The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
City Council Proposes to
Have an Ordinance Gov
ering the Matter
BUT NOT QUITE READY
TO ACCEPT REPORT
Rejected Banks Building
Application-Made $50
Fee for Circus

! An aldermanic street COMMITTEES re-
E port on the proposed erection of an avn
: ing over Merlo Bros North Main street
store ana the tentative draft of an ordi-
nance to govern the duties of the newly
Iappointed wiring inspector and the in
sulatlon OF buildings were the subjects
: OF much discussion at the regular semi
monthly meeting OF the city council last
hlght. The question of extending the
awning privilege to the brothers Merlo
was not new one by any means and
the proposed wiring ordinance had also
Deen considered at some length before
but the board members talked for two
hours or more before Alderman Heban
turned the procedure into secret channels
land moved the meeting into executive
Isession at o'clock.
There was little of routine husjuess
to challenge the attention of the city
fathers and almost all of the time il,
Iopen session was devoted to the awning
ana wiring already mentioned Basinr
ITS report on what was referred to as a
teareful investigation on the request OF
Merlo Bros. the street committee rec
commended that permission be given the
appileants to hang an awning with the
provisions that it extend no further
than the street line. When the clerk
finished the reading Of the report, All
derman Hoban declared his belief thas
all persons interested in awnings should
be treated alike, referring to the fact
that Others had been granted permission
| to unfurl awnings without the custom
tary restrictions. Alderman Bancroft
moved that the yea and nay vote to
taken on the acceptance or refusal OF
the report, but before his motion was
seconded there ensued a lively repetition
lof last weeks discussion.
Pro and con. many of the old argu-
ments were brought 10 play with tell
ing effectiveness Alderman Patterson.
speaking Of awnings that extend over
the street line, disliked condition which n
permitted the rain to drip down on
the umbrellas or unprotected heads of
pedestrians, Alderman Dawson said a
large number of people had always
seemed glad to seek shelter under the
awnings either from the rain or the
hot sun. To Alderman Patterson it
looked like question of serving either
the individual or the citizens as whole.
The issue was put to the referendum
when the clerk called the roll. In favor
of accepting the report were Alderman
Patterson, chairman of the street COM
mttee, Alderman Brown, member of
the same committee, and Mayor Ward.
Opposed were Alderman Hoban, who il
the third member Of the street commit
tee, Aldermen Bancroft, Keefe and Daw-
son.
The next move came from the opposi-
~ :,
Bros. be given permission to swing an
awning in front of their store on North
Main street. Later he gave approval to
an amendment made by Alderman Ban
croft which permitted Merlo Bros to
erect an awning, the lowest dimension
IF which should be eight feet and six
inches above the street. The motion was
Dut to oral vote and carried, seemingly
" the same majority that voted down
he original report from the street COM
nittee
A proposed ordinance to govern the
wire inspector. his duties aud the stand
nd for wiring buildings. etc. was re-
mned to the council by the legislative
ommittee with several corrections add
d TO tile original draft. also supplement-
d by two sections. The report recon-
nended the acceptance of the proposed
rdinance and expressed the belief of
he committee that the full text of the
ational electric code, by which wiring
10 be governed would not be needed
the ordinance. Ii developed that the
ode was subject to frequent changes
nd that it occupied nearly 200 pages of
Dmmon reading matter. Alderman
lawson thought that such code would
rove too lengthy for the comprehen-
on of an ordinary ayman and rs Build
ig Inspector George 4 Rand had hap
rned to speak of a much shorter code
the other meeting he suggested that
be inspected II didn't take the in
rector long TO go home and get the
,ok
When the shorter code was examined
was found to contain only extracts
ON the national electric, as Alder
an Bancroft said. and finally, on the
otion of Alderman Dawson. the re-
,rt was accepted. Afterwards, Chair
an Bancroft Of the legislative commit
e moved that the ordinance, as or
red to a second reading. be referred
ek to the committee for additional
rrections and second rePaEt His
otion was carried
Wooden Building Application Denied.
Reporting on the applicant of the
ante Savings Bank & Trust CO., to
ect building for business purposes on
vacant lot on North Main street
ar Depot square. the committee Of the
lole told OF its investigation and rec
lmended that the permit be not grant
since il was the policy Of Tire eitv
/ to grant permits for the erection Of
,oden buildings on the main street
thin the fire district. IL was suggest
however. that a permit would be
ued should the trust company see ft
build a fireproof structure. The re-
n was accepted on the motion Of Al
man Hoban.
Minor Reports.
ln the favorable Recommendation Of
ilding inspector Rand. permits we're
.ered granted to the following ap-
.aufs. a = Martin to build niazza