The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-14
MANY LIGHTS NOT BURNING
Committee Instructed to Take Up Mat
ter With the Furnishing Company,
and Gas Company Will Be
Asked for Proposals.

ously discussed Dy tne BOARD OF alder
men at their regular meeting last
evening The report of the chief of
police for the month Of May, in which
IL was reported that the policeman
found q lights not burning on differ
ent evenings during the month added
fuel to the discussion, and Alderman
Wiley stated that the number could
easily be increased to 35 as he knew
Of several lights in sections of the
/ city that the police did not travel that
had not been burning
/ Alderman Wiley also stated that the
lights that did burn did not give the
amount Of light they should He said
it was evident that the lamps were
either not kept in proper repair or
were worn out SO that they would not
give satisfactory service. President
| Thurston said that it was time that
the matter was taken up with the head
ot1icials of the lighting company, and
other members Of the board suggested
that a good slice ought to be cut of
the lighting bill until the lights are
fixed and better service given
The city clerk asked the lighting COM
mittee if they had had any conference
with the officials OF the gas company
in regard to furnishing street lights,
and Alderman Rossi replied that the
committee had been unable, as yet, to
get together with the local manager Of
the gas company, but would, probably
with in a short time He also said
that the committee were arranging to
get in personal touch with the officials
OF the Consolidated Lighting company
and would try to find out what the rea-
son is for the trouble with the lights.
Alderman Rossi also stated that
T. r. Hutchinson of the school COM
missioners had reported to him that
the lights in the Beckley street school
building, which are used only by the
CITY at election times, had been charged
up to the commissioners by the light
ing company at the minimum rate of
Il dollar month although the lights
were on a meter and were never used
by the school He said the commits
sioners had refused to pay for them any
longer and had ordered the lighting
company to take them out On mo-
tion Of Alderman Wiley this matter
was referred to the lighting COMMITTEES
to see that the lights are not removed
and that the city pays for them
Gus Gregoire appeared before the
board with request that crook in
Newton street be Strengthened and
made proposition that if the city
would straighten the street he would
decd to the city, free Of charge,
strip of land which would be necessary
to have to make the street straight if
TIE city would deed him like strip
en- the opposite side of that street
which is now part of the street
President Thurston said that street
ought to be Strengthened and that Mr.
Gregoires proposition was good one
for both the city and for Mr. Gregoire
On motion Of Alderman Wiley the
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee to investigate and report
The committee on fire recommended
that a hydrant be installed on Wash
iagton street extension near the Phelps
mill for the protection of the property
there, and that the hydrant could also
be used at advantage for getting water
when the permanent street work was
started there On motion of Alderman
Ward the hydrant was ordered installed.
The report of the chief Of police for
tfe month of May showed that 2s ar
rests had been made for the following
ofenses: lntoxication, IS; keeping, IL
selling, 4 search and seizure, 2; breach
of the peace, 3 disturbing school, Il
keeping an unlicensed dog, !
A communication from L. NJ Aver
i'll, left with the clerk, was read stat
ing that the shed off Circle street which
had been condemned as unsafe, had
been fixed up
A request that the house numbers be
run on the upper end of Brook street
was referred to the street committee
and the city engineer. A petition
signed by property owners on Valley
street was read requesting that the
puhlic sewer be extended from Circle
street to the end Of Valley street On
motion of Alderman Wiley this was
referred to the street committee to
and report A permit was
granted A. G. Patterson to move q
she'd from ! Camp street to Nelson street.
The following building permits were
reported on favorably by the building
Inspector and ordered granted; II. Mel
son jackson to lay a foundation for a
three story block on the Rice property
IN North Main street; w A. Boyce
10 repair the foundation and put in
some new windows in the block at 10
North Main street. J d 0ssola to re-
over roof at 435-437 North Main
street; w F. Harvey to erect a garage
1t l44 Elm street; John Stevens, to
luild hen house on Madison street;
7 W Magoon to repair to repair roof
md erect porch at 80 South Main
street. Carle StefFinazzo to build
zen house on Railroad street. Homer
Fits to build auto barn at Park st.
Alderman Ward stated that the Barre
Railroad crossing on S. Main street
vas in such bad shape he had broken
several wagons in driving over il and
,thers had Jared the same, and be
hought the railroad company should be
,rdered 20 fix il He also said that
here was a big hole beside a surface
ever receiver near the crossing and
hat there was an electric light or tele-
,hone pole that stood out in the street
o that il was dangerous to traffic.
)n motion of Alderman Wiley the
rouhies were referred to the street
committee to attend to.