The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14

both sides OF North Main street from
Granite TO Blackwell streets and on the
southerly side of Washington street from
| Spauliing street to Hill street We
further recommend that time and money
be not spared to keep our main streets
free from holes and in good repair"
/ Concluding, the committee INDUCES in
the following I'VE have a vision of the
near future in which we see South Main
street paved to tie bridge, which, by
| the way, viii not be the old wooden
covered bridge, but an imposing arch
! structure with the roadway raised so as
| to help the grade on the hill beyond.
We also see quiet pavement around
the park and on Prospect street to the
river. We see permanent cement side
walks ON All the principal business and
residential streets We feel that the
need of these improvements is impera-
tive and believe that the city should
work TO accomplish the work as soon as
possible
City Engineers Report.
Engineer Reeds report covers refer
ences to the usual amount OF routine
work as well as more important under
takings. Costs and sprinkling assess
ments were figured for Oh miles of
street Lines and grades were drawn
for the state highway work on Brook
street and the North Main street paw
ing contract. In speaking of the latter,
the report refers to 100 square yards
OF paving extending over LIP lineal
feet of street mt a cost OF SO per square
yard,
Following is the table of sewer con
struetion:
Third street, 30 feet of six-inch sewer;
South Front street, 1872 feet of eight
inch sewer, with two manholes; Warren
street, l24 feet of siX-ineh sewer; Boyn-
ton street $50 feet OF eight-ineh sewer
with two manholes; Boynton street, ia
feet of six-inch sewer. Total 800 feet;
four manholes.
OF surface sewers. 5,l45 feet we're con
structed, measurements and inspections
for which were made by the engineer.
Brook street had 400 feet and Hill and
Liberty streets together had 500 feet.
Lines and grades were given for 3,295
feet of sidewalk curbing, Of which 1850
feet were old curbing reset. North
Main street had 2,5l2 feet and Berlin
street had 470 feet
Cement walks constructed aggregated
l,207 square yards, the bulk of which
was distributed as follows; Liberty and
Orange streets, 74S; South Main street,
near Trow d Holden plant, 245; North
Main street near Reynolds, Drown, etc,
blocks, PA square yards. Bridges, reser-
voirs and cemeteries We're Inspected and
city records were augmented by set
of new maps made by the department
Work for private parties and maps and
supplies sold netted an income of SAT 55.
The financial statement refers to 81
O75.l9 expended for salaries, $751; for
supplies and $34.92 for other bills. Work
done for some of the larger departments
was valued as follows: Streets. S29645;
permanent streets, $692Il; city records,
S30l .43; general, S29s.77; water, Sl39.65;
sidewalks, Sll3.l7.
French's Barre Library Report.
Directors of French's Barre library, in
their annual report stated that there
were 1926 volumes on hand. The sum
OF 1927 20 Of the fund remains and S26,46
was paid for books in 1913, that sum
being the difference between the pres
ent fund and the sum on hand at the
beginning of the year, plus the inter
est. The report was accepted and or
dered printed on the motion of Alderman
Patterson.
Routine Business Transacted.
Routine business played but a small
part in the session.
Alderman Calder furnished a bond of
81 900 for his office, George Mulch and
John Mcdonald being named as seeur-
ity. The bond was accepted and or
dered filed Having obtained permits
sion from the state public service COM
mission, the Consolidated Lighting Co.
applied for permit to RESTING its high
tension power lines along Blackwell |
Granite, and River streets. 1t was
granted. A request from the state board
of health asking for permission to use
the opera house some night in the near
future was referred to the health COM
mittee, with authority to expend SO, if !