The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-10
Wa s Through Which Board
- IF Aldermen Passed
COMPLAINTS VERY VARIED
One and All the Aldermen Listened with
Patience, and Most of Them Were
Promised Due Attention--Several
Small Building Permits Granted.

AT the weekly meeting of the board
OF aldermen last evening, members were
not given to waste of words in ex.
pressing their disapproval of a bill pre-
viousiy presented to City Clerk Mackay
by \. NJ. Nelson of Merchant street. who
was hired to compass the completion of
the grading work begun by Street Su-
perintendent Jesse G. DeBrune near the
residence of Mrs. Clementine Banchi on
Granite street. Some time in the week,
MIR. Nelson brought before the clerk
| bill for the work, amounting to sll.s0.
| Mrs. Bianchi, it is said had hired Mr..
Nelson to complete the work started by
the head of the street department. be-
cause, as she asserted, loads of refuse
carted to the land near her house from
other streets to fill in had become an
moving in odor and nuisance to the
neighborhood.
Desiring to have the grading process
| finished and the bad conditions alleyi.
ated, she had engaged Contractor Nelson
| tc complete the work. The latter pre-
sented the bill TO the city at the direc-
tion of Mrs. Bianch Alderman Ward
| believed the city should recompense Mr..
| Nelson for his labor, but also opposed
the idea of paying two street superin-
tendents. Alderman Dawson thought the
street superintendent ought to pay the
bill, but allowed on the other hand that
he might be excused Alderman Patter-
son believed that the street committee
should interview the street superinten-
dent in regard to the matter. A motion
was made and carried, instructing the
street committee to make an investiga-
tion and report. The grading was car
ried out on a strip of land said to have
been decided TO the city by Mrs. Bianchi
when Granite street was resurveyed.
The grading matter disposed of for
the time being, the board lent its ear to
the reading of perennial letter from
Uncle Billy" Stephenson. dated at No.
8 Elm street, Montpelier, and stamped
on the letter head with the official seal
of Vermont William B. Stephenson. ID
will be recalled was committed to WASH
ington county jail some time ago, after
having been convicted of illegal selling
In his letter, the prisoner protested
against the action of the overseer of the
poor in making him rebate the sum of
Ss4 previously expended by the city for
his support The communication went
on to describe the method employed by
the officers in his apprehension, how the
policemen Sprung" at him, tore his coat,
watch and chain. He averred that it
was a "cowardly, inhuman, disgraceful
affair" When the clerk had done with
reading the letter, Alderman Patterson
moved that the matter be referred to
the charity committee 1t was not sec
onded, and Alderman Wards motion to
lay it on the table was carried.
The minutes of the last meeting as
read by the clerk were approved, anil
the following city warrants were ordered
paid: Street department payroll
S330el; water department payroll,
Ssl 53; fire department payroll, Ss92sl
police department payroll. Sl0l.96; G. A.
Bemis, services as janitor, Sl4; City
Clerk Maekay, services in canvassing,
enumerating. tabulating and copying
school census, also census of deaf, dumb,
blind and idiots, $l27o4; discount of
S. 900 city note, S26; Barre Citizens
band, five concerts, S3l2.50.
A report from the street committee
relating to sewer running between the
stonesheds of j. p, Corskie & Son and
Robins Bros. near Ayers street, was the
subject of considerable discussion after
its reading by the clerk The report
tbs, the city dig out and
repair the sewer and build manhole to
insure a clear passage through the sewer
in the future. Some believed that the
board was establishing an undesirable
precedent in carrying out the work as
but the street committee
made the point that the petitioners
through the board of health could compel
the city to construct new sewer at an
expense many times larger than the S25
required to clean the present system and
establish the manhole. The recommen.
1ations were finally adopted and ordered
carried out by unanimous vote.
The report of the building inspector
included favorable recommendations on
the following applications: Sam Gould,
to build a piazza and reshingle at los
Brook street; Eli Densmore, to change
barn into tenement at corner of Brook
md Pleasant streets; G.. Gelpi, to cut
ioor in barn at All North Main street;
Elizabeth Brock, to build addition to
xoodshed at corner of Grant avenue and
Prospect street; Addie c. Bradford ami
4. X. Bradford. addition to barn and
'rection of chimney at 20s South Main
treet; Mrs. Lizzie Robinson. to shingle
,arn at ll0 South Main street. Smith
Bros, Granite CO.. to remove end of
in Burnham's meadow; Mrs.
\ S. Smith to cover roof of barn at
he corner of West and North Main
treets; Edgar Trow, to cover roof of
lock at lll-ll3 South Main streeti
L. A. Stebbins, superintendent, to re-
over building owned by Sortwell estate.
The report and recommendations were
ccepted and the permits ordered grant
d. The board also gave Joseph Merlo
ermission to erect fire wall between
is property and adjoining buildings on
Worth Main street.
Eugene Sullivan. representing Eugene
sullivan & Son, granite manufacturers,
ear Depot square, appeared and asked
or information concerning the erection
{ an outhouse to replace the one de-
troved by the food of Easter Sunday
Ir. Sullivan said that conditions in tho
lepot square stoneshed belt were bad
uring the summer months, and he re-
uested that some action be taken in
he matter. The request was left to
be health committee and Alderman