The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-28
All Vermont s''.. w appropriation
to Second Reading
MONEY FOR NO. MAIN STREET
Laying of Street Over the Old River Bed
Is Delayed as Railroad Is Not
Ready to Move the Shepard y
House on Prospect Street.

Another step towards the completion
Of the arrangements for the paving Of
that portion of North Main street be-
tween the end of the pavement at Depot
square and Granite street, which the
city council voted to pave several weeks
ago, was taken at the meeting Of the
board of aldermen last evening when
a resolution was received and passed to
second reading appropriating $4,000 10
the permanent street fund TO defray the
expenses Of the work. When the coun
ell first decided to fix the street it was
decided to pave it with granite blocks
similar to the present pavement
The aldermen had little business Of
Importance to dispose of and the
meeting was consequently brief The
clerk stated that he had received from
the state commissioner of taxes copy
of the appeal made by Rowland Bros
& Cave to the state commissioner OF
taves on the appraisal made on their
property by the city assessors The
clerk said that he had turned the
copy over to the city attorney who
would look after the city's interests
in the case.
A communication signed by about 80 I
residents of Granite street was read
in which il was vigorously claimed that
the operation OF the city's stone
crusher in its present location off Gran.
ite street was a "public nuisance, .
menace to health and destructive to
property and the city was implored
To remove it Alderman Rossi said
that one of the residents called him tc
his house Monday night to see the CON
ditions caused by the fine white dust
which flies from the crusher and settles
on the houses along the street. The
aldermen said that this mans piazza
was white with dust and the window
screens were also covered with it, He
said the windows in the houses along
the street had to be kept closed in the
day time because of the dust blowing
into the house On motion Of Alder.
man Ward the matter was referred te
a committee Of the whole to investi
gate
The following building permits wers
ordered granted f. d. Taft to erect
a wagon she'd at 76 Washington street
III. d Richards to erect a wagon shed
on Essex street; Dino Polietti to erect
a wood shed on George street; Clemeni
tina Bianchi to erect a woodshed or
Blackwell street.
The boiler inspector reported that ths
two boilers in the city building were
in good condition except needed clean
ing out. Alderman Wiley stated thai
the boilers had already been cleaned
since the inspection WIS made.
al frnrr
the Civic Federation Of Women's clubs
requesting the city to install a bubbiint
drinking fountain within or near ths
children's play grounds on Berll
street, and the letter also stated that
if the city thought best to place ths
fountain within the grounds that Mr.
Scampini had offered to deed the city
the necessary land for the fountain Or
motion of Alderman Wiley the matter
was referred to the health COMMITTEES
and the water superintendent
The city clerk stated that he hac
communicated with Mr. Stanyan Of the
Barre Railroad company in regard e
the moving Of the Shepard house oI
Prospect street over the old river bed
and that Mr. Stanyan had requested
that the city grant the railroad an
extention of time In which to mou
the building as they were yet unde'
eided AZ to what they wanted to de
with the building He said the rail.
road had thought OF moving the freight
depot close 10 Prospect street and con-
Meeting it with the Shepard house
which would be used for offices, but 4
this was not done the house would
probably be torn down The clerk al
50 said that Mr.. Stanyan would %
present at the next meeting OF the
board and il was decided to defer ac'
tion until the next meeting
The clerk read list OF prices whleh
the Fairbanks company Of Boston
quoted him on testing scales and meas
nres to be placed in the clerks office
and the prices were found TO be practi,
cally prohibitive az s25 was the lowest
price for scales and set of measures
went from $50 to $50. No action was
taken on the question.
The matter of executing the deed
for the exchange of property with @.
l.. Gregoire for the purpose OF straight.
eninp Newton street was left with the
street committee to attend to. On
motion of Alderman Rossi the board
then went into executive session.
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