The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-02
MANY AXES
TO BE GROUND
Aldermen Are Jealous for
Their Wards
ON STREET IMPROVEMENT
The Macadamizing Of Upper Washington
Street Held Up Pending a Look
Into the Street Departments
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A petition was presented to the city
council last evening at their regular
meeting, requesting that the city grade,
curb and macadamize Washington street
from the intersection Of Hin street to
Nelson street. The petition was signed
by 10 abutters and land owners on the
street. Il was stated that the distance
was about l,aoo feet Aldermen Even
and Alexander both stated that they did
not know that the petition was to Be-
presented, but that they had known for
a long time that the street was in a
very bad condition and needed to be
maeadamized.
Alderman Thurston said that there
was no doubt but that the street should
be fixed, but he would move that the
petition be laid on the table until such
iime as the council could know definite
ly how much they would have left Of
their appropriation for permanent
streets after they had finished with
North Main street.
This brought up the macadam vs.. paw.
ing question again, and Alderman Even
said he thought that it would be unwise
for the council to start macadamizing
North Main street ia the face Of the
criticism and divided opinion there was
among the citizens a. 10 which was the
best, macadam Or paving, for the street.
lie asked i anybody in the council knew
about how much il would cost to pave
the street from Depot square 10 Granite
street, and Alderman Thurston said that
II would cost in the vicinity OF 81 600
Alderman Alexander said that this
question had come up now three or four
times and he thought that If any mis-
take had been made there was a chance
70 correct it II the street committee
was holding up its work on account of
this question, be thought that il was
time TO thresh il out and Il it needed
a suspension Of the rules to reconsider
their vote 70 maeadamize the street. do
that 50 that the committee could get to
work one way or the other.
Alderman H0yt then stated that he
supposed that Summer street was going
70 be maeadamized this summer, a. it
had been left over from last years plans.
Alderman Rossi added that Berlin street
had been left over for two years.
Alderman Campbell stated that he
thought that the aldermen should not
be discussing the matter in this way.
Every alderman. he said seems to have
an axe to grind about his own ward
but he considered that the street com.
miitee bad laid out the money equally
well In every ward with the possible
exception Of wards Eve and six, where
there had not been quite SO much done
as IN the other wards Alderman Alex
ander again said that he thought that
the street committee should take the /
matter up with the whole board and /
decide just what streets they should
work upon and then there would be no
from any Of the alderman +
Alderman Thurston's motion to lag the /
petition on the table was finally car
ried.
The chief Of police reported % arrests
in the month Of May, divided as fol.
lows; intoxication 9, breach Of the peace I
10, search and seizure 3, keeping 2, sell
ing ], furnishing |.
Frank G. Howland made application
for a permit to move the house and
barn on the French estate lot quarter
way round facing Keith avenue and two
and half feet from the adjoining prop
sfty line Alderman Thurston said that
the ordinances provided that all wooden
within the fire district should
be at least five feet from the adjoining
line. and asked Mr.. Rowland
L ii would disturb his plans to set the
building 2ia feet further away, and the
after replied that it would, as he need
d the room for driveway in the rear
u his new block. On motion OF Alder
nan Alexander, 1t was voted to grant
The permit as requested
The clerk stated That there would
lave to be meeting Of the board Of
iiyil authority to take action on the
appeals from the appraisals made by the
isters. He stated that there had so
ar been two appeals made, The time
or making appeals ends on June and
I was decided to hold the meeting Of
he board on Friday evening, June 4,
Il 1880 o'clock. II
Building Permits.
The following reports from the build
ng Inspector were read and permits
we're ordered granted Beck & Beck to
,uild an addition to their stone shed
2 by 27 feet for a compressor room; G.
'louf to build barn at 20 River street;
Yrs. w. r. Hadley TO build an autono-
lie barn at II Beckley street; the Bap-
ist church society to cover the walls !
i the church with brick and granite
H. NJ. Houston TO remodel
storehouse at SO Maple ayenae into
cottage; Theodore IaRochelie to build /
n addition to his house on Railroad
treet; Guidici Brothers to build an ad.
ition to their stone shed, II by 30
eet, for motor and compressor; John j
iiovanelli to reshingle his house on Park !
treet; Mrs. Stella Day to remodel !
arm on Prospect avenue into two-ten- /
ment house; John Trow to build ,
eeond story to piazza ata 81 South Main !
treet.
The inspector also reported that his j
ttention had been called to the foan- ]
alton which A. Tomasi was putting in !
n Merchant street in the rear Of his 4
lock, and on Investigation he had found I
bat the foundation was not being built .
ecording to the specifications under
permit which was granted Mr. Tomasi {
nd be recommended that AiT, Tomas j