The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-19
Before the City Goes Z FAD
with Sal, 700 Road P sect
on South Main s Set
AID. REYNOI s
OPPf 4SGD PLAN
Proposal Is to Issue Bonds
for City's Share of
Expense

T An expression of opinion on the pro.
posal to pave South Main street from
} the present stone terminus to the bridge
erect a new steel bridge, and lay ce-
ment sidewalk on the west side of the
highway found the city council one vote
short OF unanlmity at its regular session
last night. Nevertheless, the aIdermanic
street committee, acting on the informal
vote, s to take the estimate of City En-
gineer f. Q. Lee before the voters to get
their sanction in bonding the city for a
term OF years to finance the project Al
derman Reynolds, contendng that the
time is not yet ripe for making the inn
| proyements, raised lone voice against
his colleagues.
Matters involving suggestion that
the council would do well to hew to the
| line in meter installations were discussed
earnestly and at length at a meeting of
the board of aldermen after the council
adjourned The habit of STAYING bv a
/ proposition until the last gun is fired
has gained such firm grip on the coun-
cillors that they made adjournment a
inality at 1880 o'clock with seeming
reluctance.
members We're content to let loose the
aoodgates of oratory as substitute for
action, the evening was pretty we'll
crowded with business. Ex-lFavor w. Fl.
Ward headed an Ayers street delegation
into the council chamber and asked for
needed improvements on that thorough
fare, neglected now these six years. Va
rious substantial reasons were advanced
fs.,. ssy,,. Il ~, -. II
the street committee was authorized to
use ITS Judgment in making repairs.
Charles A. Lundgren and others from
East street and vicinity appeared with a
program for improvements in that neigh
borhood. The program incorporated so
many sweeping changes that it was de-
eided to let the committee of the whole
90 over the ground before taking def
mite stand on how much money, it anv,
is to be expended Elm, Hall and East
streets were mentioned in the petition
The South Main Street Project
1t was Chairman Glysson Of the street
committee who called the attention of
the council to the adyisabiIity OF action
ii the South Main street project is to be
carried through this year Engineer Lee
lsft
square yards of paving at cost of S25,-
Go, l,l50 square yards Of cement side
walk at 81 $50, sewer and surface sewer
adjustments at $4,000, $50 feet Of curb
ing at SIS and steel bridge at 81 500,
with an allowance OF 10 per cent for CON
-ingencics. The suggestion that the
street committee confer with the street
railway company in regard to its part in
he project will likely bear fruit, as the
is to meet the railway Off
'ials at an early date. All told, the en-
yincer estimated, the project will mean
IN expenditure Of $4,000, with the cleo
ric road bearing one-quarter of the cost
nd the abutters a certain part of the
,rden. 1t is proposed to bond over
eriod Of several Years and ii is unneces-
airy to add that the success or failure of
he project hinges on the attitude Of the
lectorate. Every member of the couu-
il, including the mayor and excepting
alderman Reynolds, who is undoubtedly
pposed to the idea, expressed himself in
lyor Of the PLAN
Police Matters.
4 system of telephone patrol boxes to
e operated through the central office of
he Vermont Telephone & Telegraph
1mpany was advocated by Chairman
ealy Of the police committee. The orig
lal proposal to install boxes at,,Ayers,
ranite aud Berlin street intersections
South Main and North Main streets
,und instant favor and more than that
le council was disposed to sanction six
1xes. instead Of three Details of the
ltrol system were left with the commit
e to work ont The telephone COM
my offers to install instruments at a
st OF $50 each and added to this ex-
,nse will be the cost of purchasing
Gather. proof stations. The police will
required to report regularly, while on
cir beats. to headquarters through the
edinm OF the phones, which are also
signed to aid the officers in emergen-
Once more the council considered the
oposal To establish the Office of deputy
ief. an official who would have control
er the police at night and during the
,ence OF the first chief 1t was point
ont that tile council had already au-
orized the appointment OF a deputy
ef and the committee was instructed
draft an amendment TO the city ordi-
nccs making the office a legal one.
Fire Department Appointments.
While the aldermen were IN session
Iyor Gordon sent in two appointments,
II of which were confirmed unani-
usIy. Z. u. Carpenter. for two years
rd engineer becomes second engineer
the department % succeed ". D..
Is. recently decreased Mr. Carpenters
ce Is fllcd bv Alex Cordiner. who has
IN the efficient captain ot the North
-rc hose company for several wears.
Haintmcuts of Mr. Carpenter and Mr..
-Iinrr as SECOND and third assistant
#user-. respectively. were recommend
hy Chief GIadding the mayor stated.
Water Meter Discussion.
Ha appearance of Water Surcriufcui-
Ter with "a small bundle of meter
g nu which payment bad been refused
S-fatrI discussion that was de.-
81 tr raur the haarl MP tu late
q hesnra afiasfnnrut was reached