The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-08
Commissioners Ask Power OF
City Council
THEIR PLANS OUTLINED
Council Voted to Rescind a Remova
Permit to Rowland Brothers and
Cave on Complaint Of Dr..
H. o. worthen.

At the meeting Of the city council last
evening, at which ell Of the members
were present except Alderman Hoyt, 6
protest was made against the action Of
the council in granting Rowland Broth
ers and Cave a permit to move the house
and barn on the French lot and place
them on the rear OF the lot two and a
half feet from Or. H. @. Northen's
property line. This permit was granted
by the council at their meeting last
week By a two.thirds vote of the council
as was necessary IN order to waive the
city ordinance which stipulates that all
wooden buildings erected within the fire
district shall not be placed within five
feet Of the adjoining property line
Dr.. Worthen and his attorney, vii.
liam Wishart, stated to the council last
evening that they wished TO protest
against placing the buildings so near his
line on the grounds that it was endan-
eering his (Dr. Worthen's) buildings
Mr. Wishart said that the doctor knew
nothing about Mr. Howland's desire to
place the buildings 50 near his line until
he saw in the paper that the council
had granted him a permit. He thought
that the council OF Mr.. Rowland should
have notified the doctor of their inten-
tions and give him a chance to object if
be had any objections. He declared that
Mr.. Howland had given the council no
sufficient reasons why he wanted to
place the buildings SO near the line, only
that he wanted ali the room he could
get for q driveway in the rear Of his
new block and the buildings.
Placing the old buildings hack five
feet from the line, Mr.. Wishart said
that there would then be nearly 80 feet
left for a driveway. He thought that
the doctors interests in this matter
ought to be considered, and be asked
the council 70 reconsider their vote Of
the previous week. The doctor also
stated that he was very much surprised
when be read Of the action taken by
the council without bis having been ques-
toned about the matter at all and he
thought he was not being used right
He said ahat he understood now tnat
Mr.. Howland was intending to place the
barn 10 the rear Of the old house after
the latter was moved, instead Of setting
it beside the house on the street front,
and II this was 50 it would bring the
barn right up close to his barn. which he
said was not over 2ls feet from the
line.
Alderman Alexander said that he had
made the motion to grant the permit to
Mr. Rowland, supposing that there
would " no objections made. but If
there had been any injustice done the
doctor he thought the council should
look into II, and be moved that the
vote Of last week be reconsidered, which
was carried unanimously, and II was
voted that q committee Of the whole
meet at the grounds at FIVE o'clock this
afternoon to investigate the situation
II. w. Scott in behalf Of the J. A.
Martinson estate granite company asked
the council for their permission to run a
side track Of the Barre railroad across
Batchelder street ct grade to get onto A
vacant lot near the Bugbee shed where
the company was contemplating erect
ing a stone plant He stated that the
public service commissioners would be
here Wednesday to decide the matter
and he wished for q favorable report
from the council Alderman Thmston
said that il the sidetrack was laid it
meant another crossing for the proposed
route Of the electric road, and he thought
the matter should be looked into before
the council decided upon it. It was
then decided that a committee OF the
whole meet at the place this afternoon
at four o'clock
A permit was granted II. r. White
TO move a small building on Upper Pine
street onto a lot on the same street.
A representative of the Church Of
Jesus Christ Of the Latter Day Saints,
better known as the Mormons, appeared
before the beard and asked for permis.
sion to hold open air meetings at Depot
square three times week for two or
three months. He stated that he was
at present holding meetings in Mont
pelier. Alderman Alexander asked if tie
purpose Of these meetings was to induce
people TO follow them back West and
the gentleman replied that that was
far from their purpose.
They were here. he said, simply to
preach their beliefs and to combat the
pAtjuAltt7 HiIQ AftinS HlAHrdAIuu k1ab NAVE
been through the country against the
people He said that they took
up no collections at their meetings and
asked nothing Of their hearers other
than to believe them and become con.
verts if they SO desired They have mis-
sions established iii Boston, New Hamp.
shire and in Maine, he said, and they
expected soon to establish one in Yer
mont SO that the converts could worship
here the same as people Of other be.
liefs.
Alderman Thurston said that he did
not consider Depot square suitable
place to hold a series Of meetings of this
kind and after some more discussion the
request for a permit was dropped with
out any action being taken.
The cemetery commissioners appeared
before the council and requested that
the part Of Hope cemetery at the side
nearest the city be turned over to the
commissioners so that they could clear
It Of brush and trees and beaatify that
part Of the cemetery There is also a
.wo-tenement house on the property, the
stated. that was in the
way Of making a good lower entrance
to the cemetery. Alderman Thurston
said that this matter had been up before
the council three years ago and he had
suggested then that this land ought to
be turned over to the commissioners and