The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
PROPOSE PAVEMENT
ON WASHINGTON ST.
City Council Took Action Last Night
Looking 10 Laying OF New Road Be-
tween Spaulding and Perry St.
Vote Not Unanimous.

hand last evening, when the committee
on streets introduced resolution provid-
ing for a cement highway on Washing
ton street. between the Spaulding and
Perry street intersections. Not all of
the councillors are for cement as against
/ paving, but the resolution passed to a
second reading, and in the week inter
vtning before the next session. figures as
10 cost will be obtained and the Barre &
Montpelier Traction & Power Co. will be
asked TO do its share in the proposed
work
An hour sufliced for the council to
complete its business before the members
were showed into the stalls for tedious
session of the civil authority board, which
met in the courtroom at S o'clock. The
street committees resolution provides
for cement highway several inches in
depth, and proposes to have the abutters
and traction people contribute 10 its cost.
On the roll-csll Aldermen Reynolds and
Shurtleif opposed the passage of the reso-
luton to its second reading, Mayor Cor
don and Aldermen Glysson, Healy and
Rossi supporting. Mr.. Reynolds was op-
posed to acting on the resolution until
the attitude of the street railroad could
be learned and Alderman Shurtleff
seemed TO be inclined toward granite
paving. Both agreed that the money TO
| b. appropriated by the city and the state
money should be expended on main
thoroughfare. Alderman Bruce said he
would like to see something started,
whether on Main street or Washington.
X. S. CurrieT. county supervisor of
highways, was there to prod the council |
men a bit on their inactivity. 1t devel |
oped that the sum of 81 900 was prom
ised by the state for permanent road |
work and that Barre is the only town /
or city in the state that has not got /
busy this season Mr.. Currier thought /
that it was getting pretty late to begin |
Operations and urged action. He did not
think that conditions on Washington st.
warrant the use Of granite paving, al
though he believed the state would match
money for paving or cement. The ce-
ment highway, it was represented, would
cost Sl.40 per yard, as against S3.25 for
granite paving
Some very pertinent remarks anent at.
mospherical conditions near the Wiley
street intersection ON North Main street
were passed by Mrs. J. Brumgould who
to protest to the state board !
of health if measures are not taken to
abate the sewer nuisance in her neigh
borhood She called attention to the
of permitting a sewer to
polute a district where the taxpayers
are inhibited from rearing pigs. There is ]
always shadow of an odor Mrs. Drum I
gould said, ON lower North Main street, |
but the recent hot weather has aggra-
waited the nuisance. the climax having ,
been reached Saturday and Sunday, when {
all windows and doors had to be closed. r
Various plans for extending the sewer ]
outlet were discussed before the COM ,
plaint was placed in the hands of the
committee of the whole. ,
Street Supt j. G. Wilson was there :
with a verbal report on the excavations
IN front of the Gordon block on North
Main street. His report was an answer
to j. W. Gordon's protest against paying T
some $50 for the excavation and subse-
luent repairs to the sewer. Mr.. Wilson
made it plain that crooked pipes owned
oy Mr.. Gordon were responsible for the
rouble, and said that On erroneous no
ion of where the responsibility rested
night have been gained from. the fact a
hat pipe borrowed from the city some o
ime or other had been used in complet n
ng connections to the block, a
A written report from Overseer w. j. q
,lapp of the charity department had it Z
hat the city is liable for the board and b
odging of Joseph Broggini, who So o.
ourned in the county jail a year ago. Ii
he report was accepted, and the bill was W
rdered paid. Sheriff F. H. Tracy served W
office on the council that the city is Sc
eld to account for the keep of Joseph II
fastroann, now an inmate of the Jail, 7
nd the notice was referred to the city ii
nj
Wiring permits were issued as fol- pc
,ws: NJ & b. Lighting & Power Co, to M
,stall eight meters; DIR. D. c. Jarvis, to
lstal electrical machine; Barclay Bros, ce
) install two motors. A complaint al
lade by the inspector alleging that ly
ones & Nye installed a motor without in
permit was referred back to the in ey
oector Building permits were received m
! the following applicants: F. G. How a
nd, sleeping porch; Mrs William Jack, TIC
pairs at % Keith avenue; Thomas Car co
III, to recover roof on North Main Wa
rect johnson & Gustafson, to build re-
lrage on Boynton street; Joseph Capt., cr'
erect addition to house at 2S Circle ar
rect: Harrison Granite Co, to build CO.
vering near Center street. ha
On the favorable report OF the fire hit
mmittee, it was voted to install hy- hiC
ant on Brook street near the Hope be-
metery entrance. pa.
Warrants were approved for payment
the following order: Street depart tins
ent payroll, S53l.7s, str>at. sewer, sur ou'
ce sewer, resurfacing. sidewalk and car
alth accounts; water department pay Wh
II, S60.S7; fire department payroll, tor
046: police department payroll, Sl09. eve
: G. A. Bemis, Sl4, services as jani wa
r; c. Colombo band. 500, concerts; anC
,iscopal church $500, II. G, Woodruff our
40. tax rebates; W. c. Webster, s2.42 the
-vices as witness, surface sewer ac- WI
spa