The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-05
To Allowing Fruit Stores to
Open on Sunday
PROTEST TO CITY COUNCIL
They Claim That 1t Is Not Fair to Other
Stores Which Deal in Fruit and
Do Not Open on Sunday
at All.

Alderman Even reported at the meet
ing Of the city council last evening that
since the matter Of renewing the lunch
room and ice cream licenses to the fruit
stores had come for this year a dele.
gate from the Merchants association had
been to him and entered a protest in
behalf Of the association against the city
allowing the fruit stores to be opened at
all on Sundays, claiming that it was
unfair and a damage to other stores
where fruit is sold.
Last evening there were seven appli-
cations for licenses, as follows: Z. N.
Laws, ice cream license; G. 1. Wood
worth, lunch room Joseph Fusare, lunch
room; r. l. Church, lunch cart; B. Dente,
lunch room; W. H. Snow, hotel; L. J.
Carroll, pool room. All Of these apple
cations were referred to the license COM
mittee 70 investigate and report as 10
the claims made BY the Merchants as
soeiation. Fox & Eaton applied for
renewal Of their lease Of the Barre opera
house for another year, and the matter
was referred TO the property committee
to prepare a lease for the approval BY
the council. A bill from w. Troupe OF
$3.50 for storing the city cart for the
past l3 months was ordered paid.
A notice from the public service COM
mission was read, notifying the city Of
the hearing TO be held in Montpelier
April 7 on the petition Of the town Of
Berlin for the adjustment Of the grade
crossings at Dodge's bridge by the erec-
ton Of an overpass As the commission
had been late III serving the notice, they
requested the council to waive their right
for a legal notice, and accept this as
notice On motion Of Alderman Hoyt, ft
was voted to accept the notice, and the
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee and the city attorney.
The resignation Of Alexander Young
son az ianitor Of the city building, to
take effect May J, was read, and on mo-
ton OF Alderman Even it was accepted.
On recommendation Of the building IN
speetor, building permits were ordered
granted to G. W. Melcher To build an
auto barns 70 S. Simonelh to lay =
foundation under the Ell Of his house to
G. +. and Nina r. Converse to reahingIe
d house on Laurel stret; 10 @ I. Bugbee
10 erect dwelling house on Elm street.
The police department reported q total
Of l9 arrests in the month Of March, di-
vided as follows: IntOxcation Us,
breach Of the peace 2. adultery .. The
report Of the oyerseer Of the poor for
March showed that he had paid out dur
ing the month SIll7s.
The two petitions for sewer extensions
on Camp street and Nelson streets which
We're referred TO the street committee
last week, were reported on bv the COM
mittee, which recommended that the ex-
tension on Nelson street be made, but
that the Camp street extension should
not Be made This last extension caused
considerable discussion The committee.
in It's report, stated thst II considered
that it was not advisable for the city
to attempt to run tie sewerage from
Edpewood by the Camp and Charles
street route. for the reason that the
sewer pipe now laid in Charles street
is only a siS-inch pipe and Alderman
Thurston Of the committee stated that
Oh account Of the very fiat grade along
Camp street to the ravine for a distance
Of 900 feet. this pipe would not be large
enough to safely operate.
The alderman also stated that he did
not think this the proper route to run
the sewer from Edgwood, but that Il
ought to 30 By fremont street. ar down
through the woods, where a street was
petitioned for last fall, to run from
Camp street near Delm ont avenue to
Currier street near the en- Of CliH street
Alderman Brown STATE that he was
Of the same opinion. and, further than
that. he thought there were a good many
other places ii the city that needed 4
sewer much more than Edgewood did at
the present time Alderman Even
thought that the sewer should be laid
carry it All right, on account Of the
heavy grade there Was just above the Hat
space. On motion Of Alderman Ross Il
was finally voted TO accept the streci
committees report
The mayor stated that the newly ap-
pointed frs alarm inspector had not
7uanfed for the position, Tor the rea-
son that the city bad net raised the
salary. and that likewise the old inspect
Dr, who holds over until his successor Is
appointed had notified him that he would
resign II the salary was not raised. The
mayor said that the old inspector want
IA 500 a year and time and half for
work done On Sundays On motion of
Alderman Thurston. this was referred
10 the mayor and the fire committee ia
bring in a report on The situation
TIE committee Of the whole whieh
visited the Tierney laundry n the
VYorthen block to investigate the sani-
AIRY conditions. reported through the
mayor that it was not satisfied with the
conditions, but did not know Just what
should be done to remedy them AS
.eport Of the place has never been made
~ the board Of health Alderman Thurs
on moved that the question be referred
q the board Of health and the chairman
# the health committee to bring in
written report.
Two resolutions were adopted, author
nng the street commission 10 lay snr-
ace sewers on North Main street from
3eckIey street 10 the bridge opposite the
Nbiieomb Bros machine shop. aud on
Worth Seminary street from North Main
o Brook street The total cost OF the