The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-01
,>s Nysal for City Ordinance
Was Accepted Last
Evening
COUNCIL CONSIDERS
DRIVERS GETTING LAX
1t Is Also Proposed to Post
Warning Signs Near
Schoolhouses

That the city fathers are bert on re-
ducing the number of speed-law nfrac-
tions to the minimum developed at tho
regular meeting OF the city council lass
| night when steps were taken to fix the
pace limit at 10 miles per hour within
the city. The speeding nuisance broke
into the limelight again when Alder
men Brown and Dawson reported on the
conditions at the intersection Of streets
near the Church street schoolhouse.
Neither thought the danger to the lives
and limbs of school children any great
er there than at any other point, though
both joined in decrying the prevalence
OF reckless driving near every school
house in the city as we'll as elsewhere.
The city clerk suggested that sections
OF the city where children are wont to
assemble be posted with notices to drive
slowly and his suggestion was heartily
espoused by the mayor and others OF
the board. 1t was Alderman Hoban who
moved that the ahermanic legislative
committee be empowered to draw up
an ordinance forbidding motor vehicles
from going faster than l5 miles per
hour within the city limits. Asked IL
the proposed ordinance would apply to
motorcycles, the author of the motions
replied in the affirmative, and his n~tion
was seconded by Alderman Bancroft anu
passed unanimously. The discussion
came near the close of open session and
after the motion was passed, the coun
cilors retired into the seciusion Of ex-
ecirtive session.
Most of the business transacted in the
open was of routine nature and occu-
pied but little time. Reporting on the
request of A. Fl. Buzzell for permis-
sion to erect a small structure on his
skating rink on Pearl street. the fire
committee recommended that the permit
be granted with provisions that the
owner wall the end near the Pavilion
theatre with asbestos, wood and iron.
Ii was also stipulated that the strilc-
ture be allowed to stand only from Oct.
Is, 1918 to April Is, 1914. The report
was accepted and the recommendations
carried out
Afterwards. in the building inspectors
report, Mr.. Buzzel applied to build a
dressing room and ticket Office on tho
same site. His second request was tak-
en- to mean that the first would be subA
ject to changes, so the inspectors re-
port on the latter application was re-
ferred to the fire committee, along with
a request made by A. Villa for permis
sion to erect a barn in the rear of his
residence at &c Berlin street
The inspector report favorably on the
following applications and permits werc
ordered granted: J. w. Magoon, to re-
pair house at rs South Main street;
Rizzi Bros, to remodel roof of polishing
mill on Blackwell street; w. A. Lane,
to build balcony piazza on Spaulding
street and repair stoneshed on Burn
hams meadow; South Main Street Tool
Sharpening Co, to erect machine shop
at corner of South Main and Webster
streets; +. Manera, to reshingle house
at 90 George street; A. NJ. Stafford, to
make repairs at Al Long street caused
by fire; Cooperative association, to erect
bakery annex on Granite street.
Chief Sinclair's police report for Au
gust was read as follows and accepted:
Total number of arrests %, divided as
follows; Intoxieation IL. selling Illegal
y l. breach of the peace 8, furnishing
illegally 1, non-support 2, hunting with
Dut license l. discharging firearms
within the city /.
Thirty Cents an Hour for Fire Patrol
The fire committee reported its opir
on that rate of 80 cents per nour be
established for the fire patrol which did
service during the drouth Alderman
Brown raised the question as to wheth
IT the council could pay more than q
,ents per hour for special police, but
/ was decided that the men We're en-
saged as fire patrolmen. The report
vas accepted.
The street committee, reporting on the
'equest OF A. F. Dodge and others for
to relay spring water pipes
long North Main street. recommended
,ranting the request with the under.
tanding that the spring water company
Promise not to introduce its system
mong residents of Wiley street. IL
vas also made imperative that the work
'e completed within 90 DAYS.
In one of its occasional reports on
he distribution of lights, the lighting
ommittee advocated esta ablishing a 40
p. light on Prospect street, three 40
p. lights to replace a single 200 c. p.
ght on Fairview avenue and 200 c. D.
ghts on Perrin and Circle streets. The
ommittee recommended that the dark
ituation on Merchant street be relieved
y cutting away few branches. heavily
lden now with autumn foliage The
ouneil accepted the report and ordered
he recommendations carried out.
To the board OF selectmen" OF the city
{ Barre was addressed a communication
ytolhng the peculiar merits of a Ger
ain commercial vehicle propelled by mo-
Or. The signers urged upon the Sc
'ctmen the superiority of motor cars
yer horses and suggested that they
light be interested in such a proposi
on for municipal purposes. The sen
ment seemed to prevail that the day
,r being interested in motor vehicles
the kind described had passed year
more ago. Alderman Hoban novel
nat the communication be consigned q.
ie waste basket
Warrants drawn for the week and APP