The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-17
ALDERMEN
AND COUNCIL
Hold Sessions to Transact City
Business.
SPRINKLING THE STREETS
Two Complaints Made Of Sunday Picnic
Parties in Various Localities
Street Lights For Cur
rier Park.

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Al meeting Of the board Of aldermen
was held last evening followed by
short meeting Of the city council. At
the meeting Of the board the city en-
ginecr, who had been ordered 10 make
an estimate of the costs to repatch the
Main street pavement, reported bis es-
innate as $3.50 to repiteh the pavement
which was laid in 1908, about $40 of
this would come out Of the street car
company, making the costs for the city
$3.50. On motion of Alderman Cutler
the report was accepted.
The mayor and the city attorney to
whom was left the matter Of the q N.
Field tax assessment reported that they
considered that the tax should ba
abated in part and recommended that
the matter be brought before a regular
meeting Of the board of civil authority.
Alderman Campbell reported that A.
q. Lapoint had one duck killed BY dogs
and recommended he be paid $1, for
the same which was ordered by the
board
The committee on lights recommended
that the requests for an electric light
OH Currier park and on Washington
street be granted and lights installed.
The committee on streets and sewers
reported unfayorably in regard to laying
surface sewer on jefferson street for
the reason that there was only about
$l00 for the maintenance of this de-
partment for the remainder Of the year.
President Thurston stated that the city
engineer had estimated the costs to put
ia this sewer at $3l0.
Inspector of buildings, Martin Riley,
reported that be had granted 36 permits
during the month Of June. The inspec-
tor also recommended that a permit
for extending the show window 0f the
Five and Ten Cent store out IN front so
that it would be flush with the front
Of the new addition which is being built
onto the Wood block. Both reports
were accepted.
A petition signed by part of the
abutters for an extension of the main
sewer from Lewis street up Spring
street Il Santo Alaneras houes was re-
ferred TO the street committee to in
vestigate and report on motion Of Al
dernan Cutler.
The petition OF Charles r. Scott s.
company for the extension OF the city
water main, which now ends ut Jones
Brothers plant, TO their plant at the old
Wells 4 Lamson shed was referred to
the committee to investigate and report,
on motion Of Alderman Campbell.
A communication from States Attor-
the city of the law in regard to placing
guide posts and signs on streets leading
TO the main highways to other towns
and stated that the city was not living
mp to the law On motion of Alderman
Cutler the committee was instructed to
place sign posts wherever they are need
ed within the requirement Of the Law.
A petition from Fred E. Chambers with
four signers for an extension of the pub
lie sewer on CurrieT street to Mr.. Cham
bers' property was referred to the street
committee TO investigate and repavt.
A permit was asked for by the Orange
County Telephone company TO string
wire across Main street from the Glad
ding block to the Wood block. The
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee to investigate and report. The
company's franchise says that all wires
on Main street shall be placed under
ground.
-Four city warrants were read anil
warrants ordered drawn for their pay
ment.
The board Of Aldermen adjougned and
Mayor Robins called the city council
to order.
City Council Meeting
A resolution in regard to sprinkIing
the streets and assessing the abftters
for one-third Of the actual costs was
read, and the following streets were
named for the route OF the sprinkler
part of Ayers, Main street from Dix
Coleman's store to Whitoomb Broth
ers, Granite street to Bolster's plant,
Depot square to Nj. s.. w. tracks, Maple
avenue, Cottage, Seminary to Summer,
West, Pearl, Central, Keith avenue.
Eastern avenue to Mrs. Sarah Jones
eastern property line, Summer Elm,
Ayerill, Park, Church, Jefferson, Wash
ington to Academy, Academy to Park.
Prospect to Bridge. The resolution was
adopted.
1t was voted to add $25 to the appro-
priation to account Of assessing taxes
and Si75 0 the appropriation to account
of driving hcarse,
Alderman Williams said that COM
plants had come TO him from people
VINO had been annoyed by Sunday pic.
nickers. lie said that last Sunday
picnic was held in grove at the city
farm and that che party had male a
good deal of unnecessary noise AID
carousing, especially while on their way
home. And he also asked il there was
any way to stop bocr Icing taken to
these picnics Alderman Ladd said that
people living around the trotting park
had been disturbed last Sunday BY q
large crowd Of people gathering at tho
park and indulging in games and maxi
ing unnecessary noise, The s.atter wm
referred to the committee on police witl
power to act.
Alderman Ladd said that the select
men Of Orange bad spoken to him about
the wing abutmqnt TO the bridge be-
side The Orange brook reservoir The
abuiment needs fixing and although il
really belongs " tue town to lin Al
dcrnaH Ladd recommended that TIE
city do the repairing as the city would
eain more By II than to leave Il for
the town to DO. The council then aa-
ionrned.