The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
PROTEST ACTION
OF MERCHANTS
In Washing the Sidewalks Aftes the
Hours Prescribed--0ther Matters
Were Brought Before City
Council

Were Brought Before City
Council.
AT the regular meeting Of the city
council held last evening John II. Tier
ney appeared with protest against
the act of merchants in washing off the
sidewalks in front OF their stores after
the hours designated in the ordinances
that ii can be done and he also want
ed something done about lowering the
shut offs of the gas pipes and water
pipes that prutrude through the side
walks and cause many sore toes from
stumbling against them.
Alderman Thurston stated that he
had spoken to the local manager of the
gas company two or three times about
these pipes, but he seemed to pay no
attention to him. Other members OF
the council said that there were water
pipes and line posts that had ben set
bv the city that were just as bad as
the gas pipes, and ought to be RENE
died The mayor referred the matter
to the street committe to investigate
and locate the nuisances and report
them
Louis Romans appeared and protest
ed against his being refused a lunch
room license He said he had five
regular boarders and wanted a chance
to be open Sundays so he could feed
them. On motion Of Alderman Wiley
the license committee was instructed to
investigate his place again
Building permits were granted to Mel
lie G.. Blanchard to build an addition
to her house on Camp street; to ".
Baggio to erect hen house on North
Seminary street; to William O. john
son to build an addition TO his wood
shed on Maple Grove; to II f Powers
to erect dwelling house on Grant
avenue and to H E. Holt to erect a
dwelling on Grant avenue
Residents on Merchant street exten,
sion presented a petition requesting
that street light be installed on that
street and it was referred to the light
ing committee. A petition signed by
residents on Hill street was presented
requesting that Hin street from the in
tersection of French street TO Washing
ton street be oiled this summer, claim
ing that that section of the street was
ont of the worst streets in the city for
dust This was referred to the street
committee
The Vermont Telephone company APP
piled for permit to dig up the pave
ment on Main street opposite the new
postoffice site for the purpose of con-
Meeting with the building underground
Alderman Thurston stated that the
street committee had already looked the
situation over and suggested that the
company connect from pole further
up the street rather than the manhole.
which is opposite Church street, thus
saving tearing up so much Of the
pavement, and they had also suggested
connecting from the rear of the lot on
Prospect street and the city engineer
had been investigating to see if il
could be done The matter was left
with the street committee with power
to act
The committee OF the whole report
ed relative to their investigations as
to the laying of sidewalk to the
Granite street bridge and recommended
that the council reconsider its action,
taken in February when resolution
was adopted directing that walk be
built and completed before May 10.
Alderman Rossi stated that as it was
so late now it would be impossible to
get a walk erected before May l5, and
It was thought best TO reconsider the
resolution On suspension of the rules
the former action was reconsidered,
and on motion of Alderman Wiley the
resolution was laid on the table until
the city engineer makes a further re-
port regarding the kind of walk to be
built. The committee of the whole
also reported recommendations that
the old hose house on Prospect street
be not moved back out of the street
at this time and ON motion of Alder
man Rossi the report was accepted
A communication was received from
the secretary of the state board OF
health in answer to the city clerks
letter requesting copy of the reports
of the analysis of milk which were
sent from this city to the state lab
oratory. The secretary stated that the
reports had been sent to the individuals
owning the milk and to the health otfi-
Ger. aud copy could be secured from
the health officer.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the issuing of the city's notes for
81 800 of the cemetery commissioners
unexpended funds at 4 per cent. in
terest Alderman Thurston reported
that complaint had been made to him
regarding a shed owned by J. NJ .
Averill on Circle street being in di-
lapidated condition that it was liable
to fall at any time and might iniure
children who 90 into it to play The
mayor referred the matter to the
health committee.
Alderman Mcleod stated that the
cemetery commissioners were complain
ing of the junk which f. X. Bailey
had around his premises near the en-
trance to Hope cemetery The mayor
stated that the matter would be re-
ferred to the health committee to
attend to.