The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-24
ICE CREAM STAND
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
Some Washington Street Residents Do
Not Want C. A. Heath to Erect
Building-City Fathers Take
Case Under Amusement

To-day the aldermanic committee OF
the whole spent portion of the fore
noon gathering data concerning the little
building that c. A. Heath proposes to
erect on his premises at 1859 Washington
street. Later the committees findings
are to be reported at regular meeting
of the board, but for the time being
Mr.. Heath is tolerably uncertain as to
the ultimate outcome of his application
for a building permit. Meanwhile res
idents of that immediate neighborheod
are rocking in the throes of warm agi-
tation over Mr.. Heath's contemplated
project and the question of whether up.
per Washington street is to have a con-
veniently located ice cream parlor this
season quivers in the balance.
The board OF aldermen met in regu.
lar session last night and the proposed
ice cream stand was the one diverting
topic in the rather desultory doings of
a humid half hour. One week ago Mr..
Heath made application for his permit,
setting forth desire to erect on his own
land small wooden building to set back
from the street an even 90 feet Hardly
had the application been filed than near
by property owners in that locality
raised storm of opposition. 1t was de-
clared that a structure such as Mr.
Heath hoped to build would do ire
parable injury to the landscape there
abouts and at the same time tend to
promote the sale of frozen dishes on the
Sabbath. Most of the protesting was
done outside, but the board took the
complaints under advisement.
Among the city fathers last night il
seemed to be the sentiment that Mr..
Heath had certain rights of his own that
were bound to be respected, but it was
finally decided to investigate further the
claims of all concerned An hour this
forenoon was fixed for looking over the
grounds.
Building permits were issued to the
following persons on the recommends
tion of the Inspector. A. Sargent, to re.
model house Mt l6 Seminary street;
James c. Stephen, to build an annex to
his box room on Smith street; Ena Alb
biati. to erect an addition to her barn
on Berlin street; Beck & Beck, to raise
their Granite street stoneshed two feet
in places; W f. Cato. to build an an
mex to his house on Franklin street;
Burke Bros, to cover their stoneshed off
Smith street with fireproof roofing B.
Stefanetti was granted permission to
move a henhouse from Spring to Sixth
street.
Ovcrseer W. +. Shepard's report for
the poor department was accepted as
follows: Balance on hand May 8, S3l3;
received from the city treasurer for the
support of poor, month of May. 5000;
May 81. paid out for support. ss96.55;
balance. S6.5s, total. S9O3.50. Alderman
Keast inquired about the itemized re-
port ordered by the board at prior
meeting. Chairman Cook of the charity
committed stated that an itemized ac-
count would soon he forthcoming.
Warrants approved for payment were
as follows; Street department payroll,
S532.49, streets, street sprinkling, sur
face sewer and sidewalks accounts; wa
ter department payroll. .S934S; fire dc
partment payroll. $3.50; police depart
ment payroll, $500; G. A. Bemis, Sl4,
services as janitor; Wood & Gregoire,
s203.70, to apply on sidewalk contract;
Barber Asphalt Paving Co.. S50235, |
asphalt
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co. ST. !
$50, to meet interest due on S57,500 re-
funding bonds; Barre Savings Bank & |
Trust Co. 81 ,4S7 80, to meet interest due |.
1n $4,000 water bonds; f. H. Deavitt |
state treasurer, 81 40. amount refunded |
IN error of auditor.
In the absence of Alderman Bancroft, |
Who is detained by illness, the vice pres
dent, Alderman Hoban, occupied the |
hair. After the regular session, the |
BOARD met in short executive session.