The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-07
City Council Will Either Collar
or Kill Them
OTHER COMPLAINTS MADE
Street Committee Makes Reply to Ex-
Mayor Hersey on fremont Street
Question With Counter
Charge.

Unless the owners Of Barre's numerous
supply Of dogs look after their pet ca
mines and see that they are wearing coli
lars with their owners names on them
and their license numbers according to
the decree Of the statutes, there Il liable
to be a war on dogs in Barre, and that
very soon AT the regular meeting OF
the city council last evening Alderman
l.add reported that several complaints
had been made 10 him that any number
Of dogs could be seen any dav running
about the streets with no collars what
eyer about their necks and ii anv dam
age is done By such dogs, thier owners
could not be found to be prosecuted for
the misdemeanors Of their pets. Alder
man Ladd then made a motion. which
was voted by the council, that the police
and the city constable be notified to be
on the lookout for collarless dogs aua
carry ont the letter Of the law, namely,
kill, or cause to be Killed.
The alderman from ward one had two
more complaints chat had come to him
TO report. One was that the corridor
doors at the post offices were not being
opened up on time on Sunday mornings
The doors, be said, were supposed to
be opened up BY the janitor at 10
o'clock, bat last Sunday morning. he
stated, he was witness to the fact
that they were not opened until fifteen
on twenty minutes past the hour and a
large crowd Of people had been forced to
stand around IN the cold that length Of
time. He stated that he thought that
the ianitor had been waiting on the IA
yors Of the post.ofiice officials and open.
ing them when they were ready to give
out the mail, and he made d reeommen-
datian that the ianitor again be instruct
ed TO unlock the doors at 10 o'clock
sharp for the further reason that as The
post office closed at II o'clock, one hour
was none too much time in which the
large crowd could be waited upon.
The second complaint came from the
police department. which claims that
the station is not properly heated nights
Both of these complaints weFe referred
To the property committee.
The report from the police depart
ment for the month Of December was
read and accepted The report showed
that there were 81 arrests IN the month.
"a for intoxication 3 for breach OF the
peace, 3 for selling, one for keeping
gambling resort, one for tramp. one Tor
larceny and one for search and seizure.
The report d the overseer OF the poor
for The month Of December was read and
accepted Tile building inspector report
ed ten permits granted IN the past
month.
The committee on streets, to whom
was referred the communication from
eA Mayor Hersey relative to the grading
OF fremont street reported that on Nov
10. 1900, when Mr.. Jersey was mayor.
there were certain agreements entered
into By certain parties in regard to lay
ing out and working fremont street
that the heirs ot the A. B. Ayerill estate
signed papers allowing the city to make
cut Of 2la feet in part Of their prop
erty at the corners Of fremont and Park
streets, without land damage, and that
at the same time Mr. Hersey and others
signed an agreement to give the right Of
way acros their several lands and work
and grade the street 10 the satisfaction
of tie street commissioners, provided the
city lower the grade 2ia feet at the Av
erill property as agreed with the Averill
heirs, and build a cnlvert at the ravine
on The Hersey land. All of these agree
ments the committee reported they found
the city had fulfilled, the statement OF
Mr. Hersey to the contrary, however.
The committee also reported that they
had found that Mr. Hersey Is occupying
a large portion Of fremont street as
private land, and has line Of trees in
the same. and that he also has trees six
feet or more outside OF his line on East
street, and the committee recommended
that he be notified to remove them. If
he wished to preserve them, SO that the
walks around his lot on East street can
be worked to the line and graded 20
correspond with the street. They fur
ther stated that they found the drive
OF East street was very steep and not
in very good shape, but thought loaded I
team could drive over it with no Difficult
ty. The report Of the committee was
accepted.
The city clerk reported that the man
ager Of the Vermont Telephone and Tele
graph company had reported to him that I
the company was ready to give the city !.
two more free telephones and wished the 7
city, If It wanted them, to state where /
they should be installed; and the man. I
ager had also stated that the trustees Of I
the library had made request TO him
that the city place one Of the free tele- /
phones in the library building. The /
matter was referred to the property com
mittee.
The deeds from Fred S. Bruce and
wife and from James Ahern and wife
a strip of land five feet
wide adjoining their respective proper
iies on Eastern avenue. on. which the
present sidewalk now is. TO the city,
we're read and accepted.
The city engineer reported that be had
all the city reservoirs and
found them in good condition. and also
hat he had examined al the bridges in
.he city lie recommended that The
bridges on Seminary. Hill and Blackwell
streets be relloored aud that the covered
bridge ou Soath Main street b propped
sp. the old props having worn away. aud
he bridge be posted at once as unsafe
'or loads of more than 20 tons The
-eports were accepted aud the racom-
nendatiuns referred TO the street com
nittec.
The council adjourned at S;45 and
sent into executive session.