The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-23
1t Was Reported to the
Barre City Council
Last Evening
ALDERMAN DAWSON
GIVES STATISTICS
Showing About $50 Tene-
ments That Would
Be Reached

10 eAtend up washington street, down
West Patterson, around Circle and down
South Main streets is nearer realization
to-day, perhaps, than at any other time
IN many moons as result of mea sures
adopted by the city council at its regu-
lar semi-monthly session last evening.
At the request of Alderman Dawson,
who came to council meeting primed
with magazine load of statistics, Nav.
or Ward appointed a committee of al
Idermen to confer with the management
Of the Barre & Montpelier Traction &
Power Co. in regard to extending its troll
| ley line from Washington street along
the route mentioned The committee
consists of Aldermen Dawson, Bancroft
and Hoban. BY virtue of the chairman's
request, the committee is permitted to
add to its number from the ranks OF
! private citizens whenever ii sees fit.
! The proposal to renew negotiations
with the trolley line owners followed
report which Manager II. ID. Larabee of
the B. & NJ. T. 4 p Go. forwarded to
the city clerk. The report had to do
with the eompany's progress in improv-
| ing the passenger service from the north
/ end around the noon hour and at
O'Clock on week days Manager Larabee
/ stated that an extra car mad been put
on at the stated hours, although he bad
been unable to ascertain its direct re-
suits owing TO the necessity of making
transfers near the paving Job on North
Main street. In his report however he
anticipated that the benefits Of the addi-
tional car could be Eoted at an early
date. Upon the acceptance Of his re-
port, Alderman Dawson who voted with
ifis colleagues in favor OF accepting, took
occasion TO voice his regret that the man
ager had not reported In person. since
there were a few questions which he
should like to ask.
Alderman Dawson continued bv renew
ing the arguments for trolley exten.
sion through the south end and said he
had been doing a little investigating on
his own hook since the matter was last
discussed. He had learned that 1877 tene-
ment houses would be accommodated by
the extension. More than that, 450
workmen would be directly benefited and
on several buildings lots purchased with
a view to building houses would be
erected thereon. He thought it was time
to set the wheels in motion, and he
thought it would be right in order for
the mayor to appoint a special commit
tee TO confer with the street railway
ingness to put his shoulder to the wheel
as he expressed it, and he proceeded
to appoint the committee
+. G. Rowland. who was present as
visitor. recalled the refusal of the
railroad commission, in days gone by,
to allow the city or the trolley COM
pany TO run its tracks over the Aver
street crossing of the Barre railroad.
Any proposal tn extend the line around
Circle street would necessitate repairs
or changes to the South Main street
bridge There were many things to he
considered. he thought. but he favored
the project from the start. Alderman
Patterson proposed that the city en-
gineer prepare a tentative draft of the
proposed route.
More Fire Hydrants Needed
That the city needs more hydrants
was one of the items of information
that came out during the session. The
fire committee reported favorably on the
application of Smith & Cummings for per
mission to sink an oil deposit at the
rear of their North AIaip street store
and on the committees Recommendation,
the request was granted Then Alder
man Dawson spoke of the conditions
reference to the scarcity of hydrants.
In two instances, he reported, hydrants
were 900 and 500 feet apart. With the
fire chief, he had inspected the region
and each had Joined in advocating more
hydrants. A congested section near the
Pleasant street intersection needed spe-
cial attention, he thought. From Al
derman Dawsons report proceeded
number of similar complaints and it was
stated that the city stood in need of
p or 80 more hydrants. There are
around 1870 at the present time.
During the discussion it developed
that the fire department was paying the
water department at the rate of $50
per wear for each bydrant. It seemed
to be the opinion Of the council that
such a rate was exorbitant and on the
motion of Alderman Brown. the water
and fire committees were instructed to
the situation with view to
improving the fire protection and incl
ientally to reduce the rate, if possible.
Health Matters.
In a report which purported to voice
the opinion of the entire health board
along WITH Secretary DIR. J. Fl. Woodruff,
the latter recommended that the coun-
ii abolish the ordinance which forbids
The erection of outhouses in connection
with stonesheds located on the river
banks. The board expressed its view
hat the city held to the wrong idea in
such an ordinance and that
the manufacturers should be allowed
20 erect sanitary outhouses and be then
compelled to keep them in a sanitary
condition The board thought that abol.
shing the ordinance would act as
proper incentive to the manufacturers.
Embodied in the report was a review
If the health condition in the city dur
NO the month of June. In that period
here were twenty -one births, fourteen
If which were male. There was one
.tIl birth OF contagious diseases there
we're twenty-five, one being diphtheria,