The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-26
Three Members Gave Notice
to City Council Last
Evening
PARK ST Il. aDING
BONE tssswCONTENTION
designations Were Set Over
to City Council
Meeting

Pdfting ol Cne ways between the
park commission and T. e city council has
been reached through the resignation OF
I. the three commissioners, G. B. Glad.
ding, Alexander Hanton and George A.
Reed, their withdrawal from office having
been received at the regular meeting Of
the board of aldermen last night. No
formal action was taken on the decisiom
of the commissioners, as the communica.
tion was addressed to the city council,
but on the motion of Alderman Cook. the
designations were laid on the table until
the council meets next week. Justif-
cation of the commissions course in NOV.
ing the Currier park curbing and re-
sumo of the commissions plans for the
future are included in the communication
which the councillors will consider when
they assemble.
| Coincident with the statement from
the commissioners came a report from
! the committee of abutting land owners
around the park in which they fgurative-
ly wash their hands of any participate tion in
Currier park affairs. Having paid all
bills. contracted by the committee, the
members serve notice on the aldermen
that they have laid down their tools.
President Keast presided and after the
interests of two or three visitors had
pbeen looked after, the aldermen turned
to routine business. Alderman Bruce was
absent. A committee from the school
board dropped in to discuss the question
of leasing land in the rear of the Church
street schoolhouse for a small shed which
the street committee purposes to erect.
The aldermen were furnished the infor-
nation that lease would be given for
nominal sum. Cyrus Fall stopped in for
few moments to get little light on the
whereabouts Of building which he
moved from Batehelder street last week
MIR. Hall was somewhat uncertain as to
whether he had moved the building across
the line into Barre Town or this side of
the line He suggested that a surveyor
be employed to establish the line in the
vicinity of Cedar street. He was in
formed that Cedar street is not in the
city
George w. Mann sent column of rhet-
oric against the chairman of the street
committee for the lattel's alleged fail
ure to inspect "fll" III which he is in
terested. Chairman Kesst said he was
on the ground early yesterday and re-
ferred to Mr. Mann's apparent absence
from the scene of the filling activity. II
was decided that the street committee
would be on hand at ! O'Clock this morn.
ing 10 look at the "Hll" and TO make
arrangements for laying tile before the
work is completed.
Dangerous" and "menacing" are two
of the adjectives used by City Engineer
Frank o. Ice in his regular report on
the inspection of bridges, with the G-an-
te and South Main street bridges par
ticularly in mind Mr.. lee stated that
the Granite street structure. built "a
cars ago is fcsrcely substantial enough
% stand the n eds OF present day traffic.
The steel stringers under the floor of the
bridge have rusted and high water has
wrought other havoc The bridge across
he Jail branch on South Main street i
,aually unsafe. in the opinion cf the en-.
yineer. and should be replaced, OF at least
,ropped Nh in the middle. Bridges on
Brook and Seminary streets and IIarring
on avenue are in good condition; the APP
,er Brook street bridge needs a concrete
trbing and stringers rcpainted. New
lianks are needed on the bridges ut VIII
ev and Berlin streets. channel stringcrs
N the Blackwell street bridge should be
epa ired and the Prospect street bridge
hould be repeinted New planking
urht 10 bc laid on the Min and Ayers
treet bridge Tho report Was accepted
nd the recommendations ordered carried
ut
Through her attorney. : Hollister
ackson. Mrs. Dora Brown Of Hanover,
!. " petitioued the aldermen for do
nestle meter II her house At ~ Trr.
iont street. Alderman Slurtlef moved
bat the request be granted. although be
hought that an applications for meters
bus far received and IN Tire hands ~
h. water superintendent. should -
raute8 also. Alderman Cook was FOR
wing the request On the table. in view
the fact that the counca a. Ne said,
~ hsia in shesaBce the granting n stu-
~ requests. Mr Shurtiefs motion was
.raudea ir Alderman glFssnn and Mrs.
rnwn uas granted = meter.
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