The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-30
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! eli decides that the public good and con-
yenience OF individuals requires the side
walk to be built that the street commit
| tee be ordered by the city council to
construct the same II. G. Patterson
John E. Hoban."
| The first clash came when Alderman
Dawson inquired if the report had been
penned by a lawyer From the chairman
came the reply that il had been made in
accordance with the city ordinances. As
long as this was the case, he thought
the committee couldn't 60 far astray
and if Alderman Dawson didn't under
stand the ordinances, he continued, it
would be well for him to study them.
Alderman Dawson thought that the
report was hardly consistent with the
committees stand on similar requests in
the past, when a petitioner had to. con-
sent only TO furnish the curbing in or
der to obtain sidewalk. He remem.
bered that a sidewalk on Washington
street was granted on condition that the
petitioners furnish curbing and doubtless
there was a wide difference between in
stances.
Alderman Patterson. replying, said
there was wide difference between
Washington street and Camp street, be-
tween Washington street and place out
in the country. He ayerred that Alder
man Dawson had signed previous re-
port of the committee of the whole which
tended to discourage Mr., Higgins re-
quest and be couldn't understand his
stand on the street committees report.
Alderman Dawson replied that his sig
Il. 1 a
Mr.. Higgins had consented to supply
curbing Besides he added. it looked a
good deal as though Alderman Patter-
son did not intend to deal fairly with
Mr.. Higgins. President Brown explained
his refusal to sign the street committees
report by saying that be favored any
thing that would encourage a man to
build. Alderman Hoban asked Alder
man Dawson If he would use the side
walk providing it were built and he had
occasion to go that way Alderman Daw-
son thought that such question was
beside the issue.
With Alderman Dawson still arguing
against anything that savored of unfair
discrimination, Alderman Patterson
asked for an oral vote on the question
of accepting the report Someone eN.
pressed an opinion that the whole eoun-
Gil should consider the petition and the
report, since Alderman keefe and May
or Ward were both absent. 1t was ex-
planned that the report could be ac-
cepted without returning an ultimate
refusal to Mr.. Higgins request. The vote
was as follows; Yes, Aldermen Hoban,
Patterson, Bancroft and Dawson; no,
Alderman Brown.
Street Railroad Extension.
At the request of Alderman Dawson,
f. q. Rowland reported on a meeting
which took place between the mayors
specially appointed aldermanic commit
tee, its members appointed afterwards
and the officials of the Consolidated
Lighting Co. The meeting had to do
with the proposed extension of the b. &
NJ Power & Traction Co. lines. Mr..
Rowland said the meeting had consid
cred extending the line not only around
Circle street, but also around the quar-
ries. The traction officers had seemed
to look with favor on the plan and had
planned to send an engineer over the
territory with view to learning def
nitely Just how feasible the plan would
appear.
Want City To Abide BY Understanding.
An hour of the evenings session was
devoted to routine business. For the firm
of Trow & Holden, Z. NJ. Tobin appeared
and asked the council to consider its for
mer agreement to construct perma
nent wall and walk in front of the Trow
& Holden plant on South Main street,
an agreement which was made when
w. NJ. Holden transferred the title to
the land in that section to the city.
Mr.. Tobin said the walk was in bad
state of repair. The matter was re
ferred to the street committee.
Mr.. Tobin also applied for a building
permit empowering the Trow & Holden
Co. to construct a cement dam on the
site of the present dam at its plant. The
request was referred to the committee
of the whole Mr.. Tobin wasn't sure
that a permit was needed and no one
else seemed to be positive about it, but
+. g. Rowland. who said he had 10 get
a permit for placing a few boards and
a little paint on the rear OF the Mas
cott building, thought it would be the
sensible thing TO issue a permit.
A letter from George w. Gilman Of
y. H., inclosed clipping
from The Times of July l6 in which
reference was made to a tax abated in
his name on a 1905 account. He had
never known about the tax and regret
ted that action Of that kind had been
taken since he stood ready to pay any
tax appearing against his name that
might exist The clerk was instructed
TO acknowledge the communication and
notify Mr.. Gilman that the matter would !
be considered at the next meeting of the |
board of eixil authority.
Loan of Fire Truck Appreciated.
A letter from the firm of Grearson &
Beckett Of Wilhamstown conveyed the |
thanks Of the firm as well as the towns !