The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-28
Willing To Pay More For
Changing River
IF COUNCIL WILL RECEDE
From Demand That New Highway Run
to Depot square-President Sort
well Is Coming to Talk With
the Council About It.

AT the meeting Of the board Of alder
men last evening, a communication from
II. G. shurtlef, attorney for the Barre
railroad. was read, stating that the com
pany would Withdraw from taking any
part in the project OF changing the river
bed in Stevens branch from Prospect
street to Granite street if the city coun-
Gil would not accede to having the high
way over the bed Of the river terminate
at the Gordon block and 60 out to Main
street there instead Of continuing to De-
pot square To have the road run to
Depot square, the company claims, would
be never-ending menace to them on
account Of the narrow passageway.
The communication stated further,
however, that ii the city would consent
to having the highway end at the Gordon
block the company would pay an extra
sum in addition to paying one half the
total cost Of changing the river which
they have already promised, providing
that the council in naming the addition
al sum should not make it too large.
Mr.. Shurtlef, who had sent the letter
in behalf Of the railroad, was present
and informed the board that Mr.. Sort
we'll of the NJ & w. r. r. K. would arrive
IN Montpelier Wednesday evening on
business visit and would ike to meet the
council on the river question If the coun-
cil could arrange for meeting on Thurs
day.
President Thurston said that as the
mayor was out Of the city they could
not cal a meeting Of the council then,
but he would call a meeting of the board
Of aldermen for 10 o'clock Thursday
morning and If the mayor returned be-
fore that time the council could BE- called
together Immediately. Without further
discussion the communication was laid
on the table until the meeting Thurs
day.
Street Railroad Wants Conference.
A communication from r. n. Cory,
president Of tie street railway company.
was read stating that The dizoefofs 0R
the company wished % meet ths enaH6d
on Mqasiay eSanin4 May ). oiz kbe quAs-
\ tion of extending Ehs tracks on South
Main street President Thurston stated
that Monday evening was The regular
meeting night Of the board ard they
would be glad to meet the directors on
that evening.
A resolution appropriating $500 to the
Barre Citizens Band for free open air
concerts this summer was read d second
time, and on motion Of Alderman Camp
bell adopted. The property COMMITTEES,
-. L..
the portion Of the city farm now under
cultivation be rented for Che sum Of So
per acre for year and that the remain
der Of the property be set aside for public
use as playground. The report was
accepted.
Permits were ordered granted TO Cyril
Demers to build an extension to hIs
house on FarwelI stree; to Rinaldo CAL
cagni to build q barn on Berlin street.
to the Leland company to erect an extern
sion OF 70 feet to their stoneshed or
South Front street and to Victor Stacy
to build dwelling at the corner Of
Maple avenue and Onion street. Will
liam Martin was given permit to move
a henhouse to another part of his log
on Elmwood avenue Joseph Wphby and
Joseph Rozzan made applications for
lunch room licenses and were referred
to the license committee.
The Civic Federation made a written
request Of the board to procure two
garbage cans for the city park to take
the place Of those which went ND In the
air under the persuasive force Of cannon
fire crackers last fourth Of July. The
supply committee was instructed to pro-
cure the cans
North Main Street Road.
This finished the business the clerk
had on hand and the board then entered
into discussion of the resolution passed
last week to Tnaeadamize North Main
street. The discussion vas started bv
Hoyt, who made motion that
The board reconsider the resolution, say
inne in supportsof his motion that there
seemed to be considerable dissatisfaction
among the voters Of the city, especially
residents along North Main street, be-
cause the council had voted to macada-
mize the street instead Of paving It, and
he thought that the aldermen ought to
ook into the matter further Alderman
Even said that he was Of the same opin-
ion on the question and that he had
been questioned continually, since the
was adopted, BY people who
thought that the street should be paved.
Alderman Hoyt again said that he had
been approached by one man who had
i large property frontage on North Main
street and that man thought the citv
vas making a mistake in not paving
he street He considered that macadam
would not stand up so well as the paving
ind thought it cost more to build at
irst it would Be the cheapest in the
md.
President Thurston said that to pave
he street only from Depot square to
sranite street they would have to haze
larger appropriation for permanent
itreet work than they had made this
rear. He thought that the macadam was
m right and that il had shown TINT Il
gould stand up under heavy traffic bv
he strip chat was put in at Jockey Hoi-
ow. Alderman Campbell was also Of
he opinion that the street should be
nacadamized No action, however. could
,e taken on the motion made BY Alder
nan Hoyt to reconsider the resolution.
$ il had been passed by the council. and
be question was left until the next
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