The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-08
North Main Str People
Claim Th .,,sxoulevard
!, su'5ngly Used
la"
ESTIMATE OF SPEED
FROM 20 TO 30 MILES
City Council Refers Matter
to the Police Com
mittee

thoroughfare daily converted to the pur
! poses of speedway, large number ot
! North Main street taxpayers, in peti
!, tlon presented at the regular meeting OF
the city council last night, have protest
/, ed against the practice and ask that the
city, through its police department en-
deavor to prohibit further speed Testi-
mony from several of the aldermen tend
ed to corroborate the claim of north end
people that motorists are usually in too
much of hurry altogether, going and
coming, along that well known paved
boulevard. Scarcely property holder in
that vicinage failed to affix his or her
signature to petition for better regula-
ton of vehiculan traffic there.
Indignant people who claim to get
only merry laugh when they protest to
the autoists themselves are not the only
ones who are bent on improving condi-
| tions on North Main street, for the coun-
ell to man recognized the righteousness
of the petition and action IL to be taken
at once in the direction of curbing the
speeders. Alderman Shurtleff, who bore
witness to the alleged fact that cars whiz
past his door at the rate of 90, 25 and 80
miles an hour, moved that the petition
be referred to the mayor, but Alderman
Cooks motion, seconded by Alderman
Rossi, that it be left with the police com.
mittee to carry before the police depart
ment prevailed, the council making it
plain that il means business Someone
quoted a former city attorney as saying
that the law relating TO the regulation
of motor speed cannot be enforced, and
TO this reioinder was made in the form
of statutory quotation which seemed
to oppose the theory that the law is. a
dead letter. IL was also stated that the
speed limit as provided by statute is 10
miles per hour
For once welcome change was rung
on the protracted sessions that have late
ly marked administration proceedings.
Withal il was an evening of protests am.
petitions, but the councillors did business
with unusual despatch. Headed by Sam.
Bushey, Beacon street residents dropped
in to protest against the dust nuisance.
The protest carried with il the sugges.
tion that the street be scraped and then
piled or watered. The matter was re-
ferred TO the street committee. Camp,
belmont avenue and Clifton street peo-
pie petitioned for a street light at the
'orner of Camp and Clifton streets and
he request was referred to the lighting
ON mittee. A number of property own
rs in the south end petitioned for hv-
lrsnt to afford fire protection for the
strsiton and Glysson stonesheds and
ther property in the neighborhood. The
'etition was referred to the fire com
nittee with instructions 10 investigate
nd report. Through the wire inspector.
T. L. Maxson asked for permit 10 sus
end an electric sign and permission was
iven with the stipulation that the sign
! not to hang over the street.
On the motion Of Alderman Shurtlef.
he report OF the street COMMITTEES rec.
that the curb on two sides of
urrier park. Park and Academy street
des be removed and the bitches there.
v created filled and graded was accepteu
NNtlt AftAF htBdIes fNf NNF
me being. therefore, the Currier park
roblem is set at rest. On the favorable
port Of the street committee. II was
pted to operate the oil sprinkler on
rankin and Beacon streets from Ire
ont to johnson streets. cement walk
10 b. laid on Park street from the
ITS residence 70 Averill street ass re-
Ilt of the report ard recommendation
.erein made by the street committee
ldernan Cooks motion to accept the re.
VT having prevailed without dissent.
2 vote.
Mr. Cook reported the killing ~ four
ns owned by Charles Gauthier Of High
nd avenue. Dogs be said. were resp0n.
Bic for the killings and Alderman ehurf
q moved that the ward two alderman
instructed 70 investigate the hsn die
Ter and return with recommendations
dsrman Cook allowed thst 10 had al
p eFidenre IN hsad but Alderman
urtief's motion VS. carried on fhs
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