The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-30


Dawson of the health committee prom
ised that the complaint would receive
the attention OF the committee before
warm weather arrived.
A Branch st. Complaint
Henry Alexander appeared with COM
plant regarding sanitary conditions on
Branch street. He had the permission OF
certain property owner to present his
complaint and so he asked that some
thing be done to obviate conditions un..
sanitary arising from the absence OF
connections with the sewer in the sec.
ton mentioned. The same man owned
a stonewall which had lately been cav
ing in and covering the Alexander prop
erty in places with loose stones. IL
thought II menacing to the lives OF per-
sons obliged to travel over the property.
| If there wasn't any existing law to COW
er the alleged oifens2, Mr. Alexander
thought the city or state should draft
a statute or ordinance that would cover
the point. The complaint in its dual
ASPECTS was then referred to the health
committee with instructions to notify
the board Of health.
SeVeTaI feutlunS EntcAeu'
While the board was engaged in deal.
Il ing with routine matters, numerous Pc
titions were taken up and referred to
proper committees. Seven Berlin street
residents asked that gravel sidewalks be
built on their street, the strips to IN.
clude the south side Of the street from
the bridge to Smith street and on the
north side from the bridge to Vine
street They promised to pay for the
eurbing The petition was referred TO
the street committee with instructions
to investigate and with instructions to
act Seven petitioners from the extreme
end of South Main street asked Tor
street lights for the end of the street
from George McFarland's residence TO
the city limits The request was re-
ferred to the lighting committee. A
petition with five signatures asked that
street conditions on Valley street be
improved, il being contended that condi-
tions there are at present well nigh I'M
passable. The request was lett with the
street committee. On North Main street,
thirteen taxpayers living north OF Wiley
street asked for street lights and their
request was referred to the lighting
committee.
Reporting on its Investigations, the
street committee reported that Fourth
street should be discontinued as recon-
mended and that the committee be al
lowed to 90 ahead with the procedure
necessary legally TO discontinue the sec
ton Of the street mentioned. In its re-
port on the request of Perry street resi-
dents for a gravel sidewalk. the COM
mittee stated that the abbutters had
agreed to pay the expense OF the curb
ing and recommended that the work be
started. Both reports We're accepted and
the recommendations ordered carried out.
On the favorable report OF the license
committee, poolroom licenses We're grant
ed to the following applicants; A. H.
Buz2el. Merlo Bros, John Russo, Lew
Blanchi, T. Modica.
Permits Granted.
The committee OF the whole recon-
mended the laying Of sewer ON the
Inortherly end of Hill street and advised
that the work be started at noce. Inc
report was accepted and recommended
tions ordered carried out In second
report. the committee of the whole rec
commended that John Trow be permit
ted to erect q piazza on house at 6l-63
South Main street Reynolds Son
were given permission TO make repairs
on their store front on North Nam
street providing they take care OF ROOF
water. The same firm was also permit
ted TO erect an office building at the
rear of the store with the stipulation
that solid brick wall be erected be-
tween the structure and the Mascot
estate building and that the roof be OF
freproof material. The requests OF
Messrs. Reynolds and Trow were later
included in the building inspectors re-
port and permits ordered granted WITH
provisions already stated.
Building Inspector George A. Rand re-
ported favorably on the following ap-
plcations for building permits; Mrs.
Clara Nichols, to build dormer window
on roof OF house at 65 South Main
street f. VI. Tobin, to erect dwelling Of
Academy street and to dismantle old
building on Prospect street; r. J.. Clark,
TO recover roof of shed off Prospect
street; Littlejohn, Cdgers & Milne, to
erect addition to stoneshed on Circle
street; Smith, Whitcomb & Cook. to
reshinple roof Of shed on North Main
street James Marion to erect a garage
at IS Franklin street Mrs. Anna Phelps,
TO reshingle cottage at IL Cottage street.
Permits were ordered granted and as
recommended in the report the reques,
of l.. B. Dodge to build a wagon shed
on North Main street and that Of 9. A.
Lane to erect an addition to a wagon
shed on North Main street were referred
TO the fire committee.
city's Bridges.
CITY Engineer George \. Reed report.
ed the following bridges to be IN good
condition: Lower Brook street Harrin--
ton avenue. Wiley and Mil street
bridges. The Prospect street bridge
needed paint; the Ayers street strue-
ture should be replanked in places. tine
Seminary street bridge needed pipe rail
ing instead of planks and on the upper
Brook street bridge. sidewalk girdsrs
living in the grass nearby should be put
. in place. The Blackwell street bridge
needed new wheel guards, on Berlin
street bridge the stringers were unsafe,
and props should be placed under the
South Main street bridge The report
was accepted.
Officers Reports.
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