The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-05
ALL 0vERHANG|NG
Street SIGNS TO.
COME DOWN
Village Fathers Issue Orders to
Chief Of Police
HOLD BUSY MEETING
Transact Large Amount OF Business
in Relation to Streets and
Sidewalks.

meeting Monday evening. There was
also much larger attendance OF
spectators present and considerable
business was transacted. One of the
most drastic actions taken was the
issuing of an order to Chief OF Police
Brazel to remove all the signs on the
Main streets of the village that pro-
ject over the sidewalk. The matter
of opening the streets and highways
by individuals for the purpose OF put
ting in pipes. ETC., was also brought
up but without formal action. II was
the sense of the meeting that such
excavations should not be made with
out permit from the trustees.
The communication from the Ben.
|nington board OF fire underwriters
calling attention to the danger exist
ing from the condition Of the base
ments and cellars of the business
blocks in the village was referred to
the fire committee with power to act
The matter Of the electric light at
the corner of Branch and Gage streets.
which has been before the board for
some time was referred to the COM
mittee on lights.
A. b. Swift appeared before the
board for permit to erect building
on Main street for Mrs. w. b. Wal.
ker. Mr.. Swift explained that his
employer desired to put in room for
a shoe shop in an alley five feet and
some inches wide. After some debate
the application was laid on the table.
Upon application of G. w. Williams
and w. |. Mellen, Engineer NJ. b. Mid.
dleton was instructed to lay out the
sidewalk line on the east side Of
Washington street.
The matter of repairs on Burgess
street was referred to the street com.
mittee.
1t was ordered that the curbing
fronting the property of +. l.. Bates
be repaired In accordance with a pro.
position submitted by the owner of
the abutting property.
The matter of hydrant on Imperial
avenue was referred TO the fire com.
mittee.
The purchasing of new wagon for
the use of the village was referred to
the street committee with power to
act. Street Commissioner Dunn ex
planned that the wagon now in use
was badly in need of repairs and that
the purchase Of new wagon of i'm
proved pattern would be to the ad
vantage of the corporation.
| Contractor Hofick of North Adams
was given permit to put I'm an ex
hibition piece of cement sidewalk and
curb not less than Il feet in extent
at some point to be designated by the
street committee.
The village clerk was instructed tC
inform VIM, +. Hawks that the side
walk in front of the Allen fish marke,
was In need Of repairs.
The painting of the Stark hose
house on Pleasant street was referred
to the fire committee.
A vote of thanks was unanimously
!adOpted to Trustee Torrance for the
use of the automobiles provided with
out expense to the village for the foul
of inspection made by the trustee.
last week.
II was voted that the street commits
IsioneTS MAKE repairs OH certain
streets to be designated by the stree
committee.
II was voted that a fire alarm DO.
be placed at the soldiers home.
The matter of repairs of the side
walk on River street was referred Il
, the street committee.
The clerk was instructed to con
| municate with State Highway Con
missioner Gates and request that tn
commissioner use his judgment Il
. sending highway engineer to Ber
ningtOn.
II was ordered that the sewer con
mittee prepare plans and specifics
) tons for the sewers to be constructe
! during the present season and submit
!. the same at the next regular meeting
: John Robinson was granted pei
j, init to change the pipe under a driv,
. way on Elm street.
Chief Of Police Brazel was ordere
d to take down overhanging signs.
; The following bills were ordere