The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-20
LATTER CRITICIZED
SOMEROAD STRETCHES
Intimated that There Had
Been Some Negligence
On City's Part

800 for permanent roadway in Barre.
For nearly two hours the councillors and
| the supervisor and the street superin-
tendent and the city engineer talked
over proposals for repairing streets and
constructing new roadway. 1t was quite
lengthy conference by and large, for
the supervisors duties and powers as
well as those of the council are plainly
set forth in the statutes and city ordi-
nanccs and much that was said might
easily have been assumed at the outset.
But some very tangible conclusions were
reached inasmuch as the supervisor ex-
acted from the aldermanic street COM
mittee and the superintendent prom
Use that certain number of sadly neg
llected highway strips between Wiley
street and the Wells-Lamson plant, So
called, at North Barre are to be repaired,
and that the state aid money this year
is to be spent on a permanent highway
between Quarry street and the town line
at South Barre.
Mr.. Currier talked pretty strongly to
the city fathers and apparently would
intimate that some of his requests for
Improvements. notably at Wiley street,
had been neglected. Chairman Hoban
explained that the delay had been oc.
casioned by circumstances which forced
the committee TO wait for pipes with
which to bolster up some of the cross
bitches that thread the road at that
point. In discussing roads in general
| Barre's in particular, and in comparing our
highways with those in other towns, the
supervisor ventured the opinion that a
| l00-mile ride from Burlizgton to White
River Junction win be interrupted by
two very disagreeable spells of humping
because of poor maintenance, namely on
Barre street in Montpelier and along
South Main street in this city. Then
the supervisor devoted several moments
to a discussion on the city streets and
their relation TO moneys from the state
The clerk, on his request, read copious
extracts from the statute book.
The conference between the supervis-
or. who represents the state, and the en-
tire council with its strong right and
left wings, the engineer and the super
intendent, suppplants the usual get-to-
gether meeting held with the street COM
mittee. In coming before the whole
body, instead of confining his sugges-
tions to the street committee, Mr.. Cur
rier apparently made a commendable de-
parture from custom that has been
in vogue several years. II is understood
that the same plan is to be followed in
other cities and towns throughout the
state.
II was Alderman Bancroft who moved
that the street committee be instructed
to draw up specifications for the kind Of
highway to be built TO confer with the
/ l., ot,A tr
lat future meeting OF the council. On
Thursday evening the committee and Mr.
Currier will meet at the engineers Of
fee. Although the road building season
is vet early, it is planned to have the
arrangements completed that nothing
will hinder the work once the council Is
ready TO begin operations.
Emergency Lights in Movies"
In a meeting that was notably barren
of many striking features. Alderman
Bancroft's commentary on the absence
of emergency lights in the several NOV.
ING picture houses hereabouts aroused a
considerable degree of interest. Alder
man Bancroft related a recent expert.
ence in which he was one of the picture
lovers who stood back in a suddenly
darkened theatre while someone shouted
l"Fire." Probably it was the foolhardy
cry of brainless somebody who wanted
to start something. At any rate, the
few seconds that elapsed after the
lights went out gave every promise OF
a panic and only for the timely resump.
tion OF the regular electric service Sc
rious results would have followed. To
forfend the possibility of tragedy, the
sneaker suggested that the Legislative
committee be instructed to confer with
picture house managers in regard to in
stalling gas lights as an emergency
THE matter was finally left with the
Legislative committee with instructions
to report.
A New Sidewalk Authorized.
While permanent improvements are
not to bulk unusually large in the years
expense account, resolution adopted by
the council paves the way for "a. consid;
erable expenditure on cement sidewalks
The resolution was read by the clerk
and adopted on the motion of Alderman
IKeefe. Through its adoption, the west
erlv side of North Main street, from a
point opposite property owned by Louis
Casellani as far north as Blackwell
street is to be furnished with a new
walk the coming summer. Later the
street committee will hold hearing on
the proposal to construct sidewalk in
the section named.
Building Permits Acted On.
In a special report to the council, the
aldermanic fire committee recommended
that the Granite Savings Bank g. Trust
Co. be permitted to reconstruct Jacks
lunch house" so-ealled, on Depot square
providing the company promises to build
a fireproof wall between the proposed
building and the jewelry store to the
east. Another provision compels the
company to close up a window on the
south side of the Hale auction market
The report was accepted. A request
from Angelo Scampini for permission to
make repairs to a shed in the rear of his
North Main street block was referred to
the fire committee for investigation on
the recommendation of the inspector.
Permits ordered issued on the approval