The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-18
Expects There Is Enough in
Parker Sidehill to Last
Several Years
PRICE AGREED ON
DEED PREF .$AED
Health Officer SPORTS 25
Births and <$Deaths
in Sep1Snber

A gravel bank adjacent to Cable and
Bank streets and near to the spot on
Maple avenue where much of the street
departments rolling stone has been
mined in the past is to become the prop.
erty of the city as the result of recon-
mendations brought in by the street com
mittee and action thereon taken at the
regular meeting of the city council last
evening. deed to be furnished by Earl
Il. Parker describes at length the bounds
OF the gravel deposit and selling price
OF $3.50 is to be named. In reporting fa-
vorably on the proposal to purchase, Al
| dermen Glysson and Rossi, who made a
careful investigation of the land. gave it
as their opinion that gravel enough for
many years to come will accrue to the
city in the deal. When the city clerk
read the proposed deed Aldermen Rev
nolds and Rossi engaged in brief lexi-
geographic debate over the delicate shad
ings and tinting involved in the use of
the words would and could but the diff
terences of opinion were quickly and
amicably settled and in the main the
council was unanimous in advocating the
purchase.
Just as soon as legal agreement con
yeying to the Barre & Chelsea railroad
the use of small strip of land near En-
terprise alley is completed the council
will give its full consent to the extension
Of an air testing track in the Il. & c.
freight yards. The street committee re-
ported its Investigations of the proposed
turnout and said that certain persons
were desirous of having the alley road
extended from its present terminus to
Depot square. Supt. A. A. Stebbins and
Engineer Watson explained that such an
extension is impossible and then the con
yersation reverted to the testing track
and conditions that must be met in
planking the crossing at the turnout
While the agreement is in the hands of
the city attorney the railroad people will
proceed with their plans for the exten-
sion.
Petitioners praying for an improve
ment of sidewalk conditions on the Gran
ite street hill and repairs to the Granite
street bridge were well represented in the
person of John s. Mcdonald. who gave
the council tabloid history of what
folks living on the west side of the river
have had to contend with in negotiating
The hill. 1t was represented that condi-
lions of team traffic have cultivated all
signs of sidewalk on the hill and that
occasional floods have wrought havoc
with the bridge. The petitioners asked
hat the floor of the bridge be raised to
/ level higher than the street and that
sidewalk be erected. The street commit
zee was instructed to inquire carefully
nto the needs of pedestrians in that vi
initv and to report. incidentally. it was
lecided to post a notice at either end of
he bridge warning teamsters to use the
tructure one at time, move which
) calculated to forfend accidents on
ridge that has been condemned and also
o improve walking conditions for pc
estrians.
Complaints concerning the alleged prac
ice of Barre & Chelsea railroad train
zen in holding up traffic on the Pros
ect street crossing were received and
eferred to Supt. Stebbins before he left
he council chamber. Complainants
aimed that delays encountered by
cams and pedestrians are due to the
lstom of weighing the cars without
breaking" the trains. Supt. Stebbins
nd that the trainmen had instructions
, "break" the trains south of Prospect
rect in order to keep the crossing clear
nd that any failure to comply with the
-der was an infraction of the rules. He
romised to improve conditions in that
There were 25 births in September. ae-
riding to the report of Health Officer
r. ]. w, Stewart, Is of the babies being
ales. Cases of measles numbered two
I'd whooping cough eight Seven deaths
ere due to the following causes: An
ritis deformans l. angina pectoris /.
neer |, cholera infantum !. disease of
e bowels |, meningitis 2. The report
as accepted.
Two months previous. in July. there
ere 4s arrests in the police department.
cording to Chief Sinclair's report. The
ses were classified as follows: Intoxica
IN 80. breach OF the peace 8. operating
tos without lights 3, assault with in
Mt to kill |, keeping house of i'll fame
furnishing l. larceny |, operating an
to carelessly l. The report was ac-
pied
permits were granted the fol
wing applicants: w G. Reynolds. to
yer root at % South Main street;
srv j. Durkee estate, to cover root at
D North Main street; Mitchell David.
reshngle at 73 Granite street; Leclair
MeNultv. 10 cover roof on Blackwell
,eet: F. &. Canton. to remodel roof at
} North Main street; g. L. Grrgware.
build garage at ! Newton street; Mrs.
ggie PrtIneau to build n house sddi-
n at ll5 Byook street f. G. Wells, to
ih a garage at lO6 East street; Jones
Reed to build cement steps on North
in street The inspectors September
,ort. referring to 80 minor permits Is
d. was accepted
Wiring permits went to the following
,licant, w C. Quinlen CO., TO wire
eing house: Louis DeBlois, lights in
pie avenue house; Cooperative com
II. hall lights on Granite street; NJ.
3. l. & p. Co. three meters: D. NJ.
rs Co.. lights for coal yard and barn.
]. A. Drown asked permission to in