The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-03
City Finds Services Asked for
VarIOusly
AS REPORTED LAST NIGHT
Harvey Hsrssy Wants Drivswsys Rsplae-
ed-L. ]. Bolster Says Boys Destroy
ing Property AZ Trotting park-An-
other Grievance Against the BeyA

The regular meeting Of the city coun.
cil was held last evening with al the
members present and the following
business was disposed Of. The building
inspector reported that IS permits had
been granted IN November and he also
recommended that a permit Be- granted
70 q. 7. Winter 70 move the barn on
the Martin lot a the corner OF Pros
pect aud south Main streets 70 tbs rear
of the lot next 10 G. n. Campbell's
house on Elm street ON motion of Al
derman Cutler il was voted 20 refer the
permit for moving tne barn to the street
committee and tho building inspector 10
investigate and report.
lne street committee and the clty en-
gineer reported the numbers 10 be PLACED
on tho houses on Webster avenue.
The report Of the overseer Of the poor
for the month of November was a. fol-
lows cash on hand Nov. !, s3i,fo, re-
ceivcd from city treasurer, $500, paid
ont. Ssi2; balance, Sis49. A request
signed by a number Of the residents on
Beekley and School streets was read
asking that a strees light be- placed near
the intersection Of Beckley and school
streets. The request was referred 70
the lighting committee 20 investigate
aud report The Fidelity and Casualty
company reported that their inspector
mad made an inspection q six OF the
city's boilers and found them In good
shape.
A communication from Joseph Ossoln
was read stating. In substance, that IN
view of the fact that drowning accidents
are recorded nearly every winter IN this
city from children skating on the rivers
and ponds and 70 assist In eliminating
these accidents, he would give the citg,
free Of charge, the use Of his vacant lot
at the corner Of North Main and North
Seminary streets on which to construct
skating rink, il the city would food
Il at its own expense. On motion Of
Alderman Thurston the matter was re-.
fured 70 the water committee to inves-
tigate and report.
Ia regard 70 the rental Of the tfie-
phone at the central FIRE station, the
Vermont Telephone company reported
that they had not sent IN any bills for
rent during the past year, but that they
would attend 70 settling the matter up
a. once and would. ii the city wished II.
place the telephone on the free LIST for
municipal use only. Chief Faulkner
asked ii the council would designate the
streets to be posted open for sliding this
winter and the council voted TO open
the following streets, which are the same
as last winter, East, Pleasant, Batchel-
der. Long. Granite and Brooklyn streets.
Harvey Hersey presented a four-page
type-written complaint. in which he cali
ed attention to two failures on the part
OF the city to live up TO its promises
and in which he assailed Street Superin-
tendent Bruce as "the smasher all to
He'll" having reference to tearing up bis
driveways in shaping fremont street,
smashing one of mis- curb cocks, smash
ing shut-of of the Hersey water sys-
tenn and pulling up a gate-box foot
and leaving il in an inclining position.
The upshot Of the communication was
request that the council instruct the
street committee TO replace the drive
way "in as good condition as they were
before the smashing was DONE
On motion of Alderman Thurston,
the communication was laid on the
table.
~ ~ sdFDtdtEQ BeiDTt Lnt
council in behalf of the T.. II. AldTicn
fund trustees and explained to the coun-
ell some proposed changes which the
trustees are contemplating in the lot at
the corner of Elm and Main streets on
which the National bank of Barre build
ing stands. Mr.. Phelps stated that
should the trustees at some time decide
to erect new building on the site they
would want to have the new building
placed on straight line with the Wood
block. The National bank building as
ii now stands projects out from the
line five or six feet and Mr.. Phelps
wanted to know If the Council would IN
struct the city attorney to investigate
and find out il the Ave feet Or more
strip Of land, which would be left after
the proposed changes were made, could
be decided to the city. The council voted
to instruct the city attorney to look up
the matter and report at bis earliest
The council then adjourned and Pres
ident Thurston called the board Of al
dermen together to act on c0fnmuni-
cation from the mayor nominating p.
G. Webster for driver at the central fire
station. Mr.. Webster was confirmed by
the board. The aldermen reported that
L. j. Bolster had made complaints that
bows were doing damage 10 bis property
at the trotting park and also that COM
plants we're being made as to the be-
havior of young men on tine sidewalks
on Main street especially son Sunday
evenings, the complaints being that un-
and boisterous noise was being
made BY crowds Of young men. The
complaints were referred to the police
committee to take what action Is neces-
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