The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-04
BETTER ROAD FOR
ESSEX STREET
City May Get Quit Claim Deed and II
So There Is Prospect of Improved
Conditions--City Council
Talked 1t Over.


over .he matter of highways last night
William Wylie, Peter Walstrom and }
O, Beckley, who could feel their wa,
from Essex heights to city hall If thu
earth were shrouded in stygian dark
ness, made their last plea for passabl'
route to their homes at the streets ex
tremity. Twenty times, if two, they
have wrestled with vacillating aldermen
for their rights and If the signs arr
reliable they are on the eve of achiep'
ing their goal. The only man who has
any hold whatsoever on the property in
that locality has evinced willingness
to give the city a quit claim deed and
that was the substance OF the abutters
report to the council. G. w. Perry has
opened the way for an improved street
and just as soon as the aldermanc street
committee, the abutters and the city en-
gineer can get together for a conference
on the requisites for comfortable thor
oughfare and the estimated expense. 1t
is expected that the council will make
final provisions for working what is now
but poor apology for COW path, the
petitioners claim.
Not without good many ramifca
tions, detours, side excursions and arr
guments beside the point, was the end
attained. Last nights joint debate pre-
sented the spectacle of motions made
and withdrawn and calls for a yea and
nay vote. The petitioners reiterated
their former threat to put the matter up
to courts committee and announced
new determination to carry their pleas
4 H. he 1t as$ Nal
the broad armor of quit claim deed
practically ready for acceptance, the Es-
sex street members threw down the
gauntlet; and for once the councils
shifting policy was abandoned. Alder
man Cook moved that the deed be &C.
cepted and the street put in shape for
travel at once. Alderman Bruce, in
whose ward the petitioners reside, sec
onded the motion. Others demurred and
Alderman Bancroft asked for the yeas
and nays.
The mayor took a stand at this juno
ture occupied attention. Inspector Rand
investigation Alderman Cook withdrew
his motion and Alderman Keefe moved
that the street committee be empowered
TO confer with the engineer and the
the cost of street, etc. Matters be.
gan to move rapidly forward to head
and the motion was adopted without a
dissenting vote. In it report on the
conference is made mandatory at the
next meeting.
Very little business of a routine ma
ture occupied attention Inspector Rand
reported on the following applications
to build and permits were granted: John
Turner, to build dwelling at IT'S Mer-
chant street; John Ossola, to remodel
dwelling at IL George street; August
Chatot, to erect barn ON Colby street;
Louis Romans, to make additions to his
new store building AT 80 Prospect street;
Mrs. Mary Zanleoni, to erect an annex
to the south side of her store building |
at "a North Main street; Trow & Hold |
en- to build an addition to the south end |
of their plant on South Main street. |
The inspectors report for July, contain
ing record of p minor permits grant |
ed, was accepted and ordered fled. A
from G. Gelpi asking |
permission to repair wall along Gunner |
brook at All North Main street was la
hled az it was decided that permit |
is not necessary. A North Barre woman
who asked for a tax abatement because
of failing health was referred to the
board of civil authority.
Warrants approved for the month
were as follows 0. j. L, Mathews,
SS4.05, services as assessor; Martin Ril-
ey, $500, A. NJ. Rossi, $3.50, services
as assessors; viii Averill, $50, paint
ing signs, street account; G. w. AyerilI
& Co., $3.50, supplies, street and fire
accounts; H. i. Bond Co., $l0a, tar ket-
tie, street account; engineering depart
nent. services, SSH, street, sewer sur
face sewer, sidewalk and state highway
accounts; New England Road Machine
Co., 1872, steel broom, street account
Pacquet Bros, S4TS0, street and fire
S. N. Parker, sl045, repairs,
street, water and fire account; N. D.
Phelps Co, S26244, street, sidewalk, wa
.er and fire accounts; Tilden Shoe Co.,
s2l, boots, fire account; Standard OIL
Co., $407.36, oil, street sprinkling ae-
;ount; u. NJ. Miles Coal CO.. SS04.30,
.oal, state highway and public buildings
accounts; Howard Cole, S35, assisting
,ity engineer; George A. Reed, Sll2.50,
ervices as city engineer; Edwin Keast, {
al IS, services as alderman. Ii
Cutler Bros, s35.0s, board and feed, {
water and FIRE accounts; James Maekay, ]
'l06, salary and miscellaneous ac- II
cunts; Montpelier Book Bindery, S43.C0, I
water and public records accounts; town a
4 Orange, S54.3s, taxes, water account; I
Anna Robertson, $40, services in water /
flee; Consolidated Lighting Co.. s5l.6l, G
upplies, city buildings and fire ac- t
cunts; Morse & Jackson, S330.45. coal, y
ity, buildings account; Old Colony Nv
rust Co., sl54.44. services on school L
onds; Vt. Tel & Tel. Co. s25.60, serv- Il
re and tolls; r. L. Clark, S30.25, feed, C
re account; J. H. Jones. Sl6.64, Lay,
re account; w. +. Shepard S4l.66, serv- +
,es as overseer; W. +. Shepard, $3.50, r
eceived for support of the poor; Red 1
ross pharmacy, Sl9.25. supplies, health 1
count; Dr. j. II. Woodruff, S4l.66, h
ervices az city health officer; Old Col o
nv Trust Co., $4,000, to pay city notes a
Maturing Aug. 10. temporary loans ae- !,
cunt; J. +. Hoban, $3.50, services as \
lderman street department, s450.23, !.
treet, street sprinkling. sewer, surface =
ever and sidewalk accounts; water de- d
artment payroll, S77as, FIRE depart 4
lent payroll. $1,000; police department n
ayroll. se0.34; q. A. Bemis. Sl4, serv-
'es as janitor; J. X. bowers. Sc, labor n
{ the city dump; Consolidated Light
10 Co Ss57 Sc lighting strpets CITY