The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-02
From Miles Block to North
Side Depot Square.
COUNCIL DECIDES ON WORK
Supt. Of Street Bruce Reports DR.. H. O.
worthen as Using City Water in
His Spring Supply Without
City's Permission.

The city council took the first steps
last evening toward paving another sec
tion of Main street by adopting reso
luton declaring that the public good
and convenience and necessity Of indi
viduals" demanded it. This resolution
directs the street commissioners to cause
that portion of Main street from ths
Miles block to the northerly side ol
Depot Square to be paved, and to give
public notice of a time and place Of
hearing, and also to assess not to ex
ceed one-half of the cost upon the abut
ting lands and buildings. The resolu
tion is as follows:
Resolved, that the city council
of the city of Barre, in the county
of Washington, Vt, does hereby de-
eide and admdge that the public
good and convenience and necessity
OF individuals demand that North
Main street in the city of Barre,
from the termination Of the present
granite paving on said street in
front of the Granite block owned by
d. Mt. Miles to the northerly line Of
Depot Square, in said city, be
drained, graded, paved with granite
blocks on suitable foundation, curb
ed and guttered, also that that por
ton of Depot Square, so called,
from the westerly line OF North
Main street TO the track of the
Barre Railroad Company, now un-
der the control of the Montpelier
4 Wells River Railroad Company,
be drained, graded, paved with gran
ite blocks on suitable foundation,
cmbed and guttered.
And further, the said city council
doth hereby order and direct the
street commissioners of said city
TO cause said portion of North Main
street and Of Depot Square, SO
called, in said city Of Barre, to be
drained, graded, paved with granite
blocks on suitable foundation, curb
ed and gattered.
And said street commissioners are
further ordered and directed, on Civ
ing notice Of the time and place of
hearing as provided In section 10
of the charter Of said city, to assess
not to exceed one-half Of the total
cost and expense of said draining,
paving, crrbing and guttering Of
said portion OF North Main street
and Depot Square, as aforesaid, upon
all the lands and buildings abutting
upon or adjacent to said North
Main street and Depot Square, so
called.
Also said street commissioners
are directed to make up a statement
OF all such assessments, particular
ly describing the lands and buildings
assessed, upon due notice and hear
ing of the abuttors, and cause the
same to be recorded in the city
clerks office of said city, and to
do whatever other things are proper
and suitable under the charter and
ordinances of said city and the laws
of the state.
Taking City Water.
Supt. of Streets Fred Bruce reported
on a water break that occurred In tn,
pipes of DIR. H. O. Worthen's spring
supply ON Elm street the other day
The doctor was away, Mr.. Bruce stated
and under instructions from some mem
Der Of the family he proceed to repair
the break. When the ditch had beer
opened the man procured to mend thu
pipe was sent to the spring head t.
shut off the water Shutting this OF
did not stop the flow, but the repai
man explained that in previous breaki
it had been necessary to shut off th,
city water in Dr. Worthen's cellar
The man was sent to shut off the cit,
water and the flow in the pipe on Elm
street stopped The repairs were ther
made. Mr.. Bruce further stated he haG
made injury Of Mr.. Allen, water super
and the latter had no know
ledge of DR.. Worthen's asking permis
sion to use city water in connection
with the latter's spring system, ang
Mr.. Campbell, former water superin
tendent, had said to him, (Mr. Bruce,
that no arrangement had ever been made
with the doctor.
The council adopted resolution re
ferring the matter to the water super
to investigate, and if he finds
the facts as stated BY the superinten
dent of streets to cut off the city watel
supply at once, and further if the su
perintendent finds the same condition:
existing elsewhere at any time, to cut
of the water at once.
Petitions and Reports.
A petition for a water extension OF
Thomas street was reported on favor
ably by the water committee and the
extension was voted
The committee on streets reported
against paying the bill Of Mr.. Kiddel
for damages caused by the sewer over
flowing into his cellars. The report
was adopted.
The committee on streets reported
the city was not liable for any condi
tions existing on River street near Tho
Harrison sheds, where abutters claim
their land is falling into the street
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