The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
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The street committee, in speaking OF
the granite pavement contract, expressed
! the belief that there is genius enough
in Barre to keep such contract in the
/ city another time. This year the con-
tract was done by 0'Connell Sons Of
1 Fitchburg, Mass The committee recon-
nended more sidewalk construction next
year, as little was done this year. They
used $4,000 gallons of oil on the streets
during the year. The report was ordered
! printed
Street Commissioner DeBrune submit.
ted his annual report, which gave a de-
tailed account of the operations of his
department. He reported that in clean
ing and repairing the streets total of
/ l,9l6 loads had been handled during the
year. In cleaning the streets the loads
handled by wards were as follows: One,
337; two, 2S3; three, $40; four 37S;
five, Sc; six. 50, In repairing. the loads
were handled "a follows: One, 3,43S;
two. l,76o; three, 1870; four, 36l; FIVE
2.5l0; six, 702.
OF the l0,450 loads handled in repair
ing. 5.54O were of stone chips, 1856 OF
gravel, 1887 of ashes and 2l7 of crushed
stone.
After the reading Of the report, Alder
man Brown moved it be referred back to
the superintendent to make inquiry re-
garding the cost of the loads in the
sixth ward work; and the motion pre-
vailed.
More Sidewalks Recommended.
City Engineer Reeds annual report
had to do largely with street work also.
Mr.. Reed reported that the routine Of
the office had been carried out as usual,
and then he outlined the special work
done by the department, figuring the
costs and assessments for street sprink
ling. attention to the state road con-
struction on upper Washington street,
amounting to 4,441 square yards, over
sight of the paving construction on
North Main street and at the city
square, inspection of the bridges, survey
ing for sewers, 1851 feet of sewer hav-
ing been laid and 81 connections being
made. Like the street committee, City
Engineer Reed recommended that more,
permanent sidewalks be laid in 1912 and
that cement concrete be used. This re-
port was ordered printed.
All Building Permits Granted.
The seventeenth annual report OF the
building Inspector was submitted by the
inspector. j. A. Field. 1t showed total
of Az permits granted during the year
-Four were for two-tenement dwellings,
twelve for tenement dwellings, six
for barns, eight for garages, one for
stoneshed, five for wagonsheds and the
remainder of lesser magnitude.
In number of permits, ward five led
with so, ward two being next with I3
ward six with II, ward three with 20,
ward one with 60 and ward four last
with So. This report was ordered print
ed in the annual city report.
No Monty Birth Reports Received
CITY Clerk Mackay reported that for
four months no report of births had been
turned in as was formerly customary.
the four months covering the encum
bency OF the health officers position by
DIR. Joe w. Jackson, the official appoint.
cd by the state board of health, The
aldermen expressed wonder, and wanted
10 know if the states appointee did not
nave to present such a report. No one
attempted to say.
However, City Clerk Mackay said he
rad prepared statement of the births,
which could be printed in the annual
'eport, provided the health officer did not
present report on the same. That re-
,ort, showing 279 births in the year, u
rain of II over the preceding year, viii
,e found summarized in another column
n to-day's paper. That report was or
lered printed if the health officer does
lot make the report, and at the same
ime the aldermen ordered printed Clerk
usual report regarding mar
iages in 1911, the total marriages being
05, a gain of five.
Opening of Printing Bids.
The opening of bids for printing 1850
opies of the 1912 city report showed