The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-06
For Street Railroad Extension
Up Ayers Street
IN FAVOR OF MAIN STREET
Chief Objection to the Former Line Was
Necessity for Grade Crossing on
Barre Railroad-0ther Busi-
ness Of City Council.

/ A report Of the committee Of the
whole was presented at the meeting Of
the city council last evening on the
long standing question OF forcing tho
Barre & Montpelier Traction & Power
company to comply with the terms Of its
franchise and extend the tracks Of the
street railway from the present term-
nus on South Main. street up South
Main street "to point 500 feet north
erly Of the southerly lire Of the city
limits"
IN this report the committee stated
that they found that the city council
IN 1909 had passed 4 resolution authoriz-
ling the street railway company to OK
tend It's tracks up Ayers street and
Circle street 70 Quarry street. but as
this route requires the crossing OF the
Barre railroad tracks on Ayers street
at grade, which cannot be done without
the sanction Of the public service com.
mission and as this probably could not
be secured, the committee would recon-
mend tnat the council draw up a resolu.
tion directing the railway company to
extend its tracks straight up South Main
street to within 500 feet Of the city lin
It's as per the original terms OF the
franchise.
On motion Of Alderman Brown. the
report OF the committee was accepted
and the recommendations ordered car
II ried out The mayor stated that he
would have the city attorney prepare
the resolution and have it ready for The
council to act upon at the special meet
ing of the council. which is to be held
Thursday evening at O'Clock to take
up matters pertaining to the changing
II tile riyerbed
G. Q. Averills hillhoards. which he
recently erected On land owned BY NJ NJ
McIver opposite the Mathewson school
building on Elm street came up for con
siderable discussion BY the council al
derman Brown stated that several com
plaints had been made to him in the
nature q protests against the sign
boards. which had been paced right ia
front Of one Of the city's school buila
inga Aldermen Wiley and Hoyt also
H la s5 hss %asP PP q BED eo~ 9s Rsrs rev ms shot nct
some way that the city could have them
removed. Alderman Wiley said that
Ito have been strong petition signed
by all the residents III tnat vicinity.
declaring II a nuisance, presented at the
meeting Of the council but for some rea-
son t was not done.
The whole council vowed it was un-
slightly and not right to have It there,
but they could see no way to prohibit il,
because il was on private property, ex-
eept ii could be made out a nuisance.
Alderman Hoyt also said that the school
commissioners had told him tnat bill
boards were being erected near the new
Lincoln school on Camp street.
The committee Of the whole also made
report on their investigation Of the
condition OF the walls and woodwork
in the opera house, and they found that
il was badly in need Of fresh coat Of
paint They recommended tnat it be
painted. together with the hall used hy
the Grand Army post The property
committee was then authorized to adver
tise for bids on the contract. This work
WAS done when the house was first com
pleted at cost Of $500
A petition signed by residents on
Franklin street. requesting that the
street be repaired and more surface sew
ers put in at the top Of the hin. On nc
tion of Alderman Hoyt tho petition was
referred to the street committee to IN
yestgate and report Alderman Thurs
ton brought up the question Of the moy-
ing Of the AIertes house, which, he said
ought 10 be done as soon as possible.
80 that the city might be getting some
revenue out Of ii by using ii. The alder
man tnen made motion that the proH
erty committee be authorized 70
ahead with the work and advertise for
bids for putting In tile new foundation
for the house and the moving of it,
The report Of the police department
for the month of june showed that
there were total Of 20 arrests divided
as follows: Intoxication 6. breach Of
tine pence 7, keeping | selling |, search
and seizure / larceny 2, violation of the
city ordinances 2. The overseer of the
poor reported that be had spent s4330l
for the support Of the poor in the month
Of June.
A building permit was refused TIM
othv Holland, who wanted to build an
addition TO his house at IS Pike street,
the building inspector recommending
that it be not granted as the house al-
ready sets partly III the street, and the
owner has been notified to move 1t
Karkadis & Maniatty applied for
permit to place popcorn stand on the
sidewalk in front Of their store, and the
request was refused On motion Of Al
derman Thurston, il was voted to have
the police look after the man who is
selling popcorn and bananas on the
street evenings, and see that he keeps
it being reported to the alder-
men that it was his custom to be all the
evening covering the distance Of about
20 rods.
A notice was received rom the listers
Of the town Of Barre that &C the quad
rennial appraisal the list on the citys
In the town had been increased
s75. which the clerk said would make
about si35 difference in taxes per year.
The total list Of the city's property in
.he town is now ss,375, and the city
las been paying $40 taxes
KILLED BY DERRICK.