The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-31
Abutting Land Owners Petit
tiOn City Council
A STORAGE RESERVOIR
City to Vote on Question of Issuing the
Bonds for One on Orange Brook
for Purposes Of Increasing the
Water Supply.

the Interested aDuttlng land owners the
city council at It's meeting last evening
was requested TO take action towards
the project OF changing the bed Of Stew
ems branch from Prospect street to
Granite street and the construction Of
a highway over the center of the bed
OF the old stream In the rear Of the
blocks on Main street; the action by the
city TO be taken under the provisions
incorporated In the enabling act which
was secured at the last session OF the
Legislature as a forerunner 10 the propo-
sition. The petition was presented by
r. G.. Rowland and 4. A. Drown as the
committee representing the abutters Mr.
Rowland stated that the Ave abutting
land owners who had not signed the pc
tition were l.. NJ Averill, Mrs. Reed,
William Boyce, the David Mower estate
and the Bolster estate, but two thirds
Of the total number Of abutters had
signed the petition and these abutters
he said were in earnest in the matter
and wished the council 70 take definite
action az its earliest possible conven-
ience. That the Barre railroad was
interested in the scheme was forcibly
shown, stated Mr.. Howland, when yes
terday afternoon through their attorney
H. G. Shurtlef, the company stated that
they were ready to guarantee to pay
! hfty per cent OF the total cost Of the
entire project. With this big guarantee
as a starter he thought a satisfactory
agreement could be arranged with all
of the abutters and the city, and he
asked that the council call a special
meeting for some night this week for
the purpose OF meeting with the abut.
ters and see what they can do in the
way Of an agreement as to what and
how the abutters shall pay their share.
Mayor Robins asked as TO what had
been done about the proposed highway
coming out onto Main street between
the Gordon and Miles blocks. Mr. How.
land said that he had talked with Mr..
Gordon In regard to this and that Mr..
Gordon claimed to own the land but
Mr. Miles had right cf wny over IL.
He said that Ar. Gordon did not object
To the street coming through there but
there would probably be some land dam
age to pay.
On motion by Alderman Alexander it
was voted TO accept the petition as pre-
senfed by the abutters and the mayor
stated that there would be a special
nesting on Friday evening for the pur-
pose of meeting the abutters.
Building permits were granted for
minor repairs and alterations to Mrs.
@. B. Dnrkee, f. A. Drown, Jack Turner
G. n. Benedict, Abiatti & Colombo, and
w. I. Shepard. The building inspector
reported five permits that he had grant
ed personally.
Orange Brook Storage Reservoir.
A resolution relating to the erection
of a storage reservoir on Orange brook |
as protection to the city water system
in q dry time, and requesting that the
mayor insert in the warning for the
special city meeting in April clause to |
see If the city will vote to issue bonds |
necessary for the construction Of suit |
able reservoir, was adopted on motion
Alderman Alexander.
A resolution relating to the city pur-
chasing q buggy wagon for the use of !
the street department was voted down. |
On the reading Of the resolution Alder |
man Campbell moved that il be adopt
ed The mayor asked IL the contract /
with the street superintendent did not |
require that he should furnish his own
team. Alderman Campbell replied that |
it did, but that the city owned the wag |
on the superintendent had been using in |
the department and 1t was now worn
out. Alderman Alexander thought that /
if the contract calls for the superinten-
dents furnishing his own team it was
mt right for the city to buy him a wag-
on.
A letter from State Highway Commits
sioner G. w. Gates was read stating
that the appropriation made by the
city for permanent street work had been I
made in such way that the city could |
not receive any aid from the state ap- /
preparation for permanent highways and |
he asked that the council make it plain
whether they wished to take advantage |
OF the aid from the state or not. A I
resolution was then read and adopted /
appropriating $500 from the appropria-
tion of $4,000 already made for perTnan-
ent street work, this appropriation be-
ing for the purpose of taking .advan- +
tage of the state aid.
Harry jackson appeared before the
council and stating the allegations made
by his father, DR.. J. Henry jackson, be-
fore his death, in regard to the city's i
cutting the water pipe for his private
spring while digging the sewer on South
Main street several years ago. When
the pipe was cut the late DR.. Jackson
claimed that there was an understanding
that he was to receive the ,city water
free which was done for few years,
hut later the city informed him that
there would be charge of $40 a year
for the water supply for his fountain.
Since then the fountain has been dry
end the spring which was on the fork
shop lot. so-called, has been filed up.
Now, Mr. jackson said last evening,
that the city should take some action in
regard to settlement of damages with
Mrs. jackson, the legatee of the estate.
The natter was referred to the street
end water committee to investigate
and make a report.
An application from 4. Giachina for
a permit to hang an awnning over the
front Of his fruit store was referred to
the street committee to investigate and
report,
/. k Averill applied for a renewal Of