The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-27
For New Road and Bridge in
East Section Of City
PETITION WAS DISMISSED
Commissioners Reported That Sand hin
Road Ought 10 Be Improved. but
Court Dismissed the Recon-
mendation.

an the time and labor spent last SUM
mer in Tho hearings 10 determins the
necessity for new thoroughfare from
upper Washington street across Jail
branch TO BateheIdcr street goes for
naught, as the courts have accepted the
commissioner report that there is no
need for the road Al present, and have
furthermore thrown out the reoommsn-
dation that the Sand I'm road upper
Washington street, be made over. Tho
commissioners were doubtful about their
right 20 recommend the repairs TO this
road, when the petition simply asked for
the new street across the river, and In
county court Judge Waterman confirmed
the doubt. Hence there viii be no new
road to lay or bridge to erect by the
town and city which were the defend
ants in the proceedings.
More than that. the courts ordered the
petitioners 90 pay the defendants costa
during the hearing The stipend Of the
commissioner, who were z. S. Stanton
Of Roxbury, !. L. Mosoley OF Northaeld
and o. NJ. Jones Of Warren, Il paid by
the state. The taking OF testimony Gov
cred fourteen days, a large number Of
witneEses-upwards Of hundred-being
heard, and, according TO the report Of
the commission, which was filed this
term Of county court, there was not sufh-
cient weight Of evidence 70 support the
petition and warrant the new road.
They did think. however, that relief
ought 10 be granted the petitioners in
an improved highway leading into Wash
ington street, and therefore the recon-
mendation to that effect, which was not
considered by the courts. City Attorney
Carver made an informal report Of the
result Of the hearing at the meeting Of
the aldermen last night.
All the aldermen were in their places
for the regular meeting Of the board
last evening. with Mayor Robins there
also. Some minor matters were attended
TO. Most important of the business was
the accommodation Of the library COM
mittee that the city's books be cata-
logued, this step being advisable in view
of the near completion Of the new build
ing.
The recommendation as to this was
as follows: The committee believe all
the books should be catalogued under
one system, but showing by proper la
bells from what source they we're re-
ceived, and we would recommend that
the city allow its books to be thus cata-
losued, with the povision that the city
reserve the right at TO where their books
should circulate. We judge that the ex-
pense incurred will be between $500 and
So0O.' The report was accepted.
The residents of Webster avenue think
the time has arrived when their houses
should be numbered, and they petitioned
for the innovation; referred TO street
committee and city engineer.
RobeT Dempster, an inmate OF the
eitv farm. thought that he had been
miserablv treated by the "so-called ma
from of the place. as he termed Mrs.
coss. He declared that without provo
cation she had rushed broom IN his
face; he referred to William j. Stephen
son. another inmate, as the best friend
he had. His letter Of complaint was
read. but no action was taken.
Abram Mann writing from Malvern,
Pa, proposed that he be allowed, as ad-
minstrator of the Richard Gallagher es-
tate. to pay the small tax levied on the
widow. Martha, miaus the five per cent.
added for collection. He stated that he
did not know there was levy against
the property. He was appointed admin
istrator last spring The aldermen pass
ed q motion that it be the sense of the
hoard that the tax collector receive the
face of the levy, without the added
costs.
The committee on inspection Of build
inrs suggested some changes in the city
ordinances in regard to Inspecting build
inrg. and the matter was referred to the
legislative committee. Alderman Cutler
renorted that as d result Of a meeting
Of The FIRE committee on the city ordi-
nances they wished TO recommend some
changes in the FIRE department ordi-
uances; namely, that the number OF as
sistant engineers be reduced from four
e three and that the words relating
10 the members Of the fire departments
abeing legal voters Of the city be omit
ted from the ordinances. The report was
referred to the legislative committee to
see that these changes were made.