The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-23
Street Sprinkling.

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Street Sprinkling.
One of the really important steps OF
the evenings business was taken in the
adoption of a resolution which provides
for sprinkling by oil or water on speci,
fed streets during the dry season. In
eonformance to the custom of former
years, the resolution stated that prop
erty and persons, who in the judgment
of the street committee profited by the
sprinkling, should be assessed one-third
OF the cost according to the distance
their abutting property extended along
the street. Each side of the street is
to bear third of the cost, the city to
pay the remainder. The resolution was
adopted on the motion of Alderman Ban
croft
The following streets are to be sprin-
killed.: Ayers street from South Main to
second angle; South and North Main
streets; Depot square to NJ. & NJ tracks !;
Cottage street; Seminary, northerly end
from North Main street to Maple ave-
nue.; Seminary street, southerly end
from North Main to Summer streets;
Granite street, from North Main street
to Bolster plant; West street, from
North Main TO Summer streets; Mer-
chant street from North Main to Sum
mer street and from Wellington to War
rem streets; Pearl street, from North
Main to Summer streets Central street;
Eastern avenue, from Elm to Park
streets; Keith avenue; Summer street;
Elm street from Washington street to
Eastern avenue; Averil street. Park
street from Averill to Academy streets;
Church and jefferson streets; Washing
ton and Liberty streets; Hill street from
French to Washington streets; Academy
street, from Washington to Park
street; Prospect street, from North
Main street to bridge; Beckley street,
from North Main to School streets; Kirk
street, French street, Richardson street;
Orange street, from Liberty street to
Huntington avenue; Harrington ave-
nue..
A communication addressed to Hon.
II. c. Patterson, chairman of the street
proved to be written opin
ion from the city attorney on the ques-
ton of the city's liability to build and
driveways, etc, on private lots.
The city attorney interpreted the stat
ltes TO mean that the city is not liable |
md made several citations to sustain |
he opinion he held himself. The opn- |
on was accepted on the motion of Al |
herman Bancroft and ordered fled
Building Proposals.
Building Inspector George Rand made
favorable reports on the following APP
,lications to build; R. +. Henderson, to
rect platform on northeasterly end of |
PAVILION theatre; T. J. Brown, to cover
oof of barn at II Cottage street; Calder
Richardson, to erect annex TO coal
he'd off Depot square; John Trow, to
,uild piazza at residence. 6l-63 South n
lain street; II. A. Gould. to build ga
age at SO Spaulding street. On the re-
uest of Reynolds & Son to remodel
he front of their store and to erect ad-
ition at the rear, the inspector moved
hat it be referred to the committee OF
he whole. The report and the recon-.
iendations were accepted and the appli-
atoms favorably reported were ordered
ranted.
Many Petitions Entered
Seven petitioners presented an instrli-
tent TO the council asking for a gravel
ak to extend along the essterly side
Perry street. Ii was referred to the
rect committee, with instructions to
lvestigate and report. As freeholders,
,ur school commissioners appended
heir names to a petition asking that
he section of Fourth street extending
lsterly from a point 200 feet from No
ain street be discontinued. Their re-
nest was referred to the street com
ittee on the motion of Alderman Ban
oft.
In a petition. A. Calcagni and Others
ked 20 have pole removed from a
{ on Berlin street. A request was pre-
nted by Alderman Keefe for some inn
-ovements TO Comolli street and the
20 were referred TO the street COM
ittee Alderman Bancroft said that
ichard Grif had complained to him
a poor street light on fremont street.
he matter was placed in the hands of
e lighting committee. The question
establishing a surface sewer on Hill
rect was called mp by Alderman Pat.
rson and il was voted TO refer il TO
e attention Of the committee Of the
hole. the committee TO consider Il at
SPECIAL meeting next Saturday after
on at O'Clock.
r. Modioa and Joseph Merlo asked for
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