The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-28
Says Barre City Council TO B.
& M. Traction Company
ON THE ROAD EXTENSION
Voted Last Night to Accept City Engi-
neer's Route without Waiting Tor
Estimate-Ignore State Board
Of Health Appointment.

The regular meeting o. the board Of
aldermen was held last evening, followed
By special meeting Of the city couneii.
the latter meeting being called for the
purpose OF getting after the street
railway company relative TO the extern
sion Of their tracks on South Main
street Alderman Rossi brought the
matter before the council by making a
motion that the report Of the committee
OF the whole, submitted several weeks
ago and laid on the table until confer
ence could be held with the officials OF
the company, be taken from the table
and definite action taken on it. The
alderman said that he considered the
matter had been dragging along long
enough without getting any satisfactory
moves on the part Of the railway com
pany, and it was time, he declared, that
the council make move for itself.
Alderman Thurston said that the com-
pany promised to have figures on the
amount Of the cost Of the construction
Of the extension ready last week, but
they had not been seen vet. and he was
tired Of Waiting any longer. The mayor
said that the city engineer had not pre-
sented an estimated cost Of the project,
either, and he thought it was best to
wait until the figures We're presented,
so that the council could act intelligently
on the matter. The report of the COM
mittee OF the whole was to the effect
that the proposed route, as laid out by
the city engineer, was the most feasible,
but owing TO the large expense which
would be incurred by the extension TO
the city and the company, il was recom-
mended that action on the report be de-
ferred until it was found out about what
the total cost would be-
The mayor still suggested waiting until
the cost had been estimated. but Alder
man Rossi said that lr was useless to
wait any longer for the railroad. and tie
made g motion that the report of tire
committee Of the whole be amended, Sc
cepting the proposed route as laid ont
by the engineer. Alderman Thurston
seconded the motion and called for
rolI-call vote. which resulted unanimous
" III favor of the amendment
The report of the committee of the
whole as amended was then accepted
on motion Of Alderman Even, and the
city clerk was instructed to notify the
railroad Of the action taken BY the
council
Health Officer Tangle.
In the aldermen's meeting, the city
clerk stated to the board that some ac-
tion would have to Be taken to get sup
plies for the acting health officer, DR..
NJ. d. Lamb. The clerk said that Dr.
Lamb applied to the secretary OF the
state board Of health for some blanks
and had been referred to DR.. NJ. Z.
Chandler. the city health officer whom
the state board has appointed. Alder
man Thurston said that he did not know
Just what action was necessary to be
taken, in view Of the fact that the city
attorney says that Dr. Lamb is the only
health officer II was finally decided to
ignore the state boardn and on motion
Of Alderman Hoyt it was voted to In
struct the city attorney to purchase tho
necessary supplies for the health officer.
c. w Melcher, representing the board
Of trade, appeared before the board and
stated that some time ago the board Of
trade has discussed the question OF hand
bills and billboards being allowed to be
scattered promiscuously about the
streets Of the city. lie said that it was
almost daily occurrence TO see Main
street Uttered with handbills which had
been given out at noon, and the board
81 trade had decided TO take the ques-
ton up with the aldermen and see If an
ordinance could not be enacted which
would control the situation better. IN
other cities, he said, it had been done,
md for the looks of the streets and ev-
Dense to the city of cleaning mp the bills
Il ought to be done here. The matter
was referred to the committee on legis-
alton to prepare an amendment to the
ordinance covering the question
Al permit was granted to r. X. Law
-ence to dig up Camp street extension
ior the purpose of laying water pipes
% his house The street committee re-
ported on the alleged dust nuisance
,aused bv the city stone cnisher on
lranite street, that they had investi-
yated and found the conditions not SO
,ad as ehimed. but had instructed the
street superintendent to have the crushcr
1in covered, which viii stop much of
he dust arising from it.
The street committee also reported
HAT they had investigated the Barre
-ailroad's crossing at Ayers street and
lad been informed by Mr. Stebbins that
he crossing had never been raised and
has it would not be IN the future. The
treef committee further reported that
hey had investigated the conditions &C
he Blanchard block, relative to getting
landing on the ground for fire escapes
md had decided that a suitable landing
would be possible on the land which the
lock will acquire when the river is
hanged.
The property committee recommended
hat a drinking fountain like the one
n the Mathewson school and in tie
1lmwood cemetery be installed 10 the
ity park, and the hoard accepted IT,
The deed from the Bickfofd heirs,
property TO the city on
respect street by reason Of the river
ed change, was accepted and a warrant
or 81 900 was ordered drawn on the
itv treasurer for the payWont Of 4
ropertv Joseph 0ssa'a ieo st
he house numbers Be rim on No