The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-22
They Asked for Better Road
and Sidewalks on
the s'lside -.
&C -. IIONS WERE
~. yERELY CRITICISED
Petition Was Turned Over
to the Street Com
mittee

Such adjectiyes as "disgracefu," "im.
passable" and unsafe" stood out con
spcuously in a petition for road and
sidewalk improvements on Prospect
street presented to the city council at
its regular fortnghtly meeting last
night. Many signatures were affixed to
a petition which bristled with disparag-
ing remarks about that precipitous thor
oughfare, with special reference to the
strip extending from the bridge over the
branch to the crest of the hill. Holes in
the walk and stones in the highway were
among the obstacles to smooth footing
for pedestrians and easy travel for horses
up the street. The petition went on to
say that the road had not been touched,
by the street department, it meant, in 10
years, and that in rainy times water
running over the sidewalk indicates that
in certain places it is six inches lower
than the road.
Alderman Bruce echoed the complaints
of the petitioners and allowed that he
himself had asked the chairman of the
street department only month ago for
relief, receiving the reply that said relief
would be Forthcoming next week. Al
derman Keast intNrposed query as to
whether the people living in the Prospect
street neighborhood would be ayerse to
having the highway paved. The petition,
yli fs ~ paI
to the street committee.
Among those who signed up the bet
ter roads plea were, George Maniatty,
r. L. Clark. Harry c. Fisher, j. II. Jones,
w. o. Kelly, George Wood, George
Creighton, g. L. Woodworth, Peter Wall
strom, r. II. Jones, w. J. Rogers, Z. R.
Davis, +. T. Mower, Allen Gale, Johnston
& Gamble, +. +. Merrill, T. j. Beach,
John O'Donnell, b. Il. Newcomb, George
Z. G. Wheaton, L. H. Hooker and A. NJ.
The evenings business was transacted
with dispatch, as very few matters of
major Importance were ready for consid-
sration. III. B. Partridge, who recently
Completed an apartment house on Wei
ington street, came in to ascertain
whether the council contemplstes side
walk improvements in tina. section this
all. Chairman Keast of the street COM
nittee promised that the walk on the
lorth side of the street would be re-
'amped before snow flies. A request
rom residents OF shurtIeff place for
treet light was referred to the lighting
ommittee with instructions - investi-
ate and report. c. +. Millsr's request
or permission 20 move his portable ga
AGE from 90 Beacon street to 40 Elm
treet was granted. Mr.. Millsr promising
0 skid the little structure down to the
ats.
Relief for people who own property
long the banks of Potash brock near
he business section is promised in a
eport from the aldermanic committee OF
be whole which referred 20 an investi-
alton of conditions near the stream with
be result that two buildings were found
, be located right on the edge Of the
ank. DIR. y. Y. z. Archambault was
I'D 10 choose between covering the
rock at that point or providing his roofs
ith guards. The report was accepted.
On the motion Of Alderman Glyssou
,d aftsr some discussion as {, whether
Ie council should fix the hydr nj reatal
te for 1915, il was voted 10 designate
as the rental rate per hydrant for
l5 A resolution appropriating $1,000
r hydrant rentals and 81 600 for the
es Of the street department was read
second time aud adopted.
Bids on the work Of painting the ex-
rior OF the FIRE station were given their
cond scrutiny and Chairman Giysson
the FIRE committee reported that the
is of Carleton q Biorn and John G.
'dgc. on inquiry, we're found 20 h. the
me - far a. the figures went Alder
In Glysson thought that Mr.. Dodge
ould be given the contract. a. the
her bidders have had q good share of
y work lately. Alderman Bruce wss
the same mind. but Aldermen Keast
a Shurflea thought differently. and
th Alderman Rossi voting with them
} contract went 70 Csrieton a Born.
. bids we're not calculated 10 includs
4 painting BAT Were confned entirely
painting the erterior vsiis and re-
ling ths shield On ths station frout
n q written erinion. tlT city stior-
/ advised the rouncf that The furni-
. once owned ~ " Carpentes and
red hv tho citv n Ceorgr NcFarisnd's
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