The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-28
Aldermen Decide to Fill
CreyiceS Between Blocks
OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE
They Baked Again at Proposition to
Buy the Common" at Gospel
village, Wanting More InfOr-
nation.

On the recommendation Of the strver
committee that delay in re-pitehing the
granite pavement blocks on Main street
is allowing the blocks to wear round
rapidly, the board Of aldermen voted last
night to direct the street committee TO
advertise for bids for the entire contract
to be done this present summed. There
are about 1900 yards to be repaired,
City Engineer Reed stated that while
he thought the work ought 70 be done
he did not think II was imperative and
that should they delay for another sum
mer they might be able to get the work
done cheaper, since they might be laying
down more granite blocks and the con
tractors would be right here with their
materials. But his remarks came after
the action, and there was no reconsidera-
ton last night,
The aldermen again baked on the
proposition to buy the Gospel Village
common" after the property committee
reported that the city could buy il for
81 900, taking quit claim deed. The
reason for baking was given as fear
whether the Congregational church, in
selling, could give title without encum-
branee. The particular doubt Of the
aldermen grew out Of the stipulation Of
the old deed from Nathan Carpenter to
the Westinghouse" people that it
should forever be held as a Common;
they wanted to know If this formed an
encumbranee of the property.
Aldermen Campbell moved that the
city attorney be instructed to look into
this proposition, and the motion was
carried. Alderman Campbell also
thought it peculiar that the Congrega.
tional church would give a quit-cIaim
deed for $1,000, and demanded $4,000 for
a warranty deed, the property commit
tee having reported verbally that the
church would give q warranty deed for
the larger amount The aldermen did
not know, either, whether the property
would he considered common il II
was held for school purposes even as a
playground or park So these various
doubts held up sanction Of the purchase
of the land for a time
Other routine affairs were transacted.
generally pf small Importance. These
warrants were ordered paid: street de.
partment s23T9T. water department
S659s, fire department s73.s6, police de.
partment se2.Sl, n. D. Phelps company
lcementi s3l970, J. E. 0'Donnell las
sisting city engineerl Sl7.3l, Charles
Erickson for ducks dead ones) SS.
Water extension on Merchant street
was recommended If renters agree ia paw
ten per cent. Of the cost Of construction.
The report Of the police committee on
Gerry Blanchard. former special police,
was accepted It was ordered that a
lane be made across the land of Mrs. r.
IL Bolster and II. X. Bush off Depot
square. Two Tungsten lights were or
dered for upper Washington street. "A
petition for sewer extension on Franklin
street to Johnson street was tabled until
water extension is asked for, the mem
bers believing that. like the constitution
following the flag, sewer petition
should follow a water petition, not vice
versa The water committee was an-
thorized TO look up the petition az the
Batchelder Spfing Water company TO
open up Batehelder street to run a pipe
to the proposed Martinson granite plant.
George F livingston was given perrnis-
sion to move hen-house. The Knights
Of Pythias were given permission to
erect temporary reviewing stand on
the city park for the review Of their
state convention next month.
Following the aldermanic meeting,
Mayor Robins took the eheir and the
city council convened to hear more legal
opinions on the proposition 10 change
the river An adjournment Of the hear
ing was then made to August 81