The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-15
MUST FIX UP
THE STREETS
Before County Supervisor
Puts 20. K" on Them
SO HE TELLS THE COUNCIL
Barre Has the Smallest Selection in the
County for Roads on Which State
Automobile Money win
BE Spent.

At the regular meeting Of the board Of
aldermen last evening, County Road
Commissioner r. $. currier spoke to the
board ii regard to the city's taking prop.
er care Of The selected highways in The
city upon which the state pays a portion
Of the maintenance out Of the state auto
mobile fund, providing that the town or
city keeps these roads up N good eondi-
tion aiI the time.
The commissioner said that Barre has
the smallest mileage of selected highway
Of any town "a The county, as Il has
only 55s miles and the little town Of
Fayston has miles. The streets in the
city which have been selected are Main
street north and south to the city line,
Washington street, Brook to the town
line, and Hill from Washington to the
town line. Mr.. currier said that he had
been over these roads Just recently and
had found places in them that the city
would have to remedy before be could
pass the city's claim for It's share III the
automobile fund.
These roads, be said have to be kept
free from loose stones, the approaches
10 bridges free from bumps, the surface
Of the road kept in good repair with the
best gravel obtsinahle. and All water bars
made with long easy slopes. This mat
ter was referred to TIE street committee
10 attend to-
The committee Of the whole, to whom
had been referred the question Of laying
sewer 10 che new Camp street school,
recommended that the sewer be laid
across the common property and CON
nect with the sewer at Charles street,
a. this route would accommodate the
lots On Camp street, which viii eYentn-
ally need tie sewer The report was
accepted
On the petition for highway from
Camp street 60 CnfFipr street the COM
mittee of the whole reported that the
petitioners evidently did net understand
lie right nade IF prheeiHe in petition.
ing for a street, and The report referred
them 10 the sections in the charter Tor
Instructions
The report of the water superinten.
dent for the month OF August was read
and accepted. The report of the police
department for August showed a total
of % arrests. divided as follows intaxi.
cation Is, breach of the peace I, larleuy
2, murder +
The health officer reported "a births il
August and l9 DEATH also 23 contagious
diseases we're reported al follows: mea
sizes l6, scarlet fever &, typhoid fever l.
The committee on streets reported In
rgard to the petition for a sewer exien
sion Oh Franklin street that they consid
erad that there were other places IN the
city where this kind of work was much
more needed at this time and would not
recommend making the extension unless
the water committee decided ta have the
sswer laid In the same ditch with The
water pipes to save extra expense In dig |
ging through the ledge which will he
encountered II the extension IL made
The report was accepted
The street committee recommended /
granting a sewer extension on Harold |
street ard the report was accepted On
the petition for street light at Remis /
place. The committee On lights reported I
that al the street was private way
they could not recommend that d light |
BE Installed Tho report was accepted
The letters received hY the city clerk /
and Mayor Robins from w VI Lapoint, |
the city not 10 let the play, |
eThe County Sheriff show at the opera I
house unless bis name appeared OH tie
bills, were read hut as The city clerk had /
already reported the matter tn The city I
attorney, the board took no action
The bids for cleaning and painting I
the city clerks office, tile council cham
ber, the Mayor Office the water super
Intendant's office and the main corridor
II the city building and the outside Of
tho building where 1t Is needed, we're |
opened. and of The six bids received that |
1f Peter BombaFd was the lowest. his
price being s200s9. On motion of Alder
man Camphell, It Was voted To let the /
Job I'd Tie lowest bidder, and the prop /
aFfv committee was instructed to draw
ID and execute a contract with Mr. BON {
bard the othar five bidders and their 1
prices were. Ct A Wilkinson $500. III
II Carleton $500 II n JefFords s273so. /
G. Crowley $3.50, j. G. Dodge and /
C A Heath sBg5
A liability insurance policy on the /
,itY's employes in the water and street +
departments was taken ont for another
gear III Che Travellers Liability Insurance f
This new policy as stated bY T
he board hv the agent Of the company /
Herman Campbell. gives the city q pre-
MUM reduced a little over S2T from
ast years premium with this same com
nans, 50 that this years policy Will cost
slsA05.
The following Is a comparison Of last
years rate with the reduced rate this
rear ii the several departments. stone
rushing sl.s0 to sI.20; engineering de
1artment. soc 60 95c; street department,
81 81 to Si30; street cleaning sl35 te
sI.20 sewer department. SIS to sa su-
Of water works. soc to 50ei
spera ton IF water works, So 20 to 1920.
Tie Philadelphia Casualty company
presented a po3iey with a premium Of
sls0 .e5. only 50 cents higher than that of
the travellers
III. eampben also had proposition
lot the city e take out a three year
1olssy with 4 ten per cent. reduction,
md Alderman Campbell made a molten
lhak H. AAxaaz9AE eeassaet be tskAa