The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-27
MONTPELIER
george A. Reed Of Barre Appointed City
Engineer at SIPS Per Month.


Engineer at Si2s Per Month.
At the regular city council meeting
last evening 1t was voted that George A
reed OF Barre be engaged as city en-
gineer with salary of 1925 per month
IL seemed to be the opinion OF the coun
ell that the city needed the services Of
an engineer urgently and arrangements
were made to have Mr.. Reed assume hIs
duties next Monday. The city has been
without an engineer since the resignation
OF Nat johnson over two months ago.
A special city meeting will be held
june III, according to decision reached
at the meeting for the purpose of making
public statistics bearing on the construc-
tlon OF steel or cement bridge across
the North Branch river on State street
to take the place of the wooden "Rialto'
bridge. As soon as the new block was
started agitation for new bridge was
commenced resulting in the Board of
Trade asking the council to consider the
construction OF a steel or cement span.
Mayor Boutwell, read figures obtained
from Engineer Sinclair of Burlington
which assured the council that a steel
bridge could be constructed for $l,700 or
less, If the present abutments are used
and in his opinion they can be after be-
| ing newly capped. II was thought that
a steel bridge would cost around $500,
but 1t was supposed that new abutments
would be necessary.
The mayor was instructed to inquire
further into the matter and ascertain the
approximate cost of steel or cement
structure so that the figures could be
presented at the special city meeting.
petition signed by LOG freeholders
asking that the city lay out new road
between State and Court streets between
the Emslie and Leland property was re
ceived by the council and it was decided
after some debate that the council visit
the place and hold hearing at which
the abutters appear the afternoon and
evening of June IL. 1t was explained
that there is a strong possibility that
Eastern avenue, now connecting State
and Court streets near the State House,
may be- discontinued when the proposed
$4,000 new state building is erected, |
the road being on property belonging to
the state. In such a ease there would be |
strong need for a connecting road at |
some point below Elm street on State |
street.
Among other routine matters trans
acted by the council was the acceptance |
of a bond of 81 900 given by Overseer of
the Poor Walter G.. Lampher, with w.
{. Whitcomb and w. b. Turncy as bonds
men. A proposition was received and ac.
cepted from the occupant of the Lackey
farm on the Middlesex road, in which
the farmer offered TO pipe the spring in
the main roadway, and which has caused
much trouble in the past, the cost to be
borne by himself, and he agreed in add
ton to pay the city SIS. Such PROPOSE.
tions being extremely infrequent it was
snapped up.
John Anderson, the Young man who
figured in an automobile accident a cou-
pie of weeks ago when Ford machine
owned and driven BY Joseph John of
Barre crashed into ear owned and driv-
IN by himself on the Barre road has
brought suit in county court for $500 BY
his father as next friend, against John.
The plaintiff claims that amount for
damages to the car. At the time of the :
'ccident, John and Peter Bertrand were
arrested on charges OF intoxication. {
In city court yesterday afternoon
Harry Dudley and Edward Lavsnway of
CAST Montpelier pleaded guilty to catch !
ng short trout and the case was con- 9
inucd for investigation. They were ar Il
ested on warrants issued By Grand Jur.
II Therisult. after having been appre-
ended by Game Warden Warren OF Cal.
is with - trout in their possession I'M.
er the regulation length of six inches
is alleged. The men were released on "
heir own reeognizancc.
Tho Montpelier. Spaulding high base. h
all game scheduled for Yesterday after
Don in this city was postponed on ac, n
cunt OF the inclement weather aud viii! 4
e played Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Cornelius Lawrence is detained from %
is duties at the Montpelier & Wells "
liver railroad freight office because OF q
lness. e