The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-31
BY VOTE OF FOUR TO THREE
1t Is Proposed to Widen the Street to
Not Less Than Three Rods--At Same
Meeting Many Complaints of Un-
sanitary Conditions Were Made.

several sessions in the near past, cam
up again last evening at the regula
meeting of the city council, and befor
the councillors had adjourned majorit,
report favoring the project was accepte,
and resolution relating to its compile
tion was passed to second reading
The report was signed by Aldermen Pat
terson, Ward, Brown, and Mcleod. an,
when the question of its acceptance wa
put to test, Mayor Thurston and Alder
men Dawson and Rossi were found to b.
in the opposition.
The vote was taken by wards, ant
after four of the members had expresse,
their standpoint, it was found that ev
cry one had voted against his own con
yictions, owing to misunderstanding
when the motion to lay the report on th'
table was stated by the clerk, The lat
ter again stated the motion of Alderman
Dawson to shelve the report, and til,
outcome was as follows No Alder
men Ward, Patterson, Mcleod, anC
Brown; yes Aldermen Dawson, Rossi
and Mayor Thurston. When Alderman
Patterson moved that the report be ae
cepted, the expression OF opinion re
inained the same
In discussing the matter, Alderman
Patterson said that the citizens ot
Washington street should be given a
Eearing and he expressed belief that
III of the abutting property owners, IA
well as others. desired a street line es'
ablishcd. Alderman Dawson thought
he money expended in the resurvey
could be expended TO better advantage
in the poorer quarters" Alderman Pat.
tcrson made the point that conditions
were dangerous on Washington street
Alderman Dawson opined that he had
lived here in Barre 20 years and had
vet to hear that the street was danger.
Gus. He repeated that street money
should be spent among the workers
the producers and the busy bees the
men who indirectly pay for street work. Z
Alderman Brown thought the street line
should not be allowed to go unestab-
iished any longer. Mayor Thurston held
to the idea that the city council held
supreme power in the matter, and the
authority OF deciding for or against
such a project should not be delegated
to the street committee "We claim the
right TO instruct the street committee,
said the mayor. "and | never saw a
condition where the created was larger
than the creator" Alderman Mcleod
concurred with Alderman Brown in be-
lieving that the street line should be
established.
The full text of the report, as ac-
cepted, reads as follows: "A majority
report of the committee of the whole
respectfully reports as follows: That it
il in the opinion Of the members of the
city council who sign this report that
Washington street from Church street to
Richardson street be widened not less
than three rods and to be established
and laid down according to the plan
submitted by the city engineer, and also
that the resolution relating to the widen
ing of the same be amended by insert
ing the words not less than before the
words three rods (Signedl IA. G. Pat
terson. w. II. Ward, William Brown, d..
Mcleod"
The resolution relating to resurvey
of Washington street, as passed to its
second reading, was as follows: RE
solved. by the city council of Barre. now
in session: That the city council of
Washington aud state of Vermont, does
hereby decide that the public good and
the convenience and necessity of indi-
viduals require that that portion of
street lying between the in
terseetion with Church street and its in
tersecton with Richardson street be re-
and its line established in ac-
cordance with plan of Washington
street prepared by the city engineer, or
any enlargement or modification of said
plan as may hereafter be approved by
the city council
and the street commissioners are
hereby instructed to take all the neces-
sary steps required by law to properly
carry out the work embodied in this
Complaints of Unsanitary Conditions.
just before adjournment took place,
the councillors took parting shot at
The health question, and ere the turn
on the evenings business was finally
,alled. several of the members had re-
eted incidents pertaining to the public
)ealth which had come under their no.
lice. 1t all began when Alderman Daw-
.on interrogated a caller, James +. Hig
rins, apropos sewer running from q
house near Smith street owned by the
D NJ. Miles Coal Co The former said
hat the sewage ran out of the house
nto a pool near the road, and he be-
icved that it was a menace to the public
,ealth. Mr.. Higgins replied that the
condition would be remeded and added
hat it was he who brought the matter
o the attention of the health officer.
Alderman Dawson's observations on
he conditions at Smith street reminded
alderman Mcleod of what he saw near
ho Macchi stoneshed on West Second
treet. Clustered about the lower end of
guy rope. went on the alderman, were
,iles of chicken feathers and other refuse
,uite as offensive. He wondered just
low long such conditions would last.
rhe mayor was moved to tell of bad
ase on North Seminary street, where a
cellar was said to be IN
N unsanitary condition. The case had
,een reported to the mayors wife and
lpon his return home he had investl
,ated. A maid servant at the house
mentioned said she had reported the
to the health officer. He had