The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-13
$6,110 BALANCE
IN WATER DEPT,
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OF S335,70l a. Other miscellany added
to this sum brings the assets OF the de
partment up TO S363,Sl7.3S.
Water rentals during the year totaleC
$27, 677 go, and together with real estate
and tool rentals, a pront account OF S2s,'
| 247.5 "a is shown, from which sum Is sub
tracted $l4,640.4l for maintenance.
City Engineers Department.
Many of the notations made by City
Engineer George A. Reed in his report
| for the fiscal year are covered by the
street committee and the superintendent
! A page OF Mr.. Reeds statement is de-
voted to a report OF his findings in the
matter OF taking street census, an &C.
count of which was printed in The Times
some weeks ago. The census has been
filed in the office of the engineer. Loea-
tion surveys were made by the engineer
on Bassett street Garfield avenue and
Ahern place. Cost and assessments have
been figured and collections made for
sprinkling or oiling eight and eight
tenths miles OF street. Reference is
made in the report to state highway
constructed along South Main street for
a distance of l,5l5 feet, with detailed
statement of how the engineer, who was
delegated by the state highway commits
sioner to oversee the work, carried the
project through to completion.
Dealing more in detail with the sur
face sewers than either the street de-
partment or the superintendent, the en-
gineer reports on the construction OF
l,797 feet of this kind of sewer, with 20
manholes and receivers. There were no
sewer extensions during the year.
Line and grades were given by the en-
gineer for 975 feet Of curbing set on
Perry, East and Beacon streets. Specifi-
cations were given and the work in
spected for 1922 square yards OF cement
sidewalk, divided as follows North Main
street from Granite to Blackwell streets
on both sides, 2,493 square yards; Sem
mary street SO square yards; front of
Averill and Campbell blocks, lS9 square
yards; East street, 2s7 square yards.
The total includes 292 square yards of
private walk in front OF business blocks.
Mr.. Reeds perennial appeal for mod
ern concrete or granite bridge to arch |
the flood" on South Main street is re-
vived in his yearly report. He cites
heavier traffic together with the inroads |
Of time on the ancient wooden structure
As reason why it should be replaced |
II seems that pedestrians, too, are in
grave danger of being run over by auto
as the engineer says, with
certain conditions of light existing, as,
Tor instance, with the driver in the light
ind the sun shining on the windshield OF
he auto and with pedestrians in the
shadow on one side of the bridge, ii is
impossible for the driver to
zee the pedestrian until he is within a
'ery short distance away. | do not be-
ieve that we should capitalize the cost
Il human life in considering the cost of
needed improvement" Briefly, the en-
,ineer also pays his respects TO some of
he other bridges in the city.
The department, says the financial
tatement, was maintained at cost of
i ,52275, Of which 81 10000 was ex-
ended for salaries and $32.64 for sup
lies. II
Spent s2s,7o5s6 on Streets.
Here's what the street committee did I