The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-25
Land With Aldrich Library
Fund Trustees
AT THE NATL BANK CORNER
Change Would Cut Off the Corner Which
Now Projects Beyond the Line Of
Buildings and Would Give More
Frontage to Trustees.

The city is conferring with the Alsrich
library fund trustees with view to a
transfer of land so that Main street at
the National bank corner shall be wild
ened and the line of buildings straight
ened, thereby adding to the architectural
beauty Of that section and also giving a
greater width at congested point;
while at the same time tie Aldrich
trustees shall have greater frontage
on Main street. 1t is proposed in the
transfer of lard and the erection of
proposed business block by the trustees
to cut off the corner of the present bank
building, which projects some ten feet
beyond the line Of the Wood block Just
north.
The aldermen last night accepted the
report Of the committee of the whole
recommending such transfer, the re-
port being accompanied by blue print
OF the proposed change of the street line.
The change, while cutting off corner
Of the bank lot, would cause the private
line to be extended some sixteen feet
toward Elm street and would narrow
that much the outlet Of Elm street, but
would make a three-rod street where
now the wooden ell Of the library prop
erty encroaehes ON the Elm street line.
The report, which was accepted, states
the belief that the interchange of land
would be beneficial to both parties and,
on the city's part, advises the transfer
Il it can be made without too much Iiti-
cation, with the understanding that the
block shall be in line with the
other buildings on Main street and with
the recommendation that three story
building at least be erected on so valu-
able lot. The trustees had been con-
the erection Of two-story
structure. The city will now wait for
action by the trustees as to a transfer.
AT last evenings meeting also, The
building inspector recommended that six
building permits be granted; to G. Il.
Bugbee to erect singlestory veranda
% back Of block on Bugbee avenue; to
a A. Holt to erect an automobile house
.orner Of Walnut aud fremont streets:
% w. r. Calder to erect a barn, so
'eet from Beckley street and 10 feet
rom his residence: to Mrs. J. w. Nich-
,is to build dormer window to house
1t Is South Main street: to f. 4. Lang
ID resiingle house at As Hill street; to
z Bianchi to build henhouse, ComolIi
street
The usual weekly warrants were
lrawn, being this week, s92.4l for street
department., $52.23 for water, S73S6 for
ire. S62.3l for police and Sll.50 to ID. q.
Jameson for plowing sidewalks. The
appropriating money to fhe
'arious departments for the remainder
II the year and following exactly the
nance committees recommendations
vas also adopted.
The bonds OF Fred Bruce, street super
ntendent, for $1,000 signed nv Martin
siley and Il. j Bolster. and that OF @.
y Shurtletf, overseer Of the poor, signed
" s D. Allen and II @. Worthen, were
ccepted
The city's sealer Of weights and meas
Ires came within an ace of getting
Oh. as complaint had been made that
he city scales are not weighing cor
ectly; but the supply committee was
naly awarded the job Of seeing that
he scales are tested. The first and
property committees were given the mat
er Of contested bill with the New
.ng1and Telephone company for the fire
tation phone. The report Of the street
and the city engineer ais to
umbering the houses on Oswald and
add streets was accepted, and the petit
ion for numbers on Pike street was
eferred to them.
Jerry Keefe is tall enough to be
pecial policeman and the aldermen. BY
vote Of four TO one alderman Alex
nder absent) thought he would do, he
aving been appointed by Mayor Robins.
ince A. J. Baldwin had refused to servs
n the health board. NJ B. Nichols was
ppointed and confirmed unanimously.
resolution uthorizing the supply com
littee to buy a carload or more of sewer
lie was passed
The final act Of the aldermen was to
ote dog tax rebate to David Devicehi,
lho reported that both he and Dick
Ioar paid tax on the same beast. that
ioar was the owner and he tDeyicehil
NV the keeper, This action was taken
n the recommendation Of City Clerk
Iackay, who had issued the license