The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-14
Interested in Street Railway
Extension, But---
WANTSOTHERS TO DO WORK
Council Votes That Beacon Street Grade
Be Maintained as ESTABLISHED
Reports from 0fieials-To
Cover in Water Pump

At the adjourned special meeting OF
tile city council last evening Alderman
Adie sought information about the pro
posed street railway extension at the
south End, which the council has had
up for consideration on numerous oc-
casions tlis year. He wanted to know
ii the railway company had made any
move 10 extend its lines, 10 which the
city clerk replied they had rot to his
IsnowIedge, and would not, IN al proba
blitv, until ordered to By the city, Adie
and Milne thought they should be or
derea to and Alderrnan Mckenzie moved
that resolution ordering them 70 ex-
tend their tracks up South Main street
be prepared and presented at the next
meeting, Tuesday evening, Alderman
Milne ana the mayor thought the road
should 90 up Aver street, and II was
| further stated the city would have 70
arrange to erect a new bridge on South
Main street if the railway extension
was ordered on that street. Objection
was made that the city could not order
an extension along Aver street until It
| had secured a right TO cross the Barre
railroad tracks from the railroad COM
mission.
The question was discussed for some
| time but the council could not agree
on a route and Alderman Mckenzie
\ withdrew his motion. Alderman Milne
then moved that the matter be referred
ia the street committee to devise o
lroute and report but Alderman Mcken-
ze entered a vigorous protest, He said
i the street committee could not do oil
the work that came before the council,
and that as Alderman Milne was espec-
tally interested ia the extension he
should be put on the committee 70
straiohten the matter out Alderman
Milne objected strenuously to having
anything to do with it and urged that
tie street committee take it la hand
Alderman Adie said lie was interested
and ready TO take o hand and do what
lie could, aud 1t was finally voted that
| Alderman Milne and Adie be o special
c5mmittee III the matter TO investigate,
report and present resolution, Alder
man Milne protesting to the last against
being on the committee
Tie mayor was authorized TO execute
a lease to Charles Stone for room
Il in the old city building, and another 70
!. G. A. Badger for piece Of lard on the
! Martin brook in Williamtsovr-
i City Engineer Allen made report on
the grade Of Beacon street o. follows
] sIn regard to the curb set on Beacon
I street this year, / find, on investigation
], that the curb is set on the grade q
ki the street as established BY the street
i commissioners in 1899 and shown on 2
4 plan on file IN the city engineers office
= signed by G. s. Clrrier, city engineer
/ and Abram Mann and Fl. @. Patterson
I street commissioners. excepting about Sg
{ feet iii front of the property of ;. y
J. Allen, where the grade has been changed
as shown on a plan dated Feb. 6, 1904
on file In the city engineers office slgnes
bv the city engineer and street commits
sioners. the curb there being set to foi
low tile grade as shown on the plai
dated Feb. 8, 1904 Tie curb IS ut tn
same level on tile opposite sides OF tn
street excepting d few feet under tn
driveway OH the eastefiy side Of tn
I street where there is sag Of neari,
three inches caused BY teams passing
Il over the curb before it was properl,
tamped and in place.
i Ii was voted to accept the report an
I bring the curbing to grade where !
j, has fallen below, as reported BY n
i city engineer
I Chief Of Police Brown reported 2
! arrests in June, of which IS were fo
!. intoxication.
Building permits were asked to max
Y changes ia the Page house on Prospec
: street, and to repair the house oceupie
!" by Alex Corey on the same street Bot
were granted.
e The matter Of housing the pump an
I boiler on the Smith farm, used in pump
: ing water from Stevens branch in case
= Of drouth, was referred to the chair
man Of the water committee and til
property committee to investigate an
report
1T was voted that every company (
individual opening streets for the pui
pose Of laying or repairing pipes (
o. any other purpose must replace the dii
in such a way as to leave the stre'
in as good condition as it was whe
2 opened and all parties opening stree
er shall be held responsible for the repa
lg Of that part OF the street opened +
u a period Of three months thereafter.