The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-06
Aldermen Contradict Col
burns Fire Station Findings.
STREETRAIL WY EXTENSION
Resolution Ordering Road to Build South
Main Street Line to City Limits
introduced at Council Meeting
New Call Fireman:

The fires station tower came In for
further consideration at the special city
council meeting last evening, when Arch
iteet Colburn made his report on the
condition Of the building. Some Of the
statements in the report We're contra
dicted by the aldermen and the council
refused unanimously to accept it until
it was modified and corrected. Mr..
Colburn's report was as follows:
In response to your request for a
report regarding the present condition
Of tie tower of the new fire station,
] beg to hand you the following. /
have carefully gone over all of the brick
work, and find that there are not any
defects in the walls, and cannot see
where there has been any settlement
Of same since it has dried out. or cannot
find where they were not bonded at
least every sixth course, as is customary
in most Of the brick buildings through
cut the city, The mortar which was
used in the construction of the tower
find ia giving good adhesion to the
brick, and the tower when completed
will hold many more bells of like
weight TO the one already on the tower
The vent stacks or chimneys as many
think they are, which are simply 4-inch
brick stacks for ventilating the stable,
etc, are in poor condition at the
top owning to their being laid in freez-
ing weather and it cannot be expected
to be able to be used with success as
"a hitch post for guy wire OF der
rick, as it was, and as soon as q strain
was placed on 1t. it was pulled over
The damage til the tower was caused
entirely by the apparatus which was
employed the first time in trying to
raise the bell. The apparatus was de-
signed in such a way that when there
was any strain placed on it that there
was but very little downward pressure,
it was a pry on the side of the tower,
which had been laid but short time, |
and anyone with any knowledge of the
strength Of brick walls will say that |
the contractor is not in any way to
blame for the way that the tower was
damaged All the damages have been
properly repaired by the contractors and
the bell is safely in the tower, and l
trust to there being no further aeci
dents.a
When the report had been read to the
council alderman Mckenzie stated that
the crack in the back wall of the tower
was seen Monday by himself, the mayor
and two or three Of the other alder
men, but when he was up there Thurs
day it appeared to have been filled up.
lie further said that the report was not
true as to bonded courses. There were
no bonded courses, the mayor had said |
SO, and Alderman Adie had been unable |
to find them.
Alderman Adie said that when the |
committe went up to look at the tower |
the other evening with the contractor |
there was no crack to be seen, as on |
Monday. He did not know what had |
been done to it.
The mayor said he was ur with the
aldermen several times to look at the |
tower The architect may say the brick |
are bonded, but he could not see it. He
had never seen brick laid that way be-
fore.
On motion Of Alderman Mckenzie the
report vas unanimously referred back
to the architect for notifications and
corrections,
Street Railway Extension.
4 resolution was presented ordering
the street railway company to extend
its South Main street tracks southerly
TO 500 feet beyond the city limits, as
provided in the conditions of its fran
chise, work on the extension to begin
within 30 days, failing which the street
railway to be enioined from doing fur
ther business in Barre Alderman Me-
Kenzie favored the adoption of the res
olution. He said the city was growing
rapidly in that part Of the city and the
extension was need TO accomodate the !
public. Alderman Adie and Milne also
spoke in favor of the resolution, but be- |
fore putting it to passage it was decided |
to submit it to the city attorney to see |
if the resolution was in proper FORM
L. J. Bolster wanted to know why |
his bill against the city wasn't paid He |
desired to pay his water rents, and want |
ed the money due him from the city |
to pay the same. If there was any
thing wrong with his bills he would |
like TO know 1t so that he could correct |
the same, but it they were all right he |
wanted them paid. 1t was voted to
pay the one against the water depart |
ment, but the one against the street |
department was referred to the street |
committee to see Mr.. Bolster as it was |
claimed by Mr.. Mckenzie that the city |
did not owe it.
The president of the currier Park as
sociation called the attention of the
council to the fact that boys were us
ing the park for ball ground and were
destroying the grass and shrubbery on
the same. The matter was referred to
the police committee to see that it was
stopped.
Henry Premier asked for restaurant
license for 16 Granite Street. The APP
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