The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-22
10 Advertise Bane's Granite In
dusty Proposed
BY LOCAL BOARD OF TRADE
Details Of Plan Were Outlined to City
Council Last Evening When Per-
mission Was Asked to Set Signs
in Position in the City.

If the findings of the street committee
warrant favorable report back to the
city council after its instructions to in
vestigate the petition of NJ. S. Rounds,
| representing the Board of Trade, the
main approaches to Barre win be marked
| by attractive signs setting forth the
city's chief industry and describing it
as the Largest granite center in the
world" At the regular meeting of the
city council last night, Mr.. Rounds asked
that the Board of Trade be permitted
to erect these signs. 1t was stated that
the mainstay of the sign proposed is to
be a hard pine stick measuring some
thirty feet in length. 1t is to be fin
ished in the natural wood and the sign,
inscribed with green letters against a
background of silyery gray, is to stand
fifteen feet clear of the highway.
According to the description, the sign
is to be suspended from cross arm
measuring seven feet, while the dimen-
sions Of the inscribed surface are to be
7x5 feet. The whole is to be sup
ported by an angular brace extending
to the top of the main shaft, which is
to be set in cement and will extend into
Mr.. Rounds said that the board had esti.
mated the cost of the outfits TO be Sl25
each. They will be put in position on
the outskirts of North and South Barre.
The matter was referred to the street
committee with instructions to report. !,
The proposed amendment relating to
chapter Ia, section 1917, Of the re-
vised city ordinances, which has to do
with the distribution of posters and 9TH
er advertising matter and the restric-
tions thereof, came up during the meet
ing and with a slight amendment to the.
original form, it was adopted and the
clerk was instructed to publish the con-
tents OF the amendment. The change
was made to the original amendment
when the words "the same" were in
serted in a clause relating to hanging
advertising matter. etc. on posts and
poles Alderman Brown moved that the
amendment be adopted and his motion
was seconded by Alderman Dawson.
Mayor Thurston presided at the meet
ing after reading the minutes of the last
meeting City Clerk Mackay read the
warrants for the week closing. The
usual motion followed and the warrants
were ordered paid. Later the reports
of the oyerseer of poor and the superin
tendent of the water department were
read and accepted. Chief Samuel Sim
clair of the police department submitted
his reports for the months of March
and April. During March there were
twenty three arrests divided into Of
fenses as follows: Intoxieation, 81 sell
ing, search and seizure, 4 breach of
peace. Il larceny, 2; furnishing, |. Ar
rests in April numbered p, divided as
follows: Intoxication, 10; selling, L;
search and seizure, /: breach of peace,
6; larceny@ 4; breaking windows, 3.
The report was accepted and ordered
fled
One of the more important items OF
that came out in the meet
ing, developed when Alderman Rossi of
the fire committee announced that n
test of automobile fire
trucks would be held in Barre June "a
lie expected that at least two different
makes" OF automobiles would be
on that day
Tie report Of the building inspector
was received and all of his recommends
lions were favorably acted upon. Earl
E. Parker asked permission to cut two
skylights in his garage on North Main
street. The D. NJ. Miles Coal Co. wishes
% make additions to a house owned on G
smith street. Mrs. Frank Burke desired
20 reshingle cottage and barn at 33
Maple avenue w. A. Lane asked per-
mission to repair stoneshed and insert
loors and windows in his manufactur-
ng plant on Burnham's meadow. James
Edwards wished to erect a tool house,
Measuring lnxl2 feet, on Pearl street.
Morse & Jackson desired to repair coal
heds and make other Improvements on
heir property. O. n. Granger proposed
o erect temporary structure and re-
,air house on Summer street. N. b.
lark asked to make repairs to his cot
age on Prospect street. The report
,eing accepted, the permits for the sew
raj petitions were ordered granted.
The committee on licenses reported fa
orably on the requests of Monser Deep,
,ouis Romans, Abraham Allen for lunch
Dom licenses. and Levi Bianchi for a
ool room license and the permits to do
uch business were ordered granted.
The committee on streets reported
hat a sewer extension on Railroad
treet for which petition had been
eceived could be put in for S25 and on
he petitioners promise to assist in the
rading, the work was ordered done.
he committee on hens for ward 4 re-
orted that he had found where II. f.
uss suffered the loss of one hen from
n unknown dog. On his recommenda
on, it was voted to pay MIR. Russ the
lm of 75c. The committee on water
lated that proposed extension to the
.ater main on Garfield avenue would
1st about 1920. The outlay did not
,em feasible as the only income, $40
early, came from a single source. The
atitioner offered to assist in paying
ne cost and the matter was referred
ack to the committee for further in
The petitioner, it appeared.
as about TO erect house, should the
ater main be extended. 1t seemed the
,nse of the meeting that as much en-
as possible should be given
, call prospective home builders.
Joseph ossola was present TO explaint
IS petition for the extension of the wa
II main to the so-ealled Wells & LAM
IN plant on the Montpelier road. Mr..
ssola wanted the water committee 10
nd out how much two-inch pipe would