The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-19
STREETS NAMED
FOR .SPRINKLINC
Alderman Mcmillan Wanted Parched
Areas of Fourth Ward Irrigated
Barre Historical Society Proposes
to Erect Markers.

tHt curly history OF bHrIc are pfuJcCtc
by the Barre Historical society, and tn
city council has been asked to pass ol
locations suggested by members of tn
society A communication received b,
the council at its regular meeting re
ferred briefly TO proposal that marker
be established TO identify the spot wher,
the old post road and the stage roao
came together in Barre, and the site o
the first public building. Details of tn,
project, if they have been worked out
were not included in the communication
from the society, but the council was
disposed to look with favor on the idea
and authorized the property committee
TO confer with the sponsors. II is as.
sumed that one of the markers, locating
the site of the first public building, a
meeting house. would be placed some
where near the southwest corner of City
park, while the highway marker would
be established near the junction of Wash
ington and North Main streets.
A survey of the streets to be sprinkled
this summer was included in a resolution
offered by the street committee and the
apparent ignoring of the north end caused
Alderman Mcmillan to protest. He
thought that intersecting streets north
of Maple avenue should not be required
to remain parched all summer. Replying
for the street committee, Alderman
Milne explained that oil would be scarce
this year, that the available supply of
water carts is not large enough to sprin-
kle the whole city, and that conditions
in the north end may be partially al
leviated by the use of tarvia. Evidently
the explanation did not satisfy the
fourth ward alderman, for he dissented
when the resolution carried by an other
wise unanimous vote.
Portions of the following streets are
to be sprinkled, according to the resolu-
tion: North and South Main, Ayers, Hill,
Prospect, Church, Granite Washington,
Academy, East, North and Park streets,
Eastern avenue, Jefferson, Averill, Church,
Elm, Summer, Seminary and Merchant
streets and Maple avenue.
Girl babes born in May far outnum-
bered the male infants. according to the |
monthly report of Health Officer Dr. j. !
W. Stewart. There were "a births and |
eight of them were boys. There were |
four cases of diphtheria and one of scar
let fever. Ten deaths were due to the |
causes: General peritonitis, tu-
bereular peritonitis, spinal meningitis,
cerebral apoplexy, bronchitis, bronchial |
pulmonary tuberculosis 8, in
testinal hemorrhage, caused by accident.
The report was accepted.
The monthly report of Overseer Will
liam Mcdonald of the charity depart
ment referred to balance of 1864, an
appropriation of Sl.250, total receipts of
81 ,29S.34, and expenditures of Sl,2s473.
The building inspector having recon-
nended favorably, Mrs. Sarah Garetti
was granted permission to build piazza
IN Railroad street and Mrs. Mabel Troup
% erect garage at $50 North Main
treet The council decided that How
and Bros. & Cave should build a
rick fire wall if they are to erect ga
age near the property line on Keith
venue, Mrs. Amelia Generelli was Civ ,
n permit to move a henhouse from !
'oster street to 0ssola place. The wir-
ng inspectors report for May covered +,
he disposition of 80 cases in which ap- !
licsnts asked for minor permits. o. n. a
'ranger was granted a permit to hang a I
eht over his Merchant street saloon. q
he petition of an INDECENT person for |
tate care at the state hospital was left !
nth the charity committee to investi- a
ate. :
Warrants were approved for payment G
I the following order: Street payroll, h
1851; water payroll, Sl00.66; fire pay
oil. sl3707; engineering payroll, $4,000; Q
olice payroll, Sl05.62; f. A. Drown, u,
25, supplies; H. A. Manning, Sl4, city y
irectories; Y. j. Roberts, $500, print n
IL; j. f. Spencer, SIS, compensation; il
w Averill & CO., Sll5l7; w. o. Aver r,
/, $3.50, painting; II. G. Bennett, a
1885, repairs; II. l.. Bond Co, s2005, h
lpplies; A. NJ. Flanders, $6,40, repairs q,
j. Lamb q Co, s20.50, printing; G. f. d
cFarland, sl4, sand; New England pl
Dad Machinery Co., S45.95, crusher re- b,
lirs; G. A. Paquet, $9.s5, blacksmith
g; n. D. Phelps Co., Sl52.49, repairs ST
I'd supplies; Reynolds & Son, $3.50, in
pplies; Smith, Whiteomb & Cook, 10
DOL; Thomas Mekkelson, Sl0.50, in
raw; +. A. Slayton, $l6.77, hay; DIR. nc
d. Lamb, S35, medical care of poor; or
:. w. d. Reid, $3.50 medical services;
r. J. w. Stewart, S5l.20, services as nc
alth officer and cash paid out. an
John C. Dodge, 50, painting; G. H. tn
lpe, S6.36, plate glass Insurance.; G. A. tn
mis-, Sl6. services as janitor; G.. w. lnr
,rman, Sl46s2, stamped envelopes IN
mes White, $6.25, fblaeksmithing; NJ. co
b. /. & Poo, S700l6; Builders Iron SO
Foundry Co., $l6.27, repairs; city
,asurer, $30.l4, water rebates; water
partment. S2l.l0 cash paid out; Eddy
I've Co, s2s5.46, supplies; e. L. Foley, co
Dc. gasoline pump, engine and labor; at
H. Griffith, S20.3s, teaming; Keelox bu
npany, $3.50, supplies; New England ex
|. Co., Sl73.25, telephone service, police no
4 miscellaneous accounts; Rensselaer, dir
I've CO., S2sl.7l; Ward Cutler Lumber ex
i, S2l.6s; Mrs. A. NJ. Rossi, S795, bal gri
e of late Alderman Rossi's salary; Fr
NJ. Miles Coal Co, S64T. .43, fuel; Jones Tu
Nye. s., team hire; Calder & Richard Wi
J, s3l9-29, fuel; II. Desillets, $3.50,