The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-08
VILLAGE TRUSTEES
VOTE FOR MORE
SIDEWALKS
New Construction on School
and North Streets
REQUEST FOR WEEKLY PAY
Village Employees Petition Against
Present System Of Wages Once
Month


board of village trustees was held on
Friday evening at 1880, President, f.
c. Martin, Clerk w. p Hogan, Village
Attorney h. ID. Barber and Trustees
Holden, Nash Davenport, HOLSTER,
Buss and Morrissey being present.
Fire Chief Frank d. Newton appear
ed before the board to make recon-
mendations for the repair OF the var
ious hose houses. Certain of them,
notably the Eagle hose house have
portions that are village property,
which need repair. 1t was voted that
the matter be left to the fire commit
tee with power to act, no repairs to
be made on the Tiffany hose house
for which the board has certain def
mite plans
Fred Surdam and George Davis APP
peared before the board and after
rigid questioning by Trustee Dayen-
port were granted permits to main
tain stands on village property and
to vend souvenirs at the Haag shows
and during the Sesquicentennial.
Dominick Corsglia and Contractor
j. 4. Remington in reply to a sum
mons OF members of the board appear
ed and were questioned in regard to
the bow window which is being con
structed on Mr. Corsiglia's new build
ing on Main street, in such a way
that 1t will overhang the street Mr..
Remington cited three examples of
bow windows on Main street project
ing out over the street line He re-
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ces on Main street buildings which
project over the street more than the
proposed bow window II developed
that no adjoining property owner had
registered any protest, that no ones
view would be cut of and that the
drip which might be a disagreeable
feature would be entirely eliminated
as the roof of the bow window will
slant from the street The board
therefore took no action in the mat
ter and the original permit stands.
The street commissioner was in
structed TO issue a permit to William
| II. Hawks in response to request,
10 take out the wooden flume which
extends from the rear OF the opera
house TO the Adams mill ON North
street and to replace 1t with 80 inch
steel tubing The provision was
made however, that traffic shall be
at no time entirely INSTRUCTED during
the work and that William Il. Hawks
shall be responsible for all damage
| resulting
a petition for weekly payments
was received from the employees OF
| the street department The request
OF the village employees was felt TO be
a just one and 1t became evident that
there is increasing difficulty to hire
men to work for the village while
monthly payments continue. There
seems TO be no legal obstruction to
weekly payment but the matter was
laid on the table for further investiga-
nothing short ola special village meet
ing can remedy the matter.
The finance committee reported that
a detailed report OF the village finan.
ces will be presented at the next
monthly meeting. The street COM
mittee reported a difficulty in the
way OF street construction on East
Main street in the continued over
flowing OF the fume OF the brush
back factory. The trouble has been
longstanding. The clerk was instruc-
ted to notify George 5. Clarke that
any continuance OF the trouble would
be met with a suit for damages by
the village.
| Trustee Holden presented a res.
olution calling for the continuance
OF the construction OF cement side.
walk on School street from the
School street bridge TO Gage street.
The resolution called further for the
construction OF cement sidewalk on
the west side of North street from
the Putnam bridge south for blank
feet" that Is, for as great distance
as the funds for that purpose per
init. The resolution was adopted.
A complaint was received from
merchants on Main street. stating
that the presence and constant shift.
ing of the two parIor cars "Benning-
ton and Berkshire Hills constitute
a menace In that II has become un.
safe for n customer TO leave spirit.
ed horse before any store near the
Main street switch. The matter was
laid on the table for investigation.
The matter OF the sewerage sys.
TEN on South street was brought up,
Funds were provided at the regular
village meeting for the purpose Il
was decided to call for bids for the
construction of sewer on South st.
from Weeks street to Prospect street.
In this connection, the matter was
brought up by Trustee Holden that
the Board had no single map upon
which was shown the location OF sew.
ers, water pipes, etc. IL was voted
that the president appoint n com.
mittee to determine the cost of such
a map. There is at present in the
hands OF village officers sufficient
data TO furnish such map to show
locations OF street lights, street
lamps. sewers. hydrants. poles and
permanent highway constructed. etc,
The water and electric companies are
also under obligation to furnish maps
of their separate properties on village
property which has never been done
Il was felt that these companies
should therefore be willing to bear
portion OF the expense In the con
struction OF single map detailing