The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-13
Land With AIdrich Fund TruS-
tees at Corner
OF MAIN AND ELM STREETS
Action to That End Was Taken at Meet.
ing Of the City Council Last Night
Other Acts Of the Regular
Meeting.

At the meeting Of the board Of alder
men last evening the report OF the com
mittee Of the whole relative to the
changing Of the street lines at the cor
ner Of Main and Elm streets adjoining
the Aldrich property for the purpose of
Strengthening the streets was read, rec
ommending that the proposed changes
be made; and at meeting Of the city
council which followed the aldermen's
meeting. resolution was adopted in
structing the street committee to carry
out the plans as proposed by the Aldrich
library trustees, who are to erect mod
ern business block on the corner next
year. The fun board of aldermen was
present, Alderman Rossi having recov-
cred from his illness so as 70 be present
for the Hrst time in sevral weeks.
The report Of the police department
for the month OF September showed a
total number Of arrests Of %, Of which
ls were for intoxication, 3 for search
and seizure, for keeping, for breach
OF the peace 2 for larceny, ] for viola
tion Of the city ordinances, ! for tramp.
ing and | for truancy The health off
GERS report for the same month showed
Is births and deaths, and II contagious
diseases were reported. as follows;
measles Is, scarlet fever 3, typhoid fever
/.
The city attorney presented written
report an the Travellers Insurance com
pany. relative to the city's liability for
teams hired by the city in it, street
work The city attorney gave IT as his
opinion that the liability on the team
hire would not be included in the city's
policy with the company, and he, fur
thermore, stated that there was a still
greater reason why the city should not
carry any liability Insurance in this
department. as under the lnw there can
be no action taken against the city for
the negligence Of It's officials while they
are performing their duties under the
control, and BIZ referred
fhe council to the cases in the Vermont
statutes upon which he based his opin
ion
On motion Of Alderman Hoyt. the re-
port was accepted. Alderman Alexander
then said that II this was the case, il
vas needless for the city 70 be carrying
a liability policy, but as the council had
already voted to take out q policy for
another rear he did not know how to 20
about ii TO get rid Of the policy Presi
dent ThuFston referred the question to
the chairman Of the finance COMMITTEES
ard the city clerk To sec what arrange
ments could be made in regard 20 set
ting up with the insurance company.
w F Richardson applied for a permit
to cross fremont street near the resi-
ience Of r. A. Walker with water pipe,
and on motion OF Alderman Alexander
the matter was left with the water COM
nittee to investigate and report.
The clerk reported that 4 resident in
ward five had lodged complaint against
the owners and occupants Of a stone shed
N Blackwell street owned bY Rizzi
Brothers and occupied by Brown, Carroll |
4 company, for alleged Use Of the street
for yard This was referred to the
street committee and the city engineer
10 investigate and report.
Elusive Central Vermont Officials
This finished the business of the alder.
men and the council was then called to-
zether BY the mayor. Ii being an ad
Iourned meeting from two weeks ago, !
% hear the report from the special com
nittee appointed to meet the proper
officials Of the Central Vermont railroad |
IN the question Of condemning the com
oany's land on Bunham's meadow for
The purpose Of changing the river bed /
Alderman Alexander again reported that |
he committee WAS as far away ais ever
rom getting meeting with the officials |
md on bis motion ii was voted to hold |
mother hearing on October 28 The |
,ounei. accepted the bond of the new
street superintendent, j. G. DeBrune, |
which was signed by II. G. Patterson
md G. T. Curfier.
d. Theriault appeared personally and
wanted to know what the city was going /
q do about settling for his calf, which
vas badly chewed up By dog two
weeks ago. He said that the ealf was
till alive but he was uncertain whether |
[ would live much longer or not, and |
lhonght that the city ought to pay him
sl5 damages. anyway. He was asked If /
he thought it could be proven who was
he owner Of the dog that attacked his
ali. and he said that there were three
men who saw the dog at the time. On
notion of Alderman Thursten, it was
hen voted to leave the matter with |
Alderman Rossi to see what evidence he
'ould produce in court as to the owner
if the dog
Alderman Thmston stated that the /
Central Vermont street crossings in the
.ity were in very bad shape that they
iad not a good one in the city. as the
,lanking was al worn out lie thought /
hat It was time that the company was
iotiied to Ak them, and on motion of
Alderman Hoyt the clerk was instructed
o notify the proper official Of the road +
o repair the crossings as soon as pos
ihle
Aldermen Thurston also stated that
e thought that II was time some action
vas taken in regard to having proper
ire escapes placed on the Blanchard
iloek, as the building was certainly not
afe III its present condition in case Of
Ire Alderman Alexander said that the
question had been handed down from fire
ommittee to fire committee for the past
ew years and no one seemed to know
iow to remedy the situation
The reason that the present fire CON-
aittee had been resting on the matter