The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
City Council Orders 1t Con-
structed from Blackwell
Street NorthWard
TO ASK FOR BIDS
ON SO MAIN STREET
Meanwhi ! that Thorough
f s Is to Be
s Patched


cement 1t remains to be seen whether
South Main street continues to be paved
with good intentions. The city council
last night authorized the work to be
started in the north end and ordered the
street committee to secure bids on the
South Main street project, either for
granite blocks or cement. The double
decision was reached after some orator.
ical pyroteehnics which were unexpect-
ed but nevertheless entertaining.
The council voted to appropriate 5000
for the cement job on North Main street
and will match the states appropriation
of $1,000 and will get $500 additional
from the state in automobile money.
Thus the total amount to be expended
on the job will be 1900 Just how far
that amount will carry the cement road
is problematical. but one estimate put it
as far as Third street. Work will be
started ''just as soon as possible" Abut-
ters are to be assessed ne-half the cost.
| The plan is to put in an lsfoot ce-
nent roadway with a bituminous "shoul-
der" on either side, up to the curb and
approximately to the street car track.
| This cement covering viii be six inches
thick with wire mesh. The Shoulders"
| will be of the regulation macadam with
| bituminous binder. The macadam "shoul-
ders" are supposed to act as cushions
against the action of frost which might
be expected to heave an all-cement road
way from curb to the car tracks and
also against the vibration due to pass
ing of street cars.
Alderman Healy was the only member
who spoke against the plans as present
ed he seeming to favor an all-cement
road, but there was no vote in opposition
to the formal resolution, declaring that
the public good, etc, required the con-
struction of such roadway, when it
came to a vote. A few minutes later,
Alderman Healy made it known that he
had swallowed something" when the
South Main street paving proposition
popped up in one of its multi-frequent
appearances.
Mayor Glysson started something when
he said that South Main street ought to
be attended to and when he declared
that his request to the street committee
to sign specifications for paving bids had
been ignored by the committee For half
an hour thereafter there was considerable
more talk than listening, although it was
evolved out of the ruck that there are
four propositions before the city regard
ing South Main street; namely, to do
nothing; TO patch up the street; to re-
build the street at cost estimated at
81 900 to 81, 800; or to pave with gran
ite for an unknown cost. Every last
man of the council was against the first
proposal; they were divided when it came
to the consideration of the last three,
although they agreed that the condition
of the street is a crying shame.
Finally the talk drifted into one chan
mel, which was to instruct the street
committee to prepare specifications and
advertise for bids for either a granite
or cement pavement, such as
already voted for North Main street.
There the talk ended with everybody
smiling. Meanwhile it is expected that
the street committee will put the street
into passable shape. Another job ahead
of the committee is the resurfacing of
street and when Alderman
Milne of the street committee asked If
there were any objections to that work,
no one objected.
One other action taken by the council
last night was to adopt resolution call
ng for the extension of the sewer from
Grant avenue to Cleveland avenue and
hen to the intersection with Harrison
avenue. Just before the close of the
council meeting, Mayor Glysson an
bounced that the traction company de-
'ires another conference, and there be-
ng no objection q conference was set
or Thursday evening of this week.
Aldermen Also Did Business.
Quite a bit of routine business was
transacted at the regular meeting of the
BOARD of aldermen before the council
vent into session Lunch room licenses
we're granted to T. j. Mercer, Marrion's
md Brown & Rizzi. The committee of
he whole reported on an excursion
bout the city to see what damage had
zen done by water, and the report pre-
ented was accepted in each of the fol-
owing cases: CITY not liable in the
ase of Andrew Nicora, as the water was
GLOWING natural channel; city ar
anges TO take care of water near j. r..
'orskies BY diverting it to the surface
ever on Park street; city will build a
idewalk as soon as Mrs. Nestella Drown
FINISHES curbing on Warren street, thus
reyenting a repetition of flooding; in
ddition to these, the aldermen voted TO
rop the complaint of Mrs. Broggini OF
5 Pleasant street, CHASING the case with
hat of Mr.. Nicora. red light was
rdered to mark the location of FIRE
Iarm box all on Batchelder's meadow.
Building permits were granted as fol-
Tvs: Comoll & Co. to raise office on
lackwell street four feet; Leclair & Me-
ultv to cover roof of shed of Blackwell
rect: J. B. Sanguinetti to build sddi-
on 20 polishing mill of Burnham street.
he Nav report OF minor permits grant
bv the Inspector was accepted.
Sheriff Frank Tracy notified the city
at Carlo Peluzzi had been placed in
n for non payment Of taxes and that
le city would be looked 70 for the
ans board The notification was laid
, the table for two weeks.
The Italian Athletic club was granted
,rmissiou to hold a sacred concert on
.e city park Sunday evening, July 1,
Continued On ffth Psge.l