The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02
On South Main Street Exten-
sion, City Council Hears
TIME LIMIT HAS EXPIRED
Measures Taken to See Why Barre &
Montpelier Traction Co. Has Failed to
Do as Ordered Several Other Mat
tsrs Considered Last Night.

The city council held long, drawn-
out meeting last evening, which started
with an executive session OF an hour,
to consider question brought up ny
City Attorney J. Ward Carver after
which in open session several matters
came up, over which there We're lengthy
discussions. One of the most important
matters that came mp, however, took the
least time for the council to decide what
was best to be done, and that WAS the
extension OF the street railway tracks
on South Main street, the work or which
should have been started before Novem-
Der /, according to the resolution passed
by the council some time ago, ordering
the railway company that The work on
she extension must be started within 30
days after the city had decided upon
the route for the tracks and had pre-
sented the company with plans of the
route. The 30 days leeway expired Mon
day, and no move has yet been made
by the railroad towards carrying out
the councils mandate.
Alderman Rossi brought the matter
before the council last evening by inquir-
ing of the mayor if he had learned of
any move made by the railroad to ex-
tend their tracks, pursuant to the coun-
ellis orders. The mayor replied that he
had not. and Alderman Rossi stated that
as the days of grace were up the coun-
Gil should take mp the matter and show
the road that the council meant business
.r+bn ~nual,t4i1f, ,1flarsif,r
the extension put in. IF the council
has any power over the road, it is time
that it used il, declared the alderman,
"and used it to the limit"
Alderman Thurston said that expressed
his feelings exactly, and that the city
attorney should be instructed to go to
the limit of the law to force the road
to comply with the terms OF its franz
chise The mayor said that the matter
should be taken up again, and he sug.
gested that special committee be app
pointed to confer with the city attorney
and have a resolution drawn up, embody.
ing the steps that would be taken nos
by the council. The aldermen favored
this suggestion, and the mayor appoint
ed Alderman Thurston, Brown and Ross
as the committee to confer with tie
city attorney and report at the alder
mems meeting next week.
Rent to City Goes Up
The question of the need of new
FIRE station in North Barre came IN
during the meeting i'll connection with
communication received from +. ID.
Merrill of Providence r. l.. who owns
the land on which the Blackwell street
hose house stands. The owner notified
the city that after November | he would
charge the city S25 a year rent for the
land. The city is now paying $40, and
until two years ago had been paying
only S7 year The city clerk stated
that there has always been a question
as to who owns the land there. A large
part of the hose house. be said, is in
the street, and there could be but a very
small strip, if any, left for Mr. Merrill
to own.
Alderman Hoyt thought that the first
thing to be done was to have the land
surveyed, and if it was found that the
city would have to pay S25 a year rent
it would be better policy to purchase
a site elsewhere in that section of the
city and put up station that would
meet the requirements OF that part OF
the city. which is building mp fast and
will soon need much better station
than the present one. The fire commit
tee and the fire chief were instructed
to investigate and report at the next
meeting.
Building permits were ordered granted
to George B, Milne to erect second
story to the ell Of his house cn Spauld-
ing street, to Mrs Prostini 70 build
chimney, and to Joseph c. Vslz to build
barn. The health officer reported 81
births in October and 10 deaths
Reservoirs in Fine Condition.
In his report ON the city reservoirs,
Engineer Reed stated that all of the
reservoirs were now in the best condi.
tion that they had been for many years.
The Bolster reservoir, he said, has been
cleaned thoroughly, and the Martin
brook and Scott brook intakes repaired
and q mechanical tilter installed at the
Martin brook intake. He commended
the work OF the water superintendent
for the manner in which he had i'm.
proved the conditions of the reservoirs
The new Orange brook reservoir, he as
serted. was working finely and he be-
lieved that il is the best investment the
city could possibly have made.
other Business Done.
On recommendation Of the license COM
mittee, license was granted TO John
Letournean to conduct a lunch room in
the small building between the Worthen
block and the Wheelock building. A COM
munication, signed by the owners of
the six stonesheds off Wiley street, was
presented to the council, requesting bet
ter fire protection in that locality. Al
derman Hoyt who was one of the sign
ers of the communication, stated to the
council that there was lack of hydrants
and also that there was only a four-inch
water main supplying those sheds with
water. and it was not large enough TO
even given pressure sufficient to ill the
boilers in some of the sheds. On motion
of Alderman Wiley the matter was
referred 10 the water and fire commit
tees.
A permit was granted James Reed to
move a barn on his own land on Camp
street. Alderman Rossi in behalf Of
the lighting committee reported that the
committee had looked over the Situation
IN regard to installing a light on tie
roadway leading to the City hospital ard
had decided that the best place fer
light was at the tVp Of the bin. inst at
the bend in the road The mayor thought
that the light should te at The foot OF
tie hill No action wss taken.