The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
of Assistance in Resurfac-
ing Main Roads Leading
Into the City
AMOUNT OFFERED
NOT TO EXCEED $1,000
City May Be Hauled Into
Court Over Condition
So. Main Street Bri

A proposition from the ST { lghway
department to aid in REF & ing the
main roads leading into was ac-
cepted by the Barre boz q aldermen
last night in the course e busy meet
ing in which little p erything was
taken up. This prop. - IN of the state
is to furnish one.half the cost of resuu-
facing these main roads leading into the
city providing the expense to the state
does not exceed $500 State Highway
Commissioner Bates stated in his letter
that the state was able to make this Of
fer to Barre, as well as TO the other cities
and towns of Vermont because Of in
creased returns from automobile regis
tration. By general consent of the al
dermen, this resurfaeing was considered
necessary.
A round about report that certain par
ties were contemplating citing the city
government before a grand juror for al
legged failure to provide safe and salts
factory approaches to the bridge on
South Main street caused the aldermen
to resolve then and there to go as a
committee of the whole that very night
to the bridge in question to see what
should be done. The committee of the
whole went there, after hearing a report
that it would cost approximately $3.50
to raise the bridge, which work was con-
oil 4f ha cba
to be put in safe and satisfactory eondi-
ton 1t was also reported that the
southeastern wing of the abutments
would have TO be rebuilt
The inspection of the bridge resulted
in no immediate action, the members
dispensing without coming to an agree
ment on what plan ought to be carried
out Ii was evident, however, that some
thing would have to be done immediate
ly, as the southern approach to the
bridge is caving in and narrowing up the
entrance to the structure.
While on the question Of bridges. at
the council chamber, Alderman Mcmillan
asked for an expression of opinion
whether the city should replank the up
per Brook street bridge over Gunner
brook or put in cement flooring, as re
pairs were imperative, hole having
broken through the present flooring. He
reported that $3.50 would be necessary
to cement the bridge and that he had
the planks if the aldermen thought best
to replank No action was taken but
one or more of the aldermen expressed
the opinion that the bridge should be re-
planked this time.
Alderman keefe reported unsatisfac-
tory. conditions on River street as to
sidewalk, or rather a lack of sidewalk,
and also as to bank that was falling
in. Following his report the street com
mittee was instructed TO attend to the
matteT on its own authority.
so Building Permits in June.
Building Inspector Slayton reported
50 permits granted by the city council
and by himself during the month of
application of w r. Cameron, a Wash
ington street merchant, for a permit to
build 30 by 20 addition at the rear of
his store for the purpose of installing
feed store and mill for grinding grain;
also to build an outside chimney The
aldermen laid the application on the
table until such time as Mr.. Cameron
had put in petition for the right to
run an engine at his location l6l Wash
ington street, and until public hearing
had been held on the application. Mr..
Cameron proposed TO put about $500 into
the changes. Edward LaFountain was
given permission TO move Toulouse
across the street on Perrin street proyid-
ing the location is satisfactory.
The retiring health officer, DR.. o. G.
Stickney, reported Ii births, II deaths
and 2S cases of contagious disease in
June Ten of the births were live. The
contagious diseases were: Mumps 6,
measles |, chickenpox 4, whooping cough
H. The deaths were divided as follows
One each of cancer of the uterus, chronic
multiple arthetis paralysis agitans, me-
tistatic careinomia of brain, cerebral
hemhorrage, valyular heart disease,
chronic endocarditis, pulmonary tuber-
culosis, cancer of rectum, CASTRO enteri-
tbs, explosion of powder and still birth.
He granted nine burial permits, two for
Elmwood cemetery, six for Hope ceme-
terv and one for the Catholic cemetery.
Six permits for body transit were grant
ed
Why Not-Those City Park Seats?
That old question Of where are the
seats for the City park, who owns them,
whose money bought them, where they
are stored, who has been repairing them
and why, aren't they out in the City park
was uppermost in the minds Of the al
dermen for a time and when it was m
formally reported for the steenth time
that the park commissioners bad been
prevented from putting them all out by
an order from "A member of the Woman's
club the aldermen voted to refer the
question to the legislative committee to
find out the citys rights in the matter.
A complaint was also entered against
the unsightly appearance Of the park be-
cause of the waste paper allowed to ac-
eumulate.
Work Done BY Social Worker
Miss Gridley, the social worker, re-
ported for June total of 80 visits to
families. 10 interviews III behalf Of fam
lilies, IA instances of employment found,
three of dental services secured, one each
for securing a temporary home for
boy, mental examination secured and
home secured for child, and five cases
of outings and recreation provided The
report was accepted and placed on file.
A bond for the placing of Joseph Cal
derara in a tuberculosis institution was
ordered executed.
A petition for extension Of the sewer
from the corner of Blackwell and Smith
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