The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-20
BARRE'S PROSPERITY
CONTINUED I'm 1908
General Conditions Did Not Affect Its Progress. Ended
Financial Year With $l2.O8l 80 in Treasury Mayor
Robins Conclusions and Recommendations as Set Forth
in His Annual Message

consideration the general conditions that prevailed throughout
the country during the greater part Of the yearhe lack
OF work and the distress that always accompanies such cond
tons Our City has been practically free from those general
conditions and trade has than held its during the
+ the employers and employees had been able to adjust
the differences between them spring without any oppage
OF work the past year would have gone record
Of unusual prosperity; however is we have little grounds
for complaining work plentiful since
been adjusted with the improvement conditions through
out the country have every expect that the
ing year will be busy and prosperous one.
In the past there great many Of citizens and
others interested in the welfare of City could only
look upon its future in pessmiste way doubling the ability
OF industry City to maintain steady growth, and who
believed that setback to especially
when the nature of our industry into considerations
their opinion being that the monumental business luxury
and would be OF the first to suffer when adverse conditions
prevailed throughout the country But experience has ds
paed those fears and shown us that industry has foun
daon solid the granite it builds FROM and when
take into consideration the Incompatible quality of gran
e the and enterprise of manufacturers combined
with tne skill and ingenuity OF our workmen our City has
future before which would be folly place any
limitations.
The hopes which we expressed year for an improve
ment in the building trade in the City have been fully fulfed
the latter half of the year showing activity this line
than has been experienced in the past few large
number of residences have been built and there still
good demand for first class enemens which will
continuation Of this activity for time to come Two
large modern sonesheds have been built for the Dewey
Column Cutting Works and for the firm of Marion
Oeary; there has also been large extension made TO the
plant Of j. F. Corske Sons twostory brick block
being built for Il B. Dodge; the Central Vermont Rail-
road Co. has completed its passenger depot the travelling
public will receive of that consideration for their
comfort that due Them public service corporation
BY the opening of the Adrich Public Library public
use we are enjoying the full benefits community
by reason Of having well equipped library its midst;
the statistics the circulation Of the books in the library
since the opening gives abundant evidence that
great need for just such institution and that it being
fully appreciated by the citizens
The Barre City Hospital is institution which is do
ing good work midst said limited only by reason
the lack Of funds to carry It on on larger scale b. The
will Of the late Mrs ANGELA French the Hospital secures
beques amounting to about $1,000 This ii the one it
has received but that the aims of the Hospital
&c tn
to all citizens and that they will rally its support help
to place it on footing whereby It be able to fully
Street Department
large Of money been expended during the past
year under the Of this department streets
sidewalks bridges and culvers etc The changing
the grade Washington Street comply with the
mendaons Of the Courts Committee which set the bridge
years age has been carried 1t quite
expensive piece Of work necesstang the lowering of large
portion Of the main line Of East Hill water supply How
ever it quite improvement the old conditions and
should settle the question of bridge or this locality for
long time to
Considerable damage was done to our streets by wash
after the streets had already been put good repair
iii the spring but it promptly repaired and streets
now whole in good condition they
at present enable years Board build
permanent streets than able accomplish the
ast there should Be at least $4,000 to $4,000 spent yearly
for permanent work during the years
This would of good drainage and travelling
all DC our streets where the traffic is heavy.
BY the decision just rendered by the Supreme Court
the vexed question of assessing for permanent
work has been settled and the Cys right to
might then have been amcab settled BY the abuers and
the City but the abutes deemed 1t best to press the matter
to decision and il perhaps well that this
taken will avoid any question Of contest this matter
the future providing that the proceedings leading to
the all due form The fact has also been
established that the legislature has the to grant cities
such legislation may be required to correct
the proceedings leading the evyng Of assessments and
To collect under such powers be granted
On our Main Street believe that the granite paving
should be continued that portion of the street where the
traffic heavest believing that it the best suited and by
far the most for sustaining heavy traffic
such as we experience Main Street small portion of
this kind should be added each year. and believe
that money appropriated for permanent streets shoube
divided between paving and maeadam until the business por
ton of our Main Street has been paved
The efficiency Of Street Department has been fully
maintained during the past year and great credit due
the the Superintendent and Engineer for the
crelitabe manner which the work of the department has
been carried out
Water Department
During the past year this department has been placed
under very heavy expense BY of its having relay
large portion Of its line Washington Street This
was caused By lowering of the grade of the street and
not through need of the Water Department itself
The excessively dry last year made necessary
To pnmp from the Stevens Branch augment supply
and expense of the department to considerable
extent will have to be taken the future to
nrevent of water during the early part of the
season when PLENTIFUL and will have to
he educated to fact that of water Of