The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-24
ABUSING PRIVILEGE Oh
CITY HALL PARK
Was Complaint Made to Aldermen Last
Night BY Parties Adjacent Thereto
Other Things Heard and

aldermen at their regular meeting last
evening Of the way boys are conducting
themselves evenings and Sundays on th'
city park, and Che matter was placed
IN the hands 81 the property and police
committees, with power TO act. DR.. y. r.
Camp appeared before the aldermen and
said he spoke for the ladies Of the Civic
Federation, who had asked him to state
the situation to the board and plead for
their immediate action in remedying
the nuisance.
4 Pr Camp said that the loud, vulgar
talk used and the rowdyism engaged il
By crowds Of boys on the park in the
evening made il impossible for ladies
70 sit out on the piazza at the CITY
Hotel or AZ his house and, furthermore
the grounds Of the park were being in
jured and made to look, he said, like a
back yard. The midnight quartette and
boys who gather in the doorways Of the
spauldiDg high school building disturbed
people III The City hospital.
Alderman Ladd stated that he thought
there was just cause for complaint and
something should 10 done about 1t. On
motion Of Alderman Alexander, the mat
ter was referred to the property and
police committees to attend to-
A petition for d street light to be
placed at the corner Of Nelson and Wash
lington streets was asked for BY resi-.
dents M that vicinity, ard the petition
was referred to the Lighting committee
to investigate and report, Residents on
Jefferson street petitioned the board for
concrete walk along Jefferson streer
TO Ayerin street. on motion Of Alder.
man Ladd, it was voted to lay the petit
ton on the table for one week. A reso-
luton approriating se5 Tor the care Of
Curricr park was read and passed 10 d
second reading
A cammunication from the gas COM
paDy was read, stating that they had
received notification last February from
the city to extend their gas pipes down
North Main street to Second street. as
the city il To build maeadam street
there. The company stated that they
did not wish to go TO the expense Of
laying the pipes now, owing to q striD-
gesicy III tie finances Of the company.
President Thnrston said that according
To the terms Of the compapy's franchise
with The city, they were 10 lay pipes Al
far as Second street within two years.
On motion al Alderman Alexander, the
matter was referred To the city attorney
and the chairman of the street com.
mittee
Herbert Lepere made an application
for pool room license In the small
building just south d the covered bridge
on south Main street ard it was REL.
ferred to The license committee ID iii.
gestigate and report. Joseph Woody was
granted a lunch room license ut ~
Prospect street
Fred Haskett made application for a
permit To move two buildings from the
corner 0f Berlin and North Main streets
onto lot Oh Perrin street. He claimed
that in moving the buildings the streets
would be occupied about Ii days and
that only few wires would have to be
cut, as the trolley wire and some others
could be raised enough to allow the
building to pass Grant Lane also asked
for a permit to move building from
Beekley street onto the lot owned byl
him On Seminary street. AN the building
was small, he said that it could be
moved in three to five hours and no
wires would have to be cut. Both appli.
cations were referred To the street CON.
mittee to Investigate and report.
Chief Of Police David Faulkner mott
fled The board that his department was
shot OF handouts. ard on motion Of AZ
dernlan Campbell the police committee
was instructed 10 procure what hand
cuffs were needed Residents at Phelps
mill petitioned the hoard for a hydrant
to he installed opposite the G. y Smith
at Phelps mills. Referred III
The fire committee 60 report.
The following building permits were
BY the building inspector;
i. r. Austin to top Of chimneys on house
on Center street; Smith, Whitcomb 4
Cook company % make alterations al
their shop buildings and erect an Office
building; Alexander Gordon to patch
roof Of house on Spanlding street
George H0yt to enlarge woodshcd at no
summer street; r. A. Holt to reshingle |
house at SO Elm street; K. Broggni to
extend piazza Of house On sixth street;
A. Il. Lebougveau to cover reef Of wood
shed at 81 spaulding street Charles 7.
Campbell To build dormer window On
house at Is West street, w. s. Little |
john to build house at corner OF Trow
avenue and Orange street; Benjamin
0. Wood ia reshingle house On Prospect |
street; Barre Railroad company to cover
roof Of the Blue store building with fire
proof material; Mrs 4 C,.Jones to patch |
roof Of house at 1865 Washington street.
On motion Of Alderman Campbell the |
permits were ordered granted
The boiler inspector gave notice that
the boiler at the pumping station would |
not BE- safe to use after August Is. Al
herman Alexander thought that The mat.
ter should be looked into at once II
new boiler was needed. and it was re
ferrea to the water committee to inves.
iiaats and report.
The board then adjourned and went
into executive session. After going on
Of executive session it was voted on
molten made by Alderman Iadd that ap I
plieations from members Of the perlna
nent IRE department for additional re-