The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-01

! 10 MIS-. l.. a, l1OugAtOn 10 replace plaI-
| form in front OF Barre Steam laundry
off Main street and put new cover on
water tank on roof. Cyril Demers' APP
\ plieation through Building Inspector
Rand for right to grade up about his
new barn on Brown street and build a
drain was referred to the street com
mittee.
Streets to Be Sprinkled.
! A resolution relating to sprinkling of
streets for the coming season was read
and adopted, together with the stipula-
tion that the abutters be assessed fer
one-third The resolution provides that
the following streets be sprinkled in
whole or in part: Ayers, North and
South Main street tentirel, Depot
square, Maple avenue, Cottage, Semi
nary Granite, West, Merchant, Pearl,
Central, Eastern avenue, Keith avesue
Elm. Averill, Park, Summer, Church,
Jefferson. Washington. Liberty, Hill,
Academy, Prospect, Brook, Beckley, Kirk
and Harrington avenue.
On Water Supt. Reynolds favorable
report on the application Of J, NJ. Wal
lace for city water TO new house on
fremont street. distance of l25 feet,
az cost Of Sl25 and with an annual
rental at present of SIS, the council
voted to make the extension, it being
stated that other houses would probably
be connected.
The report Of the street committee
that proposed sewer extension on up
per Merchant street was too expensive
was accepted and placed on file. The
same committee reported that II did not
find the city liable for the rebuilding
Of wall on Adelia SCOTS property near
Brock street. where the high water in
Gunner brook made havoc last Easter;
and that report was accepted and placed
on file.
Continued request for sewer on Smith
street. accompanied by statement from
j. +. Higgins of the D. NJ. Miles Coal
company that a possible new solution OF
the former difficulties had been discov-
cred. caused the referring Of the petition
to the committee Of the whole and the
city engineer after which Thursday aft
ernoon, MAY 2. at 4:30 was a time set
for an inspection OF the proposition
A. Garetto's petition for sewer extension
on Railroad street was referred to the
street committee and the city engineer
to investigate and report.
The same much-worked street commit
tee was asked TO look after a complaint
Of Alderman Dawson Of drop of II
or II inches from the sidewalk to the
street on the eastern end Of West street.
Littering Streets With Paper.
Alderman Ward, chairman OF the
I,fs
planning; and he inveighed against the
practice of some people on Main street
in letting papers loose and become scat !
tered by the wind. He said that no
sooner would the street department get |
the street cleaned than there would be /
a litter OF paper, which apparently came
from the rear of the business buildings. |
Alderman Brown backed up Alderman \
Ward and said it was shame the way |
some people along the street fail to take |
care OF waste paper.
Another matter which Alderman Brown 4
found fault with was inspection of meat; /
but he declared that he hadn't been able /
to find out Just how far the city's an
went in the matter. Then Mayor (
Thurston read from the city charter that 4
section giving the inspector Of food the .
authority to inspect all food sold in the .
city limits; and he added that he thought 1
there was the remedy for much of the 4
1t is the food inspectors
province, he thought, to make inspection
after complaint.
The usual weekly warrants were con
siderably augmented, the street depart
ment having total payroll of $4,000,
and another warrant being presented for
payment of $500 to the Barre Savings
Bank and Trust company to pay inter
est on $4,000 refunding bonds due May
1 and James p. Riley was awarded
S2440 for assisting the assessors. The
water department payroll was $5463,
the fire department 1892 the police
department Ss0.2l and the city hall iani-
tors salary Sl4, as usual Patrolman
earle was reported off duty two DAYS
as the result OF illness occasioned in
The discharge Of his duties, and he was
v;,ror f,,U nav b.z vofa oF tbs council