The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-21
Board Of Aldermen Orders
Street Railway Go.
TO EXTEND LINE ON MAINST.
TO Within Five Hundred Feet Of City
Limits, the Extension to Be Com
pleted by September 1st,
1905.

The board of aldermen has decided
that the public good demands the ex-
tension of the street railway line up
South Main street to the city line, and
in accord with the provisions Of the
charter granted the Barre and Montpel-
ier Traction and Power co. has ordered
it to extend its lines that far on Of
before Sept. 1 7, 1906. This action WAS
taken at q meeting of the board last
evening when Alderman Adie offered this
| resolution.
! THAT for the proper accommodation
\ OF the inhabitants Of this city, the tiine
has arrived when the tracks Of the
Barre & Montpelier Traction and Power
| Co. should be extended on South Main
street along said street in a southerly
| direction to point on said street within
| 500 feet of the city's soufherly line.
where the same intersects the said
street. After quoting section n of the
franchise granted the company it goes
on;
Therefore, be it further resolved, that
we hereby declare it necessary that the
1 tracks of the aforesaid company be ex-
tended as specified above, and the COM
pany is hereby directed to extend its
\ tracks in accordance with the terms Of
this resolution and place and maintain
in active operation a suitable car service
over said extension. Said extension OF
| tracks as aforesaid must be completed by
the 1st day OF September, 1906, and
suitable car service maintained on the
same therefor Previous to the reso-
luton the report the special committee
on the extension Of the street car lines
on South Main street was read. II was
as follows:
I'VE met the representatives Of the
4 Barre & Montpelier Power and Trac
tion Co. and investigated various routes
for the extension. 1t was suggested
| that it would be desirable to make a
1 loop BY the extension Of the Washing
\ ton street line around Circle street TO
connect with the line extended to Jock
ey Hollow. There seems to be no route
! practicable ON account Of the grades for
| this purpose, unless line was extended
above Phelps Mills and came in on
Batchelder street. Batchelder street it
self has quite a grade to overcome and
no survey has been made of that, though
the city engineer may be able TO give its
grade. The idea OF extending up Ayers
street and around Circle street was con-
sidered, but in view Of the adverse de-
cision Of the state railroad commission
ers al the hearing in 1901, we feel
\ that some other route should be selected
ii possible.
We have tried ID get a proposition
from the railway company on many oe-
casions, but have not been able To get
! any definite answer from them. 1T looks
to us now as though it would be neees-
sary to make them extend IL up South
\ Main street under the provisions Of their
franchise This is the extension that
would probably be followed, provided
we had to resort to litigation in order
TO compel the company to extend its
tracks We would say in closing that
the railway people have delayed the mat
ter because of their repeated promises
TO give us a definite answer On the 2d
of February we sent communication
by letter asking for an immediate re-
ply, but have heard nothing from them
up to the present time.
j. W. Gordon,
James Adie,
Alexander Milne.
Lunch room licenses were granted A.
M. Corey and Oscar Burgh.
! A number of city warrants were read
and ordered paid.
States Attorney jackson reported to
the board that the case Of ire-escapes
for the Blanchard block referred 10 linn
was being attend to and fire escapes be-
ing constructed for the above build
ing.
City Clerk Mackay stated 200 copies
of the annual city report would be ready
for distribution this morning, an earlier
date than aon any previous year in the
city's history. This is the first year
the requirements Of the city ordinances
have been complied with in this re-
spect.
The board of aldermen then adjourned
and meeting of the council was called
with Mayor Barclay in the chair. The
findings OF the street committee on.
Keith avenue, Upland avenue, Washing
ton street, North Seminary street and
West Patterson street were read and ac-
cepted