The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-07
City Council Members Feel the
Spring Cleanup Fever
BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN
There Was Some Talk of System of
Garbage Collection at Regular Meet
ing of the Council Last Even
ing, During Long Session.

In keeping with the spring cleaning. up
idea, the Barre city council devoted con-
siderable of its three and one-half hour
session last night to discussion OF ways
and means to make cleaner Barre
Dut' as the matter was left, no further
regulation than that already provided BY
the ordinances was adopted, although AL.
derman Dawson of the health committee
asserted that he should report to the
health board just what nauseating CON
ditions he had viewed in his ward. the
fourth, after he had gone and made an
inspection yesterday on complaint Of
people in that vicinity.
1t was Alderman Dawsoiis request for
information as to which party-the
owner or the tenant-was responsible for
cleaning up the premises that the clean
ing-up proposition was brought before
the council. In endeavoring to furnish
the information, Clerk Maekay read from
the ordinances, showing that while the
city strictly forhids the practice of al
lowing waste material of this sort to
collect, it does not state upon whom the
responsibility first rests. However, the
ordinances do expressly state that all
such deleteriOus materials shall not be
permitted to remain in cellar or on prem
ises "a hours after due notice has been
given.
Alderman Dawson thought system
OF garbage collection would be fine
thing for the city, and he was supported
in that by Alderman Rcssi who reported
that conditions in his ward-the fifth
were bad as to some localities. Both
these aldermen thought that a team
might be sent around at intervals to
collect this waste material.
In consideration of this latter PROPOSE.
tion, Mayor Thurston stated that the
plan to provide city collection of garbage
had been threshed out time and time
again by Barre's city governments. but
that nothing had come from it. Alder.
man Ward thought that if the city
should start one team around collecting
garbage, it would not be six months be-
fore it would have to send out six teams.
and eventually twenty; the people would
let the city do it all and take little
on themselves He thought
the people ought to have pride enough
in keeping their premises clean and
so that they would at fre-
quent intervals removei the accumula-
tions of their own accord.
In reply to Alderman Ward, Alderman
Dawson thought If the city should assist
IN the removal of the garbage it would
serve as an incentive TO the people to
Seep their premises clean. Alderman Pat
terson thought the city's fire department
.eams could be sent around to the mer-
,antile places and remove the garbage
here; but Alderman Dawson protested
hat it wasn't the merchants so much as
he householders who needed the assist
lnce in removing garbage; he said many
II them could not afford to have the
I fuse about their places carried off
Others of the council expressed them
elves in favor of a cleaner Barre, but
zone of them was prepared to offer a
olution. other than a more strict en-
orcement of the ordinances which re-
Iuire that during the month of May all
Premises be cleaned of matter which
night prove a menace to the public
ealth; and the discussion of the subject
nded when Alderman Dawson stated
hat the board of health should get a
eport from him as to what he had seen.
Other Changes and Proposed Changes
of Ordinances.
Proposals to amend the ordinances to
emedy other difficulties were likewise
onsidered by the council. For instance,
. was all but decided to amend the ordi-
ances relating to distribution of hand
ills on the streets, so that all such dis
Iibution be expressly forbidden; but
nally the matter was referred back to
he legislative committee to bring in an
mendment which would be susceptible
} clearer understanding.
Then. again, on recommendation of the
lairmen OF the fire and legislative com.
littees. the council voted that the ordi.
lnces be amended so that it be possible
,r the mayor to appoint an inspector
{ electric wires. Thirdly, the council
as ready to amend the ordinances rel
tive to an automobile speed limit, until
developed frem reading of the public
atutes that limit of p miles an hour
ltside. and 10 miles an hour inside, the
ty limits would be prima faeie evil
nee that a machine was being run in
negligent and careless manner, which
contrary to the law. Then it was
included that all that was necessary TO
, was TO bring the exceeders of the
miles an hour limit to feel the force
the state law; anG at the same time
was thought advisable by some Of the
uncilors that warning signs be placed
the streets.
To Erect Ornamental Fence at
Elmwood Cemetery.
The cemetry commissioners took up
nsiderable part % the session trying
reach an understanding relative TO
e proposed building of an ornamental
re fence between the private property
Highland avenue and Elmwood ceme
nv. so that the civic federation might
j warranted in Identifying the waste
nd bv Transforming it into a public
rk. The law forbids the burial Of the
ad within this tract of land; and the
,ic federation proposes to lay out
llks. place seats and otherwise improve
mt is now field of scraggly grass.
10 commissioners declared that the hen
isanee in the cemetery had become
ch that they would be compelled 10
,ct fence to keep the stray poultry
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