The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-29
Aldermen Have IS ted Discus
sion Over W. .ngton Street
SOME ANT IT WIDEnED
Matter Was Temporarily Halted Wher
Street Committee Was Instructed to
Draw Up Sketch of the
Proposed Changes.

Introductory to the regular routine
business of the meeting of the board az
aldermen last evening, a lengthy and
sometimes spirited discussion took place
on the matter of resurveying Washing
ton street from Church to Richardson
streets. At the last meeting of the
board, it was decided to meet as com.
mittee of the whole and go over the loca-
tion of the resurYey. Alderman Patter-
SON apparently favored the proposition
and was in accord with the plan as
staked out by City Engineer George
Reed Others, chiefly Mayor Thurston,
believed that the recommendation OF The
engineer was not wholly satisfactory,
and the two members of the board led
in the discussion for and against thu
tentative plan as staked out by the ems
gineer. Questions as to the expense. az
well as the practicability, of the project
occupied prominent place in the de-
bate
The matter was at last disposed of
temporarily when Alderman Pattersod
made motion that the street committee
be granted an extension of time to make
Investigations and that the city engineer
be instructed to draw a sketch of the
proposed change in the street line, the
same to be presented before the board.
The motion was carried without dis.
senting vote.
The committee of the whole made a
visit to Washington street last Saturday
and carefully went over the proposed
resurvey as outlined by stakes laid by
the engineer. 1t had been previously
suggested that the width of the street
at the present time and the location os
the street-ear tracks was not altogether
satisfactory. Suggested remedies for the
condition call for an increased width in
the direction of the high bank that
skirts the street opposite the Spauldins.
school Such an undertaking would in
yolve the cost OF digging away portion
of the bank and the probable erection OF
a retaining wall for the protection OF
pedestrians.
1t was after s o'clock when the board
embarked upon the routine affairs of the
meeting. The minutes of the last session
were read and approved and City Clerk
Maekay read the following warrants for
the week: A. w Ferrin, county treas
urer, $52379; Barre Savings Bank y
rust AN.. NdttT FDsoPts
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co., pay
ment OF interest on water bonds, $1,000;
NJ NJ. Riley, assisting assessors, SO; b. L.
Wiley, quartermaster of Crandall post
&. A. r.. expenses for Memorial dayt
$3.50; city treasurer, street department
payroll, s474.39; city treasurer, water
department payroll, $sl.92; city treasur-
er, fire department payroll, S76.37; city
treasurer, police department payroll,
S7s.46; G. A. Bemis, services as jarR
itor, $l4.
The street committee reported that an
awning on the store on Seminary street
owned by j. Appani extended over the
street and recommended that the pro-
prietor be asked TO remove it. The rec
was ordered carried ont.
Later in the evening, H. A. Rugg, who
said he constructed and installed the
awning, appeared before the board and
took exceptions to the ruling. Mr.. Rugg
stated that he put the awning up in
"proper" shape, and proceeded to explain
that the storekeeper needed the canvas
shade to protect his goods in the after
noon. Chairman Brown read the city or
dinance relating to awnings and told Mr..
Rugc that the action taken would not be
reversed
A second report by the street commit.
tee recommended that permission be CIV
en- the Barre Board of Trade to erect the
signs advertising the city and Baris
granite at the extremities OF the four
main avenues of approach and exit. The
signs were described by member of the
BOARD of Trade at the last meeting, and
aarh OF Gp4lth
Rarre North Barre, on the East Mont
pelier road and the East Barre road.
Tho property committee reported that \
arrangement had been made
with the abutting owners on Highland
avenue. and that the owners had agreed
TO nav the sum of 10 cents per foot for
the fences to be erected along the park
between Elmwood cemetery and the ava
nue.
The water committee made its report
relative to the request of Ossola Dun
chi for the extension of the water system
TO the Barre Monumental ward on the
road. The committee report
ed that the proposed extension would
cost in the vicinity of $3.50, outside OF
labor: that 2.l00 feet of pipe would be
needed. In addition to this, the report
stated that Riley Burgess, acting tm
Jones Bros, objected to running the lire
through the company's property, SAYING
that il would interfere with its work.
The report of the committee was ac-
,epted. The water committee reported
also that E. Loranzini of Garfield avenue
lid not care to pay more than s25 for {
an extension of the system along his
street. The report was accepted, and the
,ystem will not be extended along Gar
ield avenue ut the present time.
The report of the building inspector
allied for favorable action on numb'r
II requests. y. Fumagalli asked 10
,hange two windows at AZ Granite street.
s. J.. Bugbee wished to repair the roof
a his shop in Wheelock place. Carleton
! Lvon asked permission to shingle
mall house at 10 Central street. Pat
ick Brown desired to repair the roof te
,is block at 303 North Main street.
, s. Pryor wished to cover a roof with
cit roofing at 45l North Main street.
,arlo Merlo wished to install window
IN the second floor of his building at
I07 North Main street. Mrs. Barclay
Isked permission to build two piszzas
t her home, 81 Park street. G. Hol.