The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-23

city charter IL the people did not have
confidence Ia their chief executive in
appointing men he thinks best qualified
for the different positionsl 1t is not
right for the aldermen to thrust upon
the mayor men who would either treat
his advice with indifference, or who would
oppose bis efforts and policy. Think the
board Of aldermen would like this pow
er taken away from the mayor and in
vested in themselves, 80 they could get
their friends into office. Hope they will
never attain that power Suppose q
change of places puts one of them as
mayor and get the same treatment;
they would feel very different. Some
day they may be treated in like manner,
then they win feel the shoe pinch.
Streets.
Our streets this year have been con-
siderably improved, crushed stone being
used instead Of stone chips. A street
made Of crushed stone will wear much
longer than one made OF chips, although
I notice that our stone chip streets stand
the wear we'll Seminary street was the
first TO be treated in this manner, ana
It is as good today as when it was I'm.
ished viii be many years ere the city
has to spend much to keep it in repair
Maple avenue was finished with graver.
ii Is nice-shaped street, but in a wet
time the gravel covering shows itself
in mud. This is something that the
present board If street commissioners
have to learn, how to keep our streets
clean. They don't seem to give this
much thought. One of the essential
things In keeping macadam street is
TO keep the mud and water of it--saine
as all kinds Of roads and streets. Hope
they will hear this in mint. Since these
stone chips and maeadam streets were
introduced here, the city has a much
cleaner and tidier appearance, and the
citizens must know the difference in
riding over them, instead Of plunging
through mud and water.
The past three years our side streets
have received a good deal OF attention;
they needed it. Main street at north
end and Jockey Hollow should receive
the attention of the city council the
coming summer Jockey Hollow, from
the top Of the bill 70 Quarry street,
should be drained, cubed and covered
with crushed stone 10 a depth not to
exceed five inches Mt crown Of streets,
with good subgrade under the crushed
stone. Same done with North Main
street from iron bridge. at Smiths meaa
ow to Smith, Whitcomb & Cooks. Then
we win have d good street there, which
viii last for years and do away with
loads OF mud and gravel hate to see
il put on our streets, il has been tried
SO often and found wanting in staying
qualities. Some WAS used on the Main
street last summer. In my opinion,
think i was wrong, for il the same
quantity Of granite chips had been used
at a little more expense to the city, It
would be cheaper in the end. II would
be hard to convince me to the contrary.
Summer street, from Elm street to Ma.
pie avenue. should be treated in the
same manner as Jockey Hollow and
North Main street. Little subgrading
would have to be done, as most Of It Il
nearly at grade now From North Sem
mary street to Maple avenue would have
subgrade to make. BY doing this. we
would have a good street and would take
lots of the traffic Of Main street. Der
lin street should be made permanent
this summer. There il lots of traffic on
that street and X is in thickly settled
locality. Same should also have good
sidewalk.
Am highly pleased that the abutters
On North Main street where street was
paved in 1905 have all paid their as
sessments. IL elbows spirit of willing
ness TO have our streets and city look
hettsr Hana the nfbava .,yhr bara ,,,1E
paid the first assessment win do 40,
and thus save the city lots If expense
themselves also. The city will endeavor
10 colbert this assessment If it can be
done.
Hopes to See POstcfice Soon.
II looks now AZ ii we are to get a
federal building. The site likely to be
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