The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-28
Question of Ownership of
Land Now Used as Street
Before City Fathers
STREET COMMITTEE
LACKS INFORMATION
North Main Street Dispute
Occupies Most of Time
of the Aldermen

| Barre's aldermanic street commltte'
was roundly scored for its alleged dere
liction to duty when the city fathers
came together in regular session last
night and found themselves without sc
much as scrap of official information
on the question of ownership in com
plant made by Paul Kingston, who
claims the city is inhibiting him from
449 North Main street. The absence OF
any data In the matter became more en-
barrassing on the arrival OF MIR. King
ston himself to press his complaint The
man from No. 449 proved a veritable
wellspring of information concerning the
property ownership, while the street
committee made rather poor showing
when its members tried to explain why
an investigation and report ordered by
| the council early last summer had not
appeared.
| In the absence of Chairman Hoban.
Aldermen keefe and keast bore the
brunt OF the upbraiding. Mr.. Kingston's
entry into the council chamber was the
fairs. The visitor got right down to
business by seating himself in the chair
usually occupied by the absent member.
Ii seems that Mr. Kingston's program
of improving the grade around his resi-
dence at No. 40 included a plan to
dump some of the unused earth into
the street, or into plot now used as a
street, for Mr. Kingston claims he
sought TO exercise his prerogative in de-
posting dirt wherever he chooses. so
long as be keeps IL on his own premises.
Sometime ago he recalled having served
notice on the council that a part Of his
premises had been absorbed by the high
way. AT that time the council instruct
ed its street committee TO commander
the city's engineer. establish the true
lines and report their findings. Latter
ly. il is claimed, the city attorney has
been invoked in the matter. He, too. IT |
last night had failed to re-
port. along with the engineer and the
street committee.
Yesterday some of the city officials.
according TO Mr.. Kingston, suggested |
that he remove certain pile of dirt |
which he had thrown into the street and |
went 80 far as to hint that he might /
have his hands full OF trouble if he /
should refuse As Mr. Kingston con-
tinued 10 unburden himself before the
council, the aldermen began to look
askance at one another and inquire as
10 who had been on the grounds yester-
lay. Alderman keast and Alderman
keefe were among those present il de-
Teloped. The former had left at noon
with the understanding, he said, that
Mr.. Kingston should transfer the dirt
,ile before the expiration of week
Alderman keefe confessed 10 having :
'een able 20 gain but little knowledge of
he situation. although he looked the :
ituation over yesterday Mr.. Kingston /,
vent on 10 say that he would appreciate
little definite information from the :
ldermen themselves, now that they had v
ad long summers rest. He was anx-
ous 10 get the question settled before /,
he autumnal frosts should render ex-
AVIATION and dirt removing difficult. Mr.. l.
kingston allowed the committee had
zen Investigating" all summer and
hat il was getting where he would like Z
D see a show down, or words TO that '
feet y
TIE debate was waxing rather warm =
hen Alderman Cook asked Alderman y
eefe II the complainant had been put =
nc dirt in the street Mr.. keefe's re- \
n was in the affirmative and he was Z
,ked why he hadn't ordered Mr.. King
on placed under arrest Mr. keefe re- Il
bed that he lacked proof because the .
igineer had failed 10 report on his re-. v
irvey. Mavof Ward thought the com.
ittee should make amends for its diia-
riness bv bringing in q report imme- 4.
stely So did Alderman Bruce and 80 \,
d President Rancroft Apparently "
ings were getting pretty uncomfort. a.
lle for the street committee, for Al n
rman Kcasf moved thst the board !.
into executive session t0 consider tuf 4.
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fore The council " was popular -
1tion With the street committee nern- y.
r. present and after that the alder n,
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g. Before refuruing to oTcn session A..
c board instructed its street commit =.
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