The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-22
To Show Cause Why They
Shall Not be Prosecuted
VIOLATING ORDINANCE
They Are Alleged to Have Done Con.
struetiOn Work and Then Applied
for Permit Afterwards-0ther
Acts Of the City Council.

-Four cases In which repairs or altera.
tions had been made on buildings With
out the owners first getting permits were
reported by Building Inspector j. A.
Field at the regular meeting OF the city
council last evening, and after discus
sion ON the cases in executive session
the council voted TO notify the four
property owners TO appear at the next
meeting OF the council and show cause,
if any, why they should not be prose
cuted for violation OF the city ordi-
nanees.
The building inspector reported tnat a
slate roof had been repaired and shed
covered with roofing on the Mrs. Gal
lagher estate at No. Summer street
before an application had been made for
a permit; that the roof Of a building
owned by Patrick Brown had been Gov
cred with felt roofing, q. A. Heath had
put in a new window and made one
window larger; and I. r. Bailey had
built shed on Wiley street without
permits. Mr.. Brown, who was present,
stated TO the council that he had let tho
job to cover the roof to Mr., Ormsbec uf
Montpelier and that he also lett it with
Mr. 0rmsbee to get permit before do
ing the work, and supposed he had done
so before he began the job.
The building inspector said that Mr..
0rmsbee came to him about permit for
this job and that when he 1.-THE inspec.
tori went to investigate, found The roof
covered. The inspector then stated TO
the council that this was not the first
time that this had happened with Mr..
0rmsbee, and he thought that the board
ought to take some action in the matter
that would let the contractor know thai
he was violating the city ordinances.
Other reports from the building in
speetOr were read recommending thar
permits be granted to l.. j. Meade TO
build house and barn on Maplewood
avenue; TO q. A. Heath TO build steps
in front of store; to A. II. Buzzell -
make an outside entrance TO his block
at 25 Pearl street. as he wanted to put
in restaurant; to L. J. Raymo to make
alterations on barn at 10 Farwell
street; to L. H. Thurston to top out
chimney and shingle piazza OF house on
Summer street. These permits were or
dcred granted.
The Inspector reported verbally that
J. ii. Cook wanted a permit to put in
new sill into his barn and wished the
council to act on it at this meeting, as
he wished to do the work at once; but
no action was taken by the council,
A Jefferson Street Sidewalk.
report from the city engineer was
then read relative to laying the concrete
sidewalk on jefferson street opposite II.
+. Cutters property back from the street
line as requested by the owner, as he
claimed it would make better angle in
The walk, thereby improving the looks
of the walk and making it more con-
genient to travel. The engineer reported
that setting the walk back would leave
/ space 264.4 feet in area between the
street and the walk, or strip Gao feet
vide.
MIR. Cutler, who was present, stated
hat he would be willing to give ten
lollars for the strip Of land, so as to
make him an abutter or he would sign
,apers making him an abutter for all
ime. The report of the engineer was
accepted, and later in the meeting, on
notion of Alderman Campbell, it was
'oted to take from the table the pcti-
ion OF Mr.. Cutler which had been tabled
It the last meeting, On motion Of Al
Ierman Alexander, it was then voted to
ay the walk according to Mr., Cutters
equest, with the condition that Mr..
}utler become an abutter and pay his
1t was reported to the council that
here was broken place in the plank
idewalk on Newton street and the mat
er was referred TO the street committee
0 investigate. Alderman Thurston stat
d that the company which was putting
n concrete dam in East Montpelier
wanted to hire the city stone crusher.
he council took no action on the mat
err
Two petitions were read, one request
ng that hydrant be installed ON Cur
ier street at the intersection of fremont
treet, and the other for a concrete side
falk on Walnut street. The first petit
ion was referred to the fire committee
nd the second was referred to the
treet committee to investigate and re-
ort.
The bills from the Montpelier Mili-
ary band for three concerts, amounting
. sl3s, were ordered paid. The bills had
cen laid over from the last meeting.