The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-16
And What the Mayor Wants
II To Do
BEFORE SEASON is OVER
Mayor Barclay Addresses comnunica-
ton to the Board Of Aldermen
Business Before Board
Last Evening.

The regular meeting OF the board Of
aldermen last evening was taken up
mostly with routine affairs. Mayor Bar
clav addressed a communication to the
board, which was as follows:
Gentlemen: lit is with pleasure that
i note tile several improvements going
on in the city, and the attention being
given in the different departments by
the committees appointed BY them.
The water department is being ac-
lively engaged in extending the water
system in different parts Of the city,
which will bring in a large revenue to
that department. Ii i the intention
of the water department to do away
with al dead ends" III the water mains
this season, TO prevent freezing Of the
mains in winter. we do not want to
see d repetition Of the water supply con-
ditions that we had last winter
The poor department Is being judic-
iously managed; expenses being grad
ually brought down to q nominal cost
to the city; relief is being given to
those in need and cases are being thor
oughly investigated into before relief is
given.
Glad to see that the fire department
Is housing the sprinkler and street
sweeper, keeping them under cover from
the inclemency Of the weather. Would
recommend that the electric pole in
front of the lot be removed, so as TO
have clear driveway on each side Of
the building; that the old curbing being
taken from some streets be put on line
\ with fire station lot, and the Holden
1 - -, la laval xpift
drive; lot properly graded and finished
as soon as possible, 50 as 70 give the
/ place a tidy appearance.
In regard 70 the street department,
think good work IS being done on the
streets this season. City council had
an expensive problem on its hands when
the frost and snow left in the spring.
: Washington street. as well as other, was
! left in bad condition. Washington
street being one Of the principal streets
into the city, it had to be taken care
: Of first. A great improvement has been
! made on that street; sidewalk and street
been put on a better grade, and street
itself most as good as O macadam road
With a little attention, it is an I'M,
/, proyement that will last for a number
Of years. Would have liked to have
; seen it curbed at both sides and gooc
: sidewalk on other sides; could not ds
latter without curbing, and as eoult
not get that, had to make the best O
it with material we had. Think whei
; the citizens see the improvements mad,
2 on this street. they will not grudge thi
4 outlay Of their hard earned taxes.
Am glad to see that the street com
mittee are doing things in a permanen
manner, so they will not have to b
done over next year, as has been TIL
former custom on our streets Tn
property owners on Keith avenue an
Q on Summer street from Elm to Pear
streets have kindly consented TO alloy
(. grades and lines to be changed, 50 q
7 To get the grades and lines of the street
:, as they should be. 1t IS d pleasure t
/ meet public-spirited citizens who ar
4 willing to assist the city officials III cal
? rying out those much needed improve
! ments The way that citizens have tax
= en- hold on the different streets that 81
Il being worked this SUMMER, IN furnish
Z ing curhing and beautifying their lawn
! i worthy Of praise; 1t certainly ha
d been a pleasure to me. also the stree
commits sioners In very few instance
have we met d refusal, Let the goo
" work 20 on, and in a few years th
= streets of Barre will be a credit
= both ourselves and the state, and nc
Z z be termed mud holes By everyone visit
Il ing our city.
II A word on our present Main stree
y Paving will be commenced in two week
and the street finished to Kings jewelr
store. including Depot Square to I'll
p xxt1iT- Tfnt ttae
When done, this will be a great in
d proyement to the city; viii give stranl
ers to our city q higher opinion Of !
than when stepping off the ear into
ut mud hole.
et Az regards North and South Ma
in streets, I have come to the conclusiC
in that no money should be spent on the
to this year farther than filling in the hol
and cleaning out the cutters, 50 s.ufa
water can run into catch basins ov
surface sewers The mud should
scraped off; do not like to see SO mu
oe mud on the streets when they can
= kept clean at so little expense T
street railway is too low, in maj
e. places lower than the cutters, 80 it
r. impossible to keep q street when
a cannot be kept dry. Next year I
r. street railway should be asked to raj
=. their tracks one foot or more as !
" quired. then the city can make a ~
Ist fill with large granite chips, broken ii
ID square pieces. and brought near
sr- grade, then covered with a c0verin4
ro. crushed stone three or four inches de
o. properly rolled to a hard surface. z
IA city can buy this crushed stone at (
,u depot for 90c per ton from the Bci
riIl well quarries. Think this can be 4
IA cheaper than the city buying s.
ise crusher the cost j. considerable te
ISL one, also to operate it. BY SO da
or. tbuying crushed stone) we viii haze
the