The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-26
In Abating Dust Nuisance On
Main Street.
CITY WILL FURNISH WATER
Aldermen Vote to Accept the Invitation
to Attend the Robins Jollifcation
Meeting This Evening Requests
for Repairing Streets

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The dust nuisance ON Main street was
the principal topic for discussion at the
meeting of the board of aldermen last
evening, the matter being brought up
| by the Merchants association through
| its secretary, G. H. Anker. The mer-
chants want aid and asked the city for
! it. The city finally decided to do the
same as last year, which was to pay
| for the water used.
Three warrants, for library, interest,
and streets, were ordered paid, the three
sums aggregating $1,335.66.
The aldermen accepted the invitation
extended through r. S. Currier To attend
| the Robins iolliication meeting to be
| held this evening. The residents and
property owners on Beacon street, in
the third ward, asked that their street
receive notice from the city to the
extent Of lights, eurbing, fire alarm box,
| hydrant, etc. Alderman Mckenzie re-
ported that the street would be fixed
up as soon as it becomes dry enough,
also that there is fire alarm box one
minutes trip from the street.
A. Giaehini applied for a cafe license,
and the application was referrel to the
| license committee. The petition to have
the road to the stone sheds on the Gale
farm put into passable condition was
! referred to the city attorney to open
up the matter with the Montpelier &
| Wells River r.. r. as to grade.
The bill against w. A. Bradford for
| $100 for water used last year and to
be used this year in sprinkling the
streets was ordered returned to the
water committee, The petition to have
| city. AT this point Secretary Anker of
the Merchants association asked aid
1 for his organization, stating that they
will cost $575. W. A. Bradford who
owns the only sprinklers in town charges
Sl15 month for the service.
A recess was taken at this time SO
| that the aldermen could attend the city
meeting and incidentally find out how
much their services were worth.
Upon reconvening after the city meet
ing the board took up the street sprink-
ling proposition. Alderman Milne moved
that the city do the same this year as
last. G.. FL. Anker, secretary for the
Merchants Association, stated the city
had perfect right to pay for sprinkling
in front Of its own property, and that
unless the city can pay something for
| sprinkling in front of its property the
sprinkling could not be done this year.
1t was voted the city do the same as
| it did last year.
| X. s. CHrrier asked the city council
| to extend a water main 1875 feet on Well
| lington street to a new house he is to
erect this summer. Referred to water
committee to report back.
The board voted to forward to st.
| Albans the petitions for new railroad
| station for Barre.
The committee on fire alarm clock
reported il would cost sis q year to
| install one at the fire station, that
Fred King wanted S25 a year to con-
tinue striking the $40 bell, that o. J.
Dodge and F. G.. Austin would do it for
| SIS a year, that F. f. Burr didn't care
| to try it and that Il. o. Holmes would
do it for nothing for one year. 1t was
voted to put Taper in +. O. Holmes
as soon as the fire bell is placed.
The committee on charity recommend
ed Mrs. Duncan be engaged to carry on
| the poor farm another year at the same
| salary as last year. Accepted.
The committee on salaries recon-
mended the re.engagement of G. +.
Jones as janitor of the city building an
other year at S55 month, the same as
| paid last year. Accepted and property
committee authorized to draw up
contract
City Clerk Mackay called attention
| to the fact that contract after contract
was drawn up but never signed or eN-
ecuted. The papers were not worth the
| paper they were written on until ac-
eepted.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
| the street committee TO resurvey and
establish the boundaries of Seminary
street from Maple avenue to Brook
| street.
| Another resolution was adopted au-
| thorizing the purchase Of 1000 feet of
curbing for Washington and Elm streets.
Ii was suggested that such purchase
would more than use up the sidewalk
appropriation for the year, but it was
stated the Elm street curbiDg could be
omitted this year if necessary.
| In answer to question about filling
holes in the sidewalks and crossings
| caused by the gas company, G, IL Anker
| for the company, stated that Mr.. Tilton,
| the conereter, would be here just as soon
as all the frost was out of the ground.
Mayor Barclay presented sketch of
sewer cleaning apparatus which was
much used in Aberdeen and which he
| thought would be money saver for
Barre. Supt. Of Streets Bruce said il
would pay for itself in about three days.
| The mayor also showed model Of a
road scraper used in Aberdeen for scrap
| ing the mud out Of streets and cutters,
built something like horse rake. The
mayor was authorized to get price
on the latter machine and the sewer
scraper matter was referred to the street
committee to investigate.
| Alderman Adie stated the lessee Of the
city pasture for the past four years had