The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-16
Grounds on Which He Asks
Voters to Support Him.
NEEDED IMPROVEM ENTS
Would Have Man Appointed in Each
Ward to Look After Streets, Cutters
and Sidewalks Our
Water System.

Editor Barre Daily Times: As can
didate for another year would say,
think it is my duty to lay before the
voters of the city the policy would
ask them to support me On in the
March election, in regard to improve
ments to be made during the coming
year and Sd on.
1t has not been customary for d Mayor
to do this. have always been opposed
to men being put into Office witout the
voters knowing what they were to do
for them. At the coming caucuses /
hope the voters viii tell their wants to
the prospective candidates; make them
pledge themselves to carry them
through, if within the city's power to
do 80. A great deal is expected Of the
Mayor but his power is very limited:
if the Aldermanic Committees will not
work and attend to their duties, good
work cannot be done. If the board Of
aldermen and Mayor work in harmony
together, take hold and do things with
a will, good deal can be accomplished.
] The improvements | would like to see
carried out next season are given be-
low.
FirstI would have Main street
paved from termination Of the present
pavement as far as the sewer was re-
paired last year, including Depot Square.
Should the city be successful in winning
the case now in court, have the paving
| extend as far as Granite street, main
sewer to be repaired as far as could be
/ done before paving. In excavating Main
street for pavement, some good material
/ for making side streets will be taken
out; this could be utilized in making
some of the side streets at the same
time, thus killing two dogs with one
bone
A number of our side streets require
| some heavy fills, some months Of the
year they look like miniature lakes.
Would advise that those streets be made
Of q permanent nature, with granite
chips properly broken and packed to-
gether, then covered with six inches of
fine chips properly rolled down to hard
surface with steam roller Curbing
should be set to proper grade | do not
believe in curbing being set on streets
one foot higher on one side than the
other, where there is no need for 1t,
as some Of our streets are at present.
In former years, the grades Of our
streets and sidewalks seem to have been
laid down in haphazard manner
East street extension at Wendell Place
should be widened; a stone wall put in
to hold filling Of street, and sidewalk
| completed; street and sidewalk made To
fremont street. This should be done
the first of the season. Bids for the
stone work should be advertised for and
let early in spring, so work could be
done as soon as the frost gets out OF the
ground. Sidewalks should be laid where
necessary, euTbing should be set for
same. Citizens may. get along with a
muddy street if they have a good side
walk. a sidewalk should be made on
Carleton street, from Washington TO
Hill street, also one on Batehelder street.
Orange and Carleton streets should Be
regarded, street filled and made perma
nent. ! talked with Mr.. Averill, who
owns that gravel knoll back Of Jas.
Mines house, last fall, and he was
willing 70 let the city have the gravel
at reasonable prices to fiil those Streets
The expense would not be very much
with material close at hand Wash
ington street should be widencd from
SpaHiding school 70 cemetery, the street
Is too narrow for the traffic Property
owners on east side of street have large
lawns in front, more than they can we'll
take care Of City council should inter-
view those property holders and see If
some arrangement can be made towards
widening this street. Gravel should be
used on streets whore most convenient
and least expensive.
! Would have a man appointed in each
ward to look after streets, cutters and
sidewalks in his ward. They can never
be taken care Of properly until this i
done. Il elected, will advocate this be-
4 ing done. Have figured out the expense
and ii viii cost the city less than the
way they are cared for now. A surface
sewer viii have TO be put in on Granite
| street. Since that street was fixed over
last summer the water runs into cutters
and remains until it becomes green.
which IL very dangerous to public health.
Some other streets win require surface
sewers to as TO drain the water of.
Permanent sewers for house connac-
tions should be laid on Batchelder's
Meadow and on Granite street extern
sion, to conect several house on the side
HILL The sewerage at present runs
down on the street and in summer it
smells badly and is dangerous to public
health. This needed improvement has
been neglected too long. Joclsy Hollow
from Quarry street to brow OF hill
should be filed, sidewalks made and
| curbing set on same This piece Of
street is badly in need Of repairs There
are also several other streets and side
walks not mentioned here that win Il.
/ quire attention.
The water system will Be difficult