The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-19
PERMIT NINE TONS
ON BARRE BRIDGES
City Council Fixed Maximum in Award
ing Permit to w. A. Bradford to
Operate Heavy Truck.

load, was fixed by the city council las
evening in granting w. A, Bradford
permit to operate his new automobil
truck about the streets and over tn
bridges of Barre. There Is likelihoo'
that the maximum will apply to al
heavy motor trucks, innsmuch as tn
application of Mr.. Bradford for a permit
, in compliance with No. l70 of the public
statutes, furnished an opportunity fol
fixing load limit that may apply TO al
trucks of the heavier type. No one ap
peared TO protest against the granting Of
the permit when the public hearing be
gan at o'clock, although Mr.. Bradford
n. M. Nelson and r. L. Clark, truck own
ers, were present.
The hearing opened the way for brief
discussion of bridge conditions and in the
motion, offered by Alderman Rossi and
seconded by Alderman Milne, TO grant
the permit, the introduction of the nine
ton limit feature was supplemented by
the provision that load and car must not
exceed the load limit fixed by the street
committee for each bridge Which means
that the street department and the city
engineer are to combine forces in desig-
mating a maximum load limit for each
bridge in the city. Testimony was Of
fered TO show that the Granite street
bridge is probably incapable of bearing
up heavy loads of granite and the i'm
preston prevailed that the Ayers street
bridge is not the rugged structure that
it used to be. Mr.. Bradford intimated
that he was not anxious to send a heav-
lily laden car over either bridge. He de-
/ IL 4. Al
half ton truck, which had borne up a
six ton load as test City Clerk Mac
kay stated that County Supervisor r. s.
Currier had been designated by s. B.
Bates, state highway commissioner to
represent the state at the hearing, and
that the highway department did not
wish TO demand any special regulations
in the matter of granting the permit.
The motion fixing the load limit and
granting the permit was not opposed.
August produced a bumper crop of ba-
bies, according TO the monthly report of
DR.. j. w Stewart. secretary of the board
of health, whose itemized statement re-
ferred to 81 births in as many days.
The division by sexes bears out the oft
repeated assertion that male children
Is potential soldiers in the crop of in
fants. There were eight cases of polio |
and one of whooping cough during the
month Fourteen deaths were due to the |
following causes: Cancer 4, tuberculosis |
3, bronchitis, rupture of the liver, arte-
rio.sclerosis, epilepsy, accidental, enteri |
tis and premature birth. The report was
accepted, as was that of Overseer Will |
liam Mcdonald of the charity depart
ment, whose financial statement for Au-
gust referred to an income of SI,05S.S2,
including appropriations and earnings,
and an outlay of sl,044.s6, spent for
rents, cash allowances, shoes and cloth.
ing, mileage, fuel and office supplies.
Sticking close to its job is one of the
favorite pastimes of the street commit
tee just now and the good work begun
a fortnight ago was continued last even
ing when a few more overdue reports
were presented. They were disposed of
as follows: Recommended that needed
repairs on Elliston street be made; Circle {
street repairs already made; application
Of Louis Lanciault, extension of surface
sewer l25 feet recommended. In the
matter of the petition for a highway ex-
tension TO the Sibley property off Wiley G
street, the committee reported that the 4
highway has not been laid out or accept 5
ID. 1t is probable that public hearing
IN the request will be held. A bill pre- q
ented by Thomas Stacy. said to have !
,een contracted on Maple avenue, was
dismissed on the recommendation of the a
ommittee.
Building permits were issued as fol- y =
ows, after applications had been exam
ned and described by the inspector: Mrs. n
). B. Nichols, to reshingle North Sem. Z
nary property; B. P. Shadraoui, to erect
store building on Brook street; Z. NJ. I,
,astman, to remodel house at l43 Wash q :,
lgton street; G. Vicari, to reshingle on " "
enter street; Gasparello Bros, to erect y
surface cutter shed on West Second y,
treet; l.. G. Rizzi, to reshingle house at " "
Comolli street; Carroll Bros, to erect az
ompressor room annex on Granite
rect; w. d. Mower, TO erect garage
t Is West Patterson street. Arthur
arber was granted permission to move il
henhouse from Summer street to Rich
-dson road with the reservation that
attending the transfer prove
Itisfactory to the building inspector. it
The city clerk reported progress in a VI
with an attorney representing til
e Central Vermont railroad relative to co
,linquent taxes. A resolution appro- ly
'iating 81 300 to the city buildings ac- ac
unit and 81 900 to the health depart fe
ent was read a second time and adopt tn
i. The following warrants were APP ze
owed for payment: Street department to
yroll, S65794, street, sprinkling, sIte ha
yhway, bridge and culvert, health, sur sp
ce sewer, sewer and sidewalk accounts; ev
tier department payroll, S67.95; fire da
partment payroll, sl3096; police de- TO
rtment payroll, sl36.H; G. A. Bemis, er,
8, services as janitor; L. G. Lougee, he'
SIS, assisting engineer; S. n. Parker, ser
35, harness repairs; y. NJ. Nelson. SIS, dol
wing grass Kempton mills, Sls97l,
ID; Concrete & Steel Co, S446.l2, ce- da.
mt; j. c. DeBrune, sl020.5l, to apply on
paving contract. uni
President Loranger of the board of al lro
men handled the meeting in the tenn bee
-ary absence Of Mayor Glysson, who cut
lived in time TO preside at the hearing OF
the auto permit The council expects upc
attend in a body the public meeting jou
the opera house Friday evening, when ter
differences between the city govern Bar
Mt and the traction company are to be tioi
ed as the result Of arrangements for bee