The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-19
Almost Worn h"tters on North
Main Stree. : .''' Library
FROM GRANITE ST. NORTH
1t Was Hinted That Such Petition Was
Practically Mandatory on the
City Council-other Street
Work Wanted.


ting land owners except two, was pre-
sented to the city council last even
ing requesting that North Main street
between South Seminary street and
Brook street be macadamized this sum
mer, and second petition was present
ed requesting that the portion of North
Main street between South Seminary
street and Granite street be macadam-
lied, and this petition was signed by
all OF the abutting land owners except
one. The two petitions thus cover all of
North Main street from Granite to
Brook.
a. g. Fay appeared before the coun-
ell in behalf Of the signers of the first
petition and he stated that the prom.
erty owners were anxious that the street
should be maeadamized this year and
were willing to pay their proportionate
share Of the expense according to the
usual requirements He said that under
the city's charter such petition signed
by two-thirds or more OF the abuttinp
property owners, requesting that
street be improved, was practically man
datory on the city council, as the charter
states that under such conditions the
city council shall instruct its street COM
missioners to proceed with tile work.
The only two abutters. who had not,
signed the petition, he said, were the
owners OF the Tilden lot and the lot
owned by Mrs. NJ J. Green. He also
stated that the only abutter who had
not signed the second petition was i.
q. Rowland, who owns the lot at the
corner of North Main aud Granite
streets.
Alderman Thurston said that he con-
sidered the petition mandatory under
the stipulations of the city charter. On
motions by Alderman Ross and Mcleod
both petitions were referred to the street
committee for investigation and report.
The city clerk stated that not know
ing anything about these petitions, he
had put down for business to bring be-
fore the council at this meeting this
very question. He said that over d year
ago the council voted to instruct the
street committee to 90 to the ex-
pense Of visiting other places where i'm
proved roads were being built and in
yestigate what kind of roads were be-
ing made and report back to the coun-
Gil with recommendations as to what
kind OF street the city should make on
North Main street, but nothing had ever
come of it, Alderman Thurston said
that he could not remember of such IN
struction being made to the street COM
mittee, but ii il was true he would be
glad to see it DONE
A. S. Martin stated to the council
that early in the fall of 1909, the street
Started preparations for ma
cadamizing the street and made exeava-
tions in the street opposite the Palace
when the board of trade took
the matter up and wanted the street
paved and the work was dropped then.
The question was finally left last night
for the street committee to straighten
out by report.
Two other petitions We're received by
The council last evening. one request
ng that a suitable sidewalk be laid from
lhe Granite street bridge along River
street tg~>T1>> Harrison plant, this Pc
.ition being signed by Is residents in
he yicinity>Qf River street The other
letitou was y request that Merchant
street from intersection of Wellington
street to Warren street, be scraped and
LEANED and re-surfaeed and then oiled.
Alderman Mcleod stated that a portion
If the street now was very nearly i'm
)assable on account of a clay hole and
t was the desire of the residents along
he street to have the street properly
Trained and surfaced and then oiled to
,eep down the dust This was referred
o the street committee to investigate
nd report, on motion made by Alder
nan Ward. and on motion of Alder
nan Rossi, the River street petition was
eferred to the street committee with
Ower to act.
A resolution was presented by the
treet committee to the effect that
Washington street be improved from
Jelson street easterly as far as can be
or sum not to exceed 81 800 and that
he work be done with the money re-
eived from the state for permanent
Dads. On motion of Alderman Thurs
on the resolution was adopted.
Many Building Applications.
The building inspector recommended
lvorably on the following applications
1r building permits and on motion of
lderman Ward the permits were grant
/; E. A. Drown to erect a garage build
lg ON jefferson street, providing that
Ie builder submit plans and erect the
lilding in full accordance with the city
rdnances: A. Nela to erect a dwelling
ouse on Berlin street; Mrs. Bolster to
,shingle barn on North Main street;
Irs f. W. Fowler to build an addition
the rear of the Wood block as an
ltension to the F. d. Ladd company's
ore, Morse & jackson to build an adj
tion to their coal pocket and put up
4 elevator; Alexander Gordon to build
piazza on his house on SpauldRe
rect; Mrs Bolster to reshingle barn
! Granite street; Presbrey-C -Coykendall
.mpany 20 erect a chimney at their
ant; George H. Elmore TO repair dam
se done by fire to his house on High
olhorn street; s J. Shufelt to repair
,use at l57 South Main street.
b Dcnte appeared before the council
regard to his application for a lunch
ON license which was refused last
eek. He said that he sold ice cream
"a lunches and had one regular board
at bis store and thought he had just
much right to be open Sundays ~
ii of his competitors in the fruit bus
css. Alderman Brown Of the license
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