunting out delin-
quents be found the error. Mr.. Clieaine
extra fee, and it was voted the collector
De instructed to collect and send his bill
for fees to the city
The assessors reported on the case
| OF piece Of property set 10 both the
Connecticut Building and Loan Associa-
ton and Mr.. Blanchard that it whs sn
error, and that one tax should be re-
bated.
The street committee reported on
work done on East street above fremont.
Laurel street, Summer street between
Elm and Pearl street, Harrington ave-
nue, Elm street from fremont to Fast
street extension.
A resolution was adopted as follows:
'That, whereas, there are number
of laid out streets that appear on the
city map, and that are not owned by
tho city, and inasmuch as some houses
III the past have been set without anY
regard to uniform lines. etc. and mas
much as the city has been caused con-
siderable trouble and expense in litiga-
tion in endeavoring to straighten same
street. Therefore, be il resolved, that
hereafter when application Is made to
build that the engineering department
shalEg give the lines Of such street as are
laid out on the city's map, and that
the city council may at any time deter
mine what distance the buildings shall
be set back from the streets.
Another resolution relating % Elm
street ives adopted as follows:
That iEasmuch as Elm street from
Washington street to Summer street is
one of the principal side streets in the
city and irlasmuch as that said Elm
street from Washington to Summer
streets is likely to become business
street in the near future. and inasmuch
as the said Elm street is laid out and
surveyed aud records on file In the office
Of the city engineer and city clerk to
the effect that this said Elm street is
three rods wide. and inasmuoh is the
said street is not worked to its full
width at the present time; therefore, be
it resolved, that should any permits be
asked for to alter, repair, construct or
reconstruct any Of the buildings thereon
for business or residential purposes, that
said permit to alter, repair, construct
Of reconstruct any Of such buildings
snail only be granted on condition that
the buildings so altered, repaired, con-
straIcted oil reconstructed shall be put
hack to the city's surveyed lines This
Is not to be construed so as to hinder
such repairs as shingling or such small
alterations are may come under this
head.
The council then went into executive
session