The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-02

council, and the COMMITTEES wanted j
settled satisfactorily to the council bel
fore they went ahead any further with
the work. Alderman Alexander thought
that the COMMITTEES of the whole should
20 over the ground again and decide
what they wanted done. and the matter
was left in this way.
The council was notified by letter and
a petition signed BY three men that q
dog owned by A. Garetto Of Railroad
street was alleged TO be vicious and dan-
gerous to be at large and asked that the
city take the proper steps to safeguard
the public from the dog Referred TO tia
license committee and the city attorney
with power to net
On motion of Alderman Campbell the
gas company was granted a permit to
extend its pipes from North Main street
in front Of whitcomb Bros machine shop
to James Ahern's shop on Blackwell
street.
Alderman Campbell asked the fire com
mittee If they knew why it was that
the whistle on the fire alarm system had
not blown for the past three weeks
when the alarm was pulled In at $40
every morning. He said that he under
stood that the fire alarm system was In
bad shape and he wondered II the FIRE
committee knew it. Alderman Hoyt Of
the fire committee said that it was all
news to him. He said that he had never
had the occasion to notice that the wliis-
tie did not blow, because be could never
hear il anyway at his granite plant, hut
he said that II the system was out Of
repair II should be looked into at once.
Alderman Campbell also said that he
understood that when an alarm was rung
in It did not register the box number at
the North Barre station. The mayor
referred the matter to the fire commit
tee to investigate and bring in written
report at the next meeting.
The city clerk then asked the council
concerning several matters that had
been hanging fire for some time He
inquired If anything had been done IN
regard to having the obstructions re-.
moved from the street on Blackwell
street where the stoncshed occupied BY
McColl a Carroll and their granite blocks
were In the street Alderman Thurston
stated that it was the street superin-
tednent's duty to see that the street
was cleared and he thought that it would
be attended to- The clerk said that the
recent fire at st. Johnsbury ought to
freshen in the minds of the committee
Of the whole that the fire escapes had
not yet been installed on the Blanchard
block Alderman Thurston said that the
council Ind been fooling long enough
with the matter and lie aade O motion,
which was carried to notify the owners
OF the block that they must equip the
block with fire escapes to comply with
the state law
The clerk was instructed to notify the
public service commissioners that the
commissioners suggestion OF 32-feet
space for the underpass under the c. "
tracks OF the Williamstown branch at
Blackwell street was satisfactory to the
council.
Alderman Campbell thought that che
council ought to find out whether the
Central Vermont was really intending to
put in an iron bridge in place Of the
old covered bridge below Granite street,
which they have recently braced IN with
piles that have blocked up the river IN
d manner that viii cause damage ii the
spring, Referred ID the water committee
to investigate.