The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-08
On Street Railroad Extension
After Stakes are Settled On
COUNCIL GIVES AN ORDER
To Barre & Montpelier Traction & Power
Company to Go Within 500 Feet
Of the City Line on South
Main Street.


A special meeting Of the city council.
with all Of the members present, was
held at o'clock last evening for the
purpose Of taking action on resolution
ordering The Barre 4 Montpelier Trac.
tion & Power company to extend its
tracks on South Main street. The rcso.
luton, as read BY the clerk, specifies
that the street railway company shall
extend It's tracks from its present termi.
nus ct Ayers street straight up South
Main street to q point 500 feet northerly
Of the southerly limit Of the city, which
will bring the tracks nearly TO the prop
erty Of II. G. Leonard Before the coun-
ell could take action on this resolution,
il was necessary to have suspension
Of the rules and rescind a resolution
passed May Is. 1909, which ordered the
railway company 20 extend its tracks ZIP
Ayers street to Circle street and around
70 Quarry street.
the committee Of the whole in a re-
port made at Tuesday nights meeting
Of the council recommended that tile
Ayers street route be given up, a. there
was no possibility Of getting permission
from the public service commission to
cross the tracks Of the Barre railroad
on Ayers street at grade. So. on mo-
tion Of Alderman Thurston, the rules
were suspended and on motion Of Alder
man Brown the resolution Of last year
was rescinded Alderman Hoyt stated
that he was sorry that this route had
to be given up, as iie considered that it
was the proper place far the extension,
as Il would be a greater accommodation
10 the people residing on Batelielder's
meadow and the workmen in the sheds
there The mayor and Alderman Even
both stated that such was the opinion
oi the whole council but in the face of
the obstacles ia be encountered tile ma
iority Of the council had decided that it
was not 50 feasible d route as South
Main street
With the tracks extended pact the
intersection Of Quarry street. Alderman
FweH said that the people en Batchel-
ger meadow would tlfcn le-s4=-r-,ssss,
good accommodation and he a.,
to n andef the circumstances. TI4s M
was nnally paased nnnnfs,ossss
IS rnrffon uIade BY Alderman EVEN
md seconded By Aldermen brown.
Besides ordering the railway company
% make this extension, the resolution
ltipuates that the work on she exten-
liou shall Be begun bv the company
within thirty days after the company
las been given location for the tracks
lv the city council and also plans show
ng the route. To expedite the question
II location for the tracks, Alderman VIII
ey offered a motion, which was carried.
hat the city engineer, as soon as pos
sihle stake ont q proposed location for
he tracks, TO be investigated and ae-
'epted bv the council when found 70 be
This concluded all Of the business Of
his meeting, and the council then ad
ourned and went into q conference with
.he officials 81 the Barre railroad and
he abutters. on the changing Of the
.iyer bed question The railroad officials
present at the conference were +. S. An
label president Of the Barre railroad;
J r. Sortwell president Of the NJ. & ".
abroad; e w StanFan. superintendent
f the M & ". R. r.; engineer Hay
ward; H. G. Shurtleif attorney for the
oad and A. A. Stebbins, director Of
be road. The abutters were represented
\ +. G. Rowland, w q Reynolds, d.
/. Miles and Z. A. Drown.