The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-06
AWAITING ACTION
OF CITY MEETING
ON PAVING NATTER
City Council Will Also Get Legal Opinion
on Proposed Assessment Against the
Street Railway Company for I'm
provements on South Main st.

port OF Chairman Glysson. who acted al
spokesman for the committee, but the re
suits were scarcely tangible enough K
warrant change in the conclusion
reached hast Thursday, that traction peo
pie have thrown their cards on the table
At the fountain head of information the
street committee found only verifcatior
lof the first official poverty bulletin as
lgiven out when General Manager II. S
Sands told hard times story at the
ljoint conference June |.
just at present the traction company
hasn't much more than money enough to
change good sized greenback, much less
to buy bridges and paving, and mostly
on account of jitney competition, it was
said, the immediate prospects for in
creased revenue are embarrassingly dra b.
That was the gist Of the story as told
the committee. When the report was
| finished the ways and means department
resumed its deliberations, but inasmuch
as one or two legal points in question
had not been cleared up it was decided to
let the matter rest. City Attorney
Wishart is expected to give the commit
tee little law and then the special city
meeting will be held tomorrow evening
to determine whether the electorate is
ready to bond for the citys share of the
paving and bridge project.
Oral expression was given to the opin-
ion that the Tenney company, which pur-
chased the interurban line along with the
power holdings, would recover in time
from any disaster in the form of an in
junction that might visit the little road
and it was recalled that the company,
despite its plea of poverty. was recently
able TO finance the purchase of another
power privilege right over the line out
side the city limits on Washington street.
Which moved Alderman Shurtleff to re-
mark that il might be well for the city
to get in on the ground floor, or words to
that effect, where power privileges are in
the market. 1t was suggested that the
Tenney company might be getting ready |
to double up" as it was phrased, on the
price OF power much as well known |
concern has jumped the cost OF gasoline.
An oiling Petition.
In the matter of dispatch, the council !
put crimp in all previous records by
transacting a small accumulation Of rou-
tine business and then adiourning. Jo-
seph Taft appeared with request that
Merchant street hill be sprinkled along
with other sections of the same thor
,ughfare. Among the things that come
,ut OF the north, Mr. Taft said, is
'trong wind that sometimes blows the
Inst around Merchant street in an OBJ
loxious manner, especially along the fiat
ater Merchant street hill was incor-
'orated in resolution authorizing the
treet committee 10 proceed as usual
With the sprinkling program of past
ears, the same schedule of streets in use
asst season being designated. Oil or wa
er is to be used at the discretion of the !
The resolution was adopted
and the oiling will begin I
his week. s
Actions and Reports.
Permission was given the water COM
littee TO make main extensions at !,
Dst of 81 .060, divided as follows: Rail 3
Dad street to Berlin street 1878, Belvi-
ere to Humbert street S425, Circle street !
40. II was said that the proposed ex-
,nsions are in line with the recommen- :
ation of the New England exchange en- !
neers. =;
Granite street residents, petitioning :,
n highway and sidewalk improvements. =
I'd their communication referred to the :;
rect committee with instructions to in =,
'stigate and report The street com 10
ittee recommended that B. Gasparello =,
given permission to move a garage !,
ID henhouse from Franklin street to =,
,lster place with the reservation that a.
e building inspector approve of the ~,
W site. Reporting on the protest of
ary and Samuel Carswell. the commit N
2 recommended that the protest be dis 49,
ssed, inasmuch as the nuisance re- a.,
red to by the protestants could be 90
ated if curbing is established at their -,
-ers street property. The lighting com ~
ttee recommended that a 250-watt g.,
hit be swung at the corner of Beckley :.
d North Main streets. The reports ~
re accepted. On the favorable report "a "a
the building Inspector. w. y. Parry -,
: granted a permit to erect a garage.
Jl2 feet. on Grant avenue. and the -,
pector's May report. referring to 2s So;
nor permits granted. was accepted. Nc
Inspector Gilbertson of the wiring de- ~.
-tment, recommending permits in the or
lowing cases, permits were granted -
'sbrey- Coykendall Co. To wire for an ~,
,tric crane and re-wire Office: F. NJ. ~
derson to wire house at 1874 Elm A.
eet; r. H. Edwards. to wire house at 49,,
Washington street; A. Fine. to ~
nge wiring at 46 Maple avenue: Levi s,,r
nchi. to wire for a fan and 500 candle 80,
rer lamp in his pool room; Emslie & ,ol,
light 70 wire for outdoor light az 357 \
tn Main street; Montpelier & Barre Pa,
hi & Power Co. to install "a domestic ~.
ers; J. !. Cayhue. to wire saloon on y;r
tn Main street .;,I
Big Warrant List Ordered Paid Tn,
variants were approved for payment 9th
follows: Birmingham Pen Co. s5.25. not
plies: John Frontini % cents. Jones tha'
we $3.50; o J. I. Matthews sa4 5n MS
tin Riley $3.50 A. NJ Rossi sa4 50 tax
unit 81 assessing taxes; f. IT. Ban HIS
{. .sl6. services. street department: a.
y Bancroft. sllO22. hay. street &c the
Il: Barre Savings hank. assignee. So the
pavment Of street truck. r. /. lWen
K. Sls67. feed. street and fire ac- veal
IT,. engineering department. S63a5. loca
< performed; Good Roads Machinery Tea.
$3.50 repairs. street account: !. 4. IT
rod. s645. work. street account: n. lcoat
Miles Coal Co s5a.5s. coal. street ing
fre accounts. MONTPELIER e Barre mer.
Z a Power Co. s6os 81. street lirht beer
streets. ritv buildings and fire &C. srrii
"a. Nrw rwrlamH Road NEa~hfrcrr the