The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-23
ALDERMEN
REFUSED
To Lend Support to the Pc
titiOn
FOR A GRADE CROSSING
Long Discussion at Regular Meeting Last
Night--city Engineer Thinks There
Was an Understanding on ce-
ment Bids for Reservoir.

The board Of aldermen were in session
over three hours &c their regular meet
ing last evening, the question which took
up a good share Of the time being that
OF the petition by the J. a. Martinson
Estate Granite company for a grade
crossing on Batchelder street 10 a lot
Of land owned BY the u. L. Smith COM
pany, on which the former company
wishes to erect a stone plant providing
il can get permission 70 lay a sidetrack
OF the Barre railroad across Batchelder
street to the lot President Thurston
and Alderman Alexander were absent
and Vieepresident Campbell presided
over the board
The petition for o grade crossing at
Batcheder street was first made TO the
council two weeks ago and was referred
20 a committee Of the whole TO inyesti-
gate and report Last week the COM
mittee reported that they were in favor
Of the crossing providing that il did not
influence the public service commissions
ers adversely IN the question Of ordering
Of the street railway company to extend
their tracks around Ayers, Batchelder
and Circle streets TO Quarry street,
Last evening J. w. Gordon leared
before the aldermen IN behalf Of the
owners Of the lot and asked il the coun-
eli would not give their official sanction
to the crossing being made, with
condition that If the public service COM
missioners did object 70 il, when they
came to decide the question Of the street
railway, the crossing would be taken up
He said that he was satisfied that the
commissioners would not object 70 II and
was willing TO take the risk Mr.. Cor
don said that he was trying 20 fix ii
80 that the deeds for the lot could be
passed and the work on the stone plant
could be started without more delay
than absolutely necessary
Judge Scott. who represents the Mar.
tinson company, thought that the com
mittee should have sanctioned the cross
ing without any condition As 1t stands
now, he said that the city had shown
that it was more willing that the street
railway should extend its tracks than
that there should be a stoneshed. and
In fact had by It's report tied the hands
of tie commissioners BY attempting to
make them say now how they viii rule
when the hearing on the street railway
extension comes mp. He said il was
because Of just such difficulties as this
that people were building stone sheds
in other places instead of trying to
build here.
After considerable more discussion Of
the matter, President Campbell said that
the council had shown by IT, report that
il had no objection TO the crossing being
laid If the commission would allow them
to make it and as the question was to
be decided hy them anyway there was
nothing more that the city could do
The board stated that they were ready
to grant him permit Just as soon as
the commission gives him permission to
make tile crossing. and Mr. Gordon then
his request and the matter was
left the same as it was reported last
week. Judge Scott said that the COM
mission had held their hearing on the
question and had received the councils
report but they had not yet made their
decision.
A petition for street light, signed
BY ten residents in the vicinity Of
Phelps mill on Washington street. was
read. asking that the city install light |
in that neighborhood at any point the
city thought best, and on motion of Al |
derman Even the petition was referred
10 the street committee to investigate |
and report.
The resignation Of Gerry w Blanchard |
as special policeman was accepted. /
W. II. Clapp made application for per-
NIT to move house at the intersection
Of Hill and Washington streets to within
or s feet Of the adjoining property |
line, and on motion Of Alderman Even
the permit was ordered granted A com
from the q 5. post Office de-
partment was read, giving notice that /
the rental of the local post office quar-
ters in the city building had been ac
eepted for term Of five years at a
yearly rental Of 81 $50. On motion Of
Alderman Hoyt, ii was voted 20 grant
WI III. Spear lunch room license in the
French block
The city clerk notified the board that
il was time to decide as to what restric-
tion the city would put on the sale Of
fireworks this Fourth, and the board vot
I'd that the sale of fireworks shall be
restricted to the hours between mid
night Sunday night, July 4, and mid
night Monday night, July 5, and that
iii dealers must procure licenses to sell
on that date
The following building permits were
by the building inspector,
lnd permits were ordered granted by the
board Howland Bros. a Cave to erect
/ three.story brick block on the lot at
The corner Of North Main street and
Keith avenue; Sortwell, to recover the
-oof of The old Aldrich house at 202
North Main street with Monarch roof
nc; II. Il. Reynolds to erect a dwelling
IN Washington street; Smith Bros. &
company to build an extension to their
stone shed, 25 by q feet, for a COM
,ressor and motor room; g. r. Hall to
ear down the old building beside the
,hureh on Brook street and use it in
,rectinr a cottage house on Franklin
street for Dr. +. NJ Lynde-
Judge H. w. Scott made request for
iome additional filing cases in the city |
.ourt vault, and the matter was referred
o the property committee to investigate
ind report.
Alderman Hoyt said that there ought |
o be something done right away in
egard TO the crossing over the NJ a W.
racks at Wiley street. The tracks are
light down in q. hole. he said, aud Aeavs